New First class retrofit info
Sep 14, 2010, 1:27 pm
#78
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Sep 16, 2010, 1:27 am
#79
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A D check is far to rare. They will probably pull the aircraft out.
Sep 16, 2010, 10:03 am
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LH new First Class A380
Saw these pictures for the new LH first class:
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Lufth...0589d311f53e75
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Lufth...0589d311f53e75
Quite impressive ^
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Lufth...0589d311f53e75
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Lufth...0589d311f53e75
Quite impressive ^
Sep 16, 2010, 11:32 am
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LH Technical mentioned 1,400 hours for a 777 C check, but this also include repairs, retrofits, and modifications.
Last edited by Jalinth; Sep 16, 2010 at 11:38 am Reason: Mispost
Sep 16, 2010, 11:36 am
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Saw these pictures for the new LH first class:
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Lufth...0589d311f53e75
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Lufth...0589d311f53e75
Quite impressive ^
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Lufth...0589d311f53e75
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Lufth...0589d311f53e75
Quite impressive ^
Sep 16, 2010, 12:00 pm
#83
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Thanks. This is a number but it would be even more interesting to know how much downtime this usually requires per aircraft. The 1,400 hours are of course done by huge teams...
Sep 17, 2010, 9:30 am
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anybody experienced technical issues? On 2D I needed the inflight crew to help me three times to "reset" the seat because it was stuck...
Sep 17, 2010, 1:41 pm
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No not C-Check, the first refit is solely mods as it's also the first A346 to get Flynet II so there's going to be some more work as well as getting them certified by the authorities. But the following retrofits would be incorporated into IL/D-Checks.
Sep 26, 2010, 8:01 pm
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While I doubt we'll know anytime soon, I for one would love to see it on the FRA-EWR-FRA A343 for purely selfish reasons (as I'm sure you would as well). I know there was a lot of anticipation (for good reason) for JFK being the launch platform for the A380, so I only think it would be fair to give us some access to the new F product 
!
I'm not too far off from booking an end of summer 2011 trip from NYC-DUS and was planning on routing through ZRH to fly LX, but might have to change my plans up and route through FRA. (disclaimer: on reread it sounded to much like I would be purchasing a revenue ticket, so I want to be honest and say this will be an award ticket).
As always, thanks for giving us this info!
!I'm not too far off from booking an end of summer 2011 trip from NYC-DUS and was planning on routing through ZRH to fly LX, but might have to change my plans up and route through FRA. (disclaimer: on reread it sounded to much like I would be purchasing a revenue ticket, so I want to be honest and say this will be an award ticket).
As always, thanks for giving us this info!
Sep 27, 2010, 2:11 am
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While I doubt we'll know anytime soon, I for one would love to see it on the FRA-EWR-FRA A343 for purely selfish reasons (as I'm sure you would as well). I know there was a lot of anticipation (for good reason) for JFK being the launch platform for the A380, so I only think it would be fair to give us some access to the new F product !
I'm not too far off from booking an end of summer 2011 trip from NYC-DUS and was planning on routing through ZRH to fly LX, but might have to change my plans up and route through FRA. (disclaimer: on reread it sounded to much like I would be purchasing a revenue ticket, so I want to be honest and say this will be an award ticket).
As always, thanks for giving us this info!
!I'm not too far off from booking an end of summer 2011 trip from NYC-DUS and was planning on routing through ZRH to fly LX, but might have to change my plans up and route through FRA. (disclaimer: on reread it sounded to much like I would be purchasing a revenue ticket, so I want to be honest and say this will be an award ticket).
As always, thanks for giving us this info!
Last edited by supermasterphil; Sep 27, 2010 at 7:25 am
Sep 27, 2010, 5:56 am
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I didn't see anything re: Munich, so if I'm reading your post correctly, are you saying the A346 is a Munich-based plane (presently, of course)? If so, I didn't know this, thanks!
Sep 27, 2010, 6:53 am
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