United777 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 1648 posts, RR: 1 Posted (10 years 6 months 2 weeks 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 2662 times:
When will the first A340-500 be in service and what airline will get the first one? What route will they fly it on?
United777 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 1648 posts, RR: 1 Reply 3, posted (10 years 6 months 2 weeks 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 2429 times:
You think Air Canada could re-start flights to India this time non-stop from Canada with the A340-500?
Yyz717 From Canada, joined Sep 2001, 15990 posts, RR: 59 Reply 6, posted (10 years 6 months 2 weeks 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 2287 times:
While AC ordered the 345 with the intent to commence YYZ-HKG nonstop, there is still no announcement of this route by AC even with the delated delivery of the 2 aircraft to Mar/Apr.
No doubt AC will route-prove the 345 for a couple of months on shorter routes. However, unless AC commences a very longhaul route with the 345 (whether YYZ-HKG or India), the 345 will simply be an expensive & unnecessary addition to the eclectic AC fleet.
Panam, TWA, Ansett, Eastern.......AC next? Might be good for Canada.
B747-437B From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 7, posted (10 years 6 months 2 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 2218 times:
While AC ordered the 345 with the intent to commence YYZ-HKG nonstop, there is still no announcement of this route by AC even with the delated delivery of the 2 aircraft to Mar/Apr.
Care to check this document for proposed YYZ-HKG operations.
Yyz717 From Canada, joined Sep 2001, 15990 posts, RR: 59 Reply 9, posted (10 years 6 months 2 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 2178 times:
Care to check this document for proposed YYZ-HKG operations.
Thanks. This is the 1st confirmation I've seen that AC plans 345 nonstop service YYZ-HKG in summer 03.
However, there are 2 problems:
1. This service is listed as daily. This CANNOT be handled by 2 345's. This woud require a minimum of 3 345's to operate daily YYZ-HKG vv service. However, AC only has 2 345's on order, both for Mar/Apr 03. So this new service can't be daily. Unless AC puts a 744 on the route part time.
2. AC is showing a new daily YVR-SYD nonstop for summer 03 also with the 345. This would also require 3 345's to operate daily.
Hence, AC would need 6 345's next summer to operate YYZ-HKG and YVR-SYD nonstop on a daily basis, yet they only have 2 on order. This proposed timetable cannot be implemented.....I guess that's why they call it a "draft" schedule.
Panam, TWA, Ansett, Eastern.......AC next? Might be good for Canada.
B747-437B From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 14, posted (10 years 6 months 2 weeks 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 2060 times:
The 345 can be backed up by 343s for emergencies and scheduled heavy m/x with a techstop in YXY or something. I believe the 343/345 have common/concurrent cockpit ratings, so no crew rotations will get screwed up. 15 hr overnights are more than sufficient for line maintenance work.
Yyz717 From Canada, joined Sep 2001, 15990 posts, RR: 59 Reply 15, posted (10 years 6 months 2 weeks 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 1976 times:
That's true Sean. It's still odd though that they would ID the 345 for both YYZ-HKG and YVR-SYD when 2 aircraft could barely handle just one route on a daily basis.
Panam, TWA, Ansett, Eastern.......AC next? Might be good for Canada.
B747-437B From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 16, posted (10 years 6 months 2 weeks 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 1961 times:
Neil - The purpose of this conference is primarily slot trading, so airlines prepare their wishlist and throw it into play. This year AC and KLM have proposed the most ambitious schedules. I believe that KLM proposed taking YVR to double daily with 767s, plus some major capacity increases in Asia (BKK to double daily, MNL to 14x weekly, etc...). Obviously they don't have the spare lift to fill all of these routes immediately, but its an indication of what they would like to do.
I'm pleased to see AC throw so much out on the table. My fellow Georgia Tech alumnus Robert Milton is doing something right, eh? Most of the US carriers, with the exception of Delta, have pretty much done nothing. US has changed nothing, AA wants JFK-FCO and JFK-BCN, UAL is doing nothing, NWAC wants KIX-ICN, CAL has EWR-GVA and thats pretty much it.
Slawko From Canada, joined exactly 14 years ago today! , 3799 posts, RR: 10 Reply 19, posted (10 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 1701 times:
Most recent edition of wings, has the V.P of Flight Ops at Air Canada quoted as saying the -600's are still comming next year...
"Clive Beddoe says he favours competition, but his actions do not support that idea." Robert Milton - CEO Air Canada
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