Junior
 

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330's? Are not those the airplanes that leave the passengers behind when you put freight on them from Oz?

They are the ones that recently did AKL with all pax and 7 tons of freight direct.
Think of the fuel saved there.
Uummm????

Pounder
 

At the moment it is a HKG trip about every 8 days.
Heard though, that the A340 will be coming off YVR with the Winter schedule.

http://www.atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=12988

20pct better fuel economy then 747 per passenger?

330s cant do Europe due to oxy generators not bottles for the Pax meaning it cant do the escape routes.

The 777ER may be good on burn but just wait till CX get the A350-1000 now there is a nice aircraft. I for one will be keen to fly it.

A330-300 may not do Europe flights from HKG , but pretty sure both 300s and 200s can operate Europe flights from Asia.,KE fly ICN-ZRH 4733 nm, ICN-VIE 4465 nm by A330-300, AF fly CDG-HKG and CDG-CAN by A330-200 though CX dont have any plan to deploy A330-200. A350 would be great for another option, but we still have to wait couple more years which may explain geh065 mentioned that earlier A340-300 will stay in fleet till 2012.:ok:


note:
A330-300 max range 5,650 nm

340-500 to KMIA
 

Class 2 Rumour (i.e. heard on the flight deck and therefore limited substance):

CX looking at 340-500 for Hong Kong to Miami DIRECT!

:bored:

Cheers

ARSE (MY)

NW A330 are fitted with Oxygen bottles (in the passenger area...) to fly Tokyo Portland (KPDX)

anyone care to explain what the big deal is about oxygen bottles? why does carrying oxygen bottles allow the A330 to fly long distance routes?

try terrain, B330 ( high terrain) depress etc. I guess not an issue if you fly routes that avoid high terrain...

"Heard though, that the A340 will be coming off YVR with the Winter schedule."


Permanently? So what does this mean to a YVR DEFO entering A340 training later this summer - back to back training courses? Jeez - seems like a waste if true...

Maybe they'll invite you to join as a DESO based in HK instead. :D

Another whinging DEFO :{

My heart bleeds for you buddy.

Possibly two free ratings, A340/B777 & a YVR base!

If it's all too hard why not give up your base for a current CX pilot more senior to you that wants it but can't because of DEFO's.

Policy for Sectors to FOs
 

Just my personal policy, but feel free to apply it yourself, if you so desire:



DEFOs don't get sectors unless C/Control have them as takeoff & landing critical, and the company requires them to do the sector to maintain legal recency. Clearly the captain has the authority to apply more restrictive operating minima, and that applies to "Company Policy - First Officer Flying" (or more to the point - "My Policy - DEFO Flying. hint hint)

If there is another FO on the crew (ie non-DEFO), then he either gets the sector, or if I need to do it, the non-DEFO will be in the seat as PM for take off & landing.



Any questions?

Nice attitude w@nker.

just a little question here, how do you guys know each other is Direct Entry or not, any significant label on head or something?:confused:

All except the DEFO have large watches

That's by far the most short-sighted statement I've ever heard. We're supposed to be fighting the company you twit - not ourselves.

How do you expect to encourage new joiners to join the AOA with that sort of attitude coming from members. Oh that's right - you're probably not a member. :rolleyes:

Maybe he's not a Captain either.

I actually heard that we are looking at 777-200LRs to do some non-stop really ultra ultra longhaul, possibly including South America.

parking brake on A 330
 

Hi,
Tell me one thing I know u cannot put PRK ng brake in air , but if u put which u can do it -- wht will happen just for a knowledge

Cheers

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