SIBILLE From Belgium, joined Jun 2005, 450 posts, RR: 3 Posted (5 years 2 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 8410 times:
Some pictures are now avaible on an other site but it seems I have not the right to add the link on that site (previous post has been deleted!).
So. I'm sure thise pictures will appear on airliners very soon.
They were taken at Beijing on May 8th and show brand new Air Koryo Tu-204-300 (P-632) now linking Pyongyang and Beijing.
Good to see this aicraft now flying in Air Koryo colors out of CIS (after Air Cairo,Mahan Air and Cubana).
Hope to see her flying all over the world (Iran, Zimbabwe, Syria, Bolivia, Venezuela and maybe a good surprise from an unexpected airlines in an unexpected country????).
EA772LR From United States of America, joined Mar 2007, 2836 posts, RR: 10 Reply 2, posted (5 years 2 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 8285 times:
Quoting SIBILLE (Thread starter): Hope to see her flying all over the world (Iran, Zimbabwe, Syria, Bolivia, Venezuela and maybe a good surprise from an unexpected airlines in an unexpected country????).
Geez , you just listed half the countries that the good ole U.S. doesn't get along with I'm glad to see that Air Koryo has some new metal.
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Dalavia From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 398 posts, RR: 1 Reply 4, posted (5 years 2 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 8197 times:
I quite like the JS colour scheme as it seems to look great on anything, from an An-24 through Tu-154 to Il-62.
But on that Tu-204 it looks amateurish, and makes a great looking plane look stubby. The titles are too small, the cheat line swells at the front - I could go on.
I don't think any of this will affect Air Koryo's market share but with a bit of tweaking it could have looked SO good!
SeaBosDca From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 4277 posts, RR: 4 Reply 5, posted (5 years 2 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 8048 times:
Shame about the swollen cheatline. It distracts from what is otherwise a VERY good-looking airplane.
I've always thought the Tu-204-300 looks great, like an A320 that's spent a couple years and getting buff. Big engines, big long wings, big vertical stabilizer, nicely shaped fuselage.
Most gorgeous aircraft: Tu-204-300, 757-200, A330-200, 777-200LR, 787-8
Dalavia From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 398 posts, RR: 1 Reply 9, posted (5 years 2 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 7497 times:
It is interesting that this plane now seems to be in regular service.
I had read a report in the South China Morning Post several weeks ago that it was going to be reserved for use by Kim Jong Il during a planned visit to Vietnam and would only enter regular service after it had been used for that purpose.
Csturdiv From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 1351 posts, RR: 3 Reply 10, posted (5 years 2 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 7358 times:
Does JS have a timetable/set schedule? Wikipedia shows them having a big fleet of old Russian metal, are these in use or are they parked somewhere within North Korea?
Dalavia From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 398 posts, RR: 1 Reply 11, posted (5 years 2 weeks 12 hours ago) and read 7270 times:
Quoting Csturdiv (Reply 10): Does JS have a timetable/set schedule? Wikipedia shows them having a big fleet of old Russian metal, are these in use or are they parked somewhere within North Korea?
Yes, for many years they have had two regular return flights per week between Pyongyang and Beijing - every Tuesday and Saturday. They have recently added an extra (i.e. 3rd weekly) flight on that route on Thursdays to cater for growing demand (!). I notice that the photo mentioned in the opening post was taken on a Thursday.
They also have a regular weekly return flight between Pyongyang and Shenyang every Wednesday.
There are other flights scheduled to/from Vladivostok and Macau, but I understand that they hardly ever operate.
Most of their aircraft are parked on the tarmac at Pyongyang Airport. It's quite a sight!
Planenutz From United States of America, joined Dec 1999, 1267 posts, RR: 12 Reply 13, posted (5 years 2 weeks 12 hours ago) and read 7222 times:
Just to add to Dalavia's comments, the infrequent flights to Vladivistok are to transport North Korean contract timber workers to and from home. This is one of the few ways that Pyongyang generates some hard currency for its crumbling economy.
The flights to Macau are virtually all cargo (even loaded onto pax seats). Macau is a large transhipment point for luxury goods to North Korea. In fact, Air Koryo has been implicated in transporting counterfiet USD100 bills to Macau to pay for such things.
MIAMIx707 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 17, posted (5 years 2 weeks 6 hours ago) and read 5801 times:
Wow so what will happen to the IL62? What other intl. destinations does Air Koryo fly?
Quoting SeaBosDca (Reply 5):
I've always thought the Tu-204-300 looks great, like an A320 that's spent a couple years weightlifter and getting buff. Big engines, big long wings, big vertical stabilizer, nicely shaped fuselage.
lol thought the same thing, an A319 on roids. For some reason on that pic the TU204 looks shorter or is this a shorter version??
Quoting Dalavia (Reply 4): I quite like the JS colour scheme as it seems to look great on anything, from an An-24 through Tu-154 to Il-62.
Ditto. I also agree with you that the swollen cheatline on the cockpit is ugly and the titles are too small.
CURLYHEADBOY From Italy, joined Feb 2005, 921 posts, RR: 2 Reply 18, posted (5 years 2 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 5699 times:
Quoting MIAMIx707 (Reply 17): lol thought the same thing, an A319 on roids. For some reason on that pic the TU204 looks shorter or is this a shorter version??
Yes, it's a shortened version, TU-204-300, 20 ft. shorter
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Csturdiv From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 1351 posts, RR: 3 Reply 19, posted (5 years 2 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 4914 times:
Quoting Dalavia (Reply 11): Yes, for many years they have had two regular return flights per week between Pyongyang and Beijing - every Tuesday and Saturday. They have recently added an extra (i.e. 3rd weekly) flight on that route on Thursdays to cater for growing demand (!). I notice that the photo mentioned in the opening post was taken on a Thursday.
They also have a regular weekly return flight between Pyongyang and Shenyang every Wednesday.
There are other flights scheduled to/from Vladivostok and Macau, but I understand that they hardly ever operate.
Most of their aircraft are parked on the tarmac at Pyongyang Airport. It's quite a sight!
Thanks for the info Dalavia. I did some searching last night and could not find any info, even on the DKPR website (I think..talk about propaganda, but that is for a different forum). Sadly I think my only experience with Air Koryo and North Korea will be in my flight sim.
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I'm glad to see that Air Koryo has some new metal.
but with a bit of tweaking it could have looked SO good!
and getting buff. Big engines, big long wings, big vertical stabilizer, nicely shaped fuselage.
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