EVA AIR 2018 Outlook/Future Fleet Plans
Nov 4, 2018, 9:29 pm
#196
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Nov 5, 2018, 11:12 am
#197
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Nov 5, 2018, 12:56 pm
#198
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Nov 5, 2018, 5:30 pm
#199
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Nope. I seem to remember they switched the EWR stop to ANC for a while and switched back. Did they stop the SEA stopover when they moved to 777?
Nov 5, 2018, 6:05 pm
#200
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Does anyone know if EVA has taken delivery of its second 787-9? I see that tomorrow's (7 Nov) BR 891 and BR 851 are both scheduled to be operated by 787-9 .. the flights depart TPE 1 hour 5 mins apart ...
Nov 5, 2018, 8:45 pm
#201
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The 2nd aircraft was delivered on Oct29. It has been undergoing EIS servicing by EGAT for the last few days, including engine swaps.
Nov 6, 2018, 11:14 am
#203
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I seem to recall BR operated to EWR 7 days a weeks but only via SEA 3 days a week. The other days were via ANC. So MD11 on days via SEA and 747-400 on days via ANC. SEA-EWR didn't last that long... I think it went away completely after BR got enough 747 combi to start daily to EWR via ANC.
ANC stop was dropped when BR introduced 777-300ER on the route, which switched to JFK a few years later.
ANC stop was dropped when BR introduced 777-300ER on the route, which switched to JFK a few years later.
Nov 7, 2018, 12:32 am
#204
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I don't remember that EWR got to daily but that makes sense - especially since they stopped JFK. I think SEA-EWR lasted a few years (at least 4) since I lived on the east coast back then and remember transitting at SEA more than ANC, if at all (I transitted ANC once for sure on CI).
I don't remember they actually used the M11 for EWR - I thought it was JFK but someone said that was not true. I do remember that when they did SEA-TPE on the MD-11, the plane actually stopped at ANC also. I remember asking about that since I thought the MD-11 could do nonstop.
Also, when they first started TPE-SEA-EWR, it was actually a redeye out of SEA into EWR in the morning and the flight would get back to TPE late afternoon. Then the switched to the evening schedule.
SEA-EWR were frequently pretty empty in all 4 cabins but I guess it was nowhere nearly as bad as LAX-PTY.
I also remember one FA telling me she was doing SEA-EWR-SEA same day turn.
I don't remember they actually used the M11 for EWR - I thought it was JFK but someone said that was not true. I do remember that when they did SEA-TPE on the MD-11, the plane actually stopped at ANC also. I remember asking about that since I thought the MD-11 could do nonstop.
Also, when they first started TPE-SEA-EWR, it was actually a redeye out of SEA into EWR in the morning and the flight would get back to TPE late afternoon. Then the switched to the evening schedule.
SEA-EWR were frequently pretty empty in all 4 cabins but I guess it was nowhere nearly as bad as LAX-PTY.
I also remember one FA telling me she was doing SEA-EWR-SEA same day turn.
Nov 7, 2018, 2:56 am
#205
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I don't remember that EWR got to daily but that makes sense - especially since they stopped JFK. I think SEA-EWR lasted a few years (at least 4) since I lived on the east coast back then and remember transitting at SEA more than ANC, if at all (I transitted ANC once for sure on CI).
I don't remember they actually used the M11 for EWR - I thought it was JFK but someone said that was not true. I do remember that when they did SEA-TPE on the MD-11, the plane actually stopped at ANC also. I remember asking about that since I thought the MD-11 could do nonstop.
Also, when they first started TPE-SEA-EWR, it was actually a redeye out of SEA into EWR in the morning and the flight would get back to TPE late afternoon. Then the switched to the evening schedule.
SEA-EWR were frequently pretty empty in all 4 cabins but I guess it was nowhere nearly as bad as LAX-PTY.
I also remember one FA telling me she was doing SEA-EWR-SEA same day turn.
I don't remember they actually used the M11 for EWR - I thought it was JFK but someone said that was not true. I do remember that when they did SEA-TPE on the MD-11, the plane actually stopped at ANC also. I remember asking about that since I thought the MD-11 could do nonstop.
Also, when they first started TPE-SEA-EWR, it was actually a redeye out of SEA into EWR in the morning and the flight would get back to TPE late afternoon. Then the switched to the evening schedule.
SEA-EWR were frequently pretty empty in all 4 cabins but I guess it was nowhere nearly as bad as LAX-PTY.
I also remember one FA telling me she was doing SEA-EWR-SEA same day turn.
The only MD-11 that was flying in that time frame from Taipei to US was China airlines to SFO.
It it is correct that the crew would do SEA/EWR same day turn. Because crew told me that.
EWR started 4 times a week- then daily- then 4 times a week/thrice a week to JFK- then back to daily.
Nov 7, 2018, 3:30 am
#206
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I would always do a layover in SEA before continuing to EWR. It was a bit strange because I still went through customs, but they just gave me a small note saying I was flying domestic. So, the agents just let me waltz through. Seems like a lot could have gone wrong and probably couldn’t happen again after 9/11.
Nov 7, 2018, 3:35 am
#207
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I seem to recall BR operated to EWR 7 days a weeks but only via SEA 3 days a week. The other days were via ANC. So MD11 on days via SEA and 747-400 on days via ANC. SEA-EWR didn't last that long... I think it went away completely after BR got enough 747 combi to start daily to EWR via ANC.
ANC stop was dropped when BR introduced 777-300ER on the route, which switched to JFK a few years later.
ANC stop was dropped when BR introduced 777-300ER on the route, which switched to JFK a few years later.
BR31/32 started with 4 time weekly via Seattle in 1993. It then went daily after more combi was delivered. From May 1995 it was split to TPE-SEA-EWR and TPE-ANC-JFK (35/36). The JFK service stopped sometime in late 1996. 31/32 became daily EWR-SEA-TPE. After dedicated Seattle service was launched (25/26). BR31/32 went to 4 time weekly and then expanded to 5 time weekly (via ANC in return). 31/32 went both direction direct after 77W replaced 747.
So basically when Seattle got its own dedicated service, EWR/JFK went via ANC permanently (but reduction to 4 times a week). I can’t remember how Seattle service got expanded to where it is now.
Nov 7, 2018, 3:41 am
#208
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I would always do a layover in SEA before continuing to EWR. It was a bit strange because I still went through customs, but they just gave me a small note saying I was flying domestic. So, the agents just let me waltz through. Seems like a lot could have gone wrong and probably couldn’t happen again after 9/11.
