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The Chinese always seem to buy Boeing aircraft when someone high up in the US government visits. It's a sham to keep the press off them for the high trade deficit we continually run with China (last I checked it was $175+ billion).

I respectfully disagree. The B767 line will be shutting down unless the USAF orders B767 tankers. That's not going to happen now. Sure, the rollout of the A380 had some effect on the introduction of the B748, but not in the manner you think. As I've stated above, the aircraft are not direct competitors. A cargo company is not going to buy an A380 if it can only fill a B748. Likewise, that same company will not buy a B748 if it is filling an A380. What has happened to the B748 is airlines have said the A380 does not fit our business model, ie. we cannot fill that amount of seats. The airlines - most of whom presently fly the B747 - then went to Boeing and said can you go back and review the B747-X program. They said sure and incorporated the lessons learned from the B787 program. If there wasn't a B787 program, it is unlikely Boeing would have had a B748.

Tom, Do not confuse a larger B747 vs. an A380. They are not direct competitors as their classes (meaning number of pax seats) are completely different. An airline is not going to buy a B748 if they need the capacity of an A380. The opposite is likewise.

The record flight was spent totally in the jet stream, with less than 40 people onboard and no cargo. The maximum range of the B772LR with 3 extra fuel tanks, 301 seats, and 11 tons of cargo will be 9,420 miles. With the winds, it is capable of LHR-SYD, but not in reverse (at least not yet). However, should an airline like Qantas want to limit the number of seats and amount of cargo, they could probably make SYD-LHR most - but not every - days. As I've mentioned previously, more seats + more cargo = more revenue. It's hard for an airline to give that money up for a flight people are willing to take with one stop.

No pax versions ordered but I have a feeling they may be coming, especially with the Dubai Airshow approaching. Don't mark me as a gambling man, but I can see Cathay (really did the behind-the-scenes pushing for this plane), BA, United and Northwest (for after bankruptcy), Japan Airlines (for both pax and cargo), KLM, Air France, Singapore Airlines, and Qantas.

Not to make a big deal of speed/Mach issue, but what you referring to is ground speed and not cruising speed. Your ground speed in the jet stream may have indicated flying at or above the speed of sound but that is not the case. Now, as for the B772LR, correct me if I'm wrong or miss a point. Boeing would love to sell some to Qantas for the Kangaroo Run. There is no doubt existing planes can do the LHR-SYD run, but only the B772LR could possibly do the SYD-LHR run. The point is it would take the 3 extra internal fuel tanks and that may still not be enough if the headwinds are strong. On top of that, the extra weight negates some revenue opportunities. I think this is where the possible fallacies lie.

Nothing official yet on the B772LR flight. It is approaching the end of its testing, though. O&D is shorthand for Origination and Destination. In other words, for the airlines, it means the airport passengers start and end their flights. For example, JFK-BKK-JFK has JFK as the O&D. Now, if you needed to get to BKK from Orlando, FL (MCO), you could go MCO-JFK-BKK-JFK-MCO, or MCO-ATL-LAX-TPE-BKK-return. In this case, MCO is the O&D (where the person starts and finishes a trip). What I said - in easier to understand language - in the earlier post was SIN and NYC have major financial markets. The thing that is most important is there is a need for a non-stop daily between these cities. Market forces dictate this. However, there is no real need for a non-stop between NYC and BKK. BKK is mainly a leisure market. IOW, businessmen are willing to pay top dollar for a non-stop flight to SIN, but tourists aren't willing to pay top dollar to fly non-stop to BKK. The TG non-stop was never going to be successful due to fuel costs, a small need for the service, an aircraft that costs too much to operate, and several more reasons. This was purely a case of "keeping up with the Joneses."

The Premium Laurel seats are just fine. The only possible drawback is the seat is not a complete "lay flat". It lays at a slight angle and you may slide downward as you sleep. I sat in the Elite seat ever so briefly on my first B773ER leg and I didn't notice much. Then again, 2-3 minutes isn't 12 hours!

Tom, I have never been impressed with TG. In fact, I am so utterly unimpressed I won't fly them 'til they straighten up and fly right. This airline COULD be one of the top 5 in the world but the management - or lack thereof - is fucking dreadful. I never expected the non-stop BKK-NYC-BKK to be as successful as SQ's SIN run because the O&D just isn't there. One final note is the A345 just isn't living up to expectations. The damn thing is too heavy, resulting in low pax configurations and high fuel burn per pax. Be on the lookout for SQ to dump theirs and place an order for the new B772LR when Boeing stays airborne for 24 hours on its proving flight.

IMHO, the best FF website by far is: Flyertalk.com

I made a comparison of this exact situation you describe about 1 month ago. However, I can't even find it so I'll state my opinion again. What this comes down to is: how much do you value your time? Let me explain. An economy seat on Thai's non-stop flight runs roughly $1400. An Evergreen Deluxe/Elite Class ticket on EVA Air from LAX runs roughly $850-1000, depending on the time of year. The Thai non-stop leaves LAX at 2230 and arrives in BKK at 0640. Total time of flight is 17+10 hours. The EVA Air flight leaves at 2355 and arrives in BKK at 1120, or leaves at 1530 and arrives at 0140. Depending upon the EVA Air flight you choose, the time saved going non-stop with Thai is between 2 hours and 3+15 hours. Is $400-550 difference in airfare worth 3 hours of your time? BTW, I was messing around this morning and found Evergreen Deluxe departing LAX early December and return mid-December for $910.

I haven't flown Elite Class, but I've people like the B744 Evergreen Deluxe better. The complaints I've most seen are: 1) pitch is closer to 35" vs. the 38" stated, 2) seats are narrower, and 3) feels more cramped.

***First off, let me apologize for the delay in posting this trip report. I have been so busy of late with work; I just haven’t gotten around to transferring the photos from my camera to my desktop, and then further to photobucket.com. Also, I mainly write my trip reports for aviation enthuthiasts....or people who are nuts for aircraft. I share them here so people can make up their own minds about who they may want to use to fly to BKK. Hence all the extra aviation photos. The first two legs of this trip report can be found at the following links: http://www.pattayatalk.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=17695 http://www.pattayatalk.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=17701 27 August 2005 Bangkok International (BKK) - Taipei International (TPE) EVA Air Flight 212 (BR 212) Boeing 773ER B-16701 Scheduled Departure – 1215, Actual – 1235, Airborne – 1247 Scheduled Arrival – 1655, Actual – 1702, Gate – 1707 Premium Laurel, Seat 7A (Window) BKK – Gate 53, TPE – Gate C9 I must say, of all my trips to Thailand with EVA Air, this was the first time they had ever begun check-in prior to 2-hours prior. I’m not sure why, but maybe it was because immigration was really backed up. I’m not kidding when I say every line seemed to be 10 people deep. It took me a good half-hour to clear immigration and I was still one of the first into EVA’s BKK lounge. Minor Complaint Alert: In most of my travels with any airline, I bring my golf clubs. This time, and only on the BKK leg, did I have a problem. As I was checking-in, I was told my clubs could not go on the plane. I didn’t get mad, I simply asked how that was. I pointed to the EVA priority tags still on the bag and said they arrived with EVA, I need them to depart with EVA. I had a hard time following the conversation, but they were checked-in but placed to the side. I was told a supervisor would be there to further explain. So the supervisor shows up and tells me there have been problems with BKK and golf clubs. I was told it’s not a theft problem, but a breakage one. I told her I’ve flown with my clubs close to one hundred times, never with a problem. She then told me I needed to sign a waiver or the clubs would have to stay. Of course, I signed. I’ve had to do the same with Delta on all my flights with them. However, the thing that was most frustrating was learning this “policy†was only implemented the day prior. The supervisor mentioned there was a larger mess yesterday with the golf club issue. This lounge is decent, but far from superior. The sitting area is quite large, seating all comers. There are no separate F, C, and FF lounges. Also, there are no restroom facilities inside the lounge. If you need to go, you need to hike to the public restrooms. Walking through the smoked-glass doors, you are greeted by an attendant at the welcome desk. The person working there kindly takes your pass and points you to the seating area. To the right hand side are the newspaper racks. There were roughly 12-15 papers there to read in English (BKK Post, Nation, IHT, USA Today, WSJ Asia), Thai, and Chinese. There were also a few magazines, including Time’s Asia edition. To the left is the large seating area. I tried to take one photo of the room, but it was so large the lighting doesn’t look too well. The seats were leather and tables were interspersed throughout. Further to the left was the snack and beverage area. There is nothing here to fill you up, just a few snacks before the flight. Leaving the lounge for Gate 53 was not an ordinary walk. I’ve been on hikes in the Army that lasted less than this trek! I’m no expert in the layout of BKK, but I could swear this hike would rank in the top few as far as distance from lounge to gate. Boarding at BKK always seems to be a free-for-all. For this reason, I decided to take my time this trip and concentrate on taking a few pics of the aircraft. I lucked out as there happened to be no other aircraft on our side of the ramp, so I took these photos before passing through the final security stage and finally at the gate. Boarding had just begun when I reached the gate. There was a long line to the right and next to no one in the line to the left. Premium and Gold or higher FFs boarded to the left, Elite and Economy classes boarded to the right. There was no wait as the boarding agent took my boarding pass. Walking down the ramp, I managed to take these shots of EVA’s first B773ER. It was also at this time that the heavens opened up and a short downpour began. The ceiling was overcast so I wouldn’t get many good departure pics. At the jetway, Premium Laurel passengers went through the left door and Elite and Economy passengers took the right door. I managed the same seat from BKK as I had arriving to BKK. Once again, there was no one sitting in the seat next to me. I would put the Premium Laurel cabin at roughly 40% and Elite and Economy classes at 90%+ for this flight. I stowed my carry-on and was soon greeted by a flight attendant with a cold towel. While there, she took my pre-departure beverage order. I opted for a couple bottles of water as I explained I was dehydrated from a final night of drinking too many tasty adult beverages! LOL The doors were soon closed and jetways pushed back. We were pushing back from the gate 20 minutes late. IMHO, that’s not too bad for a BKK departure. As we were taxiing out, I noticed by the time we reached the end, we’d be number 1 for departure. I also managed to take a few pics of aircraft at their gates or on the ramp. Kenya Airlines B763ER China Airlines A343 Aeroflot B763ER Singapore Airlines B772ER Ethiopian Airlines B763ER One-Two-Go by Orient Thai B752 Royal Bhutan Airlines (Drukair) A319 Thai Airlines B744 Thai Airlines A333 Thai Airlines A306 Turning right onto Runway 21R, we paused ever so briefly before full power was applied and we were on departure roll. For a heavily loaded aircraft, we used less than 7k feet of the runway before we were airborne. After passing the departure end of the runway, we began our left-hand turn for NE Thailand and eventually the Vietnam coast. We didn’t overfly Danang, but wherever we were, it sure looked like there were beautiful beaches below. Not long after reaching our initial cruise altitude, the flight attendants began lunch service. It started with a hot towel, followed by snack mix with a nice glass of red wine. As with my previous legs, I selected my lunch via EVA’s meal order service at their homepage for the extra 500 FF miles per leg. Today’s lunch menu was: BR212 BKK-TPE Lunch Hors D’oeurve Roasted Sesame Salmon and Marinated Prawn with Olive Balsamic Vinaigrette Sauce Main Courses Grilled Beef Tenderloin with Green Peppercorn Sauce - Shallot Confit - Carrots and Broccoli - Gratin Potatoes Prawn with Red Curry Sauce Thai Style - Vegetable Melange - Chonburi Noodles Stewed Chicken with Pineapple - Mixed Vegetables - Fried Rice Cheese and Seasonal Fruit Dessert Pumpkin Cake with Orchid Cream Or Mocha, Vanilla, and Strawberry Ice Cream Freshly Brewed Coffee or Tea I chose the ice cream but lost my mind and forgot to take pics! There wasn’t an opportunity to go back to the other cabins for more pics so I snapped a few of the Premium Laurel restroom and “barâ€. The “bar†is an interesting concept for long haul flights. In it are drinks and snacks. Those in Premium Laurel can get up at any time and have at it. I didn’t sneak a peak, but read in an IFE magazine it’ll be stocked with premium water, sodas, and juices. I imagine there might be alcoholic beverages, as well. After the self-tour, I went back to my seat and plugged in my trusty mp3 player and played video games on the AVOD until reaching TPE. The flight was very smooth and we were soon descending west of the island. The weather in TPE was similar to that experienced in SoCal – nice and smoggy! TPE Approach vectored us beautifully for the ILS and we coasted down the final 10-12 miles through the haze to Runway 24.

If it's priced right for you, it's almost always better, IMHO, to go in business. The A346s have flat beds in business. The B744s are still upgrading, so it may be a crap shoot. Also, IMHO, Lufthansa food is downright horrible and the new AVOD is a little trouble-plagued.

Some people here are just plain idiots! You're seeing the reflection from inside the terminal as I'm shooting through the thick glass.

It's only for Premium Laurel customers. I wouldn't exactly call it a bar. First off, understand Premium Laurel is broken into 2 sections. At the fron of the plane is the first few rows, then you have the bathrooms and galley, followed by another 3-4 rows of Premium Laurel. Separating the sections is a curtain. So anyways, on the left side of the aircraft (as it flies), just past the bathroom, is a large "box" that looks outta place. In it are drinks and snacks. Nothing was laid out on it so if you didn't know it was there, you probably wouldn't give it another thought unless you saw folks congregatign there. I have pics but I haven't downloaded them because my account is almost over the limit. I will do another trip report soon, though.

The Premium Laurel was nice! I did manage pics of the bar, but that is for the next leg of my trip. At first I didn't understand the bar concept, but figured it out. If you didn't know about it, you may forget it. I'll explain in the next trip report.

I've seen EVA's timetable for B773ER delivery and where they plan to deploy them, but I don't have it handy right now. If I recall correctly, Europe gets the first 2 delivered this year. Following that, Vancouver gets the next aircraft in early 2007. We in the States should see regular B773ER service from EVA beginning in 2008, starting with EWR and SEA, and completed with LAX and SFO in 2009. The B744s will be retired.

This is part 2 of a recently completed trip. Part 1 can be found here: http://www.pattayatalk.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=17695 17 August 2005 Taipei International (TPE) – Bangkok International (BKK) EVA Air Flight 211 (BR 211) Boeing 773ER B-16701 Scheduled Departure – 0830, Actual – 0837, Airborne – 0850 Scheduled Arrival – 1105, Actual – 1101, Gate – 1113 Premium Laurel, Seat 7A (Window) TPE – Gate C8, BKK – Gate 55 I notice a few fellow passengers from the LAX flight are onboard. Lets hope our luggage makes it, as well. This was my first trip on EVA’s new B773ER. I was so looking forward to it. With that said, I wasn’t disappointed. The aircraft still had the new plane smell. Boeing techs were on onboard to help assist the crew with any problems. Boarding began on time. Premium Laurel entry was through Door 1L, Elite Class and Economy entry was through Door 2L. Numerous newspapers were offered at the door. I reached my seat after grabbing a USA Today and was soon offered a pre-departure drink of OJ or water and a cool towel. Menus were at the seat, so I went through it just to have something else to read, and also perused the AVOD guide. We departed the gate a few minutes late, not too bad considering the lateness of our arrival from LAX. We taxied out for a Runway 24 departure and were in line behind an EVA B744, an EVA MD-90, and a TG B777 (HS-TJC). The TG B777 started its takeoff roll and we were then in position and hold. With the wake turbulence separation met, the pilots spooled up the twin engines and we were soon rolling. The flight was only about 20% full in Premium Laurel and Elite Class and was easily airborne in 6000 feet. Soon after reaching cruising altitude, breakfast service began. On the menu were the first two choices. The last seven could be booked only through the EVA Air website. If you don’t order through the website, you won’t be able to get one of those choices. I didn’t want to eat two egg meals in the span of a couple hours, so I selected the pecan-encrusted codfish. It was so awesome!!! Breakfast Chinese Style Selection of Tea Fresh Fruit Taiwanese Congee served with Traditional Delicatessens Cold Delicatessens - Dried Pork Julienne - Pickled Cucumber - Preserved Beancurd Hot Delicatessens - Braised Tofu with Mushroom - Scrambled Egg with Bait Fish Western Style Coffee, Tea Fresh Fruit Choice of Bread served with Butter and Jam Cereal and Yogurt - Corn Flakes or Muesli Cereal - Natural or Strawberry Yogurt Cheese Omelette - Asparagus - Roasted Bacon - Roasted Tomato with Herb - Potato Rosti Terrine Internet Only Orders Braised Pig Trotter in Asian Herbal Sauce served with Logtivity Fine Noodles - Pak Choy Pan Seared Parmesan and Grain Mustard Coated Lamb Chops in Herb Sauce - Sautéed Fresh Green Beans with pine Nuts - Sautéed Potatoes with Onion Confit Braised Sea Cucumber in Superior Sauce with Shrimp Roe - Sautéed Asparagus - Stir Fried Noodle with Seafood Korean Style Cold Noodle with Crab Claw and Korean Kimchi Formosa Cold Noodle with Chicken Julienne in Sesame Dressing - Stewed Beef Tendon Thai Style Seafood Noodle Pecan Encrusted Cod Fish with Citrus Coriander Dressing - Carrot - Zucchini - Pumpkin - Capellini with Olive Oil and Vegetable Julienne With breakfast out of the way, I had an opportunity to wander the Premium Laurel and Elite Classes. As previously stated, they were fairly empty so there was plenty of pic taking. Here are just a few: Premium Laurel Seat Premium Laurel Side View Premium Laurel Legroom Elite Class Seat Elite Class Side View Elite Class Center View Elite Class AVOD After wandering around with no place to go, I finally took time to test the new AVOD. It appeared to me to be the same system EVA employs on its A332s. It is easy to use and has more choices than one could possibly need on a 3-hour flight. Premium Laurel AVOD with Coat Hook B773ER Engine Inflight B773ER Engine and Wingtip We were soon beginning our descent into BKK. I wish I had taken the chance to photograph some of the towering cumulus (TCU) during our descent, but I had put my camera away. We landed a few minutes early on Runway 21L and rolled out to the end. Taking the right hand turn on Taxiway S, we held short of Runway 21R for several departures. We were pulling into Gate 55 twelve minutes after arriving. Weather in BKK was 89F and overcast skies. Seemed fairly typical of rainy season conditions.

This is the first of four small trip reports. The other three will entail TPE-BKK on EVA’s B773ER, to include new seating pics, and the trek in reverse. Please allow a few days as I’m busy with work. 16 August 2005 Los Angeles International (LAX) – Taipei International (TPE) EVA Air Flight 15 (BR 15) Boeing 744 Combi B-16461 Scheduled Departure – 0120, Actual – 0350, Airborne – 0424 Scheduled Arrival – 0610, Actual – 0749, Gate – 0755 Super First Class, Seat 1K (Window) LAX - Gate 102, TPE – Gate C7 OK, the first thing you probably notice is the late departure. Suffice to say, it wasn’t EVA’s fault. Honestly! We were ready to push back on time but, believe it or not, a Cathay Pacific aircraft had its brakes lock-up right behind us. It couldn’t move! Unfortunately, with the way the TBIT is set-up, we were stuck like chuck. Maintenance fixed the CX bird and we were pushed back ASAP. During the wait, we had a few rounds of drinks and a snack. Back To the Beginning I live about an hour drive time from LAX under “normal†SoCal driving conditions. This trip took 90 minutes to make it to Lot C from home. Lot C was packed but I managed to snag an open spot very close to the depot. I was lucky because I was toting 3 bags – suitcase, golf clubs, and a carry-on. There were 2 buses waiting and I was the only person on the first. A few more folks showed up and we were off. It was 2200L and the vehicle traffic was totally out of control. For those of you familiar with LAX, it took 15 minutes to get from Lot C to the TBIT. I entered the terminal to chaos. Four years after 9/11 and LAX still doesn’t have the explosives screening under control. What a joke! For those not familiar with the TBIT, there were lines all over the terminal just to have bags screened for explosives. Forty minutes after arriving at the TBIT, my bags had been screened and I was at the EVA Super First check-in counter. There wasn’t a line and no waiting. Check-in complete, boarding passes in hand, I was off to be screened. Let’s see, laptop out, check; belt and shoes off, check; cell phone, watch and wallet in the carry-on, check. Through the line in less than 5 minutes. Straight ahead to the elevator for EVA’s First/Business/Diamond Card Lounge on the 5th floor. For note, EVA’s FF Lounge is on the 4th floor. The lounge was quite cozy. There were approximately 30 seats, with 10 cordoned off at the rear of the room for First and Diamond passengers. There were ample snacks and drinks available on a "help yourself" basis. I’d venture to say there were only 10-12 people who used the lounge tonight. After partaking in a few drinks, it was time to head to the gate. I arrive at the gate to find the usual madhouse. China Airlines was starting to board for TPE from Gate 101. Additionally, EVA was oversold in Evergreen Deluxe and was requesting volunteers for bumping. They were offering $400 cash, a hotel for the night, and a guaranteed seat and upgrade on their 1730 flight later that day. We started boarding about 10 minutes late due to a large number of passengers with children or wheelchairs. Soon after, it was First/Business/Diamond members for boarding. Tonight’s flight was on a B744 Combi, tail number B-16461. This is the same aircraft I had on my last trip to TPE from LAX. First and Business are upstairs on the Combi (8 and 16 seats, respectively), while Evergreen Deluxe and Economy are on the main deck. Here is my Evergreen Deluxe trip report on the same aircraft from October 2004 (no pics): http://www.pattayatalk.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15434 Pre-departure beverages, water and OJ, were offered. About the time we were to pushback, someone came into the cockpit to speak to the flight crew. Soon after, the captain made the announcement concerning the broken aircraft behind us. I knew we weren’t going anywhere and managed to look out the window to see a Mexicana 757 stuck in the alley, as well. A Korean Air B744 had boarded at Gate 104 and was stuck with us. I took this time to eat a snack and then nap. After a two-and-a-half hour delay, the jetway was finally pulled away and we were pushed back. With the safety announcements out of the way and another apology from the captain, we were on our way. We taxied via Taxiway Bravo for a Runway 25R departure. With no other traffic waiting for departure, the flight crew kicked up the power on the four-engine B744, taking 10k of the 12k available feet for departure, and we were soon on our way. Tonight’s flight would take us on the Perch 9 departure (PRC9), up the coast of California, then northwest towards the islands of southwest Alaska, before finally turning back southwest-bound over northern Japan and Tokyo, before continuing west of Naha for a straight-in approach to Runway 24 at TPE. Total flight time was 12:25. Upon reaching our initial cruise altitude of FL300, the cabin crew sprung into action and they were delivering dinner. They took dinner orders while we were stuck at the gate. I placed my order over the internet at EVA’s homepage for the extra 500 miles per segment, so only had to order the soup and drinks. BR15 LAX-TPE Dinner Hors D’oeurve Foie Gras Terrine with Dried Fig and Grape Soup Pork Spareribs and Chinese Herb Soup Or Clam Chowder Soup Main Courses Pan Fried Cod with Black Bean Sauce - Pak Choy and Carrot - Fried Noodle Seared Lamb Loin with Mint Demiglace Sauce - Sautéed Spinach and Tomato - Polenta Stir Fried Abalone and Chicken with Hot Bean Sauce - Kailan and Vegetable Bundle - Steamed Rice Fresh Fruit Coffee or Tea served with Godiva Chocolate Snack Taiwanese Noodle and Slice Pork Belly with Meat Sauce Pita Pocket with Roast Beef Cup Noodles Hot Chocolate and Cookies Breakfast Hot Beverages Fresh Fruit Choice of Bread Cereal and Yogurt Main Courses Beef Tendon and Brisket Noodle with Noodle Eggs Benedict with Spinach - Bacon and Pork Sausage - Pancakes Taiwanese Styled Congee - Soya Egg - Japanese Seaweed - Dried Pork Julienne - Stuffed Beancurd - Steamed Minced Pork with Pickled Cucumber I’ve often seen folks dismissing EVA’s First and Business classes. Personally, they’re not up to par with SQ, CX, or MH, but it happens to suit me. This is clearly a case of different strokes for different folks. I found the F seats to be very comfortable. While not a flat bed, I found the recline – about 170 degrees - to be great, as well. The pitch is plenty to get up and move about without waking the person sleeping next to you. Where EVA’s B744s seriously lack is in the AVOD area. The entertainment - actually lack thereof - is quite depressing. I won’t bore you with these details. MP3 players are definitely handy! The only hitch, minus 30 minutes of continued turbulence near the international dateline, was our late arrival. My connecting flight is soon to begin boarding, but I’m told I can make it along with my luggage. I was hoping to make it because I had booked a Premium Laurel seat on EVA’s new B773ER.

What airline do you fly? EVA Air and China Airlines fly from different terminals. If you fly CI and someone else flies BR, they're gonna be looking for a while!

Come on, Tom. You should know better than this! LOL China Airlines is based in Taiwan and they're install Connexion! I think airlines will see how it works for those guinea pig airlines before they invest in it. IMHO, every new Boeing long haul aircraft is going to have it as part of the standard package in the future.

Men's Field Clement - 400 Hurdles I'd skip Wariner. He didn't even win the US National Championship this season. Then again, stay with him if he's in form. Women's Field Bergqvist - High Jump Lebedeva - Triple Jump Pechonkina - 400 Hurdles Richards - 400 Perry - 100 Hurdles I'm not sure who Pognon is, but if it's the men's 100, I think Gatlin is still in. I'd skip this race entirely if in a parlay. It'll be wide open! Don't forget Powell from Jamaica set the world record earlier this season.

Not with EVA. Their 0115 and 0130 departures arrive in plenty of time to catch the 0830 and 0900 connections to BKK. Their 1700 departure arrives in time to connect at the late flight to BKK.

The reason they gave you for opening times is BS. The reason you can't pre-book Row 20 or Seats 21D/G is because those seats are coveted as bulkhead or no seat in front of them. Those are the seats with the greatest leg room. EVA Airline "blocks" those seats at booking except for Diamond and Gold FF members. The only way to get one is ask at check-in if one is still available. BTW, this is not an EVA thing; it happens on all airlines.