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eleong 3rd Jul 2010 16:03

Cathey Fleet Information
 
I checked the Cathey official website as well as other available website to seek for information about the fleet Catheay is operating now. I found the numbers are now consistent among different website. Who would know the exact (at least closed to correct) answers? Thanks.

Roxy_Chick_1989 4th Jul 2010 08:49

Yes, I have noticed the same thing, the fleet numbers do appear different between the CX website, and the airfleets site.

holdmetight 4th Jul 2010 09:07

Cathay Fleet Information
 
I think your best bet would be the 2009 Annual Report, unless you know someone in the company who can give you some very updated figures. Otherwise the 2009 AR shouldn't be too wide of the mark, given it was released not too long ago, so the figures should still be quite accurate.

eleong 4th Jul 2010 14:29

Then where did you find the 2009 report? Would you mind to share? Thanks.

eleong 4th Jul 2010 19:30

WOMBAT questions
 
For those who had completed the WOMBAT test, I have few questions after reading the manual:

1. Are there two "tracking worth-performance indicator" (p-v square) being shown on the screen throughout the test? One shows the tracking performance and the other shows the bonus performance?

2. If only one indicator is being displayed for your performance, how do you know that the decrease of performance is due to the autotrack mode failure or the incorrect answer on bonus questions?

3. If I understand the mnual correctly, while doing bonus questions, if one see the performance indicator decrease, it indicates a failure on autotrack mode, and one must switch back to the tracking mode immediately by pushing the "Bonus" button to correct the tracking actions. Am I right?

4. If statement 3. is correct, what happens to the bonus question when you terminate it? When you again finish auto tracking and switch back to bonus question, will you be resumed to the previous bonus question automatically, or you will start with a new one?

5. The interview itinerary shows there will be 90 minuets for WOMBAT test. Does the time start to count when instructions section starts, or it is the length of the actual test time once the test starts (after the instruction)?

6. 90 minutes seems quite long for this test! Is there a limited numbers of bonus games you could play such that if you do fast enough to finish all available bonus games, you can finish the test early. Or you will have to complete the entire 90 minutes test regardless how fast you perform?

7. Will the final score be shown on the display after you complete the test?


Sorry for the long post and thanks in advance for you valuable inputs.

bonbon512 4th Jul 2010 20:36

Annual Report 2009: Cathay Pacific - About Us : Investor Relations

BigglesNBella 5th Jul 2010 02:07

Remember, they're taking deliveries of the 300ER so their numbers continue to grow.

barney31 5th Jul 2010 10:14

CX Fleet Specs
 
Dear all,

Like many I monitor this thread very closely, but as the speculations about the fleet of Cathay arise, I figured that I would like to step in here. Behold, below the exact specifications of the Cathay Fleet to whom it may concernl:

As of July 2010, the CX Fleet consists of the following acft types
Freighter Fleet
6 X 74Y FRTR

6 X 7RF FRTR

12 X 7CF –FRTR
1 X 7LD FRTR
Powered by either 4 X PW 4056 or 4 X RB211 -524H/T

Passenger Fleet
Boeing
22 X 747-400
config: 9/45/324 (328) for “Long Haul” or 9/46/324 (379) for “Short Haul”
Powered by either 4 X PW 4052 or 4 X RB211 -524H/T

5 X B777-200
config: 45/291 (336)
Powererd by 2 XTrent 877

12 X B777-300
config: 45/353(398)
Powered by 2 X Trent 884B

18 X 777-300ER
config 6/57/238(301)
Powered by 2 XGE90 -115B

Airbus
11 X A340-300
config: 26/257 (283)
Powered by 4 XCFM 56-5C4

4 X A340-300
config: 8/30/205 (243)
Powered by 4 XCFM 56-5C4

19 X A330-300
config: 44/267 (311)
Powered by 2 X RR Trent 772
12 X A330-300
config: 41/223(264)
Powered by 2 X RR Trent 772

A Total of 128 Airplanes and growing. As mentioned by BigglesNBella, the 777-300ER fleet is growing as there are 10 firm order to be delivered.
Note; On the 747 Fleet there are a total of 18 acft powerd by RB211 and the remaining 6 are powered by the PW4056.
Also note the 7LD (B-KAE) is a Dragonair converted freighter with the livery of Cathay. I am not sure what engines are mounted on this acft, so if so one knows….:)

Hope this helps you all out!
Good luck!

holdmetight 5th Jul 2010 14:31


The A343 and A333 have the same length (63.60m) and with (5.28m)... why does the '330 carry more pax?
A very simplistic view: the A340 was designed for longer routes, hence more of its payload is dedicated to carrying fuel. This is opposed to the A330 that is meant for shorter routes, so the A330 has the capacity for more passengers or freight.

Barney31, you're a life-saver. Thank you for your information :ok:

barney31 5th Jul 2010 16:38

Roxy_Chick, the source of all the tech stuff is... myself:). I am currently employed by CX already and let's just say I am close to the fire. Therefore, all acft related issues are "easy" to answer. If you have any more tech related questions, you can always pm me.:ok:.

HoldmeTight, no problem, mate! I am just returning the favor as I have followed your posts and you are truly an inspiration to me(and many others I presume).It sounds corny and cliche, but I guess I do not give a flying f**k about that:ok: Keep going.



StandardToaster 5th Jul 2010 20:00

@Barney

Those figures include the a/c in Victorville right?

barney31 5th Jul 2010 21:24

@Standard Toaster

Indeed, the figures included the 2 x 747s and the 4 x A340s that are parked in VCV. All are pax acft. I included them in the fleet specs as CX still officially owns the aircraft, hence the amount of 128. However, if you look at the actually number of flying acfts in the network, the number at this particular moment is 121. The B-HUS(which was the last of the parked freighters) will roll out the hangar from TAECO in Xiamen back into service.

Note: I also included the B-KPR which is the 18th 777-300ER that joins the fleet. It arrived last sunday from Seattle and goes straight into service.

Hope this helps you out. Any questions or remarks, pls let me know.

StandardToaster 5th Jul 2010 21:28

Thanks very much Barney. I love you. You love me. :ok:

holdmetight 6th Jul 2010 04:07

barney31
 
I was looking through the fleet specs that you provided, and I'd just like to make sure of something. At the bottom of your list, you mentioned that there are 18 747s with RR engines, and 6 with PW engines. It looks as if you are exclusively referring to the 747 Freighter fleet? Can you confirm this? Thank you in advance :ok:

B-KAE is an ex-SQ pax aircraft, converted to a BCF and sold to Dragonair in late 2006. As a result it should still be using PW4056 engines, barring any major changes.

Maiev 6th Jul 2010 05:24

Wow amazing facts :P I've been following this thread for ages. I applied haven't heard back but keeping myself educated about their information!

Keep em coming guys! I love you guys <3

SloppyJoe 6th Jul 2010 08:06

Barney.

Are you sure CX owned B-HXM, B-HXN and B-HXO. I thought they were leased and have left cathay?

barney31 6th Jul 2010 09:31

@Holdmetight
 
Sorry, I was a little to quick on the draw. Yes, you are right, the figures where concerned for the freighter fleet in Apr 2009. However, I have checked it again and found some up to date figures and another interesting detail. The total amount of 747s owned is 47 as can be derived from my previous post. 22 are pax and 27 aircraft are freighters.

From the 22 Pax; 5 acft are flying with PW-4056, and thus 17 acft are flying the RB211.
From the 27 Frt: 6 acft are flying with PW-4062, 9 acft are flying with PW-4056, and thus 13 acft are flying with RB211 mounted. In my previous post I forgot to update the engines for the freighter and pax in regards with the Pratt & Whitney serials. Sorry for the mistake. The B-LIA, LIB, LIC, LID, LIE, LIF all are mounted with PW-4062 not 4056s.

Indeed, the KAE has PW4056 Engines mounted. Good call.

barney31 6th Jul 2010 09:39

@SloppyJoe
 
No, we "officially" still lease these aircraft en therefore "own" the aircraft. This includes the B-HXL as well. Indeed we leased these aircraft, we are waiting on to return these. However, as we parked them before the lease period expired we still are liable to"pay" for the acft. Now this is a true money drain...:E

Whatever happend to your other comment? I was just about to answer it...

holdmetight 6th Jul 2010 10:05

barney31
 
I'm still a little confused with the freighter fleet specs. I have done a little research myself and the numbers are not adding up. If you don't mind, can you confirm or correct my findings below? Thanks!


From the 27 Frt: 6 acft are flying with PW-4062, 9 acft are flying with PW-4056, and thus 13 acft are flying with RB211 mounted
6 aircraft flying with PW4062 = B747-400ERF (B-LIA to B-LIF)

9 aircraft flying with PW4056 = B747-400BCF? I am confused because aircraft with PW4056 should be ex-SQ B744, but as far as I know there should only be 3 of such aircraft in the CX cargo fleet (B-HKH, B-HKJ, B-HKS). Am I missing something?

13 aircraft flying with RB211 = B747-400F. Your first post, though, said there are only 6 of these aircraft. Again, am I missing something?

Finally, 6+9+13 don't add up to 27, so where has it gone wrong?


From the 22 Pax; 5 acft are flying with PW-4056, and thus 17 acft are flying the RB211.
For pax fleet B744, there are 22 aircraft, but there should be 6 that were purchased from SIA - B-HKD, B-HKE, B-HKF, B-HKT, B-HKU, B-HKV. Why has it now become 5, where did the extra one go?

I do apologize for being a pain in the backside:ugh:, though I do appreciate your help :D

SloppyJoe 6th Jul 2010 10:38

reread what you wrote and you never said they were flying which is what I first assumed and know that there are not any with first still flying but was not sure what had happened to them so changed the question. :O


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