AirbusfanYYZ From Canada, joined Oct 2002, 1406 posts, RR: 29 Reply 1, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 11890 times:
Fantastic!
It's very nice to see the 9W colours on a widebody, very classy IMO.
Can't wait to them in EWR... might have to make a special trip down to catch them.
Nimish From India, joined Feb 2005, 3086 posts, RR: 9 Reply 4, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 11865 times:
Awesome - great to see a picture to what has seemed like a ghost all through! Congratulations to 9W on getting their first wide-body! I can't wait to hear about or experience their service standards on international
JoyA380B747 From India, joined Mar 2005, 434 posts, RR: 1 Reply 6, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 11809 times:
Quoting Nimish (Reply 4): Awesome - great to see a picture to what has seemed like a ghost all through!
Indeed it was, and THANKs a lot Unique, for giving us a slice of the 9W 340. Well I dont care what others may say but that Bird with Jet colours looks very sober and graceful. Cheers to 9W.......
JOY
If it wasn't for AI and those money mongers sitting in the parliament, 9W would have been as big as SQ...:(
Ourboeing From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 474 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 11763 times:
This aircraft looks AWESOME!!
I have been waiting to see a Jetairways heavy from a LOOOOONG time.
TRVYYZ From Canada, joined Oct 2004, 1319 posts, RR: 11 Reply 8, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 11733 times:
Great picture, I was waiting to see the 340 in the new livery. I guess this should be the first airbus in 9W's fleet after the 35 Boeings and 8 ATR's. Isn't it the first A340 in India's tricolor? So, it is very special.
OURBOEING From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 474 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 11656 times:
I have a question here. I just did a search on its previous registration here (ZS-SXD) on a.net and only two pictures popped up. This aircraft was apparently painted in November 2004 in new SAA colors (6 months ago?) and now its being sold/leased to 9W? Whats up with that? Does anyone know?
Heard that SA got a great deal from Airbus which thy just couldn't resist. But later I guess they didn't want to use those aircraft. I could be wrong though. Seems like they thought they could make more money leasing it out.
B747-437B From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 14, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 11641 times:
Quoting OURBOEING (Reply 11): This aircraft was apparently painted in November 2004 in new SAA colors (6 months ago?) and now its being sold/leased to 9W? Whats up with that?
9W offered SAA more money (significantly above market rates) to sub-lease the aircraft for 2 years than SAA was paying Airbus. Since SAA is currently running operationally negative, the sound financial decision was to simply sublease the aircraft out and make more money doing that than by operating them in the current environment with high fuel prices.
NYC777 From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 5216 posts, RR: 49 Reply 15, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 11448 times:
If you think that looks good boy I can't wait to see a 777 or a 787 in 9W c/s!
AirIndia From United Arab Emirates, joined Jan 2001, 1550 posts, RR: 1 Reply 16, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 11434 times:
good show. its a change from the usual "will air india get the a/c" to "9W has got them"
OURBOEING From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 474 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 11403 times:
Like NYC777 said, I can't wait to see 9W in 777 or 787 colors either. But this A340 looks absolutely stunning in 9W colors as well. Can't wait to see it in person.
Is this aircraft going to fly the US route? If so, as much as I dislike flying the 343s , I will give them a try next year..just because of their awesome inflight service.
AirIndia From United Arab Emirates, joined Jan 2001, 1550 posts, RR: 1 Reply 20, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 11331 times:
Quoting Yago (Reply 19): Personnally I find the livery a bit boring but I've read it's a very good airline
you have read correctly. you have got to see and experience to believe it...
Xkorpyoh From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 813 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 11192 times:
Quoting Yago (Reply 19):
Personnally I find the livery a bit boring but I've read it's a very good airline.
I agree with you. The livery is boring. Looks like SQ plane with an "Broken Egg" logo in the tail... but.. it is one of the best airlines I have ever flown.
Their domestic service is amazing. The staff is genuinly friendly on land and on-board. When you start approaching their counter they start smiling and the smiles never stop. When we had delays (due to the famours Delhi fog) they were coming to the lounge frequently and updating the passengers, one by one, about the status of the delay. The planes are all new, the food is excellent (provided by SQ catering according to the label) and they always had a choice of vegetarian and non-veg meals for each passenger in coach. You get meals even in flights that last 45minutes.
I am so happy that they finaly got the chance to fly internationaly. India needed such an airline to represent them.
UK_Dispatcher From United Arab Emirates, joined Dec 2001, 2553 posts, RR: 32 Reply 24, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 11103 times:
This is a fantastic looking aircraft. I've always liked the 9W livery - it just goes to show that 'eurowhite' is not always the way forward. This is genuine class.
25 Jaysit: Great day for Indian aviation. Yet another shining piece of evidence to show that the corrupt, dirty, inefficient, socialist order of old India is bei
26 22right: Jay, Go easy on the coffee this morning, would ya?
27 Spike: It looks real. Can't wait to see it in HKG.
28 Aseem: Spike you praising 9W. What's the reason for change of heart. rgds VT-ASJ
29 Mrniji: My day is made.. a thread with Jay and Lady Spike ... Spike, where were you so long?
31 Mdsh00: Wow, that is a great looking bird! I can't wait to see it on a 777.
32 Jaysit: I have to agree that their livery is boring and the yellow sun does look like a broken egg yolk. But they have a fantastic inflight product. AI's live
33 AlitaliaMD11: Was not a big fan of the livery on the B737 but on the A340 it looks alright!
34 Texdravid: Congrats to Jet Airways. I flew them for the first time in 1995 and again in 2002. Their inflight service is excellent and their cabin crews/pursers/f
35 B747-437B: Too bad they will only be offering 2-stop service to North America from Southern India, otherwise you might have enjoyed flying them as well.
36 Jamesbuk: it kinda looks like that luthansu livery they done specially and to me the pic looks a little dodgy ie fake but anyway nice colours
37 Aseem: maybe due to low resolution. although not very difficult to do SA livery. rgds VT-ASJ
38 Texdravid: I will cut 9W slack that I would never give to AI. 9W is only 12 years old, has come a long way, has excellent staff and equipment, and makes flying a
39 Nimish: Hopefully when they do offer such a service, they'll coordinate the timings so that there's not more than a 1-2 hour wait at BOM on inbound and outbo
40 JoyA380B747: Yeah thats true...when we compare a 340 engine and that of a 777....The difference is Huge. Well, let more of those 9W 340 pictures come and you will
41 Mrniji: So, let's merge AI with 9W rather than IC You mentioned once that these silk sarees of the AI/IC (even BA etc) crew looks amazing. I agree and would
42 Schipholjfk: My friend... it's a LONG way before corruption in Indian bureaucracy will come to an end. So let's not go overboard. On the other hand, Jet is one of
43 JoyA380B747: Yes this is a truth that's really hard to believe. Expect JET to be in the top 10 list by next year, hopefully.
44 Texdravid: MrNiji, I quite enjoy the western outfits of 9W's female flight attendants. Heck, in Madras, there's probably only two ways to see female legs in publ
45 HAWK21M: Im sure the Aircraft would look much better live than in the Picture. Quite keen of seeing this one as was with the AI777. regds MEL
46 AirIndia: who would want to see Madrasi female legs anyway... ;D
47 DIJKKIJK: You haven't been to Madras recently, have you Texdravid? Yeah, tell that to Kilavoud
49 Jaysit: Quoting AirIndia (Reply 46): who would want to see Madrasi female legs anyway... You would, if you like "Thunder Thighs" Thangam.
50 B747-437B: Ah, that reminds me of that hilarious lubricant oil commercial about "Tiger Thangarajan, King of Kottayam - Motorbike Champion for Thirty-Two Years"!
51 Texdravid: That's right, they were thunder thighs, ala Sridevi in the 1970's. (That were her nickname!) Yes, I go to Chennai regularly (once or twice a year). I
52 VictorTango: Anybody know when she'll be India. Olly
53 Avek00: At night, she might get confused for the SQ 345.
54 HAWK21M: I was told by someone working at AI that A340 Party is scheduled at AI Hangar soon. regds MEL
55 Aseem: some more news about Jet's maiden flight to Europe starting May 23rd. " Flights will operate daily from Heathrow Terminal 3, departing in the evening
56 Karan69: Their inaugral fare from BOM is INR 23,000 return plus taxes, as compared to VS who are offering 27,000 and i am not too sure if AI still offers the 2
57 Aseem: could be a typo error on the part of enlightened correspondent. rgds VT-ASJ
58 B747-437B: The inaugural fare ex-India is INR 23000 The inaugural fare ex-UK is GBP 399 (INR 32000)
59 Thunderbird1: It looks pretty good. I'm not a particular fan of either the livery or the name--"Jet Airways" sounds very generic, especially for an airline based in
60 Speedbird2025: WOW!! Looks very nice.. Glad to see Jet movin on up. Last time I was in India (back in '98), I think I only saw Jet's B734's.. Thx for posting Unique
61 HAWK21M: I seen it parked on stand #46 last night.Looked Impressive.Good paint job. Another Two will join 9W this month end. With its first flight in May end [
62 VictorTango: Actually it's Lufthansa Technik. Didn't know LH had their own maintainence facility at BOM, considering that they fly the 747 into BOM. Olly
63 HAWK21M: Dont have a facility,but Manpower def. regds MEL
64 Cloud4000: Does anyone know if the interior of the aircraft has been changed? And if so, what class of product are they offering?
66 ZSSNC: If the interior is kept the Business Class product will for sure beat the hell out of what AI is offering right now. Full flat-bed seats named "World
67 Karan69: The interiors have been kept the same as they will be returned back to SAA for active duty within 2-3 years
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