Goodbye B-HOV
Mar 5, 2013 | 11:04 pm
#1
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Tokyo, Vancouver, Hong Kong, Dublin
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Goodbye B-HOV
Saw these couple of last photos of B-HOV from someone's post on facebook and wanted to share
http://instagram.com/p/WgArCeCabw/
http://instagram.com/p/Wf5DLZiaSV/
http://instagram.com/p/WgArCeCabw/
http://instagram.com/p/Wf5DLZiaSV/
Mar 6, 2013 | 12:07 am
#3
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: KMQ, HND, SIN
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Yes Sad. I'm certainly making the most of the 747's from HKG to HND and down to SIN.
Booked on SIN-HKG on Friday. Its an ageing relative who only has limited time left.....
Booked on SIN-HKG on Friday. Its an ageing relative who only has limited time left.....
Mar 6, 2013 | 4:49 am
#6
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: CX, UA, Shangri-La, Hyatt, Starwood
Posts: 8,245
seeing it like that puts it in perspective how much $ we spend for such a tiny piece of real estate each flight. I bet the lot of us on here have spent in excess of $10mm USD for travel in that upper deck
really great picture btw. indeed sad to see them go
really great picture btw. indeed sad to see them go
Mar 6, 2013 | 4:56 pm
#7
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 1,042
What happened to all those seats ripped out? I know the shell Y will probably be retained to be used on the regional retrofit program, but what about the herringbone J and F? Can we get them from CXcitement? 
Putting one of those seats at a corner of my home would make a great place to relax
Putting one of those seats at a corner of my home would make a great place to relax
Mar 6, 2013 | 8:09 pm
#8
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Some hole
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Nope. The seats being used for the new regional Y will be coming from the 77W while the A330's will get it from the retrofitted A330 as they have different dimensions. The seats on the 744 will be either disposed of or rather replace seats that have problems on exisiting 744's.
Mar 16, 2013 | 6:29 am
#12
Join Date: Jun 2005
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If my memory is correct, HOS completed D-check about 2011 or 2012. So plenty of time to go. CX choose those bird close to it D-check cycle to retire in order to save $$$.
Mar 29, 2013 | 6:06 am
#15
Join Date: Jan 2011
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Really a shame to see them go, CX's 744s were always a beautiful sight and a pleasure to fly in.
But let's face it: the MEL-lists kept getting longer, the delays and cancellations due to technical issues also. Probably it was not one of Cathay's very best decissions to bring in many more aircraft (with different engine) so late in their lifespan (when SQ decided to get rid of same). The BCF program seems to have been disapointing and HKE was already crooked when they got it).
That said I'm still hoping their replacement will be 747s and not vibrate with only two monstrous engines.
But let's face it: the MEL-lists kept getting longer, the delays and cancellations due to technical issues also. Probably it was not one of Cathay's very best decissions to bring in many more aircraft (with different engine) so late in their lifespan (when SQ decided to get rid of same). The BCF program seems to have been disapointing and HKE was already crooked when they got it).
That said I'm still hoping their replacement will be 747s and not vibrate with only two monstrous engines.