Originally Posted by
garykung
Under CAD 371:
I was not able to obtain HK's FAU agreement. However, I was able to obtain Canada's CUPE CBA, which says:
So using isolated passenger seats is workable.
Sounds like more than you.
I agree. However - if this is what Airbus is posing its customers, airlines, like CX, should seriously think about the reliability of its products. Personally, I have been trying to avoid flying any Airbuses as much as possible, especially overwater routes.
CX owns the planes. CX has absolute authority on which aircrafts on which routes.
As I repeatedly said - I merely pointed out the possibility, rather than saying that CX should use A333s for SEA-HKG.
The range advertised by Airbus is neither taking the wind into account nor using numbers with a full load. The range there is a still air distance with full load of fuel but a minimum load of pax and cargo. In reality airlines usually fly their A333 on routes at around 9500km max.
While flying the route could be done, it will require a large restriction in the load which means it can only be done when the plane is almost empty, especially when flying back from SEA.