The A351 can operate QR921 AKL-DOH with all 327 seats occupied (46J/282Y). With a full pax load it can still carry 2-4t of freight. QR’s A351 have a MTOW: 316,000 Kg. The aircraft is MTOW limited on this sector. Slightly OT, I have the same question but replace QR with EK. EK449 is consistently depa...
Jump to postNot expecting insider info as I don't think those who work for Shenzhen Airlines would lurk on this form. But they've been running an A330-300 between Shenzhen (SZX) and Heathrow (LHR) and Barcelona (BCN) regularly on their A330-300 with 300+ seats. Surely there needs to be some sort of payload res...
Jump to post2 questions. 1. Does a compressor stall warrant a "Pan Pan Pan" call? 2. Did they have to dump fuel? It hasn't been confirmed that it was just a compressor stall. If you look at the footage, parts of the engine were being ejected out the exhaust in addition to flames. I suspect it's more ...
Jump to postDo you have a source for the retrofits being available? Would be great to see how existing frames would benefit in terms of performance. Has anybody come across the actual performance benefit of the NPS out of JNB? (Maybe this could be better placed in the "Airbus A350XWB ongoing evolutionary ...
Jump to postEK761 JNB upgauged to A388 as of 01JAN24 (currently B77W)
EK185 BCN upgauged to A388 as of 01JAN24 (currently B77W)
Will the A350s and the SQ 777s be able to fly the DEL-N America routes in terms of the oxygen system requirement? Yes, all SQ B77W were optioned from the factory with the Gaseous Passenger Oxygen System. This enables installation of a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 22 Oxygen Cylinders (1000 Liters e...
Jump to postQuestion regarding the AC A321 fleet. Are they equipped with 1 ACT or 2 ACT? All mainline have 1 ACT. Most rouge have 1 ACT. The exception are the ex-EVA birds. Question regarding the AC A321 fleet. Are they equipped with 1 ACT or 2 ACT? All mainline tails are definitely only a single ACT, 100% sur...
Jump to postQuestion regarding the AC A321 fleet. Are they equipped with 1 ACT or 2 ACT?
Jump to postI don’t see how an A380 can work on IAH-DXB but DEN-DXB can’t work on even a 777? In the EK fleet, besides the A388 (too many seats and DEN can’t handle scheduled OPS) only the -200LR is viable due to the elevation at DEN. A/C TYPE/MTOW/RTOW34L/RTOW34R on a warm 25C/77F day. B77W/351.5/312.6/296.8 ...
Jump to postIf aircraft utilization schedule was an issue, how does EK make SEA-DXB work? SEA works because aircraft schedules are already aligned to work with its unique schedule. EK doesn’t have enough frames to build YVR with a similar unusual schedule into its operation. With the arrival of the 789’s and 3...
Jump to postVideo of ground equipment fire at YUL. A reply to the tweet has a closer look at the carnage. https://twitter.com/Ken_Ying/status/1678124459654356998?s=20 The B77W damaged is C-FITL (FIN731). Bad luck considering it had just returned to service in March 2023 after a C-check. During COVID, C-FITL (F...
Jump to postIt has a weird flight number, 16G. I assume this is some kind of charter. Anyone know what's up? Flight number is EK110 Callsign is UAE16G Flight numbers use IATA codes. i.e. EK for Emirates. This is how the flight is identified from a commercial standpoint (schedule, reservation system, ticketing,...
Jump to postA6-ENV with the new livery is enroute to AMS as EK149 https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230504/01388fea28bb75c808f7dbae8760e5fe.jpg Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Wow. Looking nice livery. I think the next 777 with new livery should be A6-ENO. ENO is currently in maintenance at ISL Airport now...
Jump to postAt least two Emirates A380s have diverted to Dar Es Salaam, en route between Sao Paolo and Dubai, having had to avoid Sudanese airspace. Qatar Airways also had to divert around the airspace, but I don't know if they had to land anywhere else. EK248 GIG-DXB (A6-EWB, B77L) was forced to re-route and ...
Jump to postAnother 77W bites the dust: https://www.skyliner-aviation.de/regdb.main?LC=nav4&page=4 After just 11 years service and almost 3 years of storage ex-Virgin Australia VH-VPD has been ferried to Enschede/Netherlands to be parted-out. VH-VPD was optioned with the standard, albeit less popular small...
Jump to postHaving the GE 772s at SFO and EWR make sense, as these have some of the longest routes, and the 77W is also at both of these airports so if there is some commonality with the 77W that makes sense. But why IAH? Every 772 IAH flight is on a GE for the most part. To me, it seems like UA views the GE 7...
Jump to postThere is speculation that this may only be a special livery, to be applied to a few A380 and B77W. Anyone know more?
Jump to postQR seems to be adding further leased in B77W capacity, this time sourced from previous Virgin Australia stock. The first aircraft started operations just yesterday on the Manchester route and is registered A7-BOF. Apparently at least another 3 ex-Virgin Australia frames will be added. QR is already...
Jump to postEmirates Skycargo orders 5 B777Fs. Source: Aeronews https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/emirates-expands-its-cargo-fleet-with-five-boeing-777-freighters-301671040.html Nice to see the EK -200LRF fleet grow again! EK originally took delivery of 13 factory new freighters. A6-EFD/E/F/G/H/I/J/K/L/...
Jump to postEmirates Skycargo orders 5 B777Fs. Source: Aeronews https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/emirates-expands-its-cargo-fleet-with-five-boeing-777-freighters-301671040.html Nice to see the EK -200LRF fleet grow again! EK originally took delivery of 13 factory new freighters. A6-EFD/E/F/G/H/I/J/K/L/...
Jump to postNot surprising. CX will resume First Class (B77W) service on HKG-JFK-HKG effective 01FEB23.
17.5 hour trip times (avoiding Russian airspace) would be commercially unviable with the B77W, too much payload left behind.
Question about EK 777S: Do the variants that are configured 8F/42J/304Y indicate they are used for long haul flights ? I was wondering since the economy seat count was lower and assumed this is to account for crew rest compartment ? Also it seems these birds are some of the oldest in EKs fleet., wh...
Jump to postDo they not have firm orders for 45 x A359 outstanding? Initially 25 x A359, converted to 35 x A3510,convetrted to 45 x A359. …..And they will NOT outsource the engine maintenance. To Anybody! All 49 GE90-115BL engines at United (B77W fleet) are under a fly-by-hour contract with MTU Aero Engines. T...
Jump to postwhat are performance implications depart DEN on any of EK's fleet? A/C TYPE/MTOW/RTOW34L/RTOW34R on a warm 25C/77F day. B77W/351.5/312.6/296.8 B77L/343.3/312.9/297.2 Based on the above RTOW the B77W would be leaving with ~100 empty seats, and that is using 34L the longest runway at DEN. The B77L ca...
Jump to postLAXintl wrote:I see a EWR-DXB nonstop flight in the future
Seems to makes a lot of sense. EK servers a lot of UAs hubs and UA has the fleet to probably launch DXB flights of they wanted. I wonder if this might shake up the B6 and EK relationship. EK and B6 no longer have a relationship. You can't redeem miles, their codeshares dropped and looks like they d...
Jump to postWill these planes be getting the same retrofits to their PW4000’s as United did? Also, I’m curious what engine thrust they ordered them with. The PW40000-112 cowling retrofits are mandated by an FAA AD (Airworthiness Directive). All active PW4000-112 operators are adhering to this AD. https://rgl.f...
Jump to postHave any if the Virgin Australia 77W frames found a second life yet? There were 4 least, 1 owned/mortgaged, maybe these could be candidates? Not sure, there was some stuff up in that some of them had small cargo doors or something. No idea how that wasn’t picked up in production. Not sure they are ...
Jump to postHave any if the Virgin Australia 77W frames found a second life yet? There were 4 least, 1 owned/mortgaged, maybe these could be candidates? Not sure, there was some stuff up in that some of them had small cargo doors or something. No idea how that wasn’t picked up in production. Not sure they are ...
Jump to postQantas B789 are approved for EDTO 330 (2169NM)
Jump to postI have forgotten the answer to this but could someone remind me what 380 - A6-EUM has different from the rest of the 380 fleet at EK. It has always stayed on the same routes either NCE/LHR/AMS more or less for the last few years and this was for a reason. Thanks for any info. -EUM was the first EK ...
Jump to postBA operated five -200BM. -BLVE/F we’re leased from MEA between 85’-90’ in addition to three factory Combis G-BDXM/N/P The leased birds were returned to MEA and the three owned aircraft converted to full pax configuration after the SAA Heidelberg fire/crash. They were retired daily soon after that du...
Jump to postHere is the AD for the 747 and 777: https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-01695.pdf?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pi+subscription+mailing+list Approaches and Landings in the Presence of Radio Altimeter 5G C-Band Interference: Dispatching or releas...
Jump to postAirbus has applied for five AMOC with the FAA to cover those Radar Altimeters utilized on Airbus family aircraft. Five have been approved, still pending FAA approval are Collins LRA-700/LRA-900 A300-600/A310/A320Family/A330/A340 (all of which can also be fitted with the Thales ERT-530/ERT-540 for wh...
Jump to postI very much doubt the two companies coordinated on route and cost index. The PR stunt was at LHR. Everything else is business as usual. Edit: BAW1 filed route: HOIST TAFFY ENE PARCH3 VIR3 filed route: TUDEP TOPPS ENE PARCH3 So the difference was in the first two waypoints, with BA going further nor...
Jump to postAA125/126 DFW-HKG-DFW is back in the schedule from 10/30/21
I’m wondering if they are resuming based on cargo demand alone and carrying the few inbound-HKG willing to subject to the quarantine etc.
The passenger DFW-FRA-DFW is also upgauging to B77E in December.
Any insight on how AA is performing on JFK-TLV-JFK so far? I’m wondering if this route is a likely candidate for up-gauge to B77W
I suspect JFK-DEL-JFK may be another down the road (of course it first needs to actually launch).
Two upcoming changes in June ex-MIA
eff 01JUN21 - MIA-GRU-MIA - 77W - 23
eff 03JUN21 - MIA-GRU-MIA - 772 - D
eff 01JUN21 - MIA-EZE-MIA - 772 - 23
eff 03JUN21- MIA-EZE-MIA - 77W - D
It’s official https://www.jal.co.jp/jp/en/info/2021/other/210222/ GE90-94B powered -200ER (7 aircraft) remain along with the GE90-115BL powered -300ER (13 aircraft). UAL must be real happy with P&W after all the money invested in avionics and interiors of their PW4077 -200A and PW4090 -200ER fle...
Jump to post[*] Any one know the max landing, and max take off weights for United's PW 777-200ER? UAL PW4077 and/or PW4077D (engine intermixing is permitted as they have the same thrust rating) -200A (PW4077D is a PW4090-3 de-rated to PW4077) MTW: 547,000lbs MTOW: 545,000lbs MLW: 445,000lbs MZFW: 420,000lbs UAL...
Jump to postWestern Global 747-400F N258SN filed ANC-SBD 9AM - 3:39PM as KD9258 for maintenance. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/kd9258 https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n258sn That makes two WGN 744Fs at SBD: N356KD & N258SN. That's fascinating. Presumably they're at Unical. There rea...
Jump to postDHL near disaster in Leipzig. http://avherald.com/h?article=4e2fd449&opt=0 Yikes! Glad to read nobody was injured but I REALLY want to see some photos of the aftermath. Based on the writeup it sounds like the cargo door might be near that coal plant and no longer attached to the aircraft. Ask a...
Jump to postHey guys, Two points... Could this be the last-ever civilian order for a quad-jet? I am sure that there will be four engine electric-powered passenger planes in the future but... (military aircraft excluded of course) Could Atlas please please please paint one the 747-8Fs into the Qantas Freight sc...
Jump to postAs far as I am aware, EK does not sit on a 2-class B77W that is fitted with a CRC. So It'll most likely be a 3-class B77W or 2-class B77L. https://www.emirates.com/english/experience/our-fleet/boeing-777/ The B77Ws do have a two-class high-density configuration He said fitted with a CRC, which I’m ...
Jump to postOn the 767-300ER the total jettison rate (override/jettison pumps operating together) is 2,645 lbs/minute or 158,732 lbs/hour.
There are two dual pump units. Each pump within the dual pump units has a jettison rate of 39,683 lbs/hour (x 4 pumps total gives you 158,732 lbs/hour during jettison).
I've seen ASLs A333s doing LEJ-KEF-CVG-LEJ occasionally for the last couple of weeks. I wonder if this is also part of the ramp up for peak or if it's going to be a regular thing now that they've got all the PW powered A333s back in Europe. It seems a bit inefficient with the KEF stop if it's not t...
Jump to postBelieve they were below minimum speed when they retracted the flaps, losing lift. Southern generally doesn’t fly JFK-ICN non-stop so perhaps the crew miscalculated just how heavy they were. What is exactly is there to miscalculate? You look at the speed tape, and call for the pilot monitoring to re...
Jump to postWait, they have expressed interest in the 777-300ERSF /*really? sniff sniff*/ and Boeing is considering a 777xF and the final opinion is A359F.... I do not see cargolux buying any more 744F nor launching a 748SF program. /*agreed*/ My opinion is 777xF launch customer. ;) Respecting and appreciating...
Jump to postmarcogr12 wrote:Will there be crew familiarisation flights for the FRA crew or will they just start directly the LH-flights?
IMHO UPS is evaluating the situation and can wait some time to watch the latest developments in the cargo market and order in a later stage at least 3 more 747-8F aircraft, when needed. Seen the sharply increasing (structural) maintenance cost of 747-400 aircraft, passing the thresholds of 120.00 f...
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