Emirates Arrives in Adelaide on Promo trip
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Emirates Arrives in Adelaide on Promo trip
Emirates to start Adelaide service in November | adelaidenow
Emirates makes a promotional trip to Adelaide Airport... Anyone know how that worked? A flight to Melb with a diversion? Surely they didnt send it down empty...?
Emirates makes a promotional trip to Adelaide Airport... Anyone know how that worked? A flight to Melb with a diversion? Surely they didnt send it down empty...?
These Boeing things tend to fly Ozzie almost empty these days anyway Aussie. Seems they don't like a bit of heat and long distance flights. Makes staff travel very difficult. Frustrating to see an aircraft push back with 30+ empty seats and no staff accepted.
They can do India and back full though, so not a complete loss.
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They can do India and back full though, so not a complete loss.
The Don
Best guess is that if there were 30 spare seats it was at MZFW: lots of freight which makes far more $ than staff SLF. Sorry Don, forgot that on the 180 you can't carry freight so didn't think of that..
Fellas you fly the thing, check. The flight to BNE is carrying less revenue than a 345 at the moment and burning 100kg per hour more. Check the flight plans if you don't believe me.
Belly full of cargo maybe...but limited to some 20+T under max ZFW to make the distance.
Fringhtok I thought we had freighters to carry cargo? Don't the pax fleet carry, well you know, Pax? Seems the 777 does neither when it warms up. Lucky that doesn't happen too often.
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Belly full of cargo maybe...but limited to some 20+T under max ZFW to make the distance.
Fringhtok I thought we had freighters to carry cargo? Don't the pax fleet carry, well you know, Pax? Seems the 777 does neither when it warms up. Lucky that doesn't happen too often.
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Anybody know why the 345s are operating short flights when the aircraft was specifically designed for ULR trips?
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Just out of interest, how many Pax does a 345 carry? Just wondering because carrying MZFW doesn't necessary mean that much if it's carrying a 100 Pax less, there surely has to be a reason why the 345 and 346 production shut down over a year ago and that the leasing cost are cheap compared to 777 or am I missing something...?
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I'll get my coat...
trimotor,
You may be right. The 380 may be just as sh@t as the 777 to the west coast of the US. Crap for staff travel. Fingers crossed that it gets the east coast oz though, as at least it can fly there with full seats.
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PS. What are the thoughts of a cat F twin?
You may be right. The 380 may be just as sh@t as the 777 to the west coast of the US. Crap for staff travel. Fingers crossed that it gets the east coast oz though, as at least it can fly there with full seats.
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PS. What are the thoughts of a cat F twin?
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Stuff wasting the 380 on East Coast Aus trips (who really wants to go to that side of the country anyway?!) Imagine how much the Super would make us all flying 2 class to DEL/BOM/MAA instead....
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Seriously, how qualified are we to make fleet/route management choices, you don't think the Kahunas have all the tools to make the right decisions?
This whole 380/777 banter thing is good for a laugh, but woe to those who take it to heart, there is much more to life than having one of the best jobs going, arguing the merits of two of the worlds finest commercial aircraft.
Hello Bonus!!!!
Seriously, how qualified are we to make fleet/route management choices, you don't think the Kahunas have all the tools to make the right decisions?
This whole 380/777 banter thing is good for a laugh, but woe to those who take it to heart, there is much more to life than having one of the best jobs going, arguing the merits of two of the worlds finest commercial aircraft.
Yep.
Both have their place and both make money on the right route.
Interesting slip by TCAS at a recent meeting- "When we have an all 777/380 fleet"......
Seem like the 350 is a dead duck!
My money is also on us being launch customrer of the 777-8 and 9.
Both have their place and both make money on the right route.
Interesting slip by TCAS at a recent meeting- "When we have an all 777/380 fleet"......
Seem like the 350 is a dead duck!
My money is also on us being launch customrer of the 777-8 and 9.
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I don't care too much which jet makes the most money...that is someone else's worry. I do care about my staff travel and it was easier getting a seat to/from oz direct on a 345 than a weight restricted 777. Now if EK ever picks up Alice Springs as a destination then the 300ER will be the perfect choice.....
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I preferred TCAS's "92hrs will not become the target" quote. Rates also with JAs "By Oct all EK pilots will be able take all their leave", still wondering what year that Oct will fall in.
One office dwelling acquaintance, said that during some indoctrination course recently, they showed a slide with the future fleet being 120 A380 and 160 B777. So who knows?
The Don
One office dwelling acquaintance, said that during some indoctrination course recently, they showed a slide with the future fleet being 120 A380 and 160 B777. So who knows?
The Don