FlySSC From France, joined Aug 2003, 7313 posts, RR: 61 Reply 1, posted (7 years 6 months 2 weeks 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 1881 times:
All the B747-200 PAX are now retired, the last one, F-GCBJ, being phased out last June.
The 4 B747-300 inherited from UTA are still in service. They are based at Orly Airport and operate only to/from ORY to/from PTP & FDF.
They will be retired next year and replaced by the extra B773ER ordered earlier this year.
Work to reinforce the Rwys at ORY, for those B773ER, will start early next year and last 2 months.
The 4 B747-300 are :
F-GETA
F-GETB
F-BTDG
F-BTDH
The two last aircraft (DG/DH) were initially B747-200, modified into -300 in the late 80s as shown on this picture :
Alphafloor From Chile, joined Jun 2004, 1277 posts, RR: 45 Reply 5, posted (7 years 6 months 2 weeks 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 1572 times:
Quoting FlySSC (Reply 4): but the differences between a -300 & a -200SUD are very very very small
I always thought that there was a significant difference between the -200 and the -300, not only the -300 has a longer 2nd floor but also new features in the cockpit and new systems in comparison to the -200. Am I right ?
FlySSC From France, joined Aug 2003, 7313 posts, RR: 61 Reply 7, posted (7 years 6 months 2 weeks 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 1526 times:
Quoting Alphafloor (Reply 5): I always thought that there was a significant difference between the -200 and the -300, not only the -300 has a longer 2nd floor
Right. The -300 has a longer upper deck than the -200... but the same upper deck than a -200SUD
Quoting Alphafloor (Reply 5): but also new features in the cockpit and new systems in comparison to the -200. Am I right ?
Improved screens and display but not really different : the Cockpit Crew are the same for the -300 & the -200 but it's a different qualification for the -400 which has really different systems, but also a different wing design, etc ...
On the 2 pictures in my post #4, the a/c on the left is a -300, the one on the right is a -200SUD
Quoting EI747SYDNEY (Reply 6): They are all still Filthy dirty, I'm sorry. I couldn't resist it when I seen the thread.
Actually, when you look at those two pics, they are quite surprisingly clean !
Alphafloor From Chile, joined Jun 2004, 1277 posts, RR: 45 Reply 8, posted (7 years 6 months 2 weeks 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 1500 times:
Quoting FlySSC (Reply 7): Improved screens and display but not really different : the Cockpit Crew are the same for the -300 & the -200 but it's a different qualification for the -400 which has really different systems, but also a different wing design, etc ...
On the 2 pictures in my post #4, the a/c on the left is a -300, the one on the right is a -200SUD
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