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AFV230 Senior Captain, A380-800 OLP, PPL DISPATCHER Joined on March 14 2008 50 State Club Pushing Tin Club Online Five Hundred Club Imperial Qin Shi Huang Tour 100% Globe Trotter Historical Double Millenium Club Skyteam Supremacist GVA 15 Year Anniversary 250 Tour Club Sextuple Millenium Six Million Mile Club "Every Drop Shapes The Stone" Georgetown, TX 6,247 legs, 16,983.5 hours 619 legs, 1,050.0 hours online 5,468 legs, 14,469.6 hours ACARS 42 legs, 241.5 hours event 6,533 legs, 17,821.0 hours total 366 legs dispatched, 328.7 hours	Posted onPost created on March 22 2012 12:32 ET by Brian Hankey
	As per 16MAR12 GDS timetable and inventory display, latest changes to AIRFRANCE Summer 2012 Long-Haul Network as follows. Additional changes remain possible: Paris CDG – Beirut Aircraft changes for Summer seasonal AF562/563 service. 25MAR12 – 19MAY12 3 weekly A330-200 (CDG Day 246, BEY Day 357) 20MAY12 – 27MAY12 Daily A330-200 28MAY12 – 01JUL12 Daily A330-200/A340-300/B777-200ER 02JUL12 – 02SEP12 Airbus A330-200/A340-300 03SEP12 – 27OCT12 3 weekly 777-200ER (CDG Day 246, BEY Day 357) Paris CDG – Cairo Airbus A330-200 to operate for entire Summer 2012 season. Planned 777-200ER/-300ER operation on selected period is cancelled Paris CDG – Dakar 3-class Boeing 777-200ER replaces 4-class, loss of First Class Service (Previously to begin from 03JUN12) Paris CDG – Damascus Service Cancelled until further notice Paris CDG – Miami eff 03JUN12 3-class Boeing 777-300ER replaces 2-class 747-400, with the introduction of Premium Voyageur Class. (Previously to start from 18JUN12) Paris CDG – New York JFK AF010/011 25MAR12 – 27OCT12 3-class Airbus A340-300 Operates for entire Summer season. Planned 2-class 747-400 from 06AUG12 to 02SEP12 with reduced frequency is cancelled AF012/017 04JUN12 – 02SEP12 4-class Boeing 777-300ER replaces 4-class -200ER In Summer 2012 season, other CDG JFK service operates with following aircraft AF022/023 Airbus A330-200 AF006/007 Airbus A380 AF008/009 Boeing 777-200ER Paris CDG – Orlando Operational adjustments in S12. 3 weekly Service will be cancelled from 03SEP12 25MAR12 – 12MAY12 2-class Boeing 747-400 operating (Day 246; Day 257 from 04MAY12) 13MAY12 – 29MAY12 3-class Boeing 777-200ER operates on Day 27, -300ER on Day 5 30MAY12 – 02SEP12 3-class Boeing 777-300ER (J14W32Y422) operating (Day 257) Paris CDG – Rio de Janeiro eff 03JUN12 AF442/443 2-class Boeing 747-400 replaces 3-class Boeing 777-300ER (Previously planned eff 18JUN12) Paris CDG – Singapore eff 01APR12 Airbus A380 enters operation 3 times a week (Day 257 from CDG, Day 136 from SIN. eff 03JUN12 operates as Day 146 from CDG, Day 257 from SIN) However, Airbus A380 Does not operate from 08APR12 to 23APR12 and from 04MAY12 to 14MAY12 AF256 CDG2320 – 1815+1SIN 388 257 AF256 CDG2320 – 1800+1SIN 77W x257 AF257 SIN2300 – 0610+1CDG 388 136 AF257 SIN2305 – 0605+1CDG 77W x136 Previously reported changes: Paris CDG – Abidjan Planned Daily 777-300ER service from 05JUN12 is canceled. Latest revision: 25MAR12 – 29APR12 772 Day x367 77W Day 367 30APR12 – 03SEP12 772 Day 24 77W Day x24 04SEP12 – 27OCT12 772 Day x156 77W Day 156 Paris CDG – Abu Dhabi 5 weekly service CANCELLED from 05MAR12 Paris CDG – Antananarivo Service operates 4 weekly. Boeing 777-200ER operates from 25MAR12 to 29MAY12, replacing -300ER COI Paris CDG – Atlanta eff 21MAY12 AF682/681 4-class Boeing 777-300ER replaces -200ER eff 04JUN12 Operational schedule changes 25MAR12 – 03JUN12 AF682 CDG1045 – 1410ATL 772 D AF680 CDG1645 – 2005ATL 772 D AF681 ATL1745 – 0810+1CDG 772 D AF683 ATL2330 – 1350+1CDG 772 D eff 04JUN12 AF682 CDG1055 – 1420ATL 77W D AF688 CDG1330 – 1655ATL 772 D AF681 ATL1755 – 0820+1CDG 77W D AF689 ATL2110 – 1135+1CDG 772 D Paris CDG – Bangalore Service reduces from Daily to 6 weekly (Day x2 from CDG, Day x3 from BLR), Airbus A330-200 operating Paris CDG – Bangkok Service reduces from Daily to 3 weekly, tag-on service to Phnom Penh cancelled 26MAR12 – 05MAY12 2-class 747-400 eff 07MAY12 2-class 777-300ER (Loisir Configuration) AF166 CDG1405 – 0605+1BKK EQV 136 AF165 BKK1010 – 1705CDG EQV 247 Paris CDG – Beijing 1 of 2 Daily service sees flight number and schedule changes AF128 CDG1345 – 0530+1PEK 77W D AF382 CDG2320 – 1505+1PEK 77W D AF381 PEK0055 – 0530CDG 77W D AF129 PEK0925 – 1410CDG 77W D AF382/381 will replace AF126/125 Paris CDG – Boston 07AUG12 – 31AUG12 Service operates with 11 weekly 747-400 instead of 1 Daily each of 747/A340-300 AF332 CDG1335 – 1500BOS 744 x136 AF322 CDG1910 – 2035BOS 744 D AF337 BOS1730 – 0605+1CDG 744 x136 AF321 BOS2305 – 1135+1CDG 744 D AF332/337 until 31JUL12 and from 03SEP12 operates with A340-300 on Daily basis (AF332/337 operates until 07OCT12) Paris CDG – Buenos Aires Operational aircraft change 25MAR12 – 04SEP12 772 Daily 05SEP12 – 27OCT12 772 Day x357 77W Day 357 (EZE departs next day) Paris CDG – Cancun Seasonal service operates until 29APR12, then suspended for Summer season (Service resumes from 28OCT12) From 25MAR12 to 29APR12, 3 weekly service operates with 2-class Boeing 747-400 Paris CDG – Chicago Airbus A330-200 operates Daily in S12, replacing A340-300 (5 weekly from 25MAR12 to 28MAY12) Paris CDG – Delhi Service reduces from Daily to 6 weekly (Day x3 from CDG, Day x4 from DEL). A340-300 operating Paris CDG – Douala 4-class Boeing 777-200ER including First Class continues operation from 25MAR12. Service from 16APR12 will extend to Malabo Paris CDG – Dubai 30APR12 – 27MAY12 Boeing 777-200ER replaces -300ER Paris CDG – Fort-de-France Summer season operates 1 weekly 3-class Boeing 777-300ER Paris CDG – Guangzhou Revised operational frequencies. 3-class 777-200ER operating 25MAR12 – 31JUL12 5 weekly (Day x36 from CDG, Day x47 from CAN) 01AUG12 – 20AUG12 4 weekly (Day x236 from CDG, Day x347 from CAN) 21AUG12 – 25SEP12 5 weekly (Day x36 from CDG, Day x47 from CAN) 26SEP12 – 08OCT12 4 weekly (Day x236 from CDG, Day x347 from CAN) 09OCT12 – 27OCT12 5 weekly (Day x36 from CDG, Day x47 from CAN) Paris CDG – Havana Service Reduces from Daily to 5-6 weekly starting May 2012. Boeing 747-400 operates until 20MAY12, then replaced by 3-class COI 777-300ER thereafter 25MAR12 – 09MAY12 Daily 11MAY12 – 09SEP12 Day x4 10SEP12 – 27OCT12 Day x14 Paris CDG – Ho Chi Minh – Phnom Penh Ho Chi Minh service reduces from 5 weekly 777-200ER in W11 to 3 weekly in S12 Phnom Penh service operates via Ho Chi Minh instead of Bangkok (No local traffic rights on SGN PNH sector) AF244 CDG2320 – 1615+1SGN1740+1 – 1830+1PNH 77W 246 AF269 PNH2010 – 2100SGN2245 – 0610+1CDG 77W 357 Paris CDG – Hong Kong Service Reduces from 14 to 12 weekly in Summer 2012 season AF184 CDG1345 – 0720+1HKG 772 x25 AF188 CDG2325 – 1700+1HKG 77W D AF183 HKG1020 – 1710CDG 772 x36 AF185 HKG2305 – 0545+1CDG 77W D Paris CDG – Houston Operational aircraft changes 25MAR12 – 29APR12 772 Day x357 77W Day 357 30APR12 – 02JUN12 772 Day 246 77W Day x246 03JUN12 – 05AUG12 77W Daily 06AUG12 – 02SEP12 772 Daily 03SEP12 – 27OCT12 77W Daily Paris CDG – Lome Airbus A330-200 operates 3 times a week and A340-300 operates 1, replacing previously planned 2 weekly each of A330/340. Service in S11 was 4 weekly A340-300 Paris CDG – Los Angeles Summer service reduces from 20 to 15 weekly. Airbus A380 enters operation from 30MAY12 AF066 CDG1030 – 1310LAX 388 D AF072 CDG1330 – 1600LAX 772 x24 AF076 CDG1910 – 2135LAX 772 246 AF065 LAX1600 – 1135+1CDG 388 D AF069 LAX1845 – 1415+1CDG 772 x24 AF077 LAX2145 – 1710+1CDG 772 357 AF066/065 from 25MAR12 to 29MAY12 operates with Boeing 777-300ER Paris CDG – Malabo eff 16APR12 Daily A319LR DEDICATE Service to be replaced by 1-stop 777-200ER via Douala (See above) Paris CDG – Mauritius Service to operate 4 times a week instead of 5 weekly eff 08MAY12 COI-configuration Boeing 777-300ER replaces Boeing 747-400 Paris CDG – Mexico City AF438/439 25MAR12 – 20MAY12 3-class Boeing 777-300ER replaces 2-class 747-400 (777-300ER originally to operate until 18JUN12) 21MAY12 – 27OCT12 2-class Boeing 747-400 service AF434/435 2nd Daily service to operate from 18JUN12, postponed from 31MAY12. 4-class 777-200ER operating 18JUN12 – 02SEP12 Daily 07SEP12 – 27OCT12 Day 357 (Previously planned Day 57) Paris CDG – Montreal eff 05JUN12 Airbus A380 operation revision. AF344/347 A380 operates 4 weekly, instead of Daily AF342 CDG1030 – 1215YUL 77W x7 AF344 CDG1330 – 1500YUL 388 x235 AF344 CDG1330 – 1500YUL 77W 235 AF348 CDG1915 – 2045YUL 772 D AF345 YUL1730 – 0610+1CDG 77W x7 AF347 YUL1955 – 0835+1CDG 388 x235 AF347 YUL1955 – 0835+1CDG 77W 235 AF349 YUL2300 – 1135+1CDG 772 D AF344/347 is 4-class operation AF342/345 is 3-class operation (J14W32Y422). A340-300 operating from 25MAR12 to 20MAY12 on Daily basis AF348/349 operates from 04JUN12 Paris CDG – Mumbai Service Reduces from Daily to 6 weekly (Day x3 from CDG, Day x4 from BOM) 25MAR12 – 03JUN12 Airbus A330-200 04JUN12 – 02SEP12 Airbus A340-300 03SEP12 – 27OCT12 Boeing 777-200ER Paris CDG – N’Djamena eff 17APR12 Daily Airbus A319LR DEDICATE service replaced by 3 weekly A330-200. Overall service reduction Paris CDG – Newark Service CANCELLED from 25MAR12 Paris CDG – Pointe-a-Pitre Summer season operates 1 weekly 3-class Boeing 777-300ER Paris CDG – Punta Cana – Santo Domingo – Paris CDG eff 16APR12 3-class COI 777-300ER replaces 747-400 in S11 Paris CDG – Santiago de Chile Service operates Daily with 777-200ER in NS12, increases from 6 weekly in NS11. 25MAR12 – 05SEP12 772 Daily 06SEP12 – 27OCT12 772 Day 246 77W Day x246 (SCL departs next day) Paris CDG – San Francisco Overall frequency increase during peak season, compensation the loss of Airbus A380 service 29MAR12 – 25APR12 Reduce from Daily to 6 weekly (Day x3) 26APR12 – 20MAY12 Daily 21MAY12 – 30SEP12 Increases from 1 to 2 Daily (AF080/081), overall service increase from 10 weekly in S11. 2nd Daily operates with 3-class 777-200ER (Service previously planned 10 weekly 747). Note this was previously to begin from 28MAY12 01OCT12 – 25OCT12 Daily AF084 CDG1035 – 1245SFO 744 D AF080 CDG1335 – 1555SFO 772 D AF083 SFO1545 – 1110+1CDG 744 D AF085 SFO1835 – 1400+1CDG 772 D Paris CDG – Seattle Daily service replaced by DELTA Boeing 767-300ER Paris CDG – Seoul Incheon Revised operational aircraft 25MAR12 – 02MAY12 772 Daily 03MAY12 – 26MAY12 772 Day 135 77W Day x135 (ICN departs next day) 27MAY12 – 27OCT12 77W Daily Paris CDG – Shanghai Pu Dong Service reduces from 14 to 13 weekly on following period (AF112/117 Day x2 from CDG, Day x3 from PVG): 25MAR12 – 04JUN12, 01AUG12 – 27AUG12. Planned A380 operation on 3 of 14 weekly flights remain subject to Government Approval Paris CDG – Tokyo Narita AF276/275 A380 Service Resumption from 23APR12, instead of 30APR12 (NRT begins from 24APR12) Paris CDG – Toronto Boeing 747-400 (in S11) replaced by following) 25MAR12 – 29APR12 Airbus A340-300 Paris CDG – Washington Dulles Airbus A380 service increases from 4 weekly to Daily from June 2012. Previously the airline planned to operate A380 4 times a week for entire Summer season AF028/039 25MAR12 – 02JUN12 77W Day 235 388 Day x235 03JUN12 – 27OCT12 388 Daily AF026/027 25MAR12 – 30MAY12 772 5 weekly (Day x13) 31MAY12 – 05AUG12 772 Daily 06AUG12 – 02SEP12 343 Daily 03SEP12 – 27OCT12 772 Daily Paris CDG – Wuhan eff 11APR12 NEW 3 weekly service with 3-class Boeing 777-200ER AF132 CDG1620 – 0900+1WUH 772 135 AF139 WUH1135 – 1705CDG 772 246 Los Angeles – Papeete 3-class 777-200ER replaces 4-class, end of La Première/First Class service. Operational day changes to Day 246 and shares same flight number originating from Paris CDG AF076 CDG1910 – 2135LAX2355 – 0455+1PPT 772 246 AF077 PPT0800 – 1900LAX2145 – 1710+1CDG 772 246 AF076/077 replaces AF074/674 (CDG LAX PPT Day 456) and AF673/073 (PPT LAX CDG Day 567) service Paris Orly – St. Denis de la Reunion Service reductions on certain period 25MAR12 – 10MAY12 11 weekly 11MAY12 – 22JUN12 9 weekly 23JUN12 – 14SEP12 12 weekly (Same as NS11) 15SEP12 – 27OCT12 11 weekly
AFV397 Captain, A350-900 Joined on November 22 2010 International Tourist Diplomatic Mission Robert Taylor AF Memorial Club GVA 10 Year Anniversary Online Five Hundred Club Jurassic Jets Century Club Million Mile Club "Isaiah 40:31" Cherthala, Kerala India 759 legs, 2,414.8 hours 735 legs, 2,315.2 hours online 755 legs, 2,402.9 hours ACARS 2 legs, 14.1 hours event	Posted onPost created on March 22 2012 15:07 ET by Cyriac Jose
	Woow...Loads of info... Change is nice...

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