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EK Delays LAX & SFO Startups

LAXintl From United States of America, joined May 2000, 22028 posts, RR: 51
Posted (4 years 10 months 4 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 5006 times:

In what is reported to be a slight delay on 777LR deliveries, EK has slipped its LAX & SFO inaugurals back by about a month each.

LAX will now commence October 1st, and SFO Nov 20th.

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Zvezda From Lithuania, joined Aug 2004, 10511 posts, RR: 65
Reply 1, posted (4 years 10 months 4 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 4950 times:

Are any other airlines suffering delayed 777 deliveries? SQ deliveries of 777-300ERs seem to be on-time.

Scouseflyer From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2006, 3254 posts, RR: 10
Reply 2, posted (4 years 10 months 4 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 4931 times:

I know that QR was being impacted by the issues at the galley suppliers maybe this is the same problem?

Singapore_Air From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2000, 13711 posts, RR: 21
Reply 3, posted (4 years 10 months 4 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 4931 times:

Quoting Zvezda (Reply 1):
Are any other airlines suffering delayed 777 deliveries?

I saw on Flight Global that Qatar Airways' B777-300ERs are a month delayed due to "Sell". If I recall (without bothering to check), it's a galley components manufacturer who is having problems with its supply chain.

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Lambert747 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 4, posted (4 years 10 months 4 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 4917 times:

Quoting LAXintl (Thread starter):
In what is reported to be a slight delay on 777LR deliveries, EK has slipped its LAX & SFO inaugurals back by about a month each.

LAX will now commence October 1st, and SFO Nov 20th

I am thankful it is just a month. When I first saw the thread title I thought for sure Emirates was going to delay it until further notice. In any case there are a few people that I know that are booked in January to travel from LAX-DXB for business, and a friend in San Francisco that is flying SFO-JNB via DXB.

Lightsaber From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 10671 posts, RR: 100
Reply 5, posted (4 years 10 months 4 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 4729 times:

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Quoting LAXintl (Thread starter):
In what is reported to be a slight delay on 777LR deliveries, EK has slipped its LAX & SFO inaugurals back by about a month each.

Oh!

As I read the thread title, I though fuel prices had claimed another pair of routes. Whew! spit

A one month delay for component assemblies is understandable.

I think these flights will do very well.

Quoting Lambert747 (Reply 4):
and a friend in San Francisco that is flying SFO-JNB via DXB.

Talk about an impacted destination... EK will do well here.

Lightsaber

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Jacobin777 From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 14968 posts, RR: 61
Reply 6, posted (4 years 10 months 4 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 4621 times:

Quoting Lightsaber (Reply 5):
Talk about an impacted destination... EK will do well here.

SFO-DXB-JNB affects carriers such as BA. I think carriers such as SQ and CX are vulnerable as well as many of the "aunties" and "uncles" who traditionally fly SQ/CX/BA to India/Pakistan will now take carriers such as EK and 9W..

Case in point, my sister-in-law and her two kids would never take EK, but a few weeks ago, they took EK IAH-DXB-ISB....I'm sure there are many who will make the same decision.

I expect to see EK fly to ORD and MIA as well with YVR and possibly DTW down the line. yes

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Zvezda From Lithuania, joined Aug 2004, 10511 posts, RR: 65
Reply 7, posted (4 years 10 months 4 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 4397 times:

Quoting Jacobin777 (Reply 6):
I expect to see EK fly to ORD and MIA as well with YVR and possibly DTW down the line.

I agree. DTW will someday be a good destination for EK.

Thomasphoto60 From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 3723 posts, RR: 25
Reply 8, posted (4 years 10 months 4 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 4211 times:

QR's IAH-DOH startup has been pushed back a month as well due to issues with the galley components according to my source.

Thomas

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Fly2CHC From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 9, posted (4 years 10 months 4 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 4179 times:

Quoting Thomasphoto60 (Reply 8):
QR's IAH-DOH startup has been pushed back a month as well due to issues with the galley components according to my source.

This has been operating a few months already.

Thomasphoto60 From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 3723 posts, RR: 25
Reply 10, posted (4 years 10 months 4 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 4126 times:

Quoting Fly2CHC (Reply 9):
This has been operating a few months already.

Really.....that might be news to QR and IAH. They are (were) not to begin the route until early Nov. Perhaps you are confusing QR with EK. Emirates has been at IAH for a little over 7 months.

Thomas

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Lightsaber From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 10671 posts, RR: 100
Reply 11, posted (4 years 10 months 4 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 3920 times:

I'm curious, is EK being hit by any yield issue US east coast to India? The market seems to have finally reached a service level where competition is driving down yields. For the US West Coast to India... friends are no longer screaming that J class is impossible to book, but the market still seems to have a healthy amount of growth left to it. I think these flights will be very well received.

Quoting Jacobin777 (Reply 6):
I expect to see EK fly to ORD and MIA as well with YVR and possibly DTW down the line.

I'll agree heartedly with everything but YVR. Oh, there is demand. I'm not seeing Canada opening up the bilateral for a long time. YYZ would be daily+ by now if they only would allow more service! Since this isn't a technical matter, I'll leave it to the politicians. Wink

Lightsaber

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Aussie747 From Australia, joined Aug 2003, 1161 posts, RR: 0
Reply 12, posted (4 years 10 months 4 weeks 1 day ago) and read 3808 times:

these galley issues would that be affecting all 777 deliveries. could that be a resson Boeing is reluctant to increase 777 production above the current 7 per month.

Jacobin777 From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 14968 posts, RR: 61
Reply 13, posted (4 years 10 months 4 weeks 1 day ago) and read 3718 times:

Quoting Lightsaber (Reply 11):
I'm curious, is EK being hit by any yield issue US east coast to India?

I think EK has a good "balance" of pax who are going to many destinations...While I wouldn't be surprised to see yields/flight go down a little, I think EK does a good job of "spreading" the costs..

Just a small sample of what EK does....

I added KIX to the map because EK does get a good Japanese feed from GRU.

Quoting Lightsaber (Reply 11):
I'll agree heartedly with everything but YVR. Oh, there is demand. I'm not seeing Canada opening up the bilateral for a long time. YYZ would be daily by now if they only would allow more service! Since this isn't a technical matter, I'll leave it to the politicians.

You're absolutely correct there mate..I should have added that particular disclaimer... Wink

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Fly2CHC From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 14, posted (4 years 10 months 4 weeks 12 hours ago) and read 1877 times:

Quoting Thomasphoto60 (Reply 10):
Really.....that might be news to QR and IAH. They are (were) not to begin the route until early Nov. Perhaps you are confusing QR with EK. Emirates has been at IAH for a little over 7 months

Sorry...got it mixed up with IAD.

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