Actually, this is very interesting. Several times I flew the late HKG-LAX and then connected to the LAX-JFK AA redeye because it's a very good use of time in that you get a full day in HKG, leave late at night, and effectively arrive early the next morning in New York. You don't waste any "day time" in transit. It's also two redeyes in a row, which for some might be bad, but certainly in J/F that allows for lots of sleep. I've always re-adjusted to the time change fine on this schedule.

So now with 888 doing a 1-stop via YVR on a similar schedule it makes the trip a little less painless, namely no connection in LAX (sometimes the layover is very
long).
Certainly makes more sense than the current 888 that departs HKG mid-afternoon and arrives JFK late at night -- I don't know why anyone would take that over the evening nonstop 840.

Is 889 JFK-YVR-HKG on the same schedule as previously?