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Too bad they don't have an aircraft that can fly the route.:laugh:

US Airways to seek Philadelphia-China flights

By Tom Belden
Inquirer Staff Writer

In what would be the region's first direct air service to Asia, US Airways plans to announce today that it will seek federal approval to start flying next year nonstop between Philadelphia International Airport and China.
Chief executive officer Doug Parker is expected to join Mayor Street in unveiling the plans at a City Hall news conference, airline and local officials said.

US Airways told the U.S. Department of Transportation last month that it planned to join other airlines in competing for the next available U.S.-to-China route, department spokesman Bill Mosley said yesterday.
But the airline had not said previously whether it wanted to start the service from Philadelphia or one of its other hubs, Phoenix or Charlotte, N.C.
US Airways can expect spirited competition for the route, which can be to any major city in China.

Delta Air Lines Inc. filed an application in January to fly nonstop between Atlanta and Shanghai, China. Since then, four other carriers - American Airlines, Continental Airlines Inc., Hawaiian Airlines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp. - also have expressed interest in having nonstop flights between one of their hub cities and China.

Delta is the only airline that specified which Chinese city it would like to serve.

Airlines usually enlist the support of local political and business leaders to lobby the Transportation Department on behalf of the carrier's hub city. Among the arguments US Airways Group Inc. can make is that Philadelphia is the nation's largest metropolitan area that does not have direct service to China.

U.S.-to-China airline routes are among the most coveted in the world, because demand is strong from business and leisure travelers, but the number of flights is limited.

Unlike domestic airline routes, international ones are governed by treaties between countries that name which airlines can serve them and how many weekly flights they can have. Under a six-year agreement with China signed in 2004, U.S. carriers will be allowed to offer 195 new flights a week, phased in over the terms of the pact.

In January, United Airlines won a battle with American, Continental and Northwest for the right to start nonstop service between Washington Dulles Airport and Beijing. United plans to start the service March 28.

US Airways would need to acquire a new long-range jet to fly between Philadelphia and China because its largest plane, the Airbus A330, does not have the range to go nonstop. Beijing, China's capital, is 6,900 miles by air from Philadelphia.
 
FDJ2 its DIRECT service not NON-STOP, LOL, So the can do it on the E190 and just show you the country. UBA757
 
Yeah, and because we're the most profitable network carrier in the land right now we obviously can't finance any new aircraft or anything.:rolleyes:
 
Not Yet.




FDJ2 said:
Too bad they don't have an aircraft that can fly the route.:laugh:

US Airways to seek Philadelphia-China flights

By Tom Belden
Inquirer Staff Writer

In what would be the region's first direct air service to Asia, US Airways plans to announce today that it will seek federal approval to start flying next year nonstop between Philadelphia International Airport and China.
Chief executive officer Doug Parker is expected to join Mayor Street in unveiling the plans at a City Hall news conference, airline and local officials said.

US Airways told the U.S. Department of Transportation last month that it planned to join other airlines in competing for the next available U.S.-to-China route, department spokesman Bill Mosley said yesterday.
But the airline had not said previously whether it wanted to start the service from Philadelphia or one of its other hubs, Phoenix or Charlotte, N.C.
US Airways can expect spirited competition for the route, which can be to any major city in China.

Delta Air Lines Inc. filed an application in January to fly nonstop between Atlanta and Shanghai, China. Since then, four other carriers - American Airlines, Continental Airlines Inc., Hawaiian Airlines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp. - also have expressed interest in having nonstop flights between one of their hub cities and China.

Delta is the only airline that specified which Chinese city it would like to serve.

Airlines usually enlist the support of local political and business leaders to lobby the Transportation Department on behalf of the carrier's hub city. Among the arguments US Airways Group Inc. can make is that Philadelphia is the nation's largest metropolitan area that does not have direct service to China.

U.S.-to-China airline routes are among the most coveted in the world, because demand is strong from business and leisure travelers, but the number of flights is limited.

Unlike domestic airline routes, international ones are governed by treaties between countries that name which airlines can serve them and how many weekly flights they can have. Under a six-year agreement with China signed in 2004, U.S. carriers will be allowed to offer 195 new flights a week, phased in over the terms of the pact.

In January, United Airlines won a battle with American, Continental and Northwest for the right to start nonstop service between Washington Dulles Airport and Beijing. United plans to start the service March 28.

US Airways would need to acquire a new long-range jet to fly between Philadelphia and China because its largest plane, the Airbus A330, does not have the range to go nonstop. Beijing, China's capital, is 6,900 miles by air from Philadelphia.
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Saabslime said:
Yeah, and because we're the most profitable network carrier in the land right now we obviously can't finance any new aircraft or anything.:rolleyes:
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Again, you guys really have no plan. There are other nonstops to China from EWR and JFK (only 90 miles away) plus a new UAL 744 route from IAD to PEK that was just awarded. We in ATL have no flights to China,(but have the busiest hub in the world with the most connection possibilities to the Carribbean, South America), and we have airplanes coming that can do it nonstop. The only planes you could get that are common with your fleet (that can do it nonstop) is the A340-500, and not many of those have been built. Thai, Singapore, and Emirates use them currently.

Philly to China......Hmmmm. You do have a great Chinese restaraunt near the U of Penn campus---"Beijing". Tastes great.


Bye Bye--General Lee
 
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WSurf said:
I believe US Airways is looking to aquire 5 Airbus 340's.
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Only A340-500s could make it that far nonstop.

Bye Bye--General Lee
 
Well here it is! I believe these airplanes would be short term...



AIRLINE TALKING WITH AIR CANADA, OTHERS
US Airways seeks
long-range jets
Airbus A340-300s would let carrier fly nonstop to China
STEVE HARRISON
[email protected]
US Airways is negotiating with Air Canada to buy at least two Airbus A340-300 long-range aircraft that it could use to fly to China.

The Tempe, Ariz.-based airline announced last month that it intended to apply for the right to fly to China with the U.S. Department of Transportation. The announcement was unusual because US Airways didn't announce what cities it would serve and because it doesn't have an airplane that could fly far enough to serve the country. US Airways also doesn't have any Asia service.

US Airways spokesman Phil Gee said the airline is talking with Air Canada and a number of other airlines about acquiring used planes. He said US Airways hasn't received a proposal yet from Air Canada and that no deal is "imminent."

The A340-300, with seating for 295 people, would be the airline's biggest plane ever.

The Airbus A340 is a wide-body plane with four engines that some airlines, including Air Canada, are trying to sell because it's relatively expensive to fly, especially now that fuel prices are high. Air Canada has 10 A340-300s and two A340-500s, which can fly more than 10,000 miles nonstop.

"Those planes aren't in favor now," said airline analyst Mike Boyd of Evergreen, Colo. "But (for US Airways) it could be a very economical plane to get ahold of, though it might not be economical to run."

Air Canada spokesman John Reber said the airline wants to phase out its A340s with new Boeing 777 and 787 planes, but he declined to discuss possible buyers.

United earlier this year won an intense competition for the newest China flight. It will begin flying from Washington-Dulles to Beijing this month.

The U.S. DOT will award another China flight this year. Delta Air Lines has already applied to fly from Atlanta to Beijing, and other airlines are expected to apply.

It's expected that US Airways would fly to China from its international gateway in Philadelphia or from its home base in Phoenix. Charlotte is the airline's busiest hub.

And another:

US Airways to seek Philadelphia-China flightsBy Tom Belden
Inquirer Staff Writer
In what would be the region's first direct air service to Asia, US Airways plans to announce today that it will seek federal approval to start flying next year nonstop between Philadelphia International Airport and China.

Chief executive officer Doug Parker is expected to join Mayor Street in unveiling the plans at a City Hall news conference, airline and local officials said.

US Airways told the U.S. Department of Transportation last month that it planned to join other airlines in competing for the next available U.S.-to-China route, department spokesman Bill Mosley said yesterday.

But the airline had not said previously whether it wanted to start the service from Philadelphia or one of its other hubs, Phoenix or Charlotte, N.C.

US Airways can expect spirited competition for the route, which can be to any major city in China.

Delta Air Lines Inc. filed an application in January to fly nonstop between Atlanta and Shanghai, China. Since then, four other carriers - American Airlines, Continental Airlines Inc., Hawaiian Airlines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp. - also have expressed interest in having nonstop flights between one of their hub cities and China.

Delta is the only airline that specified which Chinese city it would like to serve.

Airlines usually enlist the support of local political and business leaders to lobby the Transportation Department on behalf of the carrier's hub city. Among the arguments US Airways Group Inc. can make is that Philadelphia is the nation's largest metropolitan area that does not have direct service to China.

U.S.-to-China airline routes are among the most coveted in the world, because demand is strong from business and leisure travelers, but the number of flights is limited.

Unlike domestic airline routes, international ones are governed by treaties between countries that name which airlines can serve them and how many weekly flights they can have. Under a six-year agreement with China signed in 2004, U.S. carriers will be allowed to offer 195 new flights a week, phased in over the terms of the pact.

In January, United Airlines won a battle with American, Continental and Northwest for the right to start nonstop service between Washington Dulles Airport and Beijing. United plans to start the service March 28.

US Airways would need to acquire a new long-range jet to fly between Philadelphia and China because its largest plane, the Airbus A330, does not have the range to go nonstop. Beijing, China's capital, is 6,900 miles by air from Philadelphia.
 
WSurf said:
Well here it is! I believe these airplanes would be short term...



AIRLINE TALKING WITH AIR CANADA, OTHERS
US Airways seeks
long-range jets
Airbus A340-300s would let carrier fly nonstop to China
STEVE HARRISON
[email protected]
US Airways is negotiating with Air Canada to buy at least two Airbus A340-300 long-range aircraft that it could use to fly to China.

The Tempe, Ariz.-based airline announced last month that it intended to apply for the right to fly to China with the U.S. Department of Transportation. The announcement was unusual because US Airways didn't announce what cities it would serve and because it doesn't have an airplane that could fly far enough to serve the country. US Airways also doesn't have any Asia service.

US Airways spokesman Phil Gee said the airline is talking with Air Canada and a number of other airlines about acquiring used planes. He said US Airways hasn't received a proposal yet from Air Canada and that no deal is "imminent."

The A340-300, with seating for 295 people, would be the airline's biggest plane ever.

The Airbus A340 is a wide-body plane with four engines that some airlines, including Air Canada, are trying to sell because it's relatively expensive to fly, especially now that fuel prices are high. Air Canada has 10 A340-300s and two A340-500s, which can fly more than 10,000 miles nonstop.

"Those planes aren't in favor now," said airline analyst Mike Boyd of Evergreen, Colo. "But (for US Airways) it could be a very economical plane to get ahold of, though it might not be economical to run."

Air Canada spokesman John Reber said the airline wants to phase out its A340s with new Boeing 777 and 787 planes, but he declined to discuss possible buyers.

United earlier this year won an intense competition for the newest China flight. It will begin flying from Washington-Dulles to Beijing this month.

The U.S. DOT will award another China flight this year. Delta Air Lines has already applied to fly from Atlanta to Beijing, and other airlines are expected to apply.

It's expected that US Airways would fly to China from its international gateway in Philadelphia or from its home base in Phoenix. Charlotte is the airline's busiest hub.

And another:

US Airways to seek Philadelphia-China flightsBy Tom Belden
Inquirer Staff Writer
In what would be the region's first direct air service to Asia, US Airways plans to announce today that it will seek federal approval to start flying next year nonstop between Philadelphia International Airport and China.

Chief executive officer Doug Parker is expected to join Mayor Street in unveiling the plans at a City Hall news conference, airline and local officials said.

US Airways told the U.S. Department of Transportation last month that it planned to join other airlines in competing for the next available U.S.-to-China route, department spokesman Bill Mosley said yesterday.

But the airline had not said previously whether it wanted to start the service from Philadelphia or one of its other hubs, Phoenix or Charlotte, N.C.

US Airways can expect spirited competition for the route, which can be to any major city in China.

Delta Air Lines Inc. filed an application in January to fly nonstop between Atlanta and Shanghai, China. Since then, four other carriers - American Airlines, Continental Airlines Inc., Hawaiian Airlines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp. - also have expressed interest in having nonstop flights between one of their hub cities and China.

Delta is the only airline that specified which Chinese city it would like to serve.

Airlines usually enlist the support of local political and business leaders to lobby the Transportation Department on behalf of the carrier's hub city. Among the arguments US Airways Group Inc. can make is that Philadelphia is the nation's largest metropolitan area that does not have direct service to China.

U.S.-to-China airline routes are among the most coveted in the world, because demand is strong from business and leisure travelers, but the number of flights is limited.

Unlike domestic airline routes, international ones are governed by treaties between countries that name which airlines can serve them and how many weekly flights they can have. Under a six-year agreement with China signed in 2004, U.S. carriers will be allowed to offer 195 new flights a week, phased in over the terms of the pact.

In January, United Airlines won a battle with American, Continental and Northwest for the right to start nonstop service between Washington Dulles Airport and Beijing. United plans to start the service March 28.

US Airways would need to acquire a new long-range jet to fly between Philadelphia and China because its largest plane, the Airbus A330, does not have the range to go nonstop. Beijing, China's capital, is 6,900 miles by air from Philadelphia.
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Why are you wasteing time on them,FDJ2 is slow:laugh: I told him and the others that the carrier is in talks with air Canada and a few others to aquire 5 A340-500's.

Stop now Wsurf before 800Dog and the rest of the welfare double breasted shakeing hands with management constantly crying Deltiods come down from the hills with shotguns and overalls after you.

Y'all come back now ya hear we's have viddles awaiten:laugh: ;) :laugh:

WD.
 
Yes, the news letter is a misprint!! Its the 340-500's that they are neg for!
 
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agreed

General Lee said:
Again, you guys really have no plan. There are other nonstops to China from EWR and JFK (only 90 miles away) plus a new UAL 744 route from IAD to PEK that was just awarded. We in ATL have no flights to China,(but have the busiest hub in the world with the most connection possibilities to the Carribbean, South America), and we have airplanes coming that can do it nonstop. The only planes you could get that are common with your fleet (that can do it nonstop) is the A340-500, and not many of those have been built. Thai, Singapore, and Emirates use them currently.

Philly to China......Hmmmm. You do have a great Chinese restaraunt near the U of Penn campus---"Beijing". Tastes great.


Bye Bye--General Lee
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I agree. Our marketing team really seems to go the opposite direction of what would seem the logical way to go. We (AWA anyway) are famous for the one-flight-a-day service to new destinations. I always wondered what happens if the flight cancels? ...Don't answer. It was a rhetorical question GL. But this too seems stupid when, as you said, they will compete with CAL out of EWR as well as others out of JFK (who is that?). However I must admit that the company is making money hand-over-fist right now even with this goofy marketing department.

Andy
 
Philly will get US Airways China flight
STEVE HARRISON
[email protected]
US Airways will announce this afternoon that its proposed China route will be from Philadelphia to Shanghai.

The airline is petitioning the U.S. Department of Transportation for the right to fly to China. Other airlines are competing as well. US Airways doesn't have any flights now to Asia and it doesn't have a plane that could fly that far.

US Airways has been negotiating with Air Canada to buy at least two Airbus A340-500 aircraft for the China route. If approved, that route would begin in a year.
 
WSurf said:
Philly will get US Airways China flight
STEVE HARRISON
[email protected]
US Airways will announce this afternoon that its proposed China route will be from Philadelphia to Shanghai.

The airline is petitioning the U.S. Department of Transportation for the right to fly to China. Other airlines are competing as well. US Airways doesn't have any flights now to Asia and it doesn't have a plane that could fly that far.

US Airways has been negotiating with Air Canada to buy at least two Airbus A340-500 aircraft for the China route. If approved, that route would begin in a year.
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That's great, except there are US-China flights already from IAD to PEK (just awarded to UAL), EWR--PEK (CAL 777), and JFK to PVG (China Eastern Airlines). All of those cities are within 100 miles to PHL. Sorry, it is very doubtful that it will be awarded to USAir, since ATL has no China service whatsoever, and neither does the entire SE. Good try! Our 777LRs would also be made in the USA--at Boeing, and A340s are made in Europe. Doesn't the US Government award this route? Wow, another good reason. Amazing.


Bye Bye--General Lee
 
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xanderman said:
LMAO!!!

Now that was funny WD. Very funny indeed!

Andy
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Were you guys laughing when you heard Parker had to go to a Woman's prison?

Bye Bye--General Lee
 
Wiskey Driver said:
Why are you wasteing time on them,FDJ2 is slow:laugh: I told him and the others that the carrier is in talks with air Canada and a few others to aquire 5 A340-500's.
WD.
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Still in "talks"? Hmmmm, can't quite seal the deal can they. Perhaps you'd have a chance if you "actually" had an aircraft that could do the route, instead of just being in "talks".:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
 

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