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Old Aug 19, 2015, 12:47 am
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Originally Posted by Concerto
And is this horrid 3 class service concept of germanwings going away or are we stuck with it?
If you are talking about EW Longhaul (the topic of this thread), then yes... 'Best' will be the LH PE seat.
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Old Aug 25, 2015, 7:41 am
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EW longhaul will fly CGN/HAM-PMI this October to line check the XG crew:
http://airlineroute.net/2015/08/24/ew4u-pmi-oct15/
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Old Aug 26, 2015, 6:22 am
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Originally Posted by oliver2002
EW longhaul will fly CGN/HAM-PMI this October to line check the XG crew:
http://airlineroute.net/2015/08/24/ew4u-pmi-oct15/
I heard that EW is looking for 80 LH pilots to join EW (temporarily?) in order not to have two newly trained EW pilots up front at the same time.
However, it looks like there are no volunteers from LH...
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Old Aug 26, 2015, 6:46 am
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Well, the entry bar to become XG pilot for the EW332 is pretty high (9000h total, 3000 on widebody, 1000 on A330):

https://www.career.aero/site/de/job/show/id/1907

The SXD assesment is pretty interesting: http://www.pprune.org/terms-endearme...ml#post8911148
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Old Aug 26, 2015, 7:13 am
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The SXD assesment is pretty interesting: http://www.pprune.org/terms-endearme...ml#post8911148
Sounds like shocking working conditions.
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Old Aug 26, 2015, 7:26 am
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Originally Posted by Rambuster
Sounds like shocking working conditions.
SXD(XG) is OK, the SXT(XQ) is not.
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Old Sep 2, 2015, 8:12 am
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The AOC of Eurowings Europe is being expanded to include longhaul...

http://www.austrianaviation.net/news...ecken-aoc.html

My take is they will transfer the OS 763 to EW when mainline OS gets new A359.
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Old Sep 2, 2015, 9:53 am
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Originally Posted by oliver2002
The AOC of Eurowings Europe is being expanded to include longhaul...

http://www.austrianaviation.net/news...ecken-aoc.html

My take is they will transfer the OS 763 to EW when mainline OS gets new A359.
OS is to get 359? Interesting, this is the first time I read about that.
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Old Sep 2, 2015, 1:44 pm
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Originally Posted by whiskey_sk
OS is to get 359? Interesting, this is the first time I read about that.
See slide in post #6 in this thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufth...m-19sep13.html

They have placed 25 firm orders and 30 options... OS had to prove the turnaround was done before they get new aircraft.
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Old Oct 9, 2015, 2:57 am
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The first A332 D-AXGA has been retrofited completely in HAM with a new cabin and satcom:








It seems GECAS paid for the interiors too.
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Old Oct 9, 2015, 2:34 pm
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looks sort of similar to the AirTanker A332 interiors. No C, just endless Y.
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Old Oct 9, 2015, 3:24 pm
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Atleast its not 3-3-3 in coach like on other A332 operated by charter
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Old Oct 9, 2015, 5:43 pm
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Atleast its not 3-3-3 in coach like on other A332 operated by charter
going OT for a bit, but while we badmouth charter seating, the AirTanker 332 had the most generous Y legroom I've ever seen (and 2-4-2 of course).
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Old Dec 8, 2015, 2:40 am
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EW loghaul is having a rough time. D-AXGA was AOG in CUN, the replacement Tuifly 763 D-ATYE went AOG in BGI. Now they chartered a HiFly 343 (CS-TQZ) and Tuifly 763 (D-ATYG) to help out. The new 332 D-AXGB is still not in service pending EASA checks for the retrofit.
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Old Dec 31, 2015, 8:39 am
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After 6 weeks of operation they managed to stay below the EU261 compensation line a total of 6 times!
What a wonderfull start of this mavelous planned idea....congrats to the LH management! ^^
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