Zrh - far east
Jan 18, 2012 | 7:55 pm
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Zrh - far east
Hi all,
Just looking for some flights in October to the far east (NRT/PEK/HKG/PVG) and Swiss only flies their 343s there?
Was hoping to try out the new 333s but may not be possible with these routes? Is there a huge difference between the two in F? Read somewhere that upgrades are being carried out on the 343s. Does this mean the hard product is identical after the upgrades?
Thanks in advance!!
Just looking for some flights in October to the far east (NRT/PEK/HKG/PVG) and Swiss only flies their 343s there?
Was hoping to try out the new 333s but may not be possible with these routes? Is there a huge difference between the two in F? Read somewhere that upgrades are being carried out on the 343s. Does this mean the hard product is identical after the upgrades?
Thanks in advance!!
Jan 18, 2012 | 9:35 pm
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There's some discussion elsewhere in this forum that ZRH-PEK was originally going to be on the A333.
As far as I know there's currently no plan to install the new F on the A343.
As far as I know there's currently no plan to install the new F on the A343.
Jan 19, 2012 | 6:32 am
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There's some discussion elsewhere in this forum that ZRH-PEK was originally going to be on the A333.
As far as I know there's currently no plan to install the new F on the A343.
As far as I know there's currently no plan to install the new F on the A343.
Jan 19, 2012 | 7:05 am
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I must be missing something but I cannot understand the relationship between A333/A343 and the slot. It was going to be A343 long before the schedule change was announced.
Jan 19, 2012 | 11:30 am
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I was told by a crew member recently that westbound flights out of PEK in winter exceed the maximunim duration of the two pilots equipped 333. Hence a 3 pliots 340 is needed. ( i wonder why they cannot fit a third pilot in a 333).
Jan 19, 2012 | 8:38 pm
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Jan 22, 2012 | 8:11 pm
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Consider if more than one seats in F on the 343, the ottoman can't slide backward when the seat goes into bed mode, not until it tried 10 times to reset the seat to upright, to bed mode, in order to make the ottoman moves, yes it is bad. (even a male FA from C come to use some force to push that ottoman but doesn't seem to work at all)
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Jan 23, 2012 | 6:52 am
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