Odds of getting an a220 instead of an a319
Nov 20, 2018, 8:42 pm
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Good chance it will change to an A320 by then or even one of the very new Embraers, A319 at LX are not that old, until recently on that route you could have had a F100 operated for LX by Helvetic......
Nov 21, 2018, 8:51 am
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Not as old as perhaps some of the MD80 in the US, or the classic B747 flying in Iran, but LX A319 fleet was supposed to have been phased out already, they are from 1996-97...
Nov 21, 2018, 9:15 am
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25 by wikipedia.. and:
The aircraft are based in Geneva and Zurich flying on trunk business routes like Amsterdam, Birmingham, Budapest, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Lisbon, London Heathrow, Luxembourg, Madrid, Manchester, Milan, Nice, Oslo, Paris CDG, Stuttgart, and even recently started flying the steep approach to London City, which would be a special trip to take for any first flight on the type.
This is from August.. no Rome/FCO.
The aircraft are based in Geneva and Zurich flying on trunk business routes like Amsterdam, Birmingham, Budapest, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Lisbon, London Heathrow, Luxembourg, Madrid, Manchester, Milan, Nice, Oslo, Paris CDG, Stuttgart, and even recently started flying the steep approach to London City, which would be a special trip to take for any first flight on the type.
This is from August.. no Rome/FCO.
Nov 21, 2018, 12:52 pm
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25 by wikipedia.. and:
The aircraft are based in Geneva and Zurich flying on trunk business routes like Amsterdam, Birmingham, Budapest, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Lisbon, London Heathrow, Luxembourg, Madrid, Manchester, Milan, Nice, Oslo, Paris CDG, Stuttgart, and even recently started flying the steep approach to London City, which would be a special trip to take for any first flight on the type.
This is from August.. no Rome/FCO.
The aircraft are based in Geneva and Zurich flying on trunk business routes like Amsterdam, Birmingham, Budapest, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Lisbon, London Heathrow, Luxembourg, Madrid, Manchester, Milan, Nice, Oslo, Paris CDG, Stuttgart, and even recently started flying the steep approach to London City, which would be a special trip to take for any first flight on the type.
This is from August.. no Rome/FCO.
Nov 21, 2018, 12:52 pm
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There is a good chance that an A319 will be upgauged to a A320 or A321, depending on demand.
Less chance of a switch to an CS100 / CS300 except for IRROPS, since it's a different fleet.
And on a side-note: "Old" is always relative for commercial aircraft. The OP is from YUL, where the local airline flies some of the oldest A32x out there...
Less chance of a switch to an CS100 / CS300 except for IRROPS, since it's a different fleet.
And on a side-note: "Old" is always relative for commercial aircraft. The OP is from YUL, where the local airline flies some of the oldest A32x out there...
Nov 21, 2018, 1:14 pm
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LH itself stil flies two A320s from 1989, and while I can't be sure if I'd flown on any of these, I'm sure I've flown at least on one from the early 90s batch, and I could scarcely tell the difference from the NEO, except for a slight difference in sound
All interiors are updated and the airplanes are very well maintained. No reason to even consider the age.
All interiors are updated and the airplanes are very well maintained. No reason to even consider the age.
Nov 21, 2018, 3:21 pm
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LH itself stil flies two A320s from 1989, and while I can't be sure if I'd flown on any of these, I'm sure I've flown at least on one from the early 90s batch, and I could scarcely tell the difference from the NEO, except for a slight difference in sound
All interiors are updated and the airplanes are very well maintained. No reason to even consider the age.
All interiors are updated and the airplanes are very well maintained. No reason to even consider the age.
Nov 21, 2018, 7:30 pm
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I did’nt enjoy my F100 flights on Helvetic & HB-JVC is from 1994
Nov 22, 2018, 4:33 pm
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Well maybe the term "old" started a debate bigger than anticipated. I'll take an A319 over a CRJ200 anytime regardless of how old the A319 could be. That being said, if per chance I could try the A220 (or CSeries as proud Canadian as I may be), I would jump on the occasion in an instant. Well I will follow the news on FT to see if SWISS updates their fleet info in the coming months.
Nov 22, 2018, 11:14 pm
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Well maybe the term "old" started a debate bigger than anticipated. I'll take an A319 over a CRJ200 anytime regardless of how old the A319 could be. That being said, if per chance I could try the A220 (or CSeries as proud Canadian as I may be), I would jump on the occasion in an instant. Well I will follow the news on FT to see if SWISS updates their fleet info in the coming months.
Its such a short hop & due to operational reasons on the day including load you could get any of the SH fleet & that’s a lot of aircraft type for LX to chose from, when it includes Helvetic.
Nov 28, 2018, 2:46 pm
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There is a good chance that an A319 will be upgauged to a A320 or A321, depending on demand.
Less chance of a switch to an CS100 / CS300 except for IRROPS, since it's a different fleet.
And on a side-note: "Old" is always relative for commercial aircraft. The OP is from YUL, where the local airline flies some of the oldest A32x out there...
Less chance of a switch to an CS100 / CS300 except for IRROPS, since it's a different fleet.
And on a side-note: "Old" is always relative for commercial aircraft. The OP is from YUL, where the local airline flies some of the oldest A32x out there...