Re: JAL to join oneworld alliance + Boeing 747-100
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"thegoons" <thegoons@bigpond.com> wrote in message
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> "Ian" <noreply@post.msgon.ng> wrote in message
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>>A recent press release from the oneworld website.
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>> <http://www.oneworldalliance.com/pressroom/releases/details.cfm?ObjectID=6807
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> JAL is the last airline from a developed country to join a half-decent
> alliance. Typical. According to JAL's website, they are still flying old
> 100-series 747's (http://www.jal.co.jp/en/aircraft/aircraft/jal_01.html).
> I thought these were only flown by third-world airlines and possibly in
> America.
The 747-100B/SR's that JAL flies are NOT antiquated jets and have been
re-engine and updated on regular basis, nor are they as old as plain
747-100's. They are slower that 747-400's and have only about 1/2 the range
of a 747-400, but it was a trade off for higher capacity, a stronger
airframe, and more landing cycles during its lifetime. These jets were
specially designed by Boeing just for JAL inter-island service where high
capacity/short range and more takeoff/landings was the key features, and not
the overall range. These are the best and most economical 747's for the
type of flying JAL does between various cities in Japan.
Nuki Mouse
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