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Post by kronus on Dec 21, 2019 11:11:40 GMT 1
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Post by HL7615 on Jan 31, 2020 22:13:19 GMT 1
I understand the fifth one should be delivered soon, or is that on hold due to the coronavirus negatively impacting demand?
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Post by ca350 on Jan 31, 2020 23:36:25 GMT 1
I understand the fifth one should be delivered soon, or is that on hold due to the coronavirus negatively impacting demand? Possibly. China flights out of SEA are all axed amid this coronavirus situation. PVG flights should free up at least one frame. |
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Post by ff on Feb 1, 2020 12:02:35 GMT 1
I understand the fifth one should be delivered soon, or is that on hold due to the coronavirus negatively impacting demand? Possibly. China flights out of SEA are all axed amid this coronavirus situation. PVG flights should free up at least one frame. Delta has one of the largest fleet in the world, over 900 aircraft including 150+ widebody, I wouldn't worry about the impact on fleet update base on temporary suspension of one or two routes.
Delta is using A330neo to replace B767-300ER, as they are slowly retiring the later. There are 17 B763ER over 25 years old, including 9 frames over 29 years old.
Only three A330neo are near completion, MSN1949, 1953 and 1957, plus the ones temporarily not needed for PEK/PVG routes, I would say these are not enough to replace the aging B763s. Perhaps Delta could move some of them retire a few months earlier and use the A330neo instead.
The Chinese routes shouldn't have any impact on Delta accepting the new A330neo, comparing to the potential tariff.
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Post by kronus on Feb 1, 2020 17:24:54 GMT 1
Possibly. China flights out of SEA are all axed amid this coronavirus situation. PVG flights should free up at least one frame. Delta has one of the largest fleet in the world, over 900 aircraft including 150+ widebody, I wouldn't worry about the impact on fleet update base on temporary suspension of one or two routes.
Delta is using A330neo to replace B767-300ER, as they are slowly retiring the later. There are 17 B763ER over 25 years old, including 9 frames over 29 years old.
Only three A330neo are near completion, MSN1949, 1953 and 1957, plus the ones temporarily not needed for PEK/PVG routes, I would say these are not enough to replace the aging B763s. Perhaps Delta could move some of them retire a few months earlier and use the A330neo instead.
The Chinese routes shouldn't have any impact on Delta accepting the new A330neo, comparing to the potential tariff.
42 DL weekly flights suspended until 30 apr 2020: news.delta.com/delta-temporarily-suspend-all-us-china-flying6 daily flights - 6 widebody frames will be spare aircraft for another DL flights. |
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Post by kronus on Feb 2, 2020 10:31:13 GMT 1
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Post by ca350 on Feb 2, 2020 22:14:27 GMT 1
Possibly. China flights out of SEA are all axed amid this coronavirus situation. PVG flights should free up at least one frame. Delta has one of the largest fleet in the world, over 900 aircraft including 150+ widebody, I wouldn't worry about the impact on fleet update base on temporary suspension of one or two routes.
Delta is using A330neo to replace B767-300ER, as they are slowly retiring the later. There are 17 B763ER over 25 years old, including 9 frames over 29 years old.
Only three A330neo are near completion, MSN1949, 1953 and 1957, plus the ones temporarily not needed for PEK/PVG routes, I would say these are not enough to replace the aging B763s. Perhaps Delta could move some of them retire a few months earlier and use the A330neo instead.
The Chinese routes shouldn't have any impact on Delta accepting the new A330neo, comparing to the potential tariff.
Good point. It's an interesting point that you brought up that A330neos and A350s coming out of the China routes can be used to accelerate the retirements of the and ancient 767-300ERs. But as for now there's no announcements being made for additional transatlantic frequencies and routes yet. So it'd be fun to track where the extra capacities of A330neos and A350s being used starting tomorrow (when the China flights ban starts). As for new builds, MSN 1949 has already had its first flight since 3 months ago and still have no signs of delivery. Could be something else holding it up. |
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Post by philidor on Feb 4, 2020 11:14:49 GMT 1
It's an interesting point that you brought up that A330neos and A350s coming out of the China routes can be used to accelerate the retirements of the and ancient 767-300ERs. But as for now there's no announcements being made for additional transatlantic frequencies and routes yet. So it'd be fun to track where the extra capacities of A330neos and A350s being used starting tomorrow (when the China flights ban starts). Dispatching is a complex job at such a large company. The small changes required are hardly more than a routine event, in my opinion. |
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Post by ca350 on Feb 8, 2020 9:17:49 GMT 1
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