I guess this means that there is only going to be one flight between YVR and SYD during the peak season : (

United is Flying the 787 to MEL in the fall, a pretty good alternative in my opinion if SYD is not your final destination.

I think that experiment in 2012/13 was deemed a failure which is why it wasn't back this winter. Too short a period so when the service started most YVR-SYD were empty, at the end most SYD-YVR flew empty since ski vacations require roundtrip flights. Crew said many flights had terrible load factors, AC35 was full for me going down but 36 had everyone stretched across 3 seats going back :)

Nothing wrong with a pre-reconfig AC 77W, they are just as good as the 77L and worlds ahead of the smaller 787 seats.

Do you think they would do Premium Economy to SYD?

Considering all 777s and 787s will have PE, it is a sure thing SYD will get PE. Just not until the refurb which apparently starts Q4 2015.

All 777 routes will get PE as they are reconfiguring all the current ones to add PE, revamp J and goto 3-4-3 in Y. Just a matter of time.

Eventually the entire long haul fleet will have PE (once all 763's and 330's which don't have the range are retired), so yes.

I am hoping to go in Feb 2015, so i guess no premium economy for me.

Thanks for the info!

I’m not sure what you’re saying. What was the MTOW of AC 77W prior?

Let’s look at 775K 77W on YYZ-HKG :

Using 85% annual wind/temp factor, YYZHKG ESAD is 7,150nm
77W range with full 349 passenger payload is ~ 7,500nm
If AC decide to block any seats on AC15 with a 77W (let alone 19.7%), it’s because they’re choosing freight over PAX and/or extreme weather enroute, not the limitation of the frame itself

I'd imagine once these configs are in place, we won't be seeing LRs in LHR/GRU (and any other odd 777 deployment) - They will stick to the ULH flying they were bought for and the 400-seat ERs won't be on any sectors >13 hrs.

I'd really like an answer from AC on this. I was under the impression ALL of AC's 77Ws were 775,000lb on delivery. This article I linked at the bottom says it went from 760->775k way back in 2003, so obviously AC's models all 2007 or newer would have 775.

Is there a new MTOW upgrade I am not aware of?

As well, this pilots forum states that the higher MTOW on the certificates for AC's 5 newest 77Ws is a misprint. It includes max ramp weight, not takeoff weight. Aircraft would be expected to burn down to 775K before takeoff.

http://www.pprune.org/tech-log/53996...00er-mtow.html

http://www.aviationtoday.com/regions...line_3975.html

I thought they were all 775K too.
I'd assume in the 750-760 range
Guess it's not surprising as 77E and non-ER 773 had multiple MTOW offerings.
Boeing charges for added MTOW and, obviously, AC didn't feel the need with their planned 77W deployment. Why pay for performance you don't need.
Guess the re-config of the 777 fleet has pulled ERs into LR territory where the extra bump really matters

Most airports charge landing fees based on MTOW, so there may have been additional incentive to keep the weight lower.

You guys must know then which seats are best on 77L, for SYD-VYR we are on mid 2015.
Currently assigned 1DG, should we change?