Originally Posted by
wiggy
I don't know if we waived any requirements on the 767ERs with rest compartments, because we do a limited amount of >12hrs. With the addition of winglets, though, we might do more. (My whole interest is in trying to have the "best of both worlds", ie. having a horizontal rest facility on the nice 8-12hr. European flying.
...hmmm....) I would think it would be cheaper for the Co. to add an extra rack in the A330 vs. building more rest compartments for ERs. BTW, is the rest compartment a standard config. on both the A330-200 and -300?
Yes the rest compartment is the same on the -200 and the -300.
The existing compartment on the A330 is very nice, it has a shaver outlet with a mirror, a 120V plug same as the BC seats, a reclining rest seat (not usable at the same time as the bunk). jumpseat, storage compartment for one rollaboard, temp control with eyeball vent and the bunk. It is easily the nicest rest compartment we have on any airplane at NW.
The main complaint is that you can hear most noises from the BC galley and the flight attendants like to slam their jumpseat and carts around. The FA JS at 1R is mounted on wall of the rest compartment.
The second complaint is you can hear the cockpit door slam shut if the other pilots/person exiting the flight deck are not considerate enough to shut it softly.
IMO the rest facility is much nicer than the ones we have on the 747-200 and 747-400.
Old rumor: NW is going to acquire 10 more A330s in the near future.
New Rumor: The ten A330s are already certified for higher gross weight. (Can put on enough fuel for >12hrs and have the fuel dump system installed)
Trivia: The current NW A330s are plumbed for fuel dump, but do not have the dump controls installed in the cockpit and do not have the dump nozzles installed on the trailing edge of the wing.
If NW is going to buy more A330s then they will probably do it quickly so they have time to configure them and retrain the crews for fuel dump.
SLC-NRT starts in June and rumor says LAX-NRT is June or July.