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The A350 is likewise booked up for years ahead. What else is there ? Detailed analysis of the A321XLR, supposedly the wonderplane for the mid-long haul, shows it is not as easy to break even with such a narrowbody on these routes as first suggested.
However, what is happening in the market is a shortage of supply, seemingly for the long term, where the A330-900, a perfectly reasonable and efficient aircraft, is becoming the only widebody actually available for delivery in the medium term. Boeing is pretty much sold out on the 787 long term, getting on towards the end of the decade now. Much of this is their own doing, cutting the 787 production lines back from two to one must be seen now as a mistake (I'll leave aside whether they closed the wrong one), along with inefficient handling of the 777X development losing years of production.
The A350 is likewise booked up for years ahead. What else is there ? Detailed analysis of the A321XLR, supposedly the wonderplane for the mid-long haul, shows it is not as easy to break even with such a narrowbody on these routes as first suggested.
The A350 is likewise booked up for years ahead. What else is there ? Detailed analysis of the A321XLR, supposedly the wonderplane for the mid-long haul, shows it is not as easy to break even with such a narrowbody on these routes as first suggested.
You also have the problems with P&W geared engines - literally hundreds have to be taken off the wing and returned for inspection over the next couple of years - and this at a time when there is a general shortage of parts and engineers to get new builds out of the door never mind fix the current fleet. And there is no hope of having enough to just swap them out for a spare - there aren't enough.
There was a big article in a last months Flight - no-one seems to be able to give any decent info on timescales but it's clear there will be an ongoing shortage of aircraft -for several years
There was a big article in a last months Flight - no-one seems to be able to give any decent info on timescales but it's clear there will be an ongoing shortage of aircraft -for several years
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Not sure if many existing BA Engineers will have A330 type rating and could mean additional training!
Fair point, but easyJet never regretted the move from brand new B737-700s to A319s, if the aircraft is the right one for the business then you need to spend the money. The A339 is more likely at Aer Lingus to be fair.
Up until recently BA had a thriving 3rd party engineering department handling almost every type going. Quite a few had/have A330. The conversion course from 320 to 330 is only a few weeks. Practical OJT may be fun though, Madrid or Dublin anyone? 😁 🍻🍺
BA might find it pretty hard to persuade some members of the short haul crew to switch to long haul, A320 to A330.
If the A330NEO is a replacement for an existing fleet surely the CC would come from LH not SH.
If its an additional fleet then I presume recruitment would be in order.
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Is there such a thing as a short haul crew member , I was under the impression that everybody was mixed fleet and long haul and short haul is mixed over the period of the rostered 6 week, however I could be wrong , does anybody know if you can be short haul ONLY at BA. Just wondering. Thanks.
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Is there such a thing as a short haul crew member , I was under the impression that everybody was mixed fleet and long haul and short haul is mixed over the period of the rostered 6 week, however I could be wrong , does anybody know if you can be short haul ONLY at BA. Just wondering. Thanks.
British Airways is to resume Abu Dhabi in 2024.
British Airways flights between London Heathrow and Abu Dhabi are to resume on the 20 April 2024, daily flights with a Boeing 789.
BA073 LHR 22.25 AUH 08.30+1 789 Daily
BA072 AUH 10.10 LHR 15.20 789 Daily
With the resumption of Abu Dhabi, this brings the amount of destinations served by British Airways to the region to eight.
They include the following.
Abu Dhabi
Amman
Bahrain
Doha
Dubai
Kuwait
Riyadh
Tel Aviv
I wonder if Jeddah might be the next destination in the region to see a possible resumption of service by British Airways 🤔
At one point British Airways had quite a large presence in the region especially compared with today.
They include the following, including the airlines current destinations marked with a +.
Abu Dhabi +
Aden
Aleppo
Amman +
Ankara
Baghdad
Bahrain +
Beirut
Damascus
Damman
Dhahran (Until 1999 on completion of Damman)
Doha +
Dubai +
Jeddah
Kuwait +
Muscat
Riyadh +
Sanaa
Tehran
Tel Aviv +
Some of the above destinations were later served by BMI under franchise to British Airways. But many of those were also flown by British Airways long beforehand.
Edit....After being reminded by others regarding the misleading information regarding BMI under franchise to British Airways. I would like to correct that piece of information. BMED being under a franchise to British Airways and not BMI under a franchise to British Airways. BMED was eventually purchased by BMI and the British Airways connection had ceased. BMI were eventually sold to British Airways.
British Airways flights between London Heathrow and Abu Dhabi are to resume on the 20 April 2024, daily flights with a Boeing 789.
BA073 LHR 22.25 AUH 08.30+1 789 Daily
BA072 AUH 10.10 LHR 15.20 789 Daily
With the resumption of Abu Dhabi, this brings the amount of destinations served by British Airways to the region to eight.
They include the following.
Abu Dhabi
Amman
Bahrain
Doha
Dubai
Kuwait
Riyadh
Tel Aviv
I wonder if Jeddah might be the next destination in the region to see a possible resumption of service by British Airways 🤔
At one point British Airways had quite a large presence in the region especially compared with today.
They include the following, including the airlines current destinations marked with a +.
Abu Dhabi +
Aden
Aleppo
Amman +
Ankara
Baghdad
Bahrain +
Beirut
Damascus
Damman
Dhahran (Until 1999 on completion of Damman)
Doha +
Dubai +
Jeddah
Kuwait +
Muscat
Riyadh +
Sanaa
Tehran
Tel Aviv +
Some of the above destinations were later served by BMI under franchise to British Airways. But many of those were also flown by British Airways long beforehand.
Edit....After being reminded by others regarding the misleading information regarding BMI under franchise to British Airways. I would like to correct that piece of information. BMED being under a franchise to British Airways and not BMI under a franchise to British Airways. BMED was eventually purchased by BMI and the British Airways connection had ceased. BMI were eventually sold to British Airways.
Last edited by Sotonsean; 20th Oct 2023 at 21:04.
But nonetheless, they are previous destinations flown by British Airways.