Originally Posted by
jasonvr

Just when I thought I had things figured out. Are the HKG-YVR and YVR-JFK and HKG-JFK all the exact same plane?
In the present scenario, yes, it is the same aircraft. However, it does not have to be --
CX can operate each of the 3 segments using different A/C if they choose to.
In either case, Availability is managed on a
per-flight and not a per-aircraft basis.