Looks like QR is adding 1 more daily flight in the morning to DXB starting from next Monday. At the same time FZ is adding an extra daily flight late in the evening. I'm sure this isn't public but I wonder what are the conditions of the agreement limiting the addition of more flights (and no, it isn...
Jump to postAfter the blockade ended, visiting Bahrain if based in Qatar meant a 7 hour drive rather than a 25 minute flight. That didn't stop the Bahrainis (number plates identifiable) from visiting Qatar during holidays. Not at the level of the Saudis, who practically invade Doha during holiday season (and a...
Jump to postHello I was watching BIG JET TV's LHR stream the other day when somebody mentioned seeing the Emirates 77W at LHR instead of the A388. Is this possible/does anybody have an update or confirmation on this? And as a side note, will we see the Emirates 77W back at Heathrow in the future? From time to ...
Jump to postI think JNB and LAX are certain to stay until the A380 stops flying completely for AF. LAX has been 3x daily 777 during a few seasons. I'd say JFK, MEX and PVG would be the last place the A380 goes to. A380 won't be flying to PVG in NS20 https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/287075/air-...
Jump to postpatschinger wrote:Dear Folks,
is anybody aware which Variant or Variants (MTOW, engine type etc.) EK has ordered ?
dcaviation wrote:Air France fleet will be Simplified. LOL
They will add 2 more types to call it even at 21
Russia and China are constructing railway line from China to Europe. All those plane crashes have put fear in the minds of people. Giant planes Boeing 747 and Airbus A380 will survive. 3000 to 4000 kilometers travel can be done by high speed trains worldwide travelling at 300 to 400 kmph. Bad years...
Jump to postflyguy1 wrote:No love for JFK, unfortunately.
French Bee has also just announced that it will fly daily to EWR with its A350. https://twitter.com/BrunoTrevidic/status/1172129050728501249?s=20 Interesting development. Norwegian vs French blue: 787-9: 35W/309Y=344 seats A350-900: 36W/376Y=411 seats Everything else equal I'm guessing French Blue ...
Jump to postDue to Aigle Azur shutdown operations, AF will increase seat capacity to Algiers (ALG) and Bamako (BKO) - Mali: AF is also offering special fares to Aigle Azur ticket holders: Saturday 7 September : AF4158 Paris Orly (ORY) 4.00 pm Algiers (ALG) 5.20 pm AF4159 Algiers (ALG) 7.30pm Paris Orly (ORY) 1...
Jump to postFL420FT wrote:Maybe as a result of the two extra HND slots made available to Australian based aisles announced a few days ago ?
Are you sure it's Vantage XL? There are couple seats. I have never seen Vantage XL with this arrangement. It's surprising because they refreshed their cabins very recently. Now the are refurbishing the fleet again. I wonder why they did not choose 1-2-1 seats in their recent business refresh. Yes i...
Jump to postCanadianRedneck wrote:Was hoping for a 787 on this route, LOL. Why did they decide against Rouge for this service?
My understanding is a foreigner can’t really walk around unescorted without fear of kidnap, violence etc. The things you read. I did not feel that at all last time I was in Algiers and Oran a couple of months ago. Some areas aren't safe but unless you are working in Oil and Gas you don't have any r...
Jump to postStarting Sunrise one year earlier but at what cost? I see the following cons: -The risk that the 777-8X will never be built. EY order is gone, QR is looking at the 35K and EK is negotiating its order. -Does QF need the 777-9X? A380s are here until 2029 at least. -Operating a plane that isn't the mo...
Jump to postStarting Sunrise one year earlier but at what cost? I see the following cons: -The risk that the 777-8X will never be built. EY order is gone, QR is looking at the 35K and EK is negotiating its order. -Does QF need the 777-9X? A380s are here until 2029 at least. -Operating a plane that isn't the mos...
Jump to postQF introducing those flights + Indian carriers developing range to Europe will really hit EK hard. QF needs to keep as much premium traffic out of the JV with EK. The Pearth flight helped, but isn't, from the numbers I recall, taking enough from Sydney, but excellent from Pearth/Melbourne. It will ...
Jump to postI don't know what to make of this but perhaps someone else can, this rumour (that's what I will refer to it as of now until something more solid comes of it, though the source of this had been fairly reliable in the past) posted on Executive Traveller (formally AusBT) forum and is related to the te...
Jump to postas far as EK's interest in the 339 or 359- they had none. Zero. They would not have these aircraft if not for the sunk cost in the 380 program. It's as simple as that Non-sens. When EK ordered the 787-10 they obviously had an offer for Airbus for a comparable airplane, or should I say airplanes. Wh...
Jump to postIn the same seating density, the A388 has a lower CASM and fuel burn per seat of any new generation twin, including the B777X whether you like it or not. If that was true, then why did EK order any 77X? Also, if that was true, why did Airbus spended years to attract the business to A380neo and A380...
Jump to postVV wrote:So Air France decided to remove the A380 from its fleet.
Why? Isn't A380 the right and the only aircraft that could solve issues in congested airports like Paris?
No it's not, price/demand isn't a straight line as demand is quite elastic in aviation. You are maximizing revenues by maximizing volumes and prices. Sorry but you're wrong. Pretty much every airline in the world runs on a similar yield management model, and having an average load factor of 98% is ...
Jump to postaviationaware wrote:98% average load sounds like terrible yield management. They have left plenty of money on the table.
T4thH wrote:KLM orders some 15 E195 E2 and 20 purchase rights additional.
https://twitter.com/thatjohn/status/1141353903314939904
LY777 wrote:AsiaTravel wrote:I sense an A350 order. Their fleet clearly lacks diversity!
Their widebody fleet consists of A330s, A380s, 777-200/300(ER), 747-8, 787s.
I think it is already a wide variety of a/c
I sense an A350 order. Their fleet clearly lacks diversity!
Jump to postCould you provide a source?
Edit: Found it slide 28: https://www.singaporeair.com/saar5/pdf/Investor-Relations/Financial-Results/presentation/slide-analystbriefingq4fy1819.pdf
ZK-NBT wrote:AsiaTravel wrote:We don't really know if it is for the 777X or 787s. CFO recently said the competition was between A350s and 787s.
We don’t really no? but the CFO said it would be the 787 or A359 I guess that rules out the 777X then? No?
jimmyah wrote:Let's be honest here, Boeing was the obvious choice. They already have 787's, and the potential 77E replacement (accounting for a bit of growth) is the 777X.
People need to remember Syd-Mel is second busiest flight path in the world. It’s one of the most lucrative travel path in one of the most wealthiest countries. And people need to take in the effect that HSR will help to mitigate of our overcrowded cities. This is a project that can’t be simply judg...
Jump to postTo be delivered later this year.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/112419240/fiji-airways-takes-on-aviation-giant-cathay-pacific-in-bringing-a350-service-to-auckland
https://www.ausbt.com.au/fiji-airways-will-fly-airbus-a350s-to-australia-new-zealand-usa
You nonsensically try to refute people posting statements based on published documents and people that actually fly the aircraft. :shakehead: As a non pilot, it looks to me based on documents I've reviewed that a A359 WV010 could transport almost 31 metric tons 8,100 nautical miles. A lot of what y...
Jump to postAs I suspected, a DL A359 on this route would have had a really poor average load factor and generate less revenue due to its lower number of premium seats. This route is all about the premium passenger for DL, hence why they use the aircraft with the most amount of premium (or non-Y) seats. Better...
Jump to postJust thinking out loud: could the opening of KIX and CTS be a preemptive measure to maintain capacity to Japan before HND switches to a smaller frame?
Jump to postIshrion wrote:Not the best footage, but here’s the inaugural landing of Air France: https://youtu.be/avHxrSMNPxo
I find it hard to believe that pilots and employees already know about the selection... I am not too surprise that some info leaks from top management. Leaking out of the company on the other hand is more worrisome. Proof that the A350-1000 is the winner: Airbus sent one at the Avalon air show but ...
Jump to postI find it hard to believe that pilots and employees already know about the selection... I am not too surprise that some info leaks from top management. Leaking out of the company on the other hand is more worrisome. Proof that the A350-1000 is the winner: Airbus sent one at the Avalon air show but ...
Jump to postI find it hard to believe that pilots and employees already know about the selection... I am not too surprise that some info leaks from top management. Leaking out of the company on the other hand is more worrisome. Proof that the A350-1000 is the winner: Airbus sent one at the Avalon air show but ...
Jump to postSo let me get this straight? Ostrower thinks RR can help Airbus do a neo to the a350 by 2025, yet RR seemingly can't use that same ultrafarcefan to power 797? Either Ostrower is royally wrong yet again, he has a superb track record for faux pa's - or RR really isn't in a position like he claims to ...
Jump to post30 new ones offset by a reduction of 42. A grand total of -12 orders so far this year. Etihad have/ are cancelling 20 of their 26 777x orders. Well, Boeing's press release suggests otherwise. 358 orders/comms. It was 340 o/c before the BA order. EY may cancel later I guess, but right now it doesn't...
Jump to post2019 will be the year of the 777. Not good news for the A350 though. Let us now see 18 new orders for the 777-9 and 30 new ones for the A350. A really bad start for the A350 this year. :sarcastic: :biggrin: 30 new ones offset by a reduction of 42. A grand total of -12 orders so far this year. And h...
Jump to postI don't think it's an accident EK ordered 150 777x's and has about that many 380's to replace as their leases expire. They would need twice the number of 777x for this to be true. The 777 will have to be retired too. Not quite. The right ratio would be about 3 777X for every 2 A380. I meant to say ...
Jump to postSooner787 wrote:I don't think it's an accident EK ordered 150 777x's and has about that many
380's to replace as their leases expire.
Disagree. The article is extremely clear she knows the challenges ahead but hopes to find a solution. The last paragraph is clear: Le plan d'investissement de la compagnie française est aujourd'hui focalisé sur l'A350 et le Boeing 787. Elle possède déjà sept appareils de l'américain et en attend tr...
Jump to postIn an interview in today's Le Journal du Dimanche, Anne Rigail revealed that Air France will place an order at Le Bourget. No additional details given. Ahem, nowhere it is said that Air France will place a new order. The journalist just says in his conclusion : "if Air France placed a new orde...
Jump to postAF doesn't need an additional WB order for now. 21 A359 + 11 789 is enough to cover 25 772 and 2(+4 Joon) A343. My bet is on narrow-body, something like: 15 A220-100 30 A220-300 50 A320NEO 25 A321NEO 15 A321LR (will free up A332 from some African routes, increasing overhaul long-haul capacity). Of c...
Jump to postRichardWelling wrote:Forgive my igornace, Ben Smith is no longer the CEO if Air France; correct?
FlyRow wrote:must be the narrowbody order.
Is this AF or AF-KLM?
In an interview in today's Le Journal du Dimanche, Anne Rigail revealed that Air France will place an order at Le Bourget. No additional details given. Also in the interview: - 7 A380s will be refurbished while 3 will be returned to lessor. - First A350 is due in September, AF is already committed f...
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