Time for AC to consider A380's, at least for some lucrative routes?
Jan 12, 2018, 10:26 am
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Rouge's A321's are 2 years old while AC's mainline ones are almost 15 years old.
The A319s are on average 19.6 years old compared with 20.3 for the rouge 763's. Interesting that people tend to think of the 763's as long in the tooth when the A319's are within 1 year of their age and have almost certainly done far more cycles.
The A319s are on average 19.6 years old compared with 20.3 for the rouge 763's. Interesting that people tend to think of the 763's as long in the tooth when the A319's are within 1 year of their age and have almost certainly done far more cycles.
Puts the 763 s as manufactured around 1997, which surely is not right. The 763s include mainly those originally bought by AC, way earlier, maybe some bought by CP also earlier, and a few they gor around the time of the meter, which again were already old at that time.
Jan 12, 2018, 10:32 am
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I see where you are getting this. But it does not sound right.
Puts the 763 s as manufactured around 1997, which surely is not right. The 763s include mainly those originally bought by AC, way earlier, maybe some bought by CP also earlier, and a few they gor around the time of the meter, which again were already old at that time.
Puts the 763 s as manufactured around 1997, which surely is not right. The 763s include mainly those originally bought by AC, way earlier, maybe some bought by CP also earlier, and a few they gor around the time of the meter, which again were already old at that time.
Jan 12, 2018, 10:44 am
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I see where you are getting this. But it does not sound right.
Puts the 763 s as manufactured around 1997, which surely is not right. The 763s include mainly those originally bought by AC, way earlier, maybe some bought by CP also earlier, and a few they gor around the time of the meter, which again were already old at that time.
Puts the 763 s as manufactured around 1997, which surely is not right. The 763s include mainly those originally bought by AC, way earlier, maybe some bought by CP also earlier, and a few they gor around the time of the meter, which again were already old at that time.
Jan 12, 2018, 10:48 am
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AC has transferred the newer 763's to Rouge and kept the older ones at mainline. If you go back to the airfleets link I provided for AC you will note that AC's 763 average age is 28.6 years. Presumably this is because the plan is to phase out the 763's from mainline pretty soon but they want to keep the rouge ones flying for a fair number of years yet.
As to the white elephant, Airbus is talking about phasing out production, except if EK ends up buying more.
Feb 13, 2019, 11:31 pm
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Seems like the time is now: https://www.mail.com/int/news/europe...-stage-hero1-4
Feb 13, 2019, 11:55 pm
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@Stranger posted this line on Jan 12, 2018
Headline now at Reuters. Pretty impressive there, Stranger.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-a...-idUSKCN1Q30K4
AC can use them for YUL-YOW.
Headline now at Reuters. Pretty impressive there, Stranger.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-a...-idUSKCN1Q30K4
AC can use them for YUL-YOW.
Feb 14, 2019, 6:27 am
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Feb 14, 2019, 8:44 am
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Feb 14, 2019, 8:47 am
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I was thinking they might be able to revive YYC-YQF. I'm sure that would make @HerpaYvr happy 
Feb 14, 2019, 8:53 am
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I was thinking they might be able to revive YYC-YQF. I'm sure that would make @HerpaYvr happy
lol
I love the A380, such a cool plane
The A380 is wider than the YQF runway, lol, but you are right that would make me happy
