Dalavia From Hong Kong SAR, PRC, joined Feb 2005, 319 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (2 years 5 months 6 hours ago) and read 3484 times:
To flesh out my earlier post, according to JP Airlines Fleet, the two Tu-204s are:
October 2007 delivery, one Tu-204-300 with 160 all-Y class seating.
November 2007 delivery, one Tu-204 with 210 all-Y class seating, ex RA-64013.
That's as much as I know.
IF these orders are real, I wonder whether they will replace Tu-154s or Il-62s. Judging by the number of idle planes I see every time I pass through FNJ, I doubt these Tu-204s are for fleet expansion!
Swissgabe From Switzerland, joined Jan 2000, 5187 posts, RR: 44 Reply 3, posted (2 years 5 months 5 hours ago) and read 3377 times:
Quoting Dalavia (Thread starter): It lists two Tu-204s on order for Air Koryo to be delivered this year, one in October, one in November.
If you compare the range of a Tu-204 it could be well possible that those planes would replace IL62s. The only scheduled destination where Tu204 would be needed would be BKK. No doubt I wouldn't be surprised to see them mainly at PEK and on charter flights for the government (to places where they are still allowed to operate to).
Quoting Dalavia (Reply 2): IF these orders are real, I wonder whether they will replace Tu-154s or Il-62s. Judging by the number of idle planes I see every time I pass through FNJ, I doubt these Tu-204s are for fleet expansion!
I think most of the planes standing around at FNJ are still operated, not on a regular basis of course but quite often as charter for the government, tourists etc.
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Sibille From Belgium, joined Jun 2005, 370 posts, RR: 3 Reply 5, posted (2 years 5 months 3 hours ago) and read 3137 times:
I think they have two Tu-204-300 on order. The first one should arrive this year and the other one in January or February 2008. There is an article in Airliners World June issue but I don t have it with me now. I will check. I read somewhere a few month ago they wanted to open direct link with Tehran. Tu-204-100 is not abble to make that flight non stop but the Tu-204-300 should be abble to do that. Strange route as Tehran-Damas-Caracas but when I visited Noth Korea in September 2005, half of the hotel s guests where Iranian????????? So.... why not......
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Sibille From Belgium, joined Jun 2005, 370 posts, RR: 3 Reply 7, posted (2 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 2766 times:
RA-64013 is an ex Vnukovo aircraft stored for a long time. I'm not sure he still in flight condition. The Air Koryo Tu-204 (100 or 300 but I think it will be 300) will be delivred new.
Kaitak From Ireland, joined Aug 1999, 8512 posts, RR: 33 Reply 9, posted (2 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 2437 times:
Quoting Sibille (Reply 5): Strange route as Tehran-Damas-Caracas but when I visited Noth Korea in September 2005, half of the hotel s guests where Iranian????????? So.... why not......
Interesting info, given the geopolitical situation right now! Can't help wondering what these Iranians were doing in Pyongyang. Perhaps nuclear scientists on "educational" trips to Yongbon?
i think JS definitely need to update their fleet; it's a hell of a long time since they got their last new aircraft.
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MD90fan From Bahamas, joined Jul 2005, 2931 posts, RR: 13 Reply 10, posted (2 years 4 months 2 weeks 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 2031 times:
Quoting Sibille (Reply 5): I think they have two Tu-204-300 on order. The first one should arrive this year and the other one in January or February 2008. There is an article in Airliners World June issue but I don t have it with me now. I will check. I read somewhere a few month ago they wanted to open direct link with Tehran.
I seem to remember hearing that along with Belavia getting Tu-204-300 to replace Tu-154Ms.
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