Originally Posted by
Mikey Mike Mike
2. For us in Halifax, i think there are only 2 or 3 options.
* The obvious move would be to Rouge YHZ to LHR and keep it as a Max Operation.
* Put it to A321ULR before the Maxes all leave the mainline fleet, though I suspect the route is too lean for a high number of biz seats, and the capacity may not be there for a daily flight.
* I'm guessing a A321 may just make it, or switch it to an A330 but again - too large for the market. (I dream about a 767 returning to the route with that lovely 2-3-2 config. (or was it 2-4-2?)
Originally Posted by
pilotboy1985YYC
As for YHZ-LHR, I'm really hoping it doesn't get rouged but I think that's exactly what's going to happen. The J loads are usually always full on this route, so they'd lose some revenue there by rouging it but I don't see them putting the A321XL on that route nor the A330.
Galardo has said on the record (
Why Air Canada Wants More Range in its Long-Haul Fleet) that the XLR eventually will replace 7M8 on YHZ-LHR.
“If you’re in a smaller airport where you have an obstacle at the end of the runway, or you have a short runway, or you have heat concerns, it starts to cut down the payload,” Galardo said. “That’s a concern, and that’s something I don’t think we factored in when we made the purchase decision.” That means some long routes (like Toronto-to-Prague and Toronto-to-Budapest) will work fine in the summer. So will other thin routes that Air Canada plans, such as Halifax-to-London and Montreal-to-Edinburgh. The XLR will replace 737 Max 8s on both sectors.
That being said,.. he could have been speaking out of turn, or they could very well have changed their strategy/direction since that interview.
Originally Posted by
pilotboy1985YYC
You're not wrong about Halifax getting all the crappy planes. It seems every single YYZ-YHZ-YYZ I take is on the old A321.
It's YYZ that's the problem
. YHZ to and from YUL is mostly A220s running back and forth.
Originally Posted by
Mikey Mike Mike
Ultimately, the atlantic provinces get all of the rubbish aircraft leftovers.
Now, if you're talking about the rubbish PAL birds that we get to fly to and from YOW...