Intheknow From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 3799 times:
Hi All
Just a little info for those interested.
Those A/C in service:
G-VBEE handover date is 15th Feb. G-VBEE will do her last flight with
Air Atlanta 1 week prior to this. She will then fly to LGW for livery
adjustments.
G-VSSS on 6th May. Her last service will be Inbound MCO-MAN on 1st May,
she will then continue to LGW for livery adjustments.
Those A/C in storage:
G-VIBE is scheduled for handover on 1st March 05. (dont know who to)
G-VZZZ will leave on 10th March (dont know who to)
G-VPUF on 18th March (Again no more info as to where)
VSFullThrottle From United States of America, joined Jul 2004, 280 posts, RR: 4 Reply 1, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 3574 times:
Whats Up ITK,
I heard they were all going to some Russian outfit, but I guess that may be just a rumour, who knows.
VSFullThrottle From United States of America, joined Jul 2004, 280 posts, RR: 4 Reply 3, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 3291 times:
Hey there Jetstreamer
Thanks for the info, we were told that it would be G-VFAB, but any LHR based 744 will do, it will be great to finally have an aircraft that compliments the LGW aircraft like the good ol'days.
ITK
I heard today that G-VSSS and G-VBEE after being bought and repainted by the Russian outfit they are still gonna be based at MAN, for what I don't know.
Lrgt From United States of America, joined Jul 2004, 710 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 2950 times:
Since AirAtlanta Europe owns these aircraft (AND operated them for VS) and they can barely keep up with their charter demand, then why would they sell them???
My guess is that AirAtlanta will NOT sell them, but insted fly them on behalf of another client.
VSFullThrottle From United States of America, joined Jul 2004, 280 posts, RR: 4 Reply 10, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 2721 times:
Hey there Jetstreamer
Regarding G-VRUM and G-VCAT (Scum and Rat) the farther away they are the better, LOL. I am sure you can agree along with ITK...
LVZXV From Gabon, joined Mar 2004, 2041 posts, RR: 44 Reply 13, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 2371 times:
VRUM and VCAT are -267B models, the first two of up to seven for Southern Winds (incidentally, A4 were initially eyeing-up the -219s), making Argentina the first and only Latin American country to boast TWO 747 operators.
A small coincidence I notice is that a couple of decades ago, it was an Argentine carrier (AR) that provided Virgin with their first 747 (G-VIRG, ex-LV-LZD), and now, Argentina's second largest carrier have just acquired their first Jumbo which operated (albeit briefly) for the same company. Small world...
If none of you mind me asking (excuse my ignorance), how come those two aircraft are not, shall we say...fondly remembered? And be honest because I'll be flying on one of them in late March (MAD-EZE)...
Intheknow From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 14, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 2311 times:
Hi LVZXV,
VCAT and VRUM were great planes. They were just a little cramped with regards to galley space. CX who operated them before us have very narrow galleys at the 2 and 4 doors which made them v difficult to work in compared to the rest of the fleet. That was it really from a cabin crew point of view. Also the pax didn't like the CX business class seats we tried to sell as Upper Class. They were in many ways inferior to our seats at the time.
VSFullThrottle From United States of America, joined Jul 2004, 280 posts, RR: 4 Reply 15, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 2221 times:
Hey there LVZXV,
Regarding G-VRUM and G-VCAT as ground-staff point of view, I got alot of overtime thanks to these two birds, LOL...
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