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AFa340-300E

Replaced By A350

Hello, IMHO the A340-300 could be simply dropped from Airbus' catalog if the A350 comes to fruitition. At 8,000nm range and 280 pax capacity, that airplane would hurt the 777-200ER more than the 7E7-9 it is officially due to combat. And it would kill the A340-300X Best regards, Alain Mengus <a href=...

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RE: Air France Longhaul Operations Winter 2004/2005

Hello, When it officially opened its <acronym title="Paris - Charles de Gaulle (Roissy) (CDG / LFPG), France">CDG</acronym> hub back in 1996, Air France had as a policy to operate as many non-stop flights as possible and serve each destination at least on a daily basis. Before they heavily cut on th...

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SYD Is Already "served"

Hello, There is one thing that you forgot here: Air France has reached a code-share agreement with Qantas (on 18 June 2004) for Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Melbourne and Perth as well as <acronym title="Singapore - Changi (SIN / WSSS), Singapore">SIN</acronym>-<acronym title="Paris - Charles...

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RE: CDG To Orly Transfer.....

Hello,

Spike: 1,000 Euros! You took a Rolls-Royce taxi or what?

Best regards,
Alain Mengus
AirTransportBiz.com

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RE: CDG - Any News?

Hello, ADP and Air France both released all what they had to say about it: the terminal is closed and the 60 daily flights that used to operate from Terminal 2E were dispatched to other terminals. ADP president said they would take the necessary measures once the reason of the accident...

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RE: Paris Orly

Hello, Orly Airport has lost much of its traffic in the past decade, when Air France massively invested to build their <acronym title="Paris - Charles de Gaulle (Roissy) (CDG / LFPG), France">CDG</acronym> hub. Delta and Continental were serving <acronym title="Paris - Orly (ORY / LFPO), France">ORY...

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RE: Accident At CDG. Big Trouble For AF And A380

Hello, The president of ADP (the Paris airport authority that operates and owns the infrastructure) said that they would tear down the terminal if its structure is not safe. But we will have to wait for the inquiry before making any speculation. BTW, correct me if I'm wrong but they're already build...

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RE: AF Fleet Program

Why, thank you... considering that I helped Alain write it! Not as far I as I can remember. Almost all the <acronym title="Air France">AF</acronym> destinations are in the range capacity of both a/c except <acronym title="Singapore - Changi (SIN / WSSS), Singapore">SIN</acronym> and <acron...

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RE: Shooting In RAW Format

I have shot in RAW format 90% of the time since I bought a 40Go X-Drive (only 300€). The problem now is that I am less careful about available space and my HDD is filling up pretty quickly...

Best regards,
Alain Mengus

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RE: KLM Overhauls Asian Operations

Today's Air France's press release on the 777-300ER indeed confirms that Singapore (<acronym title="Singapore - Changi (SIN / WSSS), Singapore">SIN</acronym>) will be getting it, along with Hong Kong (<acronym title="CURRENT: Hong Kong - Chek Lap Kok International (HKG / VHHH), China - Hong Kong AND...

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RE: Concorde: Last Great Thing Britain Has Done?

Hello GDB, Apart from the French-Dutch Saint Martin island, most of the Caribbean islands that Air France serves in this region are not overwhelmingly rich... to say but the least. The 747s they fly have 500+ passengers. I guess the French so-called 'Jet Set' prefers Miami or other points... ...

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RE: Concorde: Last Great Thing Britain Has Done?

GDB, About Air France not trying to develop the Concorde product throughout the 1980s and 1990s in the same manner as British Airways: 1. The Paris-New York market is quite not as large and lucrative as London-New York. Whilst it is the second largest transatlantic market in Europe, Paris onl...

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RE: Canon Worldwide Warranty?

Hello Tim,

Thanks. I actually got an answer from Canon France; cameras bought in the US only have there warranty valid there, while lenses have a worldwide warranty.

Best regards,
Alain Mengus

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RE: Canon Worldwide Warranty?

Hello Anders,

Many thanks for the info. But I guess the warranty delivered with the camera by Canon Germany would not have such restrictions and is valid everywhere in Europe?

Many thanks,

Best regards,
Alain Mengus

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Canon Worldwide Warranty?

Hello,

I was wondering whether Canon is offering a worldwide warranty on all of its products please? If I buy a 300D (Digital Rebel) and a 28-135IS lens in the US, will I be able to send it to Canon France for repair if necessary?

Thanks,

Best regards,
Alain Mengus

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RE: Iberia 767 Routes?

Hello, The two 767-300ERs were first introduced on non-stop routes from Madrid (<acronym title="Madrid - Barajas (MAD / LEMD), Spain">MAD</acronym>) to Rio de Janeiro (<acronym title="Rio de Janeiro - Galeao International (Antonio Carlos Jobim) (GIG / SBGL), Brazil">GIG</acronym>) and Sao Paulo (<ac...

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RE: What Are The Longest A320 Flights?

Hello, Air France flew A320s all the way down to Pointe Noire (PNR), Congo, the oil business clientèle. They were forced to fly that type since their A310s were too large for the taxiways of that small airfield. The A320 had to refuel at Ouagadougou (OUA), both ways. Best regards, Alain Mengus <a hr...

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RE: Etops And Over Water Flights

Hello, Whilst you are right, remember, ConcordeBoy, that at least one airline did it in the past: Piedmont Airlines first flew their 767-200ERs to <acronym title="London - Gatwick (LGW / EGKK), United Kingdom">LGW</acronym> under the 60-minute rule. [<a href="http://airtransportbiz.fre...

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RE: Early B747 Model Replacement

Hello, The 777-300 and -300ER are two vastly different airplanes, when it comes to the markets they are targeting. Basically the -300 is a 'regional' airplane aimed only at the big <acronym title="DAS Air Limited (Kenya)">SE</acronym> Asian carriers (CX, <acronym title="Singapore Airlines">SQ</acron...

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RE: SIA's Fleet Plan?

Hello, It all depends on how much in a hurry SIA is to replace the 777-200ERs they mis-use on regional routes with more adequate airplanes. I doubt though, that they will spend some $$ on A330s and might instead wait for the 7E7 in 2008. Anyway, their recent request for proposal is also to replace 1...

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RE: KLM - Air France, Benefits & Future Strategy

Hello Keesje, You summed it up pretty well. Except maybe the last point; with NWA, <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> and an Asian partner entering SkyTeam as well as, there are chances that the alliance will become #1. Best regards, Alain Mengus <a href="http://www.AirT...

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RE: Concordeski Comeback?

Hello, GDB: unfortunately, the Concorde plans being doctored is not so much of a myth... The CGT union, linked to the French Communist Party, provided some of the Concorde plans that its workers had access to. Soviet contacts in Paris to pick up the plans were arrested with plans (I believe i...

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RE: Canon EOS 300D Review

Hello,

Oops... sorry I just posted another thread after a search query returned nothing under '300D'...

Best regards,
Alain Mengus
Air Transport Business [ATB]

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Canon EOS 300D

Hello, For those who are interested in aviation photography but only have a limited budget, Canon will release its EOS 300D at the end of the month. <a href="http://www.dpreview.com">DPReview.com</a> has just released a complete review of that D-SLR. The camera will be available at around US$1,000 w...

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RE: Qantas Plans To Start LCC

Hello,

Imbalance between mainline and LCC at Qantas should not be very easy...

Best regards,
Alain Mengus
Air Transport Business [ATB]

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RE: 772ER/773 Performance With Different Engines

Hello Cx flyboy, You must be referring to the GE90-85B (84,700lb)? Or would this be a slightly derated version at 84,100lb? This looks strange to me as the GE90 has yet to be certified on the -300... Best regards, Alain Mengus <a href="http://www.AirTransportBiz.com/">Air Transport Business [...

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RE: 744/744ER Performance With Different Engines

Hello, Same suggestion: Boeing data is the most reliable source. FWIW, the -524G/H-T is available on the 747-400. AFAIK the latest engines offered by R-R on the respective airplanes are the RB211-524H2-T (-400) and RB211-524H8-T (-400ER). Best regards, Alain Mengus <a href="http://www.AirTransportBi...

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RE: 772ER/773 Performance With Different Engines

Hello BOEING747400, The best solution is to have a look at the official Boeing data, available on Boeing.com. Note that the data posted by Shenzhen is for <acronym title="Trans Asia Airways (Taiwan)">GE</acronym>/-200ER, <acronym title="Precision Air Services (United Rep. of Tanzania)"...

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RE: PW4098 Undesirable.. Why?

Hello RayChuang, Believe me, the R-R Trent 800 will never be an option on the 777X airplanes. And there are two reasons for this: <blockquote> 1. The T800 would require extensive -- and expensive -- developments and modifications to be able to produce 115,000lb of thrust. Furthermore any thru...

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RE: PW4098 Undesirable.. Why?

Hello, I don't know whether or not the PW4098s were offered to the Japaneses, even though my guess is that they must have presented them. The GE90 has the best SFC of all three engines on long-haul routes, which explains a bit. Best regards, Alain Mengus <a href="http://www.AirTransportBiz.com/">Air...

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RE: PW4098 Undesirable.. Why?

Hello, The PW4098 has a fuel burn that did not appeal to airlines. Fuel burn would up by 3.5% over the PW4090. Since the engine only had limited interest on the 777-300, Boeing and P&W marketed that engine on the -200ER. From memory, the combination was offered to LanChile, El Al and of course Unite...

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RE: Air France Concorde Flight No.s

Hello, On 29 March 1981, the <acronym title="Paris - Charles de Gaulle (Roissy) (CDG / LFPG), France">CDG</acronym>-<acronym title="Washington - Dulles International (IAD / KIAD), USA - Virginia">IAD</acronym>-<acronym title="Mexico City - Benito Juarez International (MEX / MMMX), Mexico">MEX</acron...

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RE: Will Singapore Airlines Eventually Take The A332?

Hello, Technically the 310 is still in production, isn't it? They could order a few, with redesigned interiors and enhanced IFE, and pass them to SilkAir The point is that not many airlines will order airplanes with 20-year-old technology and economics. Especially when that airline is SIA, a ...

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RE: Will Singapore Airlines Eventually Take The A332?

Hello, <blockquote> In January 2000, Boeing once again came up with a shortened 777-100X at 57m – 6m, 20ft or 12 frames fewer than the -200. The MTOW was nonetheless lower than with the previous project, at 276,900kg (610,500lb), but the aircraft still had 13,500km (7,300nm) range. Power in th...

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RE: Air France Considering YVR-CDG

Hello, Someone has mentioned bilateral rights but what exactly are they? Most countries have bilateral agreements about the air services that they allow between them, with a system of points (ie. capacity per week per country) so that each country has the same rights to the other country for ...

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RE: Air Algerie In Talks For A330-200 And A320

Hello Airmale, I don't Emirates placed orders for Airbus airplanes on political grounds. Air Algérie is a different story, however. There is little secret that their interest in Airbus aircraft was largely revived by the visit of President Chirac in Algeria this spring and the fact that Air F...

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RE: Air France Considering YVR-CDG

Hello, Correct me if I'm wrong, but the bilateral agreement would have to modified if Air France wanted to launch a <acronym title="Paris - Charles de Gaulle (Roissy) (CDG / LFPG), France">CDG</acronym>-<acronym title="Toronto - Lester B. Pearson International (Malton) (YYZ / CYYZ), Canada - Ontario...

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RE: The Best Low Cost Airline Is..... British Airways!

Hello,

Would anyone know of a recent article on the web regarding British Airways and how they reduced their costs please?

Thanks,

Best regards,
Alain Mengus
Air Transport Business [ATB]

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RE: When Will Air France Return To Iran?

Hello,

Luv2fly what's that crap?

Air France opens new routes when (i) Security and (ii) Profitability are acceptable. That is worth for any destination.

Best regards,
Alain Mengus
Air Transport Business [ATB]

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RE: Air France Resumes Flights To Algeria.

Hello, Air France is now operating two daily A320 flights from Paris (<acronym title="Paris - Orly (ORY / LFPO), France">ORY</acronym>) and one daily from Marseille (<acronym title="Marseilles - Provence (Marignane) (MRS / LFML), France">MRS</acronym>) to Algiers (ALG). These airplanes are cofnigure...

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RE: Virgin Calls For Third LHR Runway

Hello Eg777er,

Wasn't BA considering selling its 10% share in Eurostar?

Best regards,
Alain Mengus
Air Transport Business [ATB]

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RE: Virgin Calls For Third LHR Runway

Hello Qantas744, Actually Richard Brown, the CEO of Eurostar Groupe is doing his best to get the company in the black again. Traffic has much fallen with the fewer tourists from North America and Asia/Pacific, greater competition from low-cost carriers between London and Paris -- and beyond. ...

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RE: SQ Still Planning To Fly LAX Nonstop?

Hello,

The current industry conditions are why the delivered were delayed for a number of A340-500/-600 operators...

Ex_SQer, is there any way I can contact you?

Thanks,

Best regards,
Alain Mengus
Air Transport Business [ATB]

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RE: Why Is JetBlue's Hub In LGB Rather Than ONT?

Hello,

And is there still another underutilized airport in the LA region?

Best regards,
Alain Mengus
ATB - Paris Air Show 2003

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RE: Any Further Word On AA's Proposed ORD-HKG?

Hello, <acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD</acronym>-<acronym title="Hong Kong - Chek Lap Kok International (HKG / VHHH), China - Hong Kong">HKG</acronym> is probably going to happen sometime down the road. But the economci situtation and temporary loss o...

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RE: Air France May Start Services To Guangzhou

Hello, This was announced back last year and indeed confirmed earlier this year, before being question because of the economic climate and first of all, the SARS issues. They have voluntary remained quite vague about the airplane type and number of frequencies in their <acronym title="Philippine Air...

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RE: Airbus Sales Chief Scoffs At Rival's 7E7

Hello,

The French administration awarded a major contract to Ford one or two years ago... But let's stcik to aviation.

Best regards,
Alain Mengus
ATB - Paris Air Show 2003

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RE: Airbus Sales Chief Scoffs At Rival's 7E7

Hello L1011Fan, It is fair when both parties support their respective industries within the rules established by the WTO. It is less fair when one side says only the other side does it and doesn't want to recognize it does it too... Best regards, Alain Mengus <a href="http://www.AirTransportB...

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RE: Airbus Announcement Tomorrow: New A380 Customer?

Hello Udo, Agreed, but 1. Thai Airways will be taken more (cheap) 747-400s. 2. Why wouldn't an A380 order have come up along with the A340NG one? Asiana Airlines seems to be quite a young airline to order such an airplane, even though they have had impressive growth rates in their first years...

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RE: Airbus Announcement Tomorrow: New A380 Customer?

Oops! Sorry, I should have read the article more carefully! Then KAL indeed looks the best placed for that MoU.

Best regards,
Alain Mengus
ATB - Paris Air Show 2003

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