BBerg: Qatar Airways Looks at Loaning Wide-Body Jets to British Airways
May 10, 2018, 3:01 am
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The ATR has an ETOPS rating of 120 min. Awkward ...
It's interesting that the article doesn't mention ANA. They have over 80 787 with RR engines.
BTW The routes to Europe will be affected with the reduced ETOPS rating. Central Russian isn't know for a high airport density. JP-US seems to be unaffected as there are airports all over Eastern Russia and Alaska.
It's interesting that the article doesn't mention ANA. They have over 80 787 with RR engines.
BTW The routes to Europe will be affected with the reduced ETOPS rating. Central Russian isn't know for a high airport density. JP-US seems to be unaffected as there are airports all over Eastern Russia and Alaska.
Yes of course, I did not thought of the Central Russia problem, as I always associate ETOPS with oceans.
@chongcao: ANA does not complain but is affected by the problem and put out a press release some time ago about it and the impact.
May 10, 2018, 3:05 am
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Further restrictions on the Rolls Royce powered Dreamliner published yesterday quoted here
Seems the dream changed to nightmare
Seems the dream changed to nightmare
May 10, 2018, 3:28 am
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So as not to make this sound any bigger than it is: There doesn't seem to be anything new in that article. It seems to talk about the changes in mid-April, which have already had an effect on BA operations such as routings and schedules.
May 10, 2018, 3:39 am
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So as not to make this sound any bigger than it is: There doesn't seem to be anything new in that article. It seems to talk about the changes in mid-April, which have already had an effect on BA operations such as routings and schedules.
Interesting to see one or two articles saying this saga may not be resolved before 2022.
https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/roll...-new-advisory/
May 10, 2018, 3:51 am
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May 10, 2018, 4:06 am
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Not cancelled as such. Etops also requires addition aircraft equipment etc which will remain in place. As soon as the engines are repaired or replaced the aircraft will return to full Etops status.
May 10, 2018, 5:45 am
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May 10, 2018, 7:26 am
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Thanks for the clarification - it does make sense to keep all the equipment in good order for this.
May 10, 2018, 8:09 am
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That might be a bit premature as the errant blades are made by a Japanese company. A fact which is unlikely to have escaped RR.
