Originally Posted by
derek2010
B-HLM/N/O/T/U/V <-- Why this group will retire ?
B-HLP/Q/R/S/W <-- Why this group will retire ?
B-HWM
B-HYG/I/J/Q <-- Why this group will retire ?
B-LAA/B
B-LAD/E/F/J/K/L/M/N/O/P/Q/R/X/Z <-- Why in this group excluding B-LAD/E/F ?
B-LBA/B/C/J
B-LBD/E/F/G/H/I/K
Probably because of this:
Originally Posted by
djsflynn
Here's what CX has said about the overall A330 refurb program:
From the end of this year, Cathay will embark on an extensive upgrade of its regional A330 fleet.
The end goal is to streamline the regional A330 fleet into a single configuration, compared to today’s three variants.
“The A330 fleet today is a bit complex, we have a lot of different configurations,” Vivet reflects. “Eventually we’ll get to just one configuration, completely retrofitted with the new experience.”
But not every regional A330 will receive this Cinderella-like transformation.
In the medium term, Cathay will still fly those A330s which have received a light-touch refresh of the 2-2-2 business class cabin including new seat coverings and USB-C outlets.
“The older A330s which have not been refreshed will be retired,” Vivet explains.
“The mid-life ones that have got the refresh (will stay around longer), and the ones that are staying with us for the longer term are going to be retrofitted.”
Vivet wouldn’t share how long it would take to reach that single configuration, or the final size of the regional A330 fleet.
From
https://www.executivetraveller.com/n...business-class
It is not unreasonable to believe that the ones that are currently 15 years old and younger will stay around for quite another while and get the new product. B-LAJ would be the first one in that category. All of the others are between 18 and 25 years old and it seems that from that batch, only the ones that have received the refreshed 2-2-2 configuration will stick around in the medium term and the others will retire. So which frames have received the touch up then?