G-ZBJA is heading to CWL today. This should be the first 787-8 heading for refit. Will G-ZBJA be repainted as well? I’m curious to see how the B787’s will look in BA’s in-house livery design, as the tail is different than on the Boeing-painted frames. I would think after the refurb it would go to D...
Jump to postG-ZBKA has been out of action for a couple of days now following a diversion back to HKG on BA28 (HKG-LHR)- anybody know whats happened?
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Seems like all aircraft stored at ASP will return to ops by early 2024.
Can anybody help me find these? SZX-PEK 22DEC2012 Shenzhen Airlines ZH9821 HKG-KWL 04MAY2014 Dragonair KA700 Thanks so much! These gaping holes in my log have been bugging me forever! Found one safe and one maybe from your list. Safe: HKG-KWL 04MAY2014 Dragonair KA700 2014/05/04 01:11;HDA700;KA0700...
Jump to postAnybody able to provide information (aircraft registration) on these flights? Thanks!
November 15 2010: CX450 HKG-TPE
November 19 2010: CX405 TPE-HKG
Confirmed crashed by state media CCTV. Plane was carrying 133 people. https://view.inews.qq.com/a/TWF2022032100379900?tbkt=J&openid=o04IBAHk1A_oM_26sgO2wOKXym_c&uid=798476337 Doesn't look good. Translation of text: Guangxi provincial authorities have told reporters that a China Eastern B737...
Jump to postUnverified footage: https://twitter.com/TTabaoshab/status/1505808018830618625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1505808018830618625%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fembed.lih.kg%2Fframe%3Fu%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2Fttabaoshab2Fstatus2F15058080188306186253Fs3D21h%...
Jump to postHello, would anybody be able to provide information (aircraft registration) on these flights? Thanks!
November 15 2010: CX450 HKG-TPE
November 19 2010: CX405 TPE-HKG
HK Flight ban for Australia/UK/Canada/USA/France/India/Pakistan/Philippines extended to the 4th of March, with Nepal being added to the list too Source in Chinese: https://www2.hkej.com/instantnews/current/article/3041705/%E6%B8%AF%E5%BB%B6%E9%95%B78%E5%9C%8B%E8%88%AA%E7%8F%AD%E7%86%94%E6%96%B7%E6%A...
Jump to postMore bad news for CX and other operators into HKG: Requirement for 3 day quarantine for all cargo air crew in a hotel facility on arrival into HKG https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1626303-20211228.htm Could even possibly be extended to 5 days as per the discourse coming from health advisors...
Jump to posthttps://www.thebangkokinsight.com/news/business/739346/ Just found another article from the same website with more details and presentation slides from the press announcement of a restructuring process that TG had held on Nov 1. Organization size -By Dec 2022, Thai will have staff at 14,000-14,750 ...
Jump to postI would disagree that many base pilots returned to Hong Kong. Even those who resided in HK for years and moved to bases did not get return visas. The vast majority of base pilots were cut loose with no regard of seniority or longevity with the company. CX has treated the pilot group like riff raff....
Jump to postSeems like BA has been operating a couple of 777-200ER flights to HKG as BA3590/1 on top of the usual 777-300ERs. Anybody know what these flights are for? Freight?
Jump to postThe outlook doesn't look particularly bright at the moment given the HK government's staunch stance on trying to keep COVID completely contained (0 cases) - definitely wont help the aviation sector compared to the more 'managing risk' approach taken by SG recently... That's the case with Australia ...
Jump to postThe outlook doesn't look particularly bright at the moment given the HK government's staunch stance on trying to keep COVID completely contained (0 cases) - definitely wont help the aviation sector compared to the more 'managing risk' approach taken by SG recently...
Jump to postHKG-BKK 20OCT2012 Cathay Pacific morning B747-400 service CX0755 0940 1125 According to flighttimes CX0754 (1240 - 1625) is the return flight for CX0755 and for CX0754 I found at Flightaware the reg B-HKV BKK-HKG 25OCT2012 Cathay Pacific evening B777-300 service CX0702 1840 2235 (here I posted the ...
Jump to postCan anybody help me find these? HKG-BKK 20OCT2012 Cathay Pacific morning B747-400 service BKK-HKG 25OCT2012 Cathay Pacific evening B777-300 service SZX-PEK 22DEC2012 Shenzhen Airlines ZH9821 HKG-SFO 24JUL2013 Singapore Airlines SQ2 SFO-HKG 18AUG2013 Singapore Airlines SQ1 LHR-HKG 31DEC2013 British ...
Jump to postNo official information yet. Originally they were planned to enter service with KA on the CGO (?) route but with KA. When KA was still in operation a few months back all A320 and A321 aircraft were not in service. I doubt it is CX's strategy to run narrow body ops in response to lower pax demand. I ...
Jump to postI don't think the long haul configured A333 are 'bad' by any means. I'm guessing there is some confusion over the regionally configured and long haul configured frames. The regionally configured ones never (as far as I've seen) operate on Oceania routes. They are (were?) mostly limited to East/Sout...
Jump to postI don't think the long haul configured A333 are 'bad' by any means. I'm guessing there is some confusion over the regionally configured and long haul configured frames. The regionally configured ones never (as far as I've seen) operate on Oceania routes. They are (were?) mostly limited to East/South...
Jump to postThe Cathay managers especially John Slosar and Rupert Hogg and their HK underlings have brought their own demise. Just a few months ago, Cathay Dragon Union members voted overwhelmingly, calling to scrap all mainland flight. ******************************* https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transp...
Jump to postIn 2018 I was heading to Koh Samui (USM) in Thailand and wanted to catch the 734 on TG from BKK- I chose not to go with the direct flight from HKG on purpose and flew to BKK on a separate ticket first, then checked myself in again at BKK for the quick 50 minute dash on the classic 737.
Jump to postThere are rumours that a number of KA A330s and A320/1 aircraft may be subject to early retirement and sent to Tarbes in the coming months..
Jump to post"Consequently 16 aircraft are not expected to re-enter meaningful economic activity with an impairment of HK$1,212m. "
What exactly does this mean? Retirement of 16 aircraft? Or long term storage?
CI seems to have made a profit in Q2 2020, mainly attributed to its cargo arm.. Wondering if the same may be the case for CX.
Source (Chinese only): https://tw.stock.yahoo.com/news/%E8%B2% ... 42514.html
The first 773, 9V-SYI, has been ferried to Goodyear/Arizona as we speak. Goodyear, thats a place most airliners never leave again. Surely the rest of the remaining regional 773s will follow soon. Thai is also in the process of outphasing the regional 777 and I wonder if CX will also retire this lar...
Jump to postSIN !
Seeing an aircraft from the airside of the terminal more like a scavenger hunt- I thought I was in an airport, not a shopping mall!
Really dislike the windows overviewing the tarmac to be hidden behind security check, makes spotting from the terminal an impossible task.
I doubt it is worth the effort. Most of the models with inflated prices on Ebay have been out of production for several years alread- would you really buy in bulk just to store them away for so long :boxedin: ? You also have to gauge which models may end up being valuable/rare in the future - More e...
Jump to postRumour has it that the world's first A330 has been retired today. Cathay Dragon B-HLJ (ex-VR-HLJ, F-WWKA) has left HKG as KA2486.
Jump to postLooks like the UK is offering a path to citizenship for not just HK BNO passport holders, but all those who were eligible for one, about 3 million people. Wish the US would do something similar. Unfortunately those in Hong Kong that were born after 1997 do not currently have the right to apply and ...
Jump to postThe only JAL MD-11 to receive the Arc of Sun livery, JA8582. 0901385 A great combination, IMO. Interestingly when JAL adopted the 2011 livery they also only painted 1 MD90 in the new livery before retirement of the type. https://imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/2/2/3/2177322.jpg?v=v40 Also a ...
Jump to postI think the A340-200/-300 will hit retirement because of Covid-19, that will be at least 50 aircraft being retired. Also many older A330's the lower MTOW variant will hit retirement. Than there will be A330P2F conversions. All could lead to ~>200 less A330/A340 in operation. I wouldn't at all be su...
Jump to postCheatlines were a commonplace on many airline's liveries in the 1980s, aesthetics change throughout time!
Jump to postLeaving aside the question of right or wrong, I find it interesting there are people arguing the UK should never have given up Hong Kong or that the UK should now take Hong Kong back. Why? Since when was imperialism a good thing? Wouldn't the better alternative be to allow HK to declare independenc...
Jump to postJust the issue of business class hard products alone is a big mess that the TG administration will have to tackle... To my knowledge there are currently 6-7(?) differing types of business hard products operating with TG. "Older" Seats 2-2-2 (2 types of A333, 772/E) 2-3-2 (773) - Seems to b...
Jump to postIs there any information regarding TG's plan with their 744s in the coming months?
Jump to postA large peaceful demonstration was held on the 24th of May in light of the recent announcement of the implementation of 'National Security Laws' in Hong Kong (unilateral implementation without the consultation and legislative process of Hong Kong - Direct implementation by Beijing). Critics have arg...
Jump to postThere is no way that the new low cost carrier would be named anything near 'Cathay Express'. No premium airline would dilute its brand like that.
Jump to postI am not too sure what they plan to do with Thai Smile in the future. They started off as a LCC (despite retaining some elements of the 'Thai' brand name), and then moved slightly more premium, but still less-so than mainline TG... So does the current 'hybrid-like' Thai Smile compete effectively wit...
Jump to postI would be surprised if the recovery in the Asia-Pacific region (excluding Oceania) was not similar to, or better than, the recovery after the SARS epidemic, because Asia-Pacific is far more capable of surviving in isolation and less reliant on western economic trade. Hong Kong bounced back quite q...
Jump to postI highly doubt that any new consolidated brand between KA and UO would be anything near 'Cathay Express'. No premium brand like Cathay Pacific would dilute their own brand name with a LCC operation adopting a similar name (assuming the new consolidated carrier operates as a LCC). My personal prefer...
Jump to postI highly doubt that any new consolidated brand between KA and UO would be anything near 'Cathay Express'. No premium brand like Cathay Pacific would dilute their own brand name with a LCC operation adopting a similar name (assuming the new consolidated carrier operates as a LCC).
Jump to postVN8 (A350-941 non-ULR) is ferrying HAN-YVZ nonstop. https://i.imgur.com/wRQSifG.png This aircraft will fly back to Vietnam as a repatriation flight, carrying 300 pax on YVZ-YVR-HAN. I am wondering that if VN can hold 300 pax on YVR-HAN nonstop on the A359 original, why would SQ has to use the A359U...
Jump to postThese are passenger planes. So prolly only unloading/loading the bellies? No? AC did remove all econ seats on their pax 77W that they use for cargo flights, so that cargo can be loaded on main deck, although there is no cargo door to the main deck so whatever loaded onto main deck will most likely ...
Jump to postHong Kong to Europe as well as Hong Kong tp US are all above 12 hours flights. Hong Kong to Tokio is 4h50m, Tokio to San Francisco 9 hours. Is belly cargo desired for flights above 12 hours? How does Cathay Pacific transport cargo to the US? Cathay Pacific Cargo flights to the US and other North Am...
Jump to postThe B787-10 would be an ideal replacement for CX A330-300 and eventually the B777-300 (Non-ER). Though I'm intrested what is the plan for KA's A330-300 will CX transfer there newer A333 to KA? Will KA order the A339 as an A333 replacement? Or will KA shift to only operating single-aisle aircraft li...
Jump to postchunhimlai wrote:Why not 789
It is good replacement of mid-long haul a330
If CX wants to rid itself of 777X orders and go for 787, here’s an idea: go away from Boeing and go for A330neo. It is a cheaper aircraft, a direct 1:1 replacement. Pilot pools will be unified with a A350/A330/A330N fleet. Go all Airbus CX it’s the smart thing to do. I've heard that the A339 is act...
Jump to postSounds like a B773/A333 replacement, and that quite frankly was needed. Some of the A333s upon retirement will be pushing, if not past the age of, 30, most of which have spent their entire service lives with CX/KA. CX has to be concerned that some of its A330s are reaching expiration. If they have ...
Jump to postI would have thought a few more 747-8Fs would have been their preferred conversion.
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