Version of 330 Flown
 

Hello all. This my first time posting in the Cathay section and just wanted a little info from anyone who is familiar.

I have an upcoming trip NRT-MNL on flight 549 out of NRT to HKG then flight 905 to MNL.

Can anyone tell me what version of the A330 is flown on these routes? Do any of these aircraft have the new business class?

Thanks in advance.

They do have new J on some flights but on 521, it will be 330 regional business and economy class.549 is EQV, aircraft varies on date.

905 is EQV as well , unless you take 903 or 919, which is a 74A and has the new business class

hope it helps :):)

Irrational Safety Concern?
 

Quick Question - hopefully easily answered (or my fears can be assuaged):

I have an upcoming SIN-HKG flight on a 330. Following the AF crash, my family is not excited about this. Does anyone know if the speed sensors on CX's 330's have been updated? Or if there is any cause for concern?

I am flying on an AA award ticket, so if I wanted to change the itin, any idea if CX / AA would waive fees? Thanks.

SIN-HKG ^ Famliar and routine route for me.

First of all, AF crash was an A330-200 but CX A330 are A330-300's

Second, the speed sensors on CX are all one step ahead then those on AF
Dont worry, everyday there are so many A330 flying around the world.


You can watch my videos for SIN-HKG on an A330 at

www.youtube.com/sealalula

Hope you enjoy them :P

You wouldn't be able to get fees waived if the reason is an irrational fear of flying on an A330.

^ :D haha

I do not think that you should place the blame of the crash on the speed sensors and the Airbus A330 aircraft type. As the speed sensors may have only played a minor factor in the crash and different aircraft like a Boeing 777 have been involved in a separate incident (Qantas Flight 72).

To reassure you, Cathay Pacific maintains one of the best fleets in the world and hardly any accidents have been involved in 30+ years. There are still many factors out there in the sky causing accidents but we can not stop all of them.

I used to be scared of flying , seriously.

But since i flew the CX A330 to HKG , i wasnt that scared anymore.
From then on i start to go further !!!!!

Indeed - you might even get your lifetime flights to double figures before the end of the year. I'm sure we all look forward to your celebrations of that milestone.

While there are differences, these two aircraft types are very almost identical from a systems perspective.

Do you have a cite to support this contention?

We do not know whether or not Cathay has changed the speed sensors, because Airbus only makes that a "recommendation" rather than a "requirement."

However, to date there are not many crashes that's associated with irregular speed readings. In today's news report on FoxNews they concluded that the plane went down NOT because of the speed sensors. The true cause is unknown but they ruled out speed sensors causes the crash.

Finally, I really doubt CX will waive your fee when you tell them you're scare to fly. Try the "my boyfriend has broken up with me" tactic that my female co-worker always uses and seems to get away with murder with that line. She once got a full flight ticket refunded in the last minute with that excuse... :)

Try NEVER. CX has never had an accident. They have lost 2 planes due to unlawful acts (i.e. hijacking/bombing).
http://www.airsafe.com/events/airlines/cathay.htm

The "speed sensors" (pitot tubes) are from a different supplier on the CX planes then those used on AF. Can't give you link cause it came out in an internal memo.

Really? That's weird, I dug up these two accidents, http://www.planecrashinfo.com/1967/1967-74.htm,

and this,

http://aviation-safety.net/database/...?id=19490224-0

Apparently, not all airlines can escape accidents/incidents. This is why I would prefer to say 'hardly, 30 years ago' and that Cathay Pacific maintains their aircraft well.

Good finds. In all of the research I have done I hadn't come across those. However, I believe the Convair was actually considered an "incident" officially. I know...semantics, but never-the-less. ;)

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date type registration operator fat. location pic cat
30-JUN-1994 Airbus A330-321 F-WWKH Airbus Industrie 7 Toulouse-Bla... A1
15-MAR-2000 Airbus A330-322 9M-MKB Malaysia Airlines 0 Kuala Lumpur... A1
24-JUL-2001 Airbus A330-243 4R-ALE SriLankan Airlines 0 Colombo-Band... C1
24-JUL-2001 Airbus A330-243 4R-ALF SriLankan Airlines 0 Colombo-Band... C1
01-JUN-2009 Airbus A330-203 F-GZCP Air France 228 near São Pedro an... A1