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B762 Return!

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Rumours floating around of some B762s returning from the desert. Can anyone confrim? TS or JS? Heard one maybe Fin 604 the Gimli Glider, back in service Jun 15th.
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They found an extra 400 hours of flying for widebodies for the summer. I also heard about the return of the 200s but during sim recently they told us not to take that one too seriously. The more credible rumor is that of a handful of more A330s. Who knows. All rumors, nothing solid. Funny how the analysts keep saying we should be shrinking.
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I wouldn't think so, I mean they just went on a marketing blitz regarding XM on all the aircraft. Tony's A330 theory sounds more plausible. Bound to find out in the next few days if it's true.
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Bid 09-01 due out before end of June. Should know soon.
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Best of luck, guys & Gals... Hope it's a good equipment bid.
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Good luck with that guys...hope it works out.

OTOH, aren't 762's hard on fuel? You'd think that with the price rising, you'd look for a more efficient machine?
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Just wondering. Cause you know how rumors get going. AC announced last month that 2 767-300 would not be returned to leasers at the end of the year as had previously been announced. They would instead stay in the fleet. I think as a result of Rome coming back and an up tick in some Asia frequencies.

I have no idea if these aircraft had been removed in bid 08-02. Even if they had been, and now will show back, I doubt it will cause much of an up tick, if at all. The 767 is still fat particularly on the CA side.
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The FA'S manual updates included adding the 200 back in this month. Gives a pretty good indication.
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The 767-200 section was never removed from the F.A. manual. The update this month is only because there was a change to a 767-300 procedure so the 200 has to be updated as well. It usually takes months before an aircraft is removed from F.A. manuals. But....you never know.
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400 hours over a summer is good news, but could that not be absorbed by the widebody fleet that is already in place? Seems like a good opportunity to increase the aircraft daily usage. Also, I thought the A330s were going to be phased out, or are they keeping them around until the 787s arrive?
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I spotted a -200 taxiing near the old T2 parkade last Saturday. Couldn't make out the fin#...
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Was it in Air Canada colors? There are a few cargo -200's around these days...
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Crown_n_Coke wrote:I spotted a -200 taxiing near the old T2 parkade last Saturday. Couldn't make out the fin#...
Was it this one?

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:lol: Sorry couldn't resist. All in good fun!
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That image is a perfect metaphor for what has happened to AC since 2003.
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HAHAHAHAHA Oh Glen, that made my day. :lol:

Isn't it a shame though that a multi million dollar has been stripped apart like this :( They could have spent those dollars on african children.
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Yep, AC colours - white body but blue tail.
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Crown_n_Coke wrote:Yep, AC colours - white body but blue tail.
That would be Transat's colour.

Transat was rumoured to have picked up some -200's with US registration.
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No 762's for Transat, there is another A330-300 in YUL this week getting refurbished in time for the winter though.
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Looking at more 330's at AC. Vive la difference.
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