{"id":85344,"date":"2025-03-03T23:34:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T18:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=85344"},"modified":"2025-03-03T23:35:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T18:05:04","slug":"air-china-deploys-boeing-747-on-beijing-washington-route","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/03\/air-china-deploys-boeing-747-on-beijing-washington-route\/","title":{"rendered":"Air China to Deploy Boeing 747 on Beijing to Washington Route"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>BEIJING-<\/strong> The Chinese flag carrier, <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/tag\/air-china\/\">Air China (CA)<\/a> will introduce Boeing 747 aircraft on its Beijing to Washington D.C. route beginning March 11, 2025, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IshrionA\/status\/1896567769845440827\">Ishrion Aviation<\/a><\/em> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Air China&#8217;s 747 fleet has historically served various U.S. destinations, though New York-JFK remains the only market consistently receiving the airline&#8217;s 747 service until now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1280px-Air_China_Boeing_747-8_B2486_DSC_0359_44037919454-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1280px-Air_China_Boeing_747-8_B2486_DSC_0359_44037919454-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1280px-Air_China_Boeing_747-8_B2486_DSC_0359_44037919454-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1280px-Air_China_Boeing_747-8_B2486_DSC_0359_44037919454-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1280px-Air_China_Boeing_747-8_B2486_DSC_0359_44037919454-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1280px-Air_China_Boeing_747-8_B2486_DSC_0359_44037919454-1140x641.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1280px-Air_China_Boeing_747-8_B2486_DSC_0359_44037919454.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: By Bill Abbott &#8211; Air China Boeing 747-8 B2486 DSC_0359, CC BY-SA 2.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=75078425<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-air-china-747-route\">Air China 747 Route<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The revamped Washington-Beijing route will operate as a direct service, eliminating the previous stop in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s the flight schedule:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The service will operate with flight CA817 departing Beijing Capital International Airport at 12:30 PM and arriving at Washington Dulles International Airport at 3:10 PM.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The return flight CA818 will depart Washington at 5:35 PM, arriving in Beijing at 10:30 PM the following day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This new service replaces the previously operated Boeing 777-300ER on this route. The introduction represents a rare addition of passenger 747 service to the United States, where the iconic jumbo jet has largely disappeared from regular schedules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Cirium Diio schedule data, Air China currently maintains a fleet of seven Boeing 747-8i aircraft operating to select destinations, including some domestic routes within China. The carrier plans to expand its 747-8i service to Frankfurt, Germany beginning next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the 747-8i has previously appeared on Air China&#8217;s Washington route, these were isolated operations rather than regular service. Airline industry publication <a href=\"https:\/\/airlinegeeks.com\/2025\/03\/03\/air-china-plans-more-747-service-to-u-s\/#:~:text=The%20airline's%20747%2D8i%20has,2017%2C%202019%2C%20and%202020.\" rel=\"nofollow\">AirlineGeeks <\/a>reports the jumbo jet briefly served the route during select periods in 2017, 2019, and 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1919px-Air_China_B747-4J6_B-2447_EDDS_02-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1919px-Air_China_B747-4J6_B-2447_EDDS_02-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1919px-Air_China_B747-4J6_B-2447_EDDS_02-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1919px-Air_China_B747-4J6_B-2447_EDDS_02-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1919px-Air_China_B747-4J6_B-2447_EDDS_02-50x28.webp 50w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1919px-Air_China_B747-4J6_B-2447_EDDS_02-1600x900.webp 1600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1919px-Air_China_B747-4J6_B-2447_EDDS_02-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1919px-Air_China_B747-4J6_B-2447_EDDS_02-150x84.webp 150w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1919px-Air_China_B747-4J6_B-2447_EDDS_02-450x253.webp 450w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1919px-Air_China_B747-4J6_B-2447_EDDS_02-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1919px-Air_China_B747-4J6_B-2447_EDDS_02.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: By Julian Herzog, CC BY 4.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=17243843<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-other-int-l-changes\">Other Int&#8217;l Changes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Air China has filed initial changes to its long-haul network for the Northern summer 2025 season as of December 20, 2024. These adjustments include previously announced modifications reported by <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aeroroutes.com\/eng\/241221-cans25int\" rel=\"nofollow\">Aeroroutes<\/a><\/em> to Australian routes and several aircraft upgrades across European destinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Beijing Capital to Athens route will transition to Airbus A330-300 aircraft replacing the initially planned A330-200, effective April 1, 2025. Service frequency will decrease from the initially filed 5 weekly flights to 3 weekly flights for the period of April 1 to July 1, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the Beijing Capital to Barcelona route, Air China will maintain its daily Airbus A350-900 service beginning March 30, 2025, contrary to the initially filed plan to utilize A330-300 aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The carrier will upgrade its Beijing Capital to Dubai service with Airbus A350-900 aircraft replacing the Boeing 787-9 effective March 1, 2025. This A350 service will continue beyond March 30, maintaining daily frequency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>London Gatwick flights from Beijing Capital will operate with Airbus A350-900 aircraft starting March 30, 2025, replacing the initially scheduled A330-300. The planned service suspension between April 29 and May 29, 2025, remains unchanged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Australian routes will see capacity increases during peak summer periods, with Melbourne service increasing from 4 to 5 weekly flights between July 12 and August 9, 2025, utilizing A350-900 aircraft. Similarly, Sydney service will increase from 4 to 5 weekly flights between July 18 and August 15, 2025, operated by Boeing 787-9 aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Beijing Capital to Warsaw route will increase from 3 to 4 weekly flights effective April 5, 2025, utilizing Airbus A330-200 aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned with us. 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