Laxintl From United States of America, joined May 2000, 22028 posts, RR: 51 Reply 1, posted (11 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 1033 times:
The NW A320's will be based in NRT for the inter Asia flying. NW will not operate any US-Japan flights with the A320's. The aircraft will be ferried to Japan empty prior to commencement of service.
From the desert to the sea, to all of Southern California
Alaskaairlines From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 2054 posts, RR: 17 Reply 2, posted (11 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 1028 times:
CV640 From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 948 posts, RR: 6 Reply 5, posted (11 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 973 times:
ETOPS doesn't apply for ferry flights. It only applies to Part 121 flights. This is how light aircraft and business jets can fly to many of their destinations, don't have to worry about ETOPS restrictions, can go more direct.
Delta-flyer From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 2676 posts, RR: 7 Reply 6, posted (11 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 941 times:
Flying via Alaska from, say, SEA to NRT is 5000 miles, vs 8000 miles from California via Hawaii and Guam.
SEA-OME-NRT has 2000 and 3000 mile legs, not too challenging for an A320 ferry flight.
Bacardi182 From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 1088 posts, RR: 1 Reply 7, posted (11 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 904 times:
Why not get them sent straight there from france? Or are there not going to be many more airbus delvieries anytime soon for north west?
Zeus01 From United States of America, joined May 2001, 744 posts, RR: 2 Reply 8, posted (11 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 895 times:
There are lots of Airbus deliveries right now for NW and probably more to come as fleet replacement planes come into effect in the next few years. They still are recieving A319's every two weeks and in 2003 the first of 23 A330's will arrive.
It would be simple to fly a A320 to NRT, simply put ferry tanks in the cabin and its range is extended by thousands of miles. That how hawian got thier 717's. Maybe they will do that.
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