AC 747-400; Who remembers these birds?!!?
Jul 12, 2017, 2:42 pm
#136
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It was pre-A320. It was on the 727's and possibly on the DC9's. There was also "Chicago Class" on DC-9s between YUL/YYZ and ORD to compete with UA and AA who offered wide body and first class service. 2X2 seating (Middle seat vacant on 3 side) all service on china and glassware. Hot towels, complete chilled meal, bar, coffee, liqueurs. It was a heck of a lot of service on a 1:20 flight.
Jul 12, 2017, 3:58 pm
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Jul 12, 2017, 4:12 pm
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I believe the name Executive First coincided with the removal of First Class just as Continental had done with the removal of their First and the branding of Business First. I believe the first evolution into International Business Class came with the L1011-500's (Config 12F/24C/178Y). "J" was originally "C" and branded as AC Intercontinental Class.
Jul 13, 2017, 3:53 am
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Jul 13, 2017, 1:18 pm
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Jul 13, 2017, 2:14 pm
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I flew to ORD regularly for committee work and loved that Chicago class while it lasted. Nothing like a hot breakfast in Y washed down with a Mimosa or straight "Champagne"...
Sep 29, 2020, 1:07 pm
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This article covers all "Jumbo's" but I thought it worth sharing nonetheless.
https://simpleflying.com/air-canada-boeing-747-fate/
https://simpleflying.com/air-canada-boeing-747-fate/
Oct 1, 2020, 10:54 am
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According to Planspotters, the 4 CP 744's were delivered between Dec 1990 and April 1995. AC only kept them a few years after the merger, the last being sold in 2005.
Oct 1, 2020, 9:38 pm
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Those 744 were used almost exclusively on CP's pacific routes to NRT, HKG, BKK and MNL. I recall flight 4 and 8 were combined to a DC-10 at YVR to YYZ with immigration clearance at YYZ.
Oct 1, 2020, 10:28 pm
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CP had four 744's.
The original CP had four -200's.
The original CP had four -200's.
Oct 1, 2020, 11:42 pm
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I believe I flew on a CP 744 YVR-HNL-SYD back in November of 1992. The trip even earned me some kind of status, Canadian Plus Presidents Club. Unfortunately I didn't ever use said status, and it expired before I took any further flights with CP.
Oct 2, 2020, 9:11 am
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CP had four 744's.
The original CP had four -200's.
The original CP had four -200's.