EVA Air recently updated their May flight intentions - for Canada:

Taipei – Toronto 1 weekly 777-300ER

Taipei– Vancouver 1 weekly 787-9 (777-300ER from 20MAY20)

I'm curious why they are even bothering, unless they're going for cargo runs.

I can't imagine forward bookings of travel even hint at a return to normalcy.

Not to mention what they do with the crews, do they layover for a week or deadhead right back.

Buffalo Airways broke a King Air at YBB Kuugaruk yesterday: https://cabinradio.ca/35894/news/buf...everyone-safe/

https://i0.wp.com/cabinradio.ca/wp-c...20%2C405&ssl=1

Fortunately there were no injuries.

Thankfully everyone is alright.

Ken Boerek used to fly in there with a king air. no passengers so it was all cargo. I might have a video from the last time I flew out of there. Tough runway with hills on either side and Pelly bay at the other end.

Riiiight. The 225 has a max takeoff weight of 1.4 million lbs, the A380 is 1.3 million lbs.

The A380 is actually a more powerful aircraft, generating 1400kn of thrust to the mira's 1375.

But the 225 is flying to Montreal and the 380 to YVR, so I guess the 380 is a toy... :rolleyes:

Well those frequencies hardly hint at normalcy. There are usually 31 flights per week from Canada to Taipei, there are now 2.

While travel has dropped to a trickle, that trickle does still need to move, so a flight a week is probably justified, especially with cargo in the belly.

In keeping with the wipeout in traffic theme, YQB are reporting in this Radio-Canada (in French) article, that a 'good day' sees 30 departing pax. The average lately has been 10-20/day.

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle...esage-covid-19

At least 3 TS 321s are parked at YQB.

https://images.radio-canada.ca/q_aut...ir-transat.JPG

^ Similarly, according to the Winnipeg Free Press, there were 72 passengers expected to depart YWG on Saturday, although no word on what the actuals were. In the Before Times, that was maybe like one flight to Thunder Bay or Saskatoon...

With Condor pushing both Alberta flights to the end of June, YEG now (as of today) has more international flights scheduled in May then YYC.

YEG:
KI KEF 4x weekly from May 15

YYC:
Nothing

This will of course wil likely changed as I believe the government is still limited overseas flights to the main four?

lol.

I'm sorry. Can the A380 carry a space shuttle on its back? No. Can it carry almost 250 t of payload? No. Can it carry a 190t single piece generator in its belly? No.

Conversely, can the An-225 carry 800 passengers and bags if required. Yes. Granted, you might not have a seat or IFE, but it can be done.

So I say again. TOY.

But yes. You nailed it. This was always about Montreal vs. Vancouver. :uhh:

A 747 can carry the space shuttle.

I'd have to agree on this one. Doesn't BA fly an A380 into YVR regularly? I don't understand the circlejerk on here over China Southern flying an A380 into YVR.

The fact that there is only one An-225 in the world is very impressive.

I think both planes are equally as rare in Canada. 1-2 airports a year for both.

:tup::tup::tup:

If a 747 can be modified to carry a shuttle, I think a 380 could be as well. I think a 380 is impressive to see, but the 225 is a single aircraft and rare in this part of the world (although the 380 is getting to be pretty rare too). But I would never call a 380 a toy.

Such a weird "competition" over the A380 vs. Antonov lol! The plans are two different beats entirely, pointless to compare them. The Antonov to YUL is just a cargo mission, whereas China Southern is a regularly scheduled flight to YVR, but instead of using the 777 or 787, they are using the A380. China has limits on flights and city pairs during the pandemic, so China Southern only can fly once weekly to the designated cities. The significance is they could use any aircraft to YVR and they chose to assign the A380 to it. So as a route that is more significant than a one-off cargo charter to YUL, it's that simple

Doesn't the 225 fly to Alberta every year? Either O n G or livestock related?

That's where you're wrong. It's one of the reasons why you don't see all cargo A380s flying around. The frame and payload capacity for it's mass is far inferior to that of the B747.

https://www.flexport.com/blog/airbus...go-equivalent/

What's that word I was using? Oh yeah......TOY.

Exactly.

Could be. Could also be you're thinking about the An-225's "little" sister, the Antonov 124.

What's weird about it? it's 2 of the largest planes in the world. What better criteria for comparison? The A380 is an inferior product. Both in terms of pax transport (as evidenced by its lack of sales) and cargo. Period.

And it's YMX. not YUL.

YUL can't handle the An-225. It could barely handle the A380.

Hence why I never called the B747 a toy.

the An 225 has been to YEG a few times but it is not an annual visit. We do get the An 124 a few times a year.

Some more international service updates by foreign carriers to Canada for the month of May:

Sichuan Airlines:

Chengdu – Vancouver (1 weekly) A350-900XWB

Japan Air Lines (JAL):

Tokyo Narita – Vancouver (1 weekly) 787-8

All Nippon Airways (ANA):

Tokyo Haneda – Vancouver (3 weekly) 787-9



Yeah some A350 action! Monthly schedules the norm right now it seems...

Again, wonder how full these planes are.