YVR Airport & Sea Island Developments Discussion - Page 585

trofirhen · #**11681** Posted **Jun 21, 2017, 9:06 PM**

All of this is very interesting, as it illustrates an aspect of the expansion of YVR. As you say, the terminal should be gotten on with, more airlines have come in over the last few years,
and finally, Air Canada seems to be making Vancouver into a hub, and far less an appendage of YYZ, in order to connect. The airport is entering a different "league."
Which league? You tell me.

excel · #**11682** Posted **Jun 21, 2017, 9:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by trofirhen

All of this is very interesting, as it illustrates an aspect of the expansion of YVR. As you say, the terminal should be gotten on with, more airlines have come in over the last few years,
and finally, Air Canada seems to be making Vancouver into a hub, and far less an appendage of YYZ, in order to connect. The airport is entering a different "league."
Which league? You tell me.

YVR is an Air Canada hub.

trofirhen · #**11683** Posted **Jun 21, 2017, 10:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by excel

YVR is an Air Canada hub.

That's true. Calin Rovinescu kept his word on making YVR into one. With the other airlines that fly here, and our roster of destinations, what category or class is YVR in? Mini-hub? ....

jollyburger · #**11684** Posted **Jun 22, 2017, 5:49 AM**

New agreement for YVR and the Musqueam.

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The Vancouver International Airport says it will give one per cent of its annual gross revenue for the next 30 years to the Musqueam Indian Band as part of an agreement signed Thursday.

Under the Sustainability and Friendship Agreement, the Musqueam will receive $5 million in airport revenue this year.

The Musqueam will also receive 10 scholarships per year worth $10,000 each for its members to attend schools and training programs.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-co...-nation-sign-30-year-agreement-1.4171811

Gordon · #**11685** Posted **Jun 23, 2017, 5:32 PM**

AC up guaged ord from Embraer E190 to A 319 on its flights to ORD

The YVR App is a bit out of date The map doesn't show the new A gates of the bus - hard stand gates.

thenoflyzone · #**11686** Posted **Jun 24, 2017, 3:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by CareerShow

Yea makes sense. Although ac no longer flies a single e90 out of yvr, all routes have been converted to the a320 family or cra.

And conversely, YOW-YYZ is now almost exclusively E190, where it used to be A320 territory last year. AC has traded capacity for frequency on that route.

whatnext · #**11687** Posted **Jun 25, 2017, 1:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by jollyburger

New agreement for YVR and the Musqueam.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-co...-nation-sign-30-year-agreement-1.4171811

A cunning and strategic move from YVR to head off possible privatization of Canada's airports.

SpongeG · #**11688** Posted **Jun 25, 2017, 8:41 PM**

Harveys and the pub in domestic arrivals have both shut down. Looks like its been a while but i never venture down there.

wave46 · #**11689** Posted **Jun 25, 2017, 8:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by thenoflyzone

And conversely, YOW-YYZ is now almost exclusively E190, where it used to be A320 territory last year. AC has traded capacity for frequency on that route.

I think AC has a bunch of fairly new E190s that had relatively few cycles on them. So, the planes could take frequent short-haul cycles between YOW and YYZ without requiring a bunch of maintenance. Even then, the E190s are Boeing's problem after they get their new 737s, so might as well pound on them with intensive use while they can.

The A320s that AC has are coming close to 30 years old now and I imagine that AC is trying to keep them flying until the 737 MAX can take over with the minimum of maintenance. Using them for cross-country flights cuts down on the number of 'cycles' they see on a daily basis - one of the key requirements for maintenance.

It's the difference between using a car for a bunch of discrete short trips around a city and doing a highway trip of the same number of kilometers. The short trips are harder on the equipment.

jmt18325 · #**11690** Posted **Jun 26, 2017, 12:48 AM**

I don't think the remaining E190s are Boeing's problem. They already sold Air Canada's 20 oldest for them as part of the deal and arranged for additional A321s to compensate.

casper · #**11691** Posted **Jun 26, 2017, 5:23 AM**

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Originally Posted by jmt18325

I don't think the remaining E190s are Boeing's problem. They already sold Air Canada's 20 oldest for them as part of the deal and arranged for additional A321s to compensate.

Normally I would think selling them to Delta would be good bet, Delta buys almost anything that is old. However I think they have already passed on the idea of having E190s when the purchased all thouse used 717 and new C-series. There are not a lot of operators of the E190 is large volume.

If these last remaining ones are not on a lease, AC may have them for a long time.

mezzanine · #**11692** Posted **Jun 28, 2017, 5:07 AM**

qantas back at YVR for the summer.

https://twitter.com/yvrairport

Waders · #**11693** Posted **Jun 28, 2017, 5:20 AM**

Love this YVR video about the HK Airlines' inaugural flight from Hong Kong to Vancouver on June 30.

Gordon · #**11694** Posted **Jun 28, 2017, 12:37 PM**

Yes good video.

It seems that YvR is doing some sort of work on gates E90-92. E91 is back in service E90 is out of service.

The map on the app needs to be updated so it shows all the bridged gate & gates A6 & A7

vanlaw · #**11695** Posted **Jun 28, 2017, 3:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by whatnext

A cunning and strategic move from YVR to head off possible privatization of Canada's airports.

My first thought too. Good move.

MalcolmTucker · #**11696** Posted **Jun 28, 2017, 4:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by whatnext

A cunning and strategic move from YVR to head off possible privatization of Canada's airports.

How so? They are preserving their business by ensuring if a land claim is successful there, that they have a good relationship with probably new landlords.

SFUVancouver · #**11697** Posted **Jun 28, 2017, 7:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by mezzanine

qantas back at YVR for the summer.

https://twitter.com/yvrairport

Great photo. Nice to see a classic 744 back in town.

casper · #**11698** Posted **Jun 29, 2017, 3:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by MalcolmTucker

How so? They are preserving their business by ensuring if a land claim is successful there, that they have a good relationship with probably new landlords.

There turning land ownership into a complex problem that no one will want to touch.

A private purchaser is going to want to ensure it have clear title. The government is going to look at it as a complex can of worms that the YVR people have solved with the local first nations community. It can ignore the issue and leave things along, or it can accept the political risk of opening it up.

LeftCoaster · #**11699** Posted **Jun 29, 2017, 5:29 PM**

Probably not too surprising but Air China keeping the 77HD on YVR-PEK for the winter months as well. Should be a decent bump in capacity on the route:

http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airl...rnational-service-changes-as-of-29jun17/

Canadian74 · #**11700** Posted **Jun 29, 2017, 5:32 PM**

What's the config of the 777HD?