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The S22 schedule was the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic where airlines saw their schedules return to near normal; at London Heathrow that is certainly the case for the US3 who have pretty returned to near normal levels of service to pre-pandemic levels, with the noticeable change being how the carriers allocate their fleet.
Prior to 2020, American Airlines flights from Charlotte-Douglas and Philadelphia were in the hands of Airbus A330-200/300s, but that changed following their withdrawal owing to the pandemic, and American Airlines wanting to simplify their wide-body fleet with Boeing 777s and Boeing 787s now being the aircraft of choice for the carrier's long-haul needs.
Before the ramping up to the S22 schedule, Boeing 777-200ERs were the scheduled operating aircraft from London Heathrow to Charlotte-Douglas and Philadelphia, which indeed did happen during the W21 schedule.
Today, American Airlines twice daily flights from London Heathrow to Philadelphia (AA728/729 & AA736/737) are now in the hands of Boeing 787-9s; with the Philadelphia hub becoming a major Boeing 787-8/9 base since the withdrawal of the Airbus A330s. The twice daily flights from London Heathrow to Charlotte (AA730/731 & AA732/733) will continue to utilise Boeing 777-200ERs as their Charlotte hub now sees Boeing 777-200ERs becoming their long-haul aircraft of choice.
In the future, American Airlines are expected to replace their eldest Boeing 777-200ERs once more Boeing 787-8/9s arrive from Boeing, all depending on regulatory approval from the FAA. The vast majority of their Boeing 777-200ERs are now well over 20 years old and although have since been refurbished, they will require replacing in the near future.
Currently, American Airlines operates 67 Boeing 777s, which includes 47 Boeing 777-200ERs and 20 Boeing 777-300ERs.
November Seven Nine Six Alpha November is one of 47 Boeing 777-200ERs in service with American Airlines, delivered new to the carrier on 18th December 2000 and she is powered by 2 Rolls-Royce Trent 892 engines. She has carried Oneworld logo-jet colours since July 2009.
Boeing 777-223/ER N796AN on final approach into Runway 27L at London Heathrow (LHR) on AA728 from Philadelphia (PHL), Pennsylvania.
"Finnair 1 Heavy" seen here landing at night in LAX in oneworld Alliance colors on the Airbus A350, photographed from the H Hotel.
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Finnair
Airbus A350-941
"oneworld Alliance"
KLAX - Los Angeles International Airport
January 05, 2025
Qatar Airways, like other airlines operating from the Persian Gulf has expanded at a rapid rate, but so far Qatar is the only airline operating within the ME3 to have joined an airline alliance, thanks in no part to British Airways who they have a strong relationship (since Qatar Airways now owns a stake in IAG, the parent company), plus was the airline who mentored the Gulf carrier's membership with the alliance group.
Since joining the airline alliance in 2013, Qatar Airways have painted 6 of their passenger jets in Oneworld logo-jet colours, 4 of which are Boeing 777-300ER's and 2 Airbus A320's. It is really no surprise that they have painted Boeing 777's and Airbus A320's in Oneworld colours given that both airframe types provide the large portion of flights across the network, A320's namely short-haul and 777's are long-haul.
Currently, Qatar Airways operate 46 Boeing 777's which include 9 Boeing 777-200LR's, 29 Boeing 777-300ER's (with 4 more on-order) and 8 Boeing 777F's (8 more on-order). The company also have an outstanding order for 60 Boeing 777X next-generation aircraft, which include 10 Boeing 777-8X and 50 Boeing 777-9X aircraft. Currently, Qatar Airways are in the process of retrofitting all of their Boeing 777-300ER's with *gulp!!* 10-abreast seating in their Economy Class section, with future deliveries due to be fitted with the new configuration. The airline also have 2 separate high and low density cabin interiors, the density change mainly being their different Business Class seating layout. It's worth noting that Qatar Airways won't be retrofitting their Boeing 777-200LR's to 10-abreast seating... For now!
Bravo Alpha Bravo is currently one of 29 Boeing 777-300ER's in Qatar Airways fleet, delivered new to the Gulf carrier in December 2007, was painted in Oneworld colours since November 2013 and she is powered by 2 General Electric GE90-115B engines.
Boeing 777-3DZ(ER) A7-BAB 'Um-Alamad' on final approach into Runway 27L at London Heathrow (LHR) on QR7 from Doha-Hamad International (DOH).
Alaska Airlines, Boeing 737 (737-900), N486AS, at JFK, New York, USA. January, 2023. "One World" Copyright Tom Turner
KLAX ( Los Angeles International Airport) - 09 SEP 2014
Cathay Pacific Airways "oneworld" B-KPL (FLT CPA884) from Hong Kong Int'l (VHHH/HKG) on short final to RWY 24R.
British Airways still operates one of the largest fleet of Boeing 747-400's anywhere in the world, and 18 examples have since been given extensive refurbishments which should take past their service life beyond 2020.
Out of the 18 Boeing 747-400's in service with British Airways, 2 of those examples carry OneWorld logo-jet colours of a possible 8. The Super Hi-J Boeing 747-400's operate on the highest-yielding flight, New York-JFK being the most notable whereby out of 8 daily flights between London Heathrow and New York-JFK, 7 of those daily flights are in the hands of Boeing 747-400's.
G-CIVZ is one of 2 Boeing 747-400's that is Super Hi-J configured that does carry OneWorld colours, the rest are currently in Mid-J configuration... Prior to the Super Hi-J conversion, 3 OneWorld liveried Boeing 747-400's were configured in the old Hi-J configuration.
Considering British Airways operates a high frequency of New York-JFK flights from its hub at London Heathrow, only one of those flights from New York to London Heathrow (BA178/179) is not a red-eye which operates throughout daylight.
Currently, British Airways operates 38 Boeing 747-400's in regular service, however 2 examples are to be withdrawn by the end of the year.
Charlie India Victor Zulu is one of 8 Boeing 747-400's that carries OneWorld colours, delivered new to the flag-carrier in October 1998 (Halloween to be precise!) carrying Gaelic-inspired Benyhorne Tartan (Benyhone being Gaelic for 'Mountain of the Birds') World Tail, designed by Peter MacDonald. She was repainted into BA's standard Chatham Dockyard Union Jack livery in May 2003 and gained OneWorld colours in May 2009. In May 2016, she became the 14th Boeing 747-400 to gain Super Hi-J seating configuration. She is powered by 4 Rolls-Royce RB211-524H engines.
Boeing 747-436 G-CIVZ on final approach into Runway 27L at London Heathrow (LHR) on BA178 from New York-John F. Kennedy (JFK).
Airline: Cathay Pacific (CX/CPA)
Aircraft type: Boeing B777-367ER
Registration: B-KQM (OneWorld Alliance livery)
MSN: 41433
LN: 1195
First flight: 09/04/2014
Delivered new 18/04/2014
Location: London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL)
Powerplant: General Electric GE90-115B
OneWorld alliance livery climbing out of runway 27L (over Terminal 5) as Cathay 252 Heavy (CX252/CPA252) to Hong Kong/Chek Lap Kok (HKG/VHHH).
Cathay Pacific Airways A343 with Oneworld livery was departing from the runway 07R in the afternoon.
It is always a pleasure to see Hong Kong's flag-carrier, Cathay Pacific; the carrier has had to contend with not only COVID-19 whereby borders were effectively closed (Hong Kong has since reopened their border to visitors) and prior to that, the carrier suffered reduced demand owing to pro-democracy protests taking place during 2019 and 2020.
For Cathay Pacific, the carrier has returned back to operating much of its international network, with the Airbus A350-900/1000 and Boeing 777-300ER forming much of their long-haul operations. The carrier has gradually reduced their Boeing 777-300ER fleet with certain examples returned back to their leasing companies, albeit the number is still large.
Cathay Pacific was one of the founding members of Oneworld back in 1998, the carrier having had logo-jets of the airline alliance since 2009 when first introduced by other carriers. Since 2019, a number of Boeing 777-300ERs received Oneworld colours incorporating Cathay's updated livery in 2015. By early-2020, 5 Boeing 777-300ERs carry Oneworld colours.
Currently, Cathay Pacific operates 56 Boeing 777s, which includes 17 Boeing 777-300s and 39 Boeing 777-300ERs. Cathay Pacific have 21 Boeing 777-9s on-order.
Kilo Quebec Lima is one of 39 Boeing 777-300ERs operated by Cathay Pacific, delivered new to the flag-carrier on 20th December 2013 and she is powered by 2 General Electric GE90-115B engines. She has carried Oneworld colours since April 2019.
Boeing 777-367/ER B-KQL taxis towards the Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles (LAX), California after working CX884 from Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok (HKG).
Finally - after months of waiting to catch this Triple 7, today was the day!
Taking-off from runway 25L in some wonderful light, Cathay's logo jet carrying the oneworld livery is on its way to New York/JFK as flight CX840.
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