Originally Posted by
harry the cod
Wizofoz
Reminds me of when the father took his son to the zoo and as they walked past the elephants, his son turned and asked:
'Dad, what's that big long thing between it's legs?'
His Dad replied 'it's a penis son, surely you'd know that at your age. Why do you ask?'
'Well, I was here last week with Mum and when I asked her, she stuttered..oh..oh..it's nothing son...nothing at all!'
'Son', his Dad responded, 'you have to remember.....your mother's been spoilt!'
Well, I think you've been spoilt too. A B757 or 747-400 is long in the tooth but a B777LR?
Harry
Harry, I believe Wiz meant that the 10 strong -200LR fleet is going to be stretched thin with regards to covering its schedule.
Planned -200LR flying in Summer 16'
EK219/220 Orlando (2 aircraft)
EK227/228 Seattle (2 aircraft)
EK251/252 Panama City (2 aircraft)
EK326/327 Yinchuan and Zhengzhou
EK448/449 Auckland (2 aircraft)
In addition to Haneda, Seychelles and Mumbai + the usual -300ER subs here and there.
EK227/8 (SEA) and EK219/220 (MCO) have already been operated with the -300ER when demand picks up. I assume the former will be the first to switch to -300ER permanently if the fleet requirements dictate it.
I also would not be surprised if GRU/GIG went back to the -200LR, considering the current state of the Brazilian economy. Some very lightly loaded -300ERs flying to GRU at the moment, I hear.