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NW planning to use A330s trans-pacific
Richard Anderson, the head of NW Airlines stated the airline will
eventually retire its 747-200 fleet and replace these a/c with A330s on its trans-Pacific service. I think NW would be the first airline ever to use A330s for scheduled trans-Pacific service. |
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NW planning to use A330s trans-pacific
Not the Karl Orff wrote:
Richard Anderson, the head of NW Airlines stated the airline will eventually retire its 747-200 fleet and replace these a/c with A330s on its trans-Pacific service. Northwest's trans-pac is mostly limited to flights to Japan, not exactly extra-long range. I think NW would be the first airline ever to use A330s for scheduled trans-Pacific service. Canada 3000 used them to serve Hawaii, Fiji and Australia (and any islands in between, depending on winds). Towards the end, it was akin to scheduled service. |
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NW planning to use A330s trans-pacific
In article , Twin Gonads
wrote: Not the Karl Orff wrote: Richard Anderson, the head of NW Airlines stated the airline will eventually retire its 747-200 fleet and replace these a/c with A330s on its trans-Pacific service. Northwest's trans-pac is mostly limited to flights to Japan, not exactly extra-long range. No, but still the 1st regular A330 non-stop trans-pacific scheduled service (well, then again ANC-eastern Siberia across the Bering would count by that definition)? I think NW would be the first airline ever to use A330s for scheduled trans-Pacific service. Canada 3000 used them to serve Hawaii, Fiji and Australia (and any islands in between, depending on winds). Towards the end, it was akin to scheduled service. Not trans-pacific (as in cross) per se since the 2T flights stopped in HNL first (otherwise TS would have been one of the first and CX and whoever else operates A330 around the rim) and, as you said, NAN, Raratonga and/or some others before getting to Australia. 2T did operate 757s on that trans-Pacific route too. |
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NW planning to use A330s trans-pacific
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Ian wrote: I suspect they'll be used more within Asia, as they have a modern fleet of 744's covering much of their Tokyo flights. Don;t think NW will leave the 330s for intra-Asia flights like the A320s and 757s are currently (due to traffic declines). They'll probably be used on the thinner U.S.-NRT routes or maybe supplement BKK-NRT (always oversold with a 744, it seems). |
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NW planning to use A330s trans-pacific
"Not the Karl Orff" wrote in message ... In article , Ian wrote: I suspect they'll be used more within Asia, as they have a modern fleet of 744's covering much of their Tokyo flights. Don;t think NW will leave the 330s for intra-Asia flights like the A320s and 757s are currently (due to traffic declines). They'll probably be used on the thinner U.S.-NRT routes or maybe supplement BKK-NRT (always oversold with a 744, it seems) Yeah, like the trans-pacific routes that NW is flying the 742's right now, such as HNL-NRT & SEA-NRT. Which brings us back to the original point. |
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NW planning to use A330s trans-pacific
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"Blake S" wrote: "Not the Karl Orff" wrote in message ... In article , Ian wrote: I suspect they'll be used more within Asia, as they have a modern fleet of 744's covering much of their Tokyo flights. Don;t think NW will leave the 330s for intra-Asia flights like the A320s and 757s are currently (due to traffic declines). They'll probably be used on the thinner U.S.-NRT routes or maybe supplement BKK-NRT (always oversold with a 744, it seems) Yeah, like the trans-pacific routes that NW is flying the 742's right now, such as HNL-NRT & SEA-NRT. Which brings us back to the original point. NW also flies SEA-NRT and v-v n/s with a normally-configured 742 (low density). The HNL-NRT flights are usually on 742s configured for "beach market" and are high density (smaller BC). SEA-HNL last time I checked was operated by DC-10s. |
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NW planning to use A330s trans-pacific
Ian wrote:
I suspect they'll be used more within Asia, as they have a modern fleet of 744's covering much of their Tokyo flights. Doesn't the 330 have the range to do Detroit-Tokyo ? If so, NW could put its 330s to Tokyo. How many 744s does NW have ? How many 742 are still in use by NW ? |
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NW planning to use A330s trans-pacific
My daughter travelled on a 'modern' NW 747-200 !!
"Ian" wrote in message ... I suspect they'll be used more within Asia, as they have a modern fleet of 744's covering much of their Tokyo flights. On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 22:31:51 GMT, Not the Karl Orff wrote: In article , Twin Gonads wrote: Not the Karl Orff wrote: Richard Anderson, the head of NW Airlines stated the airline will eventually retire its 747-200 fleet and replace these a/c with A330s on its trans-Pacific service. Northwest's trans-pac is mostly limited to flights to Japan, not exactly extra-long range. No, but still the 1st regular A330 non-stop trans-pacific scheduled service (well, then again ANC-eastern Siberia across the Bering would count by that definition)? I think NW would be the first airline ever to use A330s for scheduled trans-Pacific service. Canada 3000 used them to serve Hawaii, Fiji and Australia (and any islands in between, depending on winds). Towards the end, it was akin to scheduled service. Not trans-pacific (as in cross) per se since the 2T flights stopped in HNL first (otherwise TS would have been one of the first and CX and whoever else operates A330 around the rim) and, as you said, NAN, Raratonga and/or some others before getting to Australia. 2T did operate 757s on that trans-Pacific route too. |
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NW planning to use A330s trans-pacific
On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 00:35:59 -0400, Flapping Labias
wrote: Ian wrote: I suspect they'll be used more within Asia, as they have a modern fleet of 744's covering much of their Tokyo flights. Doesn't the 330 have the range to do Detroit-Tokyo ? If so, NW could put its 330s to Tokyo. How many 744s does NW have ? IIRC, 14. How many 742 are still in use by NW ? A lot of them. |
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NW planning to use A330s trans-pacific
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scott wrote: On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 00:35:59 -0400, Flapping Labias wrote: Ian wrote: I suspect they'll be used more within Asia, as they have a modern fleet of 744's covering much of their Tokyo flights. Doesn't the 330 have the range to do Detroit-Tokyo ? If so, NW could put its 330s to Tokyo. How many 744s does NW have ? IIRC, 14. How many 742 are still in use by NW ? A lot of them. Starting to decline. A similar number to 744s now? NW used to have fleet size on its old website but seems ot have eliminated it witht he revamp of a month ago. |
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