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by Tabito
Wed Mar 13, 2024 4:47 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: 4 airlines on TPE SEA
Replies: 199
Views: 19011

Re: 4 airlines on TPE SEA

JL flew LAS-Tokyo (again, not really sure which airport) until late 2001, post 9/11 termination. It was NRT-LAS-LAX-NRT from OCT 1998 to SEP 2006. NW also had LAS-NRT service from JUN 1998 to APR 2001. JL26 NRT 13:50 - LAS 07:40 Tu Fr 747-300 JL25 LAS 09:10 - LAX 10:15 12:10 - NRT 15:25+1 Tu Fr 747...

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by Tabito
Fri Dec 22, 2023 3:08 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: First Time You Flew on an A320?
Replies: 71
Views: 4872

Re: First Time You Flew on an A320?

Air France CDG-NCE in 1991.

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by Tabito
Mon Oct 09, 2023 4:34 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Defunct Carriers you have flown
Replies: 86
Views: 5513

Re: Defunct Carriers you have flown

ACES Colombia, Adria, Aeroperu, Air Afrique, Air Asia Japan, Air Inter, Air Nippon, Air Pacific, Alitalia, Ansett Australia, AOM, Balkan Bulgaria, Braathens, British Caledonian, British Midland, CAAC, Canadian, Continental, Continental Micronesia, Dalavia, Dragon Air, Japan Air System, Japan Asia Ai...

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by Tabito
Sat Sep 30, 2023 7:58 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Airline had planned new city but never made to flight
Replies: 54
Views: 4613

Re: Airline had planned new city but never made to flight

Saudia:JED-RUH-MNL-KIX in 2006.

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by Tabito
Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:01 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: MIAT Mongolian joining oneworld?
Replies: 50
Views: 9066

Re: MIAT Mongolian joining oneworld?

If getting closer to JL and CX was their goal, then why not just form bilateral partnerships with these individual airlines. There is no added benefit that I can see to join as a Connect partner. MIAT already has codeshare agreements with CX, JL, KE and TK. I thought UBN-IST launch and new agreemen...

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by Tabito
Tue Aug 01, 2023 6:52 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: What airlines would you want to bring back ?
Replies: 46
Views: 3508

Re: What airlines would you want to bring back ?

Ansett Australia
British Caledonian
Canadian Pacific
Continental Air Mike
Japan Air System
MALEV
Northwest
Royal Air Cambodge
SABENA
TWA
VARIG
VASP

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by Tabito
Sun Jul 09, 2023 11:06 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: UTA and Newark
Replies: 7
Views: 1510

Re: UTA and Newark

UT541 MRS 11:25 - NTE 12:40 13:40 - EWR 15:20 Tue. DC-10 FJY UT542 EWR 19:00 - NTE 07:55+1 08:40 - MRS 09:55 Mon. DC-10 FJY UT543 TLS 10:30 - BOD 11:15 12:15 - EWR 14:20 Fri. DC-10 FJY UT544 EWR 19:00 - BOD 08:00+1 08:45 - TLS 09:25 Tue. DC-10 FJY UT546 EWR 19:00 - BOD 08:00+1 08:50 - MPL 09:45 Fri....

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by Tabito
Wed Mar 29, 2023 4:17 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Why does KLM continue servicing certain Asian markets while its other European competitors can't?
Replies: 76
Views: 20830

Re: Why does KLM continue servicing certain Asian markets while its other European competitors can't?

Ziyulu wrote:
What were the airline codes for the Asian subsidiaries? Did KLM Asia use KL, British Asia use BA, Japan Asia use JL, etc?


Japan Asia use EG/JAA since 1975.

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by Tabito
Sun Feb 05, 2023 12:50 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Japan Aviation - 2023
Replies: 290
Views: 57704

Re: Japan Aviation - 2023

myki wrote:
Weren't there morning and evening departures to JFK? Looks like they are both morning now. How will this affect connections?


JL3 JFK 01:30 - HND 04:45 Daily 773
JL5 JFK 13:20 - HND 16:35 Daily 773

JL6 HND 11:05 - JFK 10:55 Daily 773
JL4 HND 18:35 - JFK 18:25 Daily 773

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by Tabito
Wed Jan 25, 2023 3:04 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Delta Air Lines Network - 2023
Replies: 4249
Views: 934704

Re: Delta Air Lines Network - 2023

When was the last time AA operated a nonstop flight from the US to NGO? When was the last time UA operated a nonstop flight from the US to NGO (has UA in the last 30-35 years even operated a nonstop flight to NGO from the US)? As far as I know neither JL or NH operate nonstop flights to the US main...

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by Tabito
Tue Jan 17, 2023 3:22 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: VARIG Questions
Replies: 9
Views: 3456

Re: VARIG Questions

Garuda200 wrote:
2. What were their routes to Asia


NRT-LAX-GRU-GIG
NGO-LAX-GRU-GIG
HKG-BKK-JNB-GRU-GIG

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by Tabito
Tue Jan 03, 2023 12:56 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Japan Aviation - 2023
Replies: 290
Views: 57704

Re: Japan Aviation - 2023

mercure1 wrote:
I don't recall JAL ever serving Washington. Its been a ANA destination (its second one in the US) since mid 1980s.


JAL inaugurates NRT-IAD nonstop service 3 per week by 747-400 in March 1991. They closed in 1994.

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by Tabito
Mon Oct 31, 2022 3:59 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Your longest flights by airline
Replies: 58
Views: 6846

Re: Your longest flights by airline

VARIG: NGO-GIG
JAL: NRT-GRU
Malaysia: KUL-EZE
Air France: CDG-PPT
LAN: SCL-SYD
Qantas: SYD-EZE
South African: TPE-JNB
AeroMexico: MEX-NRT
ANA: NRT-MEX
Delta: NRT-ATL

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by Tabito
Sun Sep 25, 2022 6:09 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: if the tupolev 144 was exported, would it be sold only to the warsaw pact airlines or not?
Replies: 26
Views: 2390

Re: if the tupolev 144 was exported, would it be sold only to the warsaw pact airlines or not?

thebunkerparodi wrote:
Do we know when the IL 62' stopped carying the JAL/KLM logo?


SU and JL ended SVO-HND IL-62 joint operation in March 1970.

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by Tabito
Sat Sep 10, 2022 6:48 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: JAL service to Mexico & S. America
Replies: 24
Views: 2629

Re: JAL service to Mexico & S. America

leftcoast8 wrote:
Pre-9/11, could pax stay on board the plane during the YVR stopover?


As far as I remember, all passengers to MEX must disembark and wait in transit room near the gate.

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by Tabito
Thu Sep 08, 2022 6:52 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: JAL service to Mexico & S. America
Replies: 24
Views: 2629

Re: JAL service to Mexico & S. America

What was the crew routing on these flights? NRT-YVR-MEX-YVR-NRT: 9 days (YVR 1 nights, MEX 4 nights and YVR 1 nights.) In 80's NRT-LAX-GRU-LAX-NRT 9 or 10 days (LAX 1 night, GRU 2 nights and LAX 1 or 2 nights.) LAX-GRU-LAX operated by ANC base cockpit crew, Also GRU base Brazilian cabin crew on dut...

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by Tabito
Fri Jul 29, 2022 5:23 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Your longest Discontinued flights
Replies: 87
Views: 9116

Re: Your longest Discontinued flights

RG: NGO-LAX-GRU-GIG
JL/RG: NRT-LAX-GRU
JL: NRT-JFK-GRU
MH: KUL-JNB-CPT-EZE

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by Tabito
Fri May 27, 2022 5:40 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Names Airlines have given to their business class
Replies: 30
Views: 4059

Re: Names Airlines have given to their business class

Air Calin: Classe Hibiscus Air France: Le Club, L'Espace Air New Zealand: Pacific Class Air Pacific: Tabua Class Air Tahiti Nui: Poerava Business Class Alitalia: Prima Business, Magnifica ANA: Club ANA AOM: Club Opale Bangkok Airways: Blue Ribbon Club CP Air/Canadian: Royal Canadian Class, Empress C...

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by Tabito
Fri Apr 22, 2022 5:44 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Your 5th-freedom flights - Where did you go?
Replies: 60
Views: 7834

Re: Your 5th-freedom flights - Where did you go?

Air France: BKK-SGN Alitalia NRT-HKG-DEL ANA: BKK-BOM Canadian: NRT-HKG Cathay: CDG-MAN, NRT-TPE China Airlines: HND-HNL Delta: NRT-ROR Egypt Air: NRT-MNL-BKK Finnair: SIN-BKK Iran Air: NRT-PEK JAA: KHH-HKG. TPE-HKG JAL: GRU-JFK, HKG-BKK, KUL-CGK, LAX-GRU, NAN-AKL, SIN-KUL, YVR-MEX LAN: MAD-FRA Kore...

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by Tabito
Sat Jan 29, 2022 11:09 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: On which route have you flown the most airlines?
Replies: 31
Views: 2123

Re: On which route have you flown the most airlines?

NRT-BKK Air India, ANA, Biman (via SIN), Egypt Air(via MNL), JAL, Northwest, PIA(via MNL), Olympic, Thai, Turkish, United. NRT-HKG Alitalia, ANA, Canadian Pacific, Cathay, Dragon, JAA, JAL, JAS, Northwest, United. NRT-LAX ANA, Delta, Korean, Malaysia, Northwest, JAL, Singapore, Thai, United, VARIG. ...

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by Tabito
Tue Jan 11, 2022 12:26 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Why does Qantas have a Heathrow crew base?
Replies: 69
Views: 17462

Re: Why does Qantas have a Heathrow crew base?

gabrielchew wrote:
TUGMASTER wrote:
Think JL also has a LON base

Not sure about JL, but NH still have a LHR base.


JAL keeps overseas cabin crew bases in LHR, FRA, SIN, BKK, TPE, HKG and PVG.
NH have in LHR, BKK, PVG, TPE and ICN.

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by Tabito
Sat Dec 18, 2021 8:36 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: ZIPAIR News and Discussion Thread
Replies: 328
Views: 73734

Re: Updated: JAL longhaul LCC ZIPAIR discussion

Actually I don’t believe that’s true. Brazil (and Sao Paulo specifically) has a significantly larger Japanese population than the US and LA. In the US LA, SFO, HNL all seem to have a fairly equal share of the Japanese population in the US, though it’s still smaller in total than Brazil. Source - ht...

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by Tabito
Thu Nov 18, 2021 2:52 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Airline serviced airports now closed you once flew through
Replies: 35
Views: 3397

Re: Airline serviced airports now closed you once flew through

Athens Hellinikon
Berlin Tegel
Berlin Tempelhof
Berlin Schönefeld
Hongkong Kaitak
Istanbul Ataturk
Johnston Atoll
Kunming Wujiaba
Montreal Mirabel
Oslo Fornebu

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by Tabito
Sun Oct 10, 2021 12:55 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Boeing 777- Whose have you flown?
Replies: 67
Views: 5387

Re: Boeing 777- Whose have you flown?

777-200/ER/LR
AeroMexico, Air India, American, ANA, Continental, Emirates, JAL, JAS, KLM, Malaysia, Pakistan, United, Vietnam


777-300/ER
Air France, ANA, British, Emirates, EVA Air, Garuda, JAL, Qatar, Singapore, Thai, Turkish

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by Tabito
Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:38 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Boeing 767 - Who’s have you flown?
Replies: 115
Views: 17638

Re: Boeing 767 - Who’s have you flown?

767-200 & 200ER AeroMexico, American, ANA, Delta, EL AL, Ethiopian, JAL, MALEV, TWA, United, USAir 767-300 & 300ER Aeroflot, Air Astana, Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Alitalia, American, ANA, Asiana, Canadian, Continental, Delta, Ethiopian, EVA Air, Gulf Air, JAA, JAL, KLM, LAN Chile, LOT, M...

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by Tabito
Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:01 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Airbus A300 - Who's have you flown ?
Replies: 31
Views: 2533

Re: Airbus A300 - Who's have you flown ?

Air France, Air Inter, Alitalia, Iran Air, JAL, JAS, Korean, Lufthansa, Olympic, Pakistan, Philippine, TDA, Thai

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by Tabito
Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:52 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Airbus A340 - Whose have you flown?
Replies: 47
Views: 3258

Re: Airbus A340 - Whose have you flown?

Air Canada, Air France, Air Lanka, Air Tahiti nui, Austrian, Cathay, China Airlines, Egypt Air, Finnair, Iberia,
Lufthansa, Mahan Air, Qatar, SABENA, SAS, Thai, Turkish, Virgin Atlantic

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by Tabito
Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:36 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Boeing 757: Who's have you flown?
Replies: 65
Views: 4599

Re: Boeing 757: Who's have you flown?

American, British, CAAC, Iceland, Iberia, Royal Brunei, Royal Nepal, USAir, Uzbekistan

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by Tabito
Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:28 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Boeing B727 - Whose have you flown?
Replies: 50
Views: 4579

Re: Boeing B727 - Whose have you flown?

ANA, Ariana, Continental Micronesia, Iberia

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by Tabito
Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:26 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: DC-10: Whose (NOT who's!) have you flown on?
Replies: 58
Views: 7348

Re: DC-10: Whose (NOT who's!) have you flown on?

Biman, Canadian, Continental Micronesia, Garuda, JAA, JAL, Malaysia, Northwest, SAS, Swissair, United, UTA

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by Tabito
Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:17 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Lockheed L-1011 - Whose have you flown?
Replies: 49
Views: 4867

Re: Lockheed L-1011 - Whose have you flown?

ANA, Cathay, Delta, United

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by Tabito
Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:10 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Your shortest flight on a widebody and longest flight on a narrowbody
Replies: 172
Views: 27557

Re: Your shortest flight on a widebody and longest flight on a narrowbody

Shortest Widebody: NGO-NRT (212mi) JAL 747-400
Longest Narrowbody: NRT-SVO (4676mi) Aeroflot Il-62

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by Tabito
Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:00 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Russian Airliners - what have you flown and on which carriers?
Replies: 18
Views: 1888

Re: Russian Airliners - what have you flown and on which carriers?

An-24: MIAT, SAT Sakhalin
Il-62: Aeroflot, CSA, Interflug, LOT,
Il-86: Aeroflot, China Xinjiang
Il-96: Aeroflot
Tu-154: Aeroflot, Balkan, CSA, Cubana, LOT, MALEV, MIAT, S7, Uzbekistan
Tu-204: Vladivostok Avia
Tu-214: Dalavia
Yak-40: Tajik Air, Vladivostok Avia,

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by Tabito
Sat Sep 25, 2021 8:23 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Airbus A330 - Whose have you flown?
Replies: 68
Views: 6705

Re: Airbus A330 - Whose have you flown?

A330-200
Air Calin, Air France, EVA, Iberia, Sabena, Swissair

A330-300
Aer Lingus, Aeroflot, Air Asia X, Cathay Dragon, Cathay Pacific, Garuda, Malaysia, Philippine, Qantas, Sri Lankan, Thai, Turkish

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by Tabito
Wed Sep 15, 2021 6:13 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: JAL 742s vs JAL 743s by 1986 , 1987
Replies: 10
Views: 1358

Re: JAL 742s vs JAL 743s by 1986 , 1987

WayexTDI wrote:
The 747-300 was originally called 747SUD, and JAL seem to have kept that designation.


If I remember correctly, JL indicated "747 SR/SUD" or "747 SR-SUD/ LR-SUD" in safety instruction card.

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by Tabito
Wed Sep 15, 2021 6:02 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: JAL 742s vs JAL 743s by 1986 , 1987
Replies: 10
Views: 1358

Re: JAL 742s vs JAL 743s by 1986 , 1987

JL introduced 747-300 to Europe in April 1986 when launched its Trans-Siberian non-stop service. NRT-CDG-NRT on April 5,1986 and NRT-LHR-NRT on April 7,1986. 747-300 served various routes as follows. From 1986 to OCT 31,1991. NRT-ANC-AMS-CDG-AMS-ANC-NRT NRT-ANC-AMS-ZRH-AMS-ANC-NRT NRT-ANC-CDG-ANC-NR...

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by Tabito
Sat Aug 07, 2021 7:55 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: What is the greatest airport in the world?
Replies: 46
Views: 4634

Re: What is the greatest airport in the world?

SIN & AMS:Love to spend time in terminals.
HND & ITM renovated terminal : Convenient facilities for observation decks.

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by Tabito
Mon Jun 21, 2021 4:15 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Was Finnair the first Western European airline to fly to Tokyo non-stop flying around USSR airspace?
Replies: 4
Views: 1354

Re: Was Finnair the first Western European airline to fly to Tokyo non-stop flying around USSR airspace?

AY's HEL-NRT route was inaugurated on 22 April 1983, only one flight per week with DC-10-30ER (N345HC).
AY was the first airline with nonstop flight between Europe and Japan.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dbs-q7pV0AEpftN?format=jpg

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by Tabito
Wed May 12, 2021 5:23 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Round the world airlines
Replies: 25
Views: 4629

Re: Round the world airlines

JAL: HND-HNL-SFO-JFK-LHR-ORY or FRA-FCO-CAI-THR-DEL-BKK-HKG-HND Twice a week by DC-8. From 1967 to 1972.

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by Tabito
Fri Jan 22, 2021 3:44 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Looking for historical info on routes
Replies: 7
Views: 1744

Re: Looking for historical info on routes

example: when did Lufthansa first ever start flying to Bangkok, or Johannesburg, or Tokyo,....). Lufthansa's inaugural flight to Tokyo was January 23, 1961. LH 640/646 FRA-FCO-CAI-DHA-KHI-CCU-BKK-HKG-HND by B-707. Inaugural to OSA (ITM) was April 3, 1969. LH 650/652/654 FRA-DUS/HAM/CPH-ANC-HND-ITM ...

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by Tabito
Fri Jan 15, 2021 2:30 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Feeling nostalgic about 747s. Who’s have you flown?
Replies: 172
Views: 28750

Re: Feeling nostalgic about 747s. Who’s have you flown?

-100: JL -100SR: JL, NH -100SUD: JL -200: AC, AF, AZ, BA, CA, CS, FJ, IB, JL, NH, NW, PK, PR -300: AI, AN, CX, EG, JL, KE, MH, QF, RG, SN, SQ, SR, TG, UT -300SR: JL -400: AC, AF, AI, BA, BR, CI, CP, CX, GA, JL, KE, KL, LH, MH, NH, NW, NZ, OZ, QF, RG, TG, SA, SQ, UA -400D: JL, NH -SP: AA, CA, CI, IR,...

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by Tabito
Sun Jan 03, 2021 3:09 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Top 5 most missed Airlines ?
Replies: 108
Views: 10082

Re: Top 5 most missed Airlines ?

VARIG
Continental Micronesia
SABENA
UTA
Canadian Pacific

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by Tabito
Fri Dec 25, 2020 11:00 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: China Airlines (CAL) at JFK, 1992-1993
Replies: 21
Views: 4201

Re: China Airlines (CAL) at JFK, 1992-1993

CI (China Airlines) operated TPE-ANC-JFK-AMS as CI11/12 from 1984 to 1988.
http://aerospoace.blogspot.com/2013/08/

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by Tabito
Tue Oct 27, 2020 11:59 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Updated: ANA to retire 35 aircraft in 2020
Replies: 128
Views: 37824

Re: Rumor: ANA to reduce their fleet of large aircrafts by half

Ishrion wrote:
Is there any source on that? Can’t seem to find anything with a breakdown of each variant being retired.


In Japanese
https://www.aviationwire.jp/archives/213804

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by Tabito
Tue Oct 27, 2020 11:17 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Updated: ANA to retire 35 aircraft in 2020
Replies: 128
Views: 37824

Re: Rumor: ANA to reduce their fleet of large aircrafts by half

Additional retirement in FY2020
777-300ER : 13
777-300 : 2
777-200ER/200 : 7
767-300ER/300 : 5
737-700 : 1
Total 28

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by Tabito
Thu Jun 11, 2020 3:11 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Virgin Atlantic Moscow/Tokyo 1980's/90's
Replies: 15
Views: 4219

Re: Virgin Atlantic Moscow/Tokyo 1980's/90's

Pottok wrote:
When do they stop to serve Moscow ?


VS switched LGW to LHR and began all non-stop service to NRT from May 1991.

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by Tabito
Thu Jun 11, 2020 1:46 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Virgin Atlantic Moscow/Tokyo 1980's/90's
Replies: 15
Views: 4219

Re: Virgin Atlantic Moscow/Tokyo 1980's/90's

YALAS wrote:
Just to piggyback on this, was VS allowed to carry traffic on the SVO-NRT sector or was it just a tech stop?


VS had traffic rights on NRT-SVO and SVO-LGW.

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