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Re: China Airlines to return to London

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kaichinshih

Re: CI Eyes TPE-ONT Flights as Alternative to TPE-LAX

Latest updates from UDN News (Source: https://udn.com/news/story/6813/2690592 ) China Airlines VP of North America stated that CI will launch "trial" flights to ONT likely later this year and regular flights in 2018. Aircraft types in consideration include the 77W and A359. CI expects SE A...

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Re: CI Eyes TPE-ONT Flights as Alternative to TPE-LAX

coolfish1103 wrote:
Yes, a political route for "what reason" remains unknown.

I'd place my bets on arms sale to Taiwan
Either for a future sale in the workings
Or to thank Rep. Royce on the sale that got approved in June

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kaichinshih

Re: CI Eyes TPE-ONT Flights as Alternative to TPE-LAX

China Airlines official press release out
https://www.china-airlines.com/tw/en/discover/news/press-release/20170901
Rarely has CI announced intention to launch a route. Usually a new route is announced with flight numbers and schedules finalized. How political this route is mind-blowing.

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Re: CI Eyes TPE-ONT Flights as Alternative to TPE-LAX

I don't think it's a good idea to cancel CI 0006/5 in favor of CI 0024/3 Best would be they offer CI 0024/3 3-4 weekly and test the water. Keep CI 0006/5 untouched. Those are not the same market. It's just the everyday politics-ruining-businesses at CI. Likely Ed Royce pressuring Taoyuan mayor for ...

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Re: CI Eyes TPE-ONT Flights as Alternative to TPE-LAX

It has appeared that TPE-ONT is one step closer to becoming reality. Rep. Ed Royce (R/CA) has arrived in Taipei for a meeting with the mayor of Taoyuan. During the meeting, the mayor of Taoyuan re-confirmed that TPE-ONT route is being worked out and will likely be launched. [Source: http://www.cna.c...

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Re: CI Eyes TPE-ONT Flights as Alternative to TPE-LAX

All CI A359 have 606,265 lbs MTOW (275t) My apologies. Was mixing up the ULR version and highest MTOW version. There are reports however (believe it's from CAPA? forgive me I cannot locate the link right now) that max for the CI A359 is SFO. I'd suppose this is related to winter westbound payload r...

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Re: CI Eyes TPE-ONT Flights as Alternative to TPE-LAX

LAX772LR wrote:
high-MTOW A359

Unfortunately CI doesn't have any of these right now.

amadorE175 wrote:
what would ONT need to beef up to accommodate the flight?

One is how ONT custom facilities are not located inside the terminals; passengers will have to take multiple shuttle rides.

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kaichinshih

CI Eyes TPE-ONT Flights as Alternative to TPE-LAX

Original source in Chinese: http://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/201708060088-1.aspx China Airlines is eyeing flights to LA/Ontario airport. Related reports date back to early-July, when the mayor of Taoyuan, CI CEO, and various other officials visited SoCal to meet with Rep. Ed Royce (R/CA), officials o...

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Re: A350 Production And Delivery Thread Part 17

How come CI put the special bird livery on the first and eighth but none of the others. I thought the whole fleet was going to get it.https://talkairlines.wordpress.com/2016/04/11/talkairlines-china-airlines-reveals-airbus-a350-900xwb-cabin-interiors/ Politics. Rumor has it that the new CEO (after ...

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Re: China Airlines To Retire Last A340-300 in 2 Days

B-18806 has been flown to VCV as CI1750 Surprisingly, CI held a farewell event (including water cannon salute) prior to the jet's final flight to VCV https://www.instagram.com/p/BVTsb5XABSB/ They even uploaded a video commemorating all the major A343 events, from Presidential missions, climate monit...

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kaichinshih

Re: El Al inaugurates the Dreamliner with new J and Y+ classes

Oh wow they also revised the livery! Now with BA-style light and shadow on the tail + blue engine nacelle. Love the minor update to the iconic livery.

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kaichinshih

Re: China Airlines To Retire Last A340-300 in 2 Days

The final CI A343 commercial flight has been flown As seen on this pic, CI did some basic commemorative stuff for the flight https://scontent-lax3-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/e35/18722808_111142759420100_3457220812380045312_n.jpg Here is the plane taxing before her final commercial flight from HK...

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China Airlines To Retire Last A340-300 in 2 Days

China Airlines will be retiring B-18806, the final CI A343, in two days. The last commercial roundtrip of the aircraft will be CI915/916 TPE-HKG-TPE on May 31. CI received its first A340-300 in April 2001 and has operated 7 of the type in the past 16 years. Rumor has it that CI is also accelerating ...

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Vote to Decide Livery for Juneyao Boeing 787-9

Juneyao Airlines has kicked off public voting to help decide the livery design for its upcoming Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner fleet. Out of 503 entries, the Chinese airline has selected 12 designs as the finalists. Voting is ongoing on WeChat and you can vote by downloading the WeChat mobile app and follo...

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Re: Condor Inaugural Flight to SAN on Mo, 5/01/2017

Condor Boeing 767-300ER D-ABUI SAN/KSAN by KC Shih, on Flickr

Condor Boeing 767-300ER D-ABUI SAN/KSAN by KC Shih, on Flickr

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kaichinshih

Has MU Painted the Ugliest Special Livery in History?

Source: Feeyo BBS

"Eastday" advertisement-special livery on B-5943, an Airbus A330-200
Hmm....these colors....

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kaichinshih

Re: CI Postpones LON Launch: A350 Delay + LHR/LGW Decision

Sorry for being slightly off topic, but what about the special bird liveries on the CI A350s? So far, I've only noticed the Mikado Pheasant on B18901. Are the other bird liveries on hold or cancelled? That would be real shame. http://www.chinaaviationdaily.com/news/56/56795.html Politics. Even thou...

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Re: CI Postpones LON Launch: A350 Delay + LHR/LGW Decision

CI to relaunch London on 1 Dec 2017; Gatwick selected instead of Heathrow.
Source (Chinese): http://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20170313000159-260206

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CI Postpones LON Launch: A350 Delay + LHR/LGW Decision

At its annual media event, China Airlines announced that its long-awaited LON resumption has been postponed again. According to the CEO of the company, due to further A350 delays and CI having a shortage of long-haul aircraft, the London route is now scheduled to start in 4Q 2017. The airline has ye...

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Re: What's happening lately at SAN?

blacksoviet wrote:
Why are they sending a 772 instead of a 788?

Charter flight from Fukuoka.

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kaichinshih

Re: Australian Aviation Thread Part 148

Australia and Taiwan sign open skies agreement
Previous agreement limited Taiwanese carriers to 6000 seats weekly to BNE, SYD, MEL, and PER (never utilized)
All restrictions are removed now
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/foreign-affairs/2016/12/16/486856/Taiwan-signs.htm

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kaichinshih

Re: CI to go daily to JFK, and other W17 changes

wedgetail737 wrote:
Those who predicted CI back at SEA were obviously wrong.

It has never been a "prediction". The airline itself mentioned various times about returning to the city. That has yet to happen, but describing the return as "wrong prediction" is inaccurate.

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kaichinshih

Re: CI Mulling Regional Widebody Order + Looking at CDG/ ORD/ BOS

http://money.udn.com/money/story/5612/2084773

kaichinshih

Re: 787 Production/Delivery Thread - Part 48

F-HRBA Air France LN500 by Woodys Aeroimages, on Flickr

Ehhh....what just happened here...
What's with the extra large company name

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kaichinshih

Re: A350 Production And Delivery Thread Part 17

B-18901 "Mikado Pheasant" operating training flights between TPE and KHH https://c5.staticflickr.com/6/5062/29561313244_0f67d799f4_c.jpg B-18901 by C.H.Tang , on Flickr https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8412/29561166683_70226da4c1_c.jpg China airlines B-18901_20161008_01 by Goodluck Lee , on F...

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Re: A350 Production And Delivery Thread Part 17

https://www.facebook.com/talkairlines/p ... =3&theater

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Re: CI Mulling Regional Widebody Order + Looking at CDG/ ORD/ BOS

Is this true? 34in Y pitch (and slim line seats) on A359 http://atwonline.com/cabin-interiors-co ... ges-225711 This is from the April report included on the very top of this page (https://talkairlines.wordpress.com/2016 ... interiors/) Following the Airbus 18″ Industry Width Standard, the China Ai...

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kaichinshih

Re: CI Mulling Regional Widebody Order + Looking at CDG/ ORD/ BOS

The CI Facebook page just posted the A350 route plans:
2016/10~ HKG
2016/12~ HKG, KIX
2017/1~ Europe (AMS, VIE, FCO), HKG, KIX
2017/2~ New destination(s) in N. America, Europe (AMS, VIE, FCO), HKG, KIX

I am expecting SEA to be announced as the new destination in N. America

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kaichinshih

Re: CI Mulling Regional Widebody Order + Looking at CDG/ ORD/ BOS

If the retrofitted A333s are due starting 2Q17 and be done in 14 months they must have decided on cabin configuration already. Will they use the same B/E Super Diamond J seat as the 77W and A359?/quote] Yes, but to further clarify, the 'business class' seat is aircraft/specific - small, regional ai...

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Re: CI Mulling Regional Widebody Order + Looking at CDG/ ORD/ BOS

Another major news is that China Airlines is pushing for a cooperation with Airbus and AIDC to establish an A350 maintenance center in Taiwan. Whether the cooperation will go ahead or not will be decided in 2-3 months. Let's see whether CI will purchase A330neo/ A350 to replace the A333s as an excha...

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Re: A350 Production And Delivery Thread Part 17

B-18901 arrival at TPE https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14446103_1289693747715955_4488835461743033480_n.jpg?oh=daf21bc8edfff02b41b2a02d55f4f1fd&oe=58ADF952 https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14479649_1143471195742207_5232408599246584959_n.jpg?oh=d33fe934f2924f0978b08f96a2...

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Re: China Airlines Reveals A350-900XWB Interiors

Nice job CI. Hope to see this in HNL! Is it just me or is the business class armrest storage compartment cover a disaster waiting to happen. The rear storage cover looks really sharp and pointy in the direction of the passenger. I can see that taking out an eye if a person is peering into the stora...

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CI Mulling Regional Widebody Order + Looking at CDG/ ORD/ BOS

At its first Airbus A350-900XWB delivery event, China Airlines released quite a bunch of interesting information regarding its future fleet: 1. Order for next generation regional widebody aircraft (A330-300 replacement) being planned. 2. Entire A340-300 fleet to be retired in 2017. 3. 6 Boeing 737-8...

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Re: China Airlines Reveals A350-900XWB Interiors

Here are the first real cabin photos: https://imagr.eu/up/ynqG9_14359990_638365093009911_4002626846599413760_n.jpg https://imagr.eu/up/1xWrX_14540399_971518919644238_4472515059263733760_n.jpg https://www.instagram.com/kjwoerkom/ Thanks for sharing! There is something about the Business Class seat h...

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kaichinshih

Re: CI A350-900XWB Interior Video Released!

The Evergreen Group does not lean towards any party. A few of my family member work in the Executive groups. They donate A LOT to both parties. Even if there aren't "excellent relations", BR will still get first dibs over route awards. It is highly likely CI will get into Spain, but it wi...

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kaichinshih

Re: CI A350-900XWB Interior Video Released!

Also, the government is rather biased in route awarding/allowing routes towards CI because the Evergreen Group are major donors so don't expect to see them getting the Spanish destination. Umm...I don't think route awarding works like that nowadays...Looking at the recently signed Taiwan-Spain Air ...

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kaichinshih

Re: CI A350-900XWB Interior Video Released!

Wow, very cool video! :) Thanks for sharing. All the best for CI. Do we know which routes will the CI A359 serve? Long haul-wise, the A359 will be flown on the new re-routed nonstop European routes from Taipei to Amsterdam, Rome, and Vienna. Later on, Oceania, Canada, and Hawaii will see the new ai...

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Re: CI A350-900XWB Interior Video Released!

Looks like CI is really stepping up its game in line with the arrival of the new A350. PY looks incredibly spacious. Surprised to see the 'skycouch' concept rolled out into Y class - wonder how that will be marketed... China Airlines has actually had the ANZ Skycouch for quite some time. The produc...

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kaichinshih

CI A350-900XWB Interior Video Released!

We've seen various simulation-pictures of the new China Airlines A359 interiors Today, CI has finally released the official video of the new A359 cabin design Rather unconventional beginning and ending as compared to simulations released by other airlines Nonetheless, an amazing video worthy of shar...

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kaichinshih

Re: EVA Air: Skytrax 5-Star Airline

downdata wrote:
Oh right. How much did they have to pay?

Haha...Skytrax's infamous reputation....especially since Hainan Airlines got the 5-star ranking

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kaichinshih

EVA Air: Skytrax 5-Star Airline

Latest news today: EVA Airways joins seven other airlines, All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways, Garuda Indonesia, Hainan Airlines, Qatar Airways and Singapore Airlines, to become the latest Skytrax 5-star Airlines. https://www.evaair.com/images/englobal/5star-482x320-en_tcm33...

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RE: A350 Production And Delivery Thread Part 17

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/fca767" class="quote" target="_blank">fca767</a> (<a href="#178" class="quote">Reply 178</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> The delay has b...

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RE: A350 Production And Delivery Thread Part 17

More shots of <acronym title="China Airlines (Taiwan)">CI</acronym> #1 MSN49 Very grumpy looking haha <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bycac/26955245654/in/photostream/" title="China Airlines Airbus A350-941 cn 049 F-WZGV // B-18901"><img src="https://c7.staticflickr.c...

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RE: A350 Production And Delivery Thread Part 17

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/trex8" class="quote" target="_blank">trex8</a> (<a href="#142" class="quote">Reply 142</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> Further changes i...

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RE: Greece Refuses CI Landing Rights

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/thekorean" class="quote" target="_blank">thekorean</a> (<a href="#10" class="quote">Reply 10</a>):<br/><i>I never heard China pressuring any cou...

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RE: Greece Refuses CI Landing Rights

More details coming in <acronym title="China Airlines (Taiwan)">CI</acronym> first applied for the route in March The airline planned to fly a total of 18 flights during the period between 6/3 and 10/7 At the time both the Greek CAA and Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the decision and saw it as...

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RE: A350 Production And Delivery Thread Part 17

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Someone83" class="quote" target="_blank">Someone83</a> (<a href="#31" class="quote">Reply 31</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> Stunner!!!!...

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Greece Refuses CI Landing Rights

Various Taiwanese news outlets have been reporting on Greece refusing to grant China Airlines landing permissions, thus forcing the carrier to halt the sale of summer charter flight tickets to Athens. No air service-agreements have been signed between Taiwan and Greece. However, according to Taiwane...

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RE: CI/Boeing Roll Out 77W In Dreamliner Colors

Put Together Quickly (PTQ) and painting video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PN2ZRGjHOw&list=LLvvJTg6m8ucDwEwEK_7bL9w&index=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PN2Z...t=LLvvJTg6m8ucDwEwEK_7bL9w&index=1</a> Delivery photos <a href="https://www.china-airlines.com/t...

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