so B789 heading to Auckland to look shiny for ANZ.
Wonder if worth having a look, seeing as it's just a slightly longer 788.
On the other hand, could be amusing if it catches fire.
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Sheepy
on 01 January 2014 - 11:53 PM
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so B789 heading to Auckland to look shiny for ANZ.
Wonder if worth having a look, seeing as it's just a slightly longer 788.
On the other hand, could be amusing if it catches fire.
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Sheepy
on 04 January 2014 - 12:04 AM
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AE Oceania
Emirates fined $1.5m by the NZ high court.
HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
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Sheepy
on 29 August 2013 - 03:50 PM
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AE Oceania
717s should work nicely for Canberra methinks, due to high cycle low flight times and such.
Business looks decent and no doubt ahead of VA's ATRs.
As for A330 business, assuming it's fullflat, which I'm pretty sure it is from the pictures, will probably be a better product than the A380 business class, which I find a little ironic considering the A330 does shorter routes. I wonder if this is the business class we can expect to see delivered on 787s to QF, assuming they still take some.
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Sheepy
on 03 January 2014 - 03:18 AM
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EK A388 on PER-AKL seems unlikely to me, there's only so much flying you can fit into a day and right now the longest layover they have at PER is 4 hours 50 minutes (arriving 01:10 depart 06:00) which is definately not enough time to get to Auckland and back
Alright fair point. Additional 77W service?
Not that I want to see any more of EK in Auckland.
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Sheepy
on 02 January 2014 - 09:30 AM
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It would appear that the main original international pier in Auckland can handle at least one A380 now, which is interesting, as when there were just 2 per day they parked in the western extension pier, wonder if an A380 being at the original pier disables any other gates due to it likely being oversize.
Wonder what's next for EK in AKL, PER-AKL A380 would be amusing and one of the few possible scenarios.
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Sheepy
on 01 October 2013 - 02:38 AM
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AE Oceania
Arrival time is also important.
I was more asking what route HKG/CNS/ADL would take. (HKG-CNS-ADL-CNS or HKG-(ADL/CNS)-(ADL/CNS)-HKG)
The former is more convenient for paxes but the latter probably more efficient.
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Sheepy
on 31 August 2013 - 10:49 AM
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AE Oceania
I seem to remember being handed a small card whilst flying CX earlier this year which said something about a 3 or 4x weekly service to HYD.
4x weekly.
10:30 pm → 1:25 am HKG-HYD S - - W - F S Cathay Pacific 649
2:55 am → 10:50 am HYD-HKG S M - - T - S Cathay Pacific 646
Awful times.
Posted by
Sheepy
on 30 August 2013 - 03:48 PM
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AE Oceania
I fail to see much difference between old economy and new economy, so I think a rollout across A380s seems unnecessary due to the large costs involved.
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Sheepy
on 30 September 2013 - 04:23 PM
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AE Oceania
In other news, JQ has started it's 4x weekly Lombok services with "more than 150 passengers"
I thought it cancelled, or nearly cancelled, that?
So CX is planning from next year to run HKG-ADL/CNS 4x weekly and shift HKG-BNE/MEL services to non-stop status. However the BNE-HKG service will no be retimed to leave at 01:00 which sucks for them
1am seems decent, as it means 'arrive in airport around 10-11pm'
What routing does HKG CNS ADL take exactly?
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Sheepy
on 02 September 2013 - 03:36 AM
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AE Oceania
Unless JQ plans to expand to routes that A330s cannot fly, I've personally always thought that the 787s should have been taken by QF for things like SFO, etc.
After all, it is Qantas International that is the currently struggling airline in the group, not JetStar.
However for that matter I've never much seen why it really matters who operates the plane. The fuel savings would surely be just as apparent no matter who's running the plane? One 787 replaces one A330 and saves that much money in fuel. Whether that fuel saving money is in Qantas or Jetstar seems irrelevant, and the 787 could possibly command a slight premium when run by QF
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Sheepy
on 03 September 2013 - 09:56 AM
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AE Oceania
The Aussie FAA would've raged so much.
Posted by
Sheepy
on 09 October 2013 - 12:19 PM
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Real World Surface Transportation
Subways?!?!
This is the surface transportation forum, not the 'below ground' one D:
Posted by
Sheepy
on 18 November 2013 - 12:41 AM
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Real World Surface Transportation
V Set.
Hey look there's a maccas sign
That image makes me think of Wellington
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Sheepy
on 13 November 2013 - 10:04 PM
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Real World Surface Transportation
suck my adls
Posted by
Sheepy
on 20 January 2014 - 06:51 AM
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General AE Discussion
AE caters to many different airline types and playing styles.
Many basic formulas work for creating airlines, even if one must be creative in how they are applied to the AE system.
Essentially what I'm saying is that one can operate all of 737spam LCCs, regional airlines and legacy carriers with some success, and I think it's imperative we avoid being left with only 737spam LCCs after AE4, for example.
Also small parts of the community.
Posted by
Sheepy
on 28 November 2013 - 04:36 AM
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Member Projects
I use 6/36 on my ATPs..
Your ATPs.
Posted by
Sheepy
on 29 November 2013 - 01:34 PM
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Member Projects
Imo a proper thing needs uniform predetermined seating types with multiple configs per aircraft.
Basically, ceebs.
Posted by
Sheepy
on 16 December 2013 - 02:19 AM
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Member Projects
I could tell you what 10/80 is.
One does however need to already know the business class pitch, which is easy enough to decide on.
Posted by
Sheepy
on 06 October 2013 - 08:52 PM
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Real World Surface Transportation
I genuinely love pacers.
Posted by
Sheepy
on 14 December 2013 - 11:17 PM
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Suggestions and Feature Requests
At the moment...
Just look at runescape!
Posted by
Sheepy
on 31 October 2013 - 02:58 AM
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VirtuPolitics
This is why we can't have nice things anymore.
Posted by
Sheepy
on 27 January 2014 - 02:56 AM
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AE Oceania
Nothing better than a broken 737 being stuck on an island with minimal infrastructure for fixing planes
[not that I know much about Honiara]
Posted by
Sheepy
on 26 February 2014 - 12:18 AM
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AE Oceania
QF no longer booking paxes onto SAA will no doubt see most of them book with SAA direct, and those stuck with EK will no doubt be cursing the extra 10 hours.
In other news ausbt claims that Jetstar has commenced flights from Melbourne to Auckland on the 787, making this the second 787 scheduled service to Auckland, unless I forgot something. Wonder how long before JQ's AKLSIN is either cancelled or moved to a 787, as it was originally touted as one of the original 787 routes.
UA's IAH-AKL seems to have died out.
Posted by
Sheepy
on 04 January 2014 - 10:45 AM
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AE Oceania
Interesting regarding the victorian government and Avalon. What did they both want? Did JQ want MEL slots or what?
Posted by
Sheepy
on 09 January 2014 - 11:27 AM
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AE Oceania
Congratulations to TN, I assume NZ has not dropped their existing 2x weekly frequencies?
As for the skycouch, I wonder if more airlines will adopt it in future years.
Old news, but this is a nice image showing the location of Auckland's planned third runway.
Expected around 2070.