SCL767 From Chile, joined Feb 2006, 8272 posts, RR: 5 Posted (1 year 4 months 1 week 23 hours ago) and read 15634 times:
Today, JAL officially announced more B-787-8 destinations.
From the end of March, JAL will deploy the B-787-8 on the HND-PEK route daily. The NRT-DEL route will operate 4x weekly with the B-787-8 and the NRT-DME route will operate 3x weekly with the B-787-8.
*From April 22, 2012, JAL will launch NRT-BOS 4x weekly with the B-787-8 and will increase frequency on the route to a daily service starting on July 1, 2012.
From September 2012, both the HND-SIN and NRT-SIN routes will operate daily with the B-787-8.
From October 28, 2012, NRT-SIN will increase to 2x daily with the B-787-8 and HND-SIN will continue to operate daily with the B-787-8.
wedgetail737 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 5532 posts, RR: 5 Reply 1, posted (1 year 4 months 1 week 21 hours ago) and read 15180 times:
What???? No SEA-NRT 787 service??? LOL! Maybe eventually...competition with ANA.
carpethead From Japan, joined Aug 2004, 2772 posts, RR: 4 Reply 4, posted (1 year 4 months 1 week 18 hours ago) and read 14234 times:
Surely they have had discussions with Boeing on the 787 deliveries.
While NH is extremely vague the future of 787 routes, JAL seems extremely confident that Boeing will deliver on time.
Babybus From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2003, 3514 posts, RR: 6 Reply 7, posted (1 year 4 months 1 week 15 hours ago) and read 13570 times:
I might have the wrong end of the stick but I thought the whole idea of a 787 was to do long thin routes. I was expecting Tokyo-Londrina or Tokyo-Dar es Salaam.
JAL seem to have them on routes that a 777 could do. What is the advantage of a 787 on a route the 777 could do?
and with that..cabin crew, seats for landing please.
SCL767 From Chile, joined Feb 2006, 8272 posts, RR: 5 Reply 8, posted (1 year 4 months 1 week 15 hours ago) and read 13407 times:
Quoting Babybus (Reply 7): I might have the wrong end of the stick but I thought the whole idea of a 787 was to do long thin routes.
NRT-BOS is a thin long-haul route.
Quoting Babybus (Reply 7): JAL seem to have them on routes that a 777 could do. What is the advantage of a 787 on a route the 777 could do?
It will increase the profitability of certain routes. The B-787-8s will not only lower JAL's operating costs on certain routes. It will also maximize LFs on certain existing routes operated with the B-777-200ERs, i.e. NRT-DEL, NRT-DME, etc.
poLOT From United States of America, joined Jul 2011, 1500 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (1 year 4 months 1 week 13 hours ago) and read 12833 times:
Quoting Babybus (Reply 7): JAL seem to have them on routes that a 777 could do. What is the advantage of a 787 on a route the 777 could do?
A 777 will be able to fly most of the routes that 787 can fly, they have (or will eventually have) about the same range. Long thin routes means routes longer than what the A330/767 are capable of, but where there is not enough traffic to justify using a larger jet such as a 777,A340,A380 etc.
jonathanxxxx From United States of America, joined Feb 2011, 638 posts, RR: 1 Reply 12, posted (1 year 4 months 1 week 8 hours ago) and read 8576 times:
BobLoblaw From United States of America, joined Jan 2012, 1367 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (1 year 4 months 1 week 2 hours ago) and read 4397 times:
Quoting Babybus (Reply 7): I might have the wrong end of the stick but I thought the whole idea of a 787 was to do long thin routes. I was expecting Tokyo-Londrina
flylku From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 721 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (1 year 4 months 1 week 1 hour ago) and read 3609 times:
Quoting SCL767 (Reply 8): NRT-BOS is a thin long-haul route.
I believe that no Asian carrier currently serves BOS (at least I did not see one during the 10 trips I made there last year but it could have just been timing). Anyway, is this a new city pair for JAL and if so, will they inaguarate it with the 787 or will/has it commenced and switch to the new hardware when available?
commavia From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 10193 posts, RR: 62 Reply 17, posted (1 year 4 months 1 week 1 hour ago) and read 3456 times:
Good to see that JAL is adding back JL711, the evening NRT-SIN departure. This is going to substantial improve (or, should I say, restore) the competitive position of AA/JL in the USA-SIN market, where they were severely lacking without a westbound connection.
AirlineReporter From United States of America, joined Jun 2010, 78 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (1 year 4 months 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 2537 times:
Quoting sydscott (Reply 2): What's the 787 delivery schedule for JAL?
What is the schedule for any airline right now? ANA still has a few coming to them before any other airline gets them, but with only four actually delivered, it would be a while.
mdavies06 From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2009, 330 posts, RR: 0 Reply 21, posted (1 year 4 months 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 2116 times:
It looks like JL is quite conservative looking at the plan. No new routes aside from BOS and by using it on DME and DEL , it is a sign that the role of 787 for now is used as primary (Tokyo) to secondary cities in order to enhance the profitability of these routes. To be fair, I suspect if there has been no 787, at least one of these will be going after a few years.
The use on SIN is quite interesting - I wonder why they decide to let SIN go all 787. What is it about SIN which favours 787?
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