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RE: ANA 747-400D Retirement Status?

The last flight was OKA-<acronym title="Tokyo - Haneda International (HND / RJTT), Japan">HND</acronym> as NH124. Sad to see it go. I just saw this plane during the summer at <acronym title="Tokyo - Haneda International (HND / RJTT), Japan">HND</acronym>. It would be nice to see the petition become ...

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KLM747

RE: ANA 747-400D Retirement Status?

Sad news that the blue "Ohana" Pokemon jet (JA8956) made its last scheduled flight on November 30.

Source (in Japanese) with pictures:
http://www.aviationwire.jp/archives/12235

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KLM747

RE: Tokyo-Sapporo No Longer World's Busiest Air Route

Interesting article hoons! <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" border="0"/> I'm surprised to the see the Seoul-Jeju route up there. The emergence of those low-cost carriers has made travel easier and more affordable. That ro...

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RE: I'm Officially Published!

Wow, congratulations Gary! I am very glad to hear this news. Your dedication is wonderful, especially with the Whistle Pig website. I always look forward to your updates. Keep up the good work!

Regards,
William

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KLM747

RE: JL8089

JL8089 was operated by JA602J, a 767-300ER. The flight was probably a charter or extra flight for tourists to Hawaii.

Will

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KLM747

RE: B-747/400D Cabin Layout

Here is a map of JAL's 747-400D. The back and upper deck are economy, with a small Class J (domestic business class) section in the front.

http://www.jal.co.jp/aircraft/aircraft/jal_03.html

Will

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KLM747

RE: NW DC-10 Engine Fire @ NRT

Here is a photo of a firetruck next to the NW DC-10.

http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20041124-02170489-jijp-soci.view-001

Will

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KLM747

RE: Cracks In Window Of JAL 777

I believe this is a photo of the cracked window.

http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20041027-02123901-jijp-soci.view-001

Will

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KLM747

RE: JAL -400 Freighter

There is a picture of this beauty at myaviation.net. <center> MyAviation.net photo: <a href="http://myaviation.net/search/photo_search.php?id=00191968&size=medium" target="_blank"> <IMG SRC="http://myaviation.net/photos/small/8...

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KLM747

RE: JAL YVR-NRT Equipment Change (October)

As far as I know, some of the 744's have MAGIC I, while others have MAGIC II.

William

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KLM747

RE: JAL's Fleet - Why So Old?

I flew on the 777-200ER (JA705J) a while back and it has MAGIC III AVOD. It is a really nice aircraft.

William

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KLM747

RE: JAL 767s

The new 767-300ER's are equipped with the latest MAGIC III AVOD. Although some of the older 763's and domestic 763's don't have PTVs.

William

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KLM747

RE: Keep Your Windows Shut!

I was on a JAL longhaul once, and the flight attendants had a stick with a small claw at the end to close the shades of those passengers that were already sleeping.

William

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KLM747

RE: Any YS-11 Still In Service In Japan?

JAC plans on retiring the <acronym title="Proteus Airlines (France)">YS</acronym>-11 by FY2006. As Cessna said, Fukuoka is a good place to grab one. The airport has a wide variety of operations, including lots of widebodies and small regional planes. There is an observation deck on the domestic and ...

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KLM747

RE: Japan Airlines Tri-Jets

According to JAL's website, it says the DC-10's will be retired by FY2006, and the MD-11's will be retired this year.

William

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KLM747

RE: Any YS-11 Still In Service In Japan?

Japan Air Commuter (<acronym title="Jackson - Jackson Hole (JAC / KJAC), USA - Wyoming">JAC</acronym>) operates some <acronym title="Proteus Airlines (France)">YS</acronym>-11's from Kagoshima. They fly mostly around Southern Japan. However, you won't have much luck getting a <acronym title="Proteus...

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KLM747

RE: MUC-NRT; KIX-FRA-MUC On LH

That is a really good report Sailor! For some reason the pictures did not show up for me, but I went to your ftp site and viewed them from there. I enjoyed looking at your pictures and reading the report. Japan is a very nice country. <img src="/discussions/graphics/biggthumpup.gif" ALT="Big t...

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KLM747

RE: History Of JFK-Narita Service

JAL modified the 747-200B with larger fuel tanks taking up some cargo space. They called it the Executive Express, operating the <acronym title="Tokyo - New Tokyo International / Narita (NRT / RJAA), Japan">NRT</acronym>-<acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK...

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KLM747

RE: Narita Non-jumbos

Narita has a J-AIR CRJ-200 flight, while Nakanihon Airlines (NAL) sends their Fokker 50.

Will

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KLM747

RE: Ramp Agents Saluting Flight Crews

In Japan the ground crew will line up to wave and bow to the whole aircraft. I took some pics at Tokyo Narita this past December. I find it very respectful and it gives the passengers a good feeling. <img src="http://home.earthlink.net/~jal747/images/wave1.jpg"> <img src="http://home.earthlink.net/~...

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KLM747

RE: Fading Paint Schemes

JAL has a large automatic robotized aircraft washing machine at Narita.

Here is a picture of it.

Regards,
Will

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KLM747

RE: Chubu International-->US Airline Hub?

If the fees aren't as high as they are at Kansai, it could be a possibility that they could expand their operation back like how they were at Kansai a few years back. According to the Japan Times, the landing fees are supposed to be lower than Narita and Kansai. A Boeing 747-400 would cost ar...

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KLM747

RE: JAL Domestic At Narita?

I've flown on the <acronym title="Tokyo - New Tokyo International / Narita (NRT / RJAA), Japan">NRT</acronym>-<acronym title="Fukuoka (Itazuke) (FUK / RJFF), Japan">FUK</acronym> route many times in the past years on JAL. You are right, they do use international aircraft for this route. I have had t...

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KLM747

RE: JAL Unit Cancels 120 Flights

Not good. A few weeks ago I heard they grounded their <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-81 and <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-87 fleet because of a landing gear crack. Btw, here is a pic from Mainichi Shimbun. <img src="http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/image/200401/19/20040119p2a00...

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KLM747

RE: Best/Worst Schems For777

Japan Air System should be added to the best list too. <center><a href="/open.file/375651/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/open.file/375651/M/" target="_blank">View Medium <IMG SRC="/photos/small/1/5/6/375651.jpg" ALT=...

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RE: Wicked Pop-ups

Yes, I get that "Windows" window too. I'm not sure if this will help out, but the address is http://209.50.251.151/console/media.html

William

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KLM747

RE: Haneda-Kimpo Starts Today: Details?

JAL has a nice video with the ceremony of the first flight. It looks like they have a new special logo with the text "Yokoso Japan". Video: <a href="http://www.jal.co.jp/broadband/jalnews/hnd_gmp/rhn.html" target=_blank>http://www.jal.co.jp/broadband/jalnews/hnd_gmp/rhn.html</a> William [Edit...

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KLM747

RE: Reso'cha - JAL?

Yes, a play on words. I heard that it means "Resort Charter".

/Will

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KLM747

RE: The Waving Tradition At NRT

They have done this for as long as I can remember, and I have yet to ever see it be done at any other airport. Does anyone know the history, or any more interesting details about this, and or have any photo's of it. It is a lovely tradition, and a real pleasure to watch... Yes, I love that tr...

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KLM747

RE: Temporary Forum Search Engine!

Yeah, the new search engine works great and faster too. Good job! <img src="/discussions/graphics/biggthumpup.gif" ALT="Big thumbs up"> One little thing I noticed. If you open up someone's profile to "view posts by member blank in forum" and click on "All Posts" or "Only thread starters...

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KLM747

RE: The Making Of A Japan Airlines Boeing 777

Yeah, that's a cool video. <img src="/discussions/graphics/biggthumpup.gif" ALT="Big thumbs up"> <a href="http://www.jaltv.com/" target=_blank>http://www.jaltv.com/</a> has some more interesting videos, such as painting the planes into the new "Arc of the Sun" livery. William <img src="/...

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KLM747

RE: Inflight Magazine Titles?

ANA is Wingspan
JAL is Skyward

William

[Edited 2003-09-07 20:03:47]

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KLM747

RE: What Colours Do The B777 Look Best In?

I like this one: <center><a href="/open.file/074440/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/open.file/074440/M/" target="_blank">View Medium <IMG SRC="/photos/small/0/4/4/074440.jpg" ALT="Click here for bigger photo!" border=...

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RE: Shimojishima,Japan (SHI) Airport

Here's an informative webpage about the airport and it's history. <a href="http://www.pref.okinawa.jp/airport/index/sm/simojijima00-e.htm" target=_blank>http://www.pref.okinawa.jp/airport/index/sm/simojijima00-e.htm</a> I saw a website (in Japanese though) a while back with some spotting info for th...

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KLM747

RE: Boeing Eyes Short-Range Version Of 7E7

Here's a news story with some info about the wing of the short range model. <a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/130069_air09.html" target=_blank>http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/130069_air09.html</a> Part of the story: Boeing is looking for a common solution to the design proble...

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RE: KIX Kansai International Airport

This is a more recent photo of the new runway. <img src=http://www.kiac.co.jp/english/update/Jpg/0306-3_1.jpg><img src=http://www.kiac.co.jp/english/update/Jpg/0306-3_2.jpg> <img src=http://www.kiac.co.jp/english/update/Jpg/0306-3_3.jpg><img src=http://www.kiac.co.jp/english/update/Jpg/0306-3_4.jpg>...

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KLM747

RE: New Nagoya Airport? I Had No Idea!

They have a very nice English website with info about the project, called Central Japan International Airport (centrair). It includes a FAQ section, which says the new airport will include an observation deck. <img src="/discussions/graphics/smile.gif" ALT="Smile"> It also mentions that the se...

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RE: Japan Airlines - JD, 3X, NU, JO Etc - Why Not JL?

Hmmm...also found this on the same page: "AFFILIATES: JAPAN ASIA AIRWAYS, a subsidiary serving Taiwan routes, will maintain capacity and introduce new aircraft. The Group will expand the role of JALways, a low-cost international subsidiary airline, and to introduce the airline to more routes to i...

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RE: Japan Airlines - JD, 3X, NU, JO Etc - Why Not JL?

I found this article that may help answer the question. <a href="http://www.jal.jp/en/corporation/chuki03.html" target=_blank>http://www.jal.jp/en/corporation/chuki03.html</a> Quote, "Phase 2 of the integration takes place from April 2004 when two new airlines will be established, Japan Airlines ...

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RE: What Editors Do No.4

Hi Peter, Wow, that is a lot of work you have done. Good job! <img src="/discussions/graphics/smile.gif" ALT="Smile"> Will you be doing J-Air, Japan TransOcean Air (JTA), and former Southwest Air Lines (SWAL) too? <table align=center border=0 width=500><tr><td><center><font color="#EEEEEE"...

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KLM747

RE: JAL Cargo Destinations?

From the latest JAL Cargo timetable (July 1 to August 31) I only found:

Anchorage (they do have a few charters at the moment)
Atlanta

Regards,
William

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RE: Airlines And Their Largest "Sky Bridges"

Japan Airlines Tokyo Haneda to Osaka operated by all heavies except for one 737-400 flight. Both ways: 44 flights Tokyo Haneda to Sapporo operated by all heavies. Both ways: 38 flights Tokyo Haneda to Fukuoka operated by all heavies. Both ways: 40 flights All Nippon Airways Tokyo Haned...

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KLM747

RE: JAL's Entertainment

No PTV's on their <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-11 since they are retiring them soon. As for the 747's, according to their website they have PTV's on all 744's (not on the domestic version) and select 747 classics. You can see the routes that have the Magic entertainment system onboar...

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KLM747

RE: Asian Routes From DFW?

Did <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> at one time fly <acronym title="Dallas / Fort Worth - International (DFW / KDFW), USA - Texas">DFW</acronym>-<acronym title="Osaka - Kansai International (KIX / RJBB), Japan">KIX</acronym>? Yes, I flew that route a few years ago in a M...

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KLM747

RE: ANA Orders 45 Boeing Jets

I wonder if the new ANA 737's will have blended winglets. The Boeing photo shows winglets.

-William

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RE: JAL A/C In New Livery?

Also, there is a Japan Air Commuter Saab 340 repainted into the new colors. <a href="http://www.ne.jp/asahi/aaw/all-aviation-world/hot/image/ja8649.jpg" target=_blank>http://www.ne.jp/asahi/aaw/all-aviation-world/hot/image/ja8649.jpg</a> I heard a rumor that a J-AIR CRJ-200 is painted in the new col...

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KLM747

RE: Swiss Canceling NRT Flights Because Of Sars?

This kind of has to do with the topic, Japan Airlines suspended the Tokyo-Zurich route from April 28 to May 31.

Source: http://www.jal.co.jp/en/press/2003/040801/040801.html

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KLM747

RE: Airline & Aircraft Poll

Hi Tony,

1 - D. Boeing 737

2 - C. Southwest

3 - A. USAirways

Regards,
Will

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KLM747

RE: JAL MD 90 And Metal 747F In New Livery

In addition, there is the JTA 737-400 (JA8953) and Japan Air Commuter Saab 340b (JA8649) repainted into the new JAL Group colors. <center><a href="/open.file/319896/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/open.file/319896/M/" ta...

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RE: JAL Or Alaska Disney Plane

Hmmm, oh now I see the plane Mickey is riding in! His plane has a cool face.

Will

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