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- Sun Feb 12, 2017 1:56 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: A new one: Qatar Airways A 350 Business Class
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7937
Re: A new one: Qatar Airways A 350 Business Class
Actually there has been no change to security. Australian flights require secondary security at the gate. You didn't need to clear transit security because your flight from Frankfurt was designated by Qatari authorities to be "clean", i.e. Qatar is satisfied that you were screened in Frank...
Jump to post- Mon Oct 21, 2013 1:33 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: New AA Painted Aircraft Part 1
- Replies: 2852
- Views: 52496
RE: New AA Painted Aircraft - Part 3
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/NYCAAer" class="quote" target="_blank">NYCAAer</a> (<a href="#12" class="quote">Reply 12</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> It's 349. I jus...
Jump to post- Tue Jun 12, 2012 11:28 am
- Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
- Topic: Independent Reviews/sources For Military Aircraft
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6885
Independent Reviews/sources For Military Aircraft
Hi, I'm normally on the civil forums so military is a new venture for me - but I was wondering if anyone could help me out. I am doing a project on military aircraft (in particular fighter jets - the Hawk and the Aermacchi) and I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of an independ...
Jump to post- Mon Jul 19, 2010 3:18 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Asia Trip, Pt 2: China Southern & Hainan Airlines
- Replies: 6
- Views: 19900
RE: Asia Trip, Pt 2: China Southern & Hainan Airlines
Amused to see that Hainan didn't do much to the CX Business Class on the 346 apart from putting red seat covers on... they even left the bamboo adornment on the bulkhead!
Jump to post- Sun Nov 22, 2009 3:48 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: HKG-LHR CX 744 Oct '09 (part II)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13448
- Sat Aug 22, 2009 8:39 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Going Askew Aboard Cathay’s 747: A Short Hop In J
- Replies: 22
- Views: 19241
RE: Going Askew Aboard Cathay’s 747: A Short Hop In J
Great report - thanks for sharing. I think you have summed up the new seats across all three classes well! The consensus for the new J seats does seem to be that it's great as a night flight bed, but not that great in a sitting position. Which I suppose contrasts with their previous long-haul J prod...
Jump to post- Mon Jun 15, 2009 8:15 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Cathay Pacific First Class: CX745 HKG-DXB A340-300
- Replies: 14
- Views: 33820
RE: Cathay Pacific First Class: CX745 HKG-DXB A340-300
The boarding pass holder actually acts as a claim receipt/baggage tag - nothing to do with the change to generic boarding pass at all.
Jump to post- Sun Dec 28, 2008 2:45 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Dream Trip Part 2/3
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8886
RE: Dream Trip Part 2/3
A nice report... thanks for sharing. Just to clear up some confusion: 1. As already mentioned <acronym title="Cathay Pacific (China-Hong Kong)">CX</acronym> operate out of T1 in Singapore; and also out of T1 in Hong Kong (confusion compounded by the fact that in <acronym title="CURRENT: Hong Kong - ...
Jump to post- Thu Jul 10, 2008 9:58 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: HKG-CDG AF185 Espace Affaires MAR08
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9126
RE: HKG-CDG AF185 Espace Affaires MAR08
Luggage is transported in the frontmost car of the Airport Express (sealed off from the rest of the platforms at both city stations and at the airport).
Jump to post- Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:31 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: CZ Y & CI C: CAN-HKG-TPE
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8049
RE: CZ Y & CI C: CAN-HKG-TPE
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Jump to post- Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:08 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Cathay Pacific First Class: HKG-BKK (w/pics)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 29566
RE: Cathay Pacific First Class: HKG-BKK (w/pics)
CX crew (by female uniforms) Black jacket and blouse - Inflight service manager (in charge of the plane) Purple jacket and blouse - Senior purser (in charge of a F or J cabin) Red jacket and blouse - Flight purser (in charge of food, serves in F, J, Y) Red jacket and white blouse - Flight attendant ...
Jump to post- Sun Jun 15, 2008 10:07 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Cathay Pacific JFK-HKG-BKK And Back (pics)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 29644
RE: Cathay Pacific JFK-HKG-BKK And Back (pics)
Having to ask for the noodles works out as a win-win for everyone: - The passenger can eat when s/he wants to, rather than being dictated by the time the crew does their noodle run, and the noodles won't be soggy by the time they reach the row which you're in - No risk of wastage, ie crew preparing ...
Jump to post- Sun Jun 15, 2008 2:13 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Cathay Pacific First Class: LHR-HKG (w/pics)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 33471
RE: Cathay Pacific First Class: LHR-HKG (w/pics)
One of the daily <acronym title="Auckland - International (AKL / NZAA), New Zealand">AKL</acronym>-HKGs is going 74A for the northern winter 08/09. Most likely to take advantage of the capacity gap in Y created by <acronym title="Singapore Airlines">SQ</acronym> downgauging their daily 744 to a 77W....
Jump to post- Tue May 20, 2008 1:17 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Asian Invasion With Airbus: CX, CI, MU Economy
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9331
RE: Asian Invasion With Airbus: CX, CI, MU Economy
They're taxis... queuing up for airport passengers to take into Hong Kong (or in the case of the green taxis, into the New Territories).
Jump to post- Thu Apr 03, 2008 1:08 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Air India: JFK-LHR In Y
- Replies: 11
- Views: 17828
RE: Air India: JFK-LHR In Y
Brilliantly written report and a great read - thanks for sharing 
- Thu Jan 31, 2008 4:21 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Cathay Trips (HKG To TPE / SYD)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9654
RE: Cathay Trips (HKG To TPE / SYD)
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Jump to post- Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:19 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Cathay Pacific New J Class On A330-300 KUL-HKG
- Replies: 28
- Views: 33467
RE: Cathay Pacific New J Class On A330-300 KUL-HKG
Thanks for the report. I personally hate the herringbone layout so really dislike the fact that <acronym title="Cathay Pacific (China-Hong Kong)">CX</acronym> went with it. Having said that - I am not one of those people who have been clamouring for <acronym title="Cathay Pacific (China-Hong Kong)">...
Jump to post- Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:31 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: SIA New Business Class 777-300ER Part Deux!
- Replies: 32
- Views: 30253
RE: SIA New Business Class 777-300ER Part Deux!
Only *one* First Class passenger?! Every time I have flown this flight (SQ861/2) it has been chocker in all premium classes... like Wendy said, I think frequent fliers have clued on to the fact this aircraft not only has the new hard product but the trappings that come with it, like the stylish silv...
Jump to post- Sun Sep 02, 2007 2:27 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: HND-CTS-HND On Japan Airlines 777-200
- Replies: 11
- Views: 15264
RE: HND-CTS-HND On Japan Airlines 777-200
New Chitose is a shared military base with the old Chitose airport, perhaps explaining the restriction on photography on the ground.
Jump to post- Sat Aug 18, 2007 7:36 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: BA Club World, QF Business & XR: Around Australia
- Replies: 34
- Views: 31147
RE: BA Club World, QF Business & XR: Around Australia
This was a BRILLIANT report - great mix of photos, prose and dry wit which I simply adore in trip reports. Many thanks for letting us be a part of your journey.
Jump to post- Sun Jun 24, 2007 6:48 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Air Canada - Toronto(YYZ) To Vancouver(YVR) W/pics
- Replies: 21
- Views: 33149
RE: Air Canada - Toronto(YYZ) To Vancouver(YVR) W/pics
Freaking hilarious! Burst out laughing several times and attracted strange looks from my coworkers. A brilliant masterpiece! (including all the not quite <acronym title="Air Fiji and Continental Airways (Russian Federation)">PC</acronym> comments that were funny without managing to be outright offen...
Jump to post- Tue Jun 05, 2007 2:00 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Malaysia Airlines To Scandinavia? (In Economy)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 17659
- Sat Mar 31, 2007 2:41 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: AMS-HKG-AMS With CX In Economy (pics)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 14775
RE: AMS-HKG-AMS With CX In Economy (pics)
China directs traffic in metric rather than feet, so what you see on the airshow is essentially a conversion from a 'round' metric figure, e.g. 8000m.
Jump to post- Mon Feb 19, 2007 1:52 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: QR First Class DOH-LHR- No Pics
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9189
RE: QR First Class DOH-LHR- No Pics
Awesome; these new mideast carriers sound like they are really giving the "traditional" Asian First Class airlines a run for their money. I wish the likes of <acronym title="Qatar Airways">QR</acronym> and Etihad would make their way down to New Zealand (yes to join in the wishful thinking!) and ope...
Jump to post- Sun Jan 14, 2007 2:05 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: MEL-AKL On Emirates First Class A345 With Pix/vid
- Replies: 14
- Views: 22082
RE: MEL-AKL On Emirates First Class A345 With Pix/vid
By BUS? At Auckland??? I am shocked!
Jump to post- Wed Sep 27, 2006 5:23 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: CX: JFK-HKG-DXB In Y A346/772 (Lots Of Pics/Vids)
- Replies: 70
- Views: 33836
RE: CX: JFK-HKG-DXB In Y A346/772 (Lots Of Pics/Vids)
CX originally planned to launch direct <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym> with a "343-light" (8F/60J/remainder Y) but pulled it after 9/11, then put the 346 on the route as sort of a halfhearted measure. <acronym title="Cat...
Jump to post- Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:19 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: *A/OW RTW In 7 Days: Pt1 TG (F) Mel To LHR
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5760
RE: *A/OW RTW In 7 Days: Pt1 TG (F) Mel To LHR
Great report. Just wondering - why didn't you buy a full OW or full *A RTW ticket, instead of doing bits of it on one alliance and the rest on another?
Jump to post- Mon Aug 21, 2006 5:52 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: LH SIN-CGK Vv (pix Included)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 14568
RE: LH SIN-CGK Vv (pix Included)
What is this extra security screening you mention and why would they be concerned with an inbound flight? Does this happen to a lot of inbound flights?
Jump to post- Mon May 29, 2006 7:07 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Cathay Reserves Last 5 -400F Slots.
- Replies: 30
- Views: 8541
RE: Cathay Reserves Last 5 -400F Slots.
CX HATES being the launch customer for anything!
Jump to post- Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:17 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: NZ Trip Pt 3: NSN-AKL-HKG-LHR NZ/CX - Photos/Vids
- Replies: 25
- Views: 33286
RE: NZ Trip Pt 3: NSN-AKL-HKG-LHR NZ/CX - Photos/Vids
The IFE control centre on the 340 is located just before 2L, in between the business class cabins... I guess that's where they all disappeared to, maybe to have a tinker with the panel! You took a very interesting route on your CX108 too - normally we do a sort of half arc up to <acronym title="Four...
Jump to post- Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:09 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Sydney - Auckland - Sydney On QF W/pics
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5420
RE: Sydney - Auckland - Sydney On QF W/pics
B-HXE has the funny nose cone too? Thanks for the report. I always like reading those which go in and out of my home airport (<acronym title="Auckland - International (AKL / NZAA), New Zealand">AKL</acronym>). And the movie must have been "Just Like Heaven" - decent enough interplay, but I personall...
Jump to post- Mon Dec 12, 2005 12:47 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Jafa Does AKL-HKG On NZ, Long, Pics! Part 1
- Replies: 33
- Views: 8614
RE: Jafa Does AKL-HKG On NZ, Long, Pics! Part 1
Jafa - what can I say, I thought I was the only one who sees the RBS logo and thinks "Auckland Airport!" <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/biggrin.gif" alt="Big grin"> FYI Air <acronym title="Air New Zealand">NZ</acronym> seems to attract heaps and heaps of mainland Chinese pax... wherea...
Jump to post- Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:47 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Emirates Airlines B777-200 DXB - LHR
- Replies: 25
- Views: 33269
RE: Emirates Airlines B777-200 DXB - LHR
You are lucky you got the B772, the ICE system isn't fitted on the B773s yet... As for the rego check out <a href="http://www.lhr-lgw.co.uk." target=_blank>www.lhr-lgw.co.uk.</a> Strangely there is no info uploaded for EK5/6 on the 27th Nov but if you wait a while it may pop up under "More info" (wh...
Jump to post- Mon Nov 14, 2005 1:36 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Fly Cathay´s A343:FRA-HKG-FRA,lots Of Pix!
- Replies: 27
- Views: 28628
RE: Fly Cathay´s A343:FRA-HKG-FRA,lots Of Pix!
It would have been indeed fascinating if First Class on your return was fully booked given HXH is a two-class aircraft. :p But that is why <acronym title="Skyjet Antigua">XH</acronym> had newer seats than XL (along with XC and <acronym title="Hispania (Spain)">XF</acronym> when they were retrofitted...
Jump to post- Sun Oct 16, 2005 10:23 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Malaysia Airlines SIN-PEN-SIN 5-Star Service!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 17889
RE: Malaysia Airlines SIN-PEN-SIN 5-Star Service!
34" is only on their 744's... since the 734s are just shuttle aircraft, that's the reason for the tight pitch.
And judging from the photos, if you're curious, the "onion-like" vegetable is bok choy.
- Fri Sep 09, 2005 2:16 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: PEN-KUL-MEL (Final Part!) With Malaysia
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5949
RE: PEN-KUL-MEL (Final Part!) With Malaysia
Pretty stupid to have the flight path channel frozen by a PA on a brand new AVOD system... it surely must be possible to have that keep moving; <acronym title="Cathay Pacific (China-Hong Kong)">CX</acronym> can do it and their AVOD system has been in use for way longer than <acronym title="Malaysia ...
Jump to post- Mon May 30, 2005 6:23 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: HKG-LHR Qantas Business Class
- Replies: 18
- Views: 13371
RE: HKG-LHR Qantas Business Class
CX is quite liberal with its oneworld lounge access policies: as long as you have the requisite oneworld status and your next onward is on a oneworld carrier, they will generally let you into their lounge. Of course the <acronym title="Qantas (Australia)">QF</acronym> <acronym title="CURRENT: Hong K...
Jump to post- Mon May 30, 2005 6:10 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: AR AKL-SYD & Why I Won't Fly Them Again
- Replies: 28
- Views: 8074
RE: AR AKL-SYD & Why I Won't Fly Them Again
The airline carrying you will be fined if you show up in Australia without an Electronic Transit Authority, if you are not on an Aussie or NZ passport.
Jump to post- Mon Feb 14, 2005 12:59 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Cathay Pacific New Routes & Growth
- Replies: 84
- Views: 18494
RE: Cathay Pacific New Routes & Growth
Thank you NBT that was indeed just me speculating about what <acronym title="Cathay Pacific (China-Hong Kong)">CX</acronym> COULD do... as opposed to what they're not doing. <img src="/discussions/graphics/smile.gif" ALT="Smile"> I understand <acronym title="Cathay Pacific (China-Hong Kong)">C...
Jump to post- Fri Feb 11, 2005 8:00 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Cathay Pacific New Routes & Growth
- Replies: 84
- Views: 18494
RE: Cathay Pacific New Routes & Growth
Agree about the regional product to <acronym title="Perth (PER / YPPH), Australia - Western Australia">PER</acronym>, <acronym title="Dubai - International (DXB / OMDB), United Arab Emirates">DXB</acronym> and <acronym title="Brisbane (- Eagle Farm) (BNE / YBBN), Australia - Queensland">BNE</acronym...
Jump to post- Wed Jan 26, 2005 6:44 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: CX A346 And SYD
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3436
RE: CX A346 And SYD
Price of getting the extra flight CX138/9 was downgrading capacity on the CX100/1.
If they had kept the 346 on this run that would have dumped 120 J seats on Sydney - far too much to be sustainable. With a A333/A34C mix that's only 90, a much more sensible number.
- Sat Jan 22, 2005 6:23 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Long Report Air China Longhaul And SN Brussels
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8170
RE: Long Report Air China Longhaul And SN Brussels
Hey Aussie Great report <img src="/discussions/graphics/smile.gif" ALT="Smile"> Don't see many <acronym title="Air China">CA</acronym> ones Flew <acronym title="Air China">CA</acronym> 777 between <acronym title="Shanghai - Pudong International (PVG / ZSPD), China">PVG</acronym> and <acronym t...
Jump to post- Tue Jan 18, 2005 5:46 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Cathay Pacific New Routes & Growth
- Replies: 84
- Views: 18494
RE: Cathay Pacific New Routes & Growth
AKL - pretty well in Y (stellar around school holidays season!), reasonably well on J traffic. AFAIK it wasn't that F loads were *bad*, but that they needed the extra Y capacity more than F was bringing in.
Jump to post- Tue Dec 28, 2004 11:58 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Cathay Pacific A340-300s
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2930
Cathay Pacific A340-300s
There was a post here a while back that mentioned <acronym title="Cathay Pacific (China-Hong Kong)">CX</acronym> would be converting (back) one of its 34D aircraft into a 34C configuration in 2005. 1. Is this true? If yes: 2. Which aircraft is designated for re-retrofitting? 3. When is same going to...
Jump to post- Mon Dec 20, 2004 6:16 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Hong Kong - Gate Markings
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2282
- Mon Dec 20, 2004 3:28 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Hong Kong - Gate Markings
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2282
Hong Kong - Gate Markings
Hi all I'm looking for some info about <acronym title="CURRENT: Hong Kong - Chek Lap Kok International (HKG / VHHH), China - Hong Kong AND OLD: Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (HKG / VHHH) (closed), China - Hong Kong">HKG</acronym> gate markings. I know their gate positions are assigned a prefix c...
Jump to post- Fri Dec 17, 2004 1:52 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Ceiling Collapse At AKL
- Replies: 37
- Views: 3754
RE: Ceiling Collapse At AKL
"While I agree the AKL terminal is a national disgrace"
Words close and dear to my heart!
- Thu Dec 16, 2004 11:35 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Ceiling Collapse At AKL
- Replies: 37
- Views: 3754
RE: Ceiling Collapse At AKL
I think when they said "no delay" they meant no delay was caused by the ceiling collapse itself. The CX108 ex-<acronym title="Auckland - International (AKL / NZAA), New Zealand">AKL</acronym> 16Dec would've been delayed anyway (ceiling collapse or not) because it left Hong Kong on the night of the 1...
Jump to post- Mon Dec 13, 2004 3:19 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Europe Trip From AKL
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4672
RE: Europe Trip From AKL
I thought SQ ran B777s on their early morning flights into AKL? But SMH is a 744, no?
Jump to post- Thu Dec 09, 2004 4:14 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Cathay Divert To ANC.Any Info?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4199
RE: Cathay Divert To ANC.Any Info?
CX828/05Dec went technical while on the ground in Anchorage. The people the OP saw being bussed were probably the pax being ferried back from their hotels for resumption of the <acronym title="Anchorage - Ted Stevens International (ANC / PANC), USA - Alaska">ANC</acronym>-<acronym title="Toronto - L...
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