YVR Airport & Sea Island Developments Discussion

[Johnny Aussie]

http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/ch...-to-have-widebody-aircraft-part-1-253336

Obviously Vancouver is mentioned a lot in this article.

Eight of the ten airlines in China that have wide body aircraft are already serving YVR or have intentions to do so.

As for Tianjin - YVR it mentions both Hainan's and Tianjin's applications. CAPA is unsure if they will operate jointly or Hainan will "concede" the route to Tianjin Airlines... As always, time will tell.

Also, in regards to just how important China is becoming to North American carriers, even American Airlines is considering shifting capacity from a "weakening Latin American" market to Asia.

http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/am...capacity-re-deployment-from-latam-254193

[Johnny Aussie]

UA

United is finally replacing the CR7s on the daily LAX flight with E75s for most of the winter. Hopefully this will carry on through the Spring. As mentioned previously they will have two flights on Saturdays for peak Xmas period and in February.

Also looks like all mainline for DEN this winter.

Overall UA will be flying more seats from YVR this winter.

AA

AA has also upgauged the afternoon flight to PHX from a 319 to a 320. Therefore, both daily PHX flights will be now be 320s for the winter season.

[Johnny Aussie]

The CS100 made a surprise visit to YVR today.

https://mobile.twitter.com/yvrairport/status/668863851920621568

[trofirhen]

Originally Posted by Johnny Aussie

The CS100 made a surprise visit to YVR today.

https://mobile.twitter.com/yvrairport/status/668863851920621568

Nice looking plane. Guess it's for mid-range flights. The nose reminds me a little bit of the Dehavilland Comet, very sleek.

[YVR Bruce]

My current hope is for the manufacturer (or ?) to organize a market-seeding deal to AC for a batch of those, say 10 units to start at low enough cost to cover the small fleet effect. Place them here to support thin routes to BOS / EWR / IAD / ORD. MEX too?. Timing would be good; there seems to be some stomach for sub-hub building here.
They'd get my support; my business could fill a few dozen seats a year that current go via US hubs or YYZ

[jmt18325]

I'm not sure if this was discussed here, but Air Canada is going to 4X daily CRA on Express in the spring. This means 13 more business class seats and 4 less economy. It also means more convenient connection times from Winnipeg to Asia through YVR.

[Johnny Aussie]

Originally Posted by jmt18325

I'm not sure if this was discussed here, but Air Canada is going to 4X daily CRA on Express in the spring. This means 13 more business class seats and 4 less economy. It also means more convenient connection times from Winnipeg to Asia through YVR.

Is this ongoing or for April only? I can only see 4 daily CRAs in April. Then it's back to 3 daily E90s in May onwards?

[jmt18325]

Originally Posted by Johnny Aussie

Is this ongoing or for April only? I can only see 4 daily CRAs in April. Then it's back to 3 daily E90s in May onwards?

I didn't check past April so I'm not sure. That seems like a strange thing to do for only one month. Maybe they're going to alternate? Maybe they have a shortage of something for that month?

[SFUVancouver]

Originally Posted by trofirhen

Nice looking plane. Guess it's for mid-range flights. The nose reminds me a little bit of the Dehavilland Comet, very sleek.

The CSeries CS100 (pictured) and larger CS130 are for short to mid-range flights. They're aiming to take the upper end of the regional jet market (RJs), essentially the 70-100 seat range, and the lower half of the 737 and A320 market in the 100-140ish seat range. They compete directly with the Embraer eJet family, the CJR family, the Sukhoi Superjet, and primarily the B737-600, -700, and -800 series, and the A318, A319, and A320 series, plus the MD80/B717 and Fokkers that are hanging around, plus it's going to help put to rest the era of the BAe Avro four-engine regional jets since there will be a STOL package available for the CS100 at some point in the near future. The thing is 50%+ composite materials and uses a brand new type of high-bypass turbofan engine from P&W: Geared Turbofans.

[Johnny Aussie]

Originally Posted by jmt18325

I didn't check past April so I'm not sure. That seems like a strange thing to do for only one month. Maybe they're going to alternate? Maybe they have a shortage of something for that month?

Yeah not sure. Does seem strange but perhaps it's just a fleet shuffle as it moves planes around. YXE and YQR also two daily CRA each in April then back to CRJ in May onwards. YXE and YQR are all over the shop next few months. From CRJ to E90 to DH4 to CRA to CRJ again (no joke). AC tends to update their international schedules for each season about four months earlier than domestic and transborder. We know about LAX and SFO being put back to mainline already but the rest may still not be finalised.

[casper]

Originally Posted by Johnny Aussie

Yeah not sure. Does seem strange but perhaps it's just a fleet shuffle as it moves planes around. YXE and YQR also two daily CRA each in April then back to CRJ in May onwards. YXE and YQR are all over the shop next few months. From CRJ to E90 to DH4 to CRA to CRJ again (no joke). AC tends to update their international schedules for each season about four months earlier than domestic and transborder. We know about LAX and SFO being put back to mainline already but the rest may still not be finalised.

I lived in Saskatoon for a number of years. Around the week in February that has Family Day it was always very hard to get a seat anywhere last minute. There would days when every Air Canada, Delta and WestJet seat was sold out. If the airlines oversold it made it hard to be accommodate on another flight. Delta (and NW) did better than Air Canada and WestJet in adjusting aircraft type. Perhaps AC is trying to do the same.

I could see Saskatoon supporting a larger aircraft into Vancouver than the CRJ. It was frequently sold out or close to it and would be forced to connect in Calgary or Edmonton.

[Johnny Aussie]

Looks like National has already reduced its YVR flights.

Their website's schedule page only shows flights operating in May next year now? One month? Why bother.

They were supposed to start in January... Perhaps bookings were crap?!

[SFUVancouver]

Richmond’s McArthurGlen mall named world’s best outlet centre
Award announced at international retail property conference in France

The McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Vancouver won the award for best outlet centre at a major international retail property conference in France.

The MAPIC awards named winners in categories such as best retail design concept, best retail digital strategy and best new shopping centre.

London-based McArthurGlen’s only award at the MAPIC expo, which was attended by more than 8,400 people, was for its shopping centre in Richmond near Vancouver International Airport.

MAPIC provided no explanation for why the centre merited being named the best outlet centre in the world but Vancouverites have been voting with their feet for how much they like the centre.

About 160,000 people flocked to the centre during its first four days, which was the busiest for any opening four days in McArthurGlen history. The company operates 20 other malls in Europe.

It also only took a mere three months for the centre to welcome its millionth customer .

The centre’s manager, Robert Thurlow, told Business in Vancouver at the time that traffic was about 66% higher than anticipated.

[...]

https://www.biv.com/article/2015/11/rich...m_term=0_6d3015fdef-84abf70604-210829401

[Klazu]

MAPIC provided no explanation for why the centre merited being named the best outlet centre in the world...

It almost sounds like McArthurGlen announcing McArthurGlen Designer Outlet being the best in the world. No merit what so ever for such.

[LO 044]

Air Canada rouge Proposes Vancouver – Dublin Service in S16

Air Canada in Sabre timetable listing has filed proposed schedule for Vancouver – Dublin route. Based on proposed schedule, Air Canada rouge would be operating this route 3 times a week with Boeing 767, from 10JUN16 to 08OCT16.

AC1940 YVR1505 – 0835+1DUB 763 356
AC1941 DUB1135 – 1335YVR 763 356

Reservation is currently not available at time this post goes to press.

http://airlineroute.net/2015/11/25/zx-yvrdub-s16update1/

[Valley_Refugee]

Air Canada is throwing everything YVR's way!

[Johnny Aussie]

Wow.. That is a fantastic addition. I was thinking twice a week for DUB but three is good!

Here is YVR's press release ---> http://yvr.ca/en/flight-information/late...da_Connects_B_C_To_the_Emerald_Isle.aspx

And here is AC's press release ---> http://aircanada.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=953

And YVR's TATL tally climbs to 83 flights per week to 12 European airports next summer... Up from 70 flights pw and 10 airports.

[excel]

Awesome, I love Dublin. One more place that no longer requires a stop at YYZ.

[CareerShow]

This was somewhat unexpected was it not? It also seems AC is finally growing YVR rather just stating that YVR is a "Hub".

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by Klazu

It almost sounds like McArthurGlen announcing McArthurGlen Designer Outlet being the best in the world. No merit what so ever for such.

Just like the Georgie Awards.