Cathay B747 Classics
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Cathay B747 Classics
Is there a 'retirement' date for these yet? Everyone else who runs these seems to be fallling by the wayside ! Know that there's B744Fs 'on order' but are these to supplement or replace?
Also (bit of an 'anorak' question), did they ever up-date the classic flightdeck like Martinair (CRT ADI & HSI) or Kalita and Evergreen (replacement engine instruments)?
Also (bit of an 'anorak' question), did they ever up-date the classic flightdeck like Martinair (CRT ADI & HSI) or Kalita and Evergreen (replacement engine instruments)?
I believe the engines are coming back to support the rest of the fleet.
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Ummmm, we don't have any -300 frtr's and we never have. We did however have newly refurbished -300 passenger a/c which we sold off to Pakistan only for them to trash them in record time.
Of the -200 frtr's that we do have, none of the engine variants are used by any other a/c in our fleet - either passenger or freighter.
Of the -200 frtr's that we do have, none of the engine variants are used by any other a/c in our fleet - either passenger or freighter.
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From: Gweriniaeth Cymru
tspark
1 ea -200 gone, 1 ea -300 gone. Still have those funny wooden dials on the flight decks.
firewall
you're obviously still in denial or have been on leave for quite some time and didn't read the newspapers - CX is a major shareholder in KA, therefore 'we' do own -300's.
Regards,
N1 Vibes
(Cue wailing and bawling from CX purists)
1 ea -200 gone, 1 ea -300 gone. Still have those funny wooden dials on the flight decks.
firewall
you're obviously still in denial or have been on leave for quite some time and didn't read the newspapers - CX is a major shareholder in KA, therefore 'we' do own -300's.
Regards,
N1 Vibes
(Cue wailing and bawling from CX purists)
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From: Brexitland
7 Classics at the beginning of 2008
HVY - Roller -scrapped already a glider on the Northeast end of Kemble in UK.
HME - GE powered a/c about to be scrapped rather than undergo a $20M 'C' check.
HIH - Roller due to be scrapped early 2009 (or earlier).
HMD/HMF - going late 2009
HVX/HVZ - going in 2010 or sooner.
Some C&T Officers have been retained on 'special' salaries. One office worker (Deputy CP) has been given an accelerated route to STC just to be there when the final 2 Aircraft constitute the 'Fleet'.
Nice work if you can get it.
HVY - Roller -scrapped already a glider on the Northeast end of Kemble in UK.
HME - GE powered a/c about to be scrapped rather than undergo a $20M 'C' check.
HIH - Roller due to be scrapped early 2009 (or earlier).
HMD/HMF - going late 2009
HVX/HVZ - going in 2010 or sooner.
Some C&T Officers have been retained on 'special' salaries. One office worker (Deputy CP) has been given an accelerated route to STC just to be there when the final 2 Aircraft constitute the 'Fleet'.
Nice work if you can get it.
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From: Brexitland
Spanners!
Quite correct - sorry - just talking about CX. Not sure what's going to happen to the KA ones. They were higher spec (avionics) than CX Classics.
Quite correct - sorry - just talking about CX. Not sure what's going to happen to the KA ones. They were higher spec (avionics) than CX Classics.
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From: HKG
KA Classics
KA Classics:
3 x -300F, 1 x -200F; one gone, next one end Aug 08, then Nov 08, Jan 09.
The -200F is a late-build, -400 wing + nose door.
All JT9Ds, upgraded to EFIS.
Nice aircraft to fly, plenty of power, loads of 'frame life left, just too thirsty.
3 x -300F, 1 x -200F; one gone, next one end Aug 08, then Nov 08, Jan 09.
The -200F is a late-build, -400 wing + nose door.
All JT9Ds, upgraded to EFIS.
Nice aircraft to fly, plenty of power, loads of 'frame life left, just too thirsty.
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I think you'll find that the engines have gone to whoever it is in Russian and the airframe has been scrapped.
The outfit that bought HVY reportedly paid 6 million dollars or pounds, not sure, but sold each engine for 2 and the rest as scrap metal worth another 2. Not bad work if you can get it.
The outfit that bought HVY reportedly paid 6 million dollars or pounds, not sure, but sold each engine for 2 and the rest as scrap metal worth another 2. Not bad work if you can get it.
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Sounds like yet another financial triumph for our 'world class' management team, although not quite on the scale of giving away the best -300s in the world to PIA, or getting caught over fuel price fixing or......... 
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