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LH's B744 Fleet Down To 29?

Maxfly From Austria, joined Oct 2003, 99 posts, RR: 0
Posted (7 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 2323 times:

Hi,

just noticed on LH's website that the number of B744s has gone down from 30 to 29. Does anybody know whether this is just a seasonal withdrawal from the active fleet or whether one airframe has been sold ? And of course the registration of the aircraft involved...

Thanks for any infos.
Markus

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DABVF From Germany, joined Sep 2004, 178 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (7 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 2163 times:

D-ABTE "Sachsen-Anhalt" is stored in Cambridge as far as I know. Reactivation: Summer-timetable 2006, that means end of March 2006.

NA From Germany, joined Dec 1999, 9695 posts, RR: 10
Reply 2, posted (7 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 2125 times:

Cambridge? Why is that? Cheaper parking fees than in Germany or why?

Anyway, thats interesting. The first time LH temporarily parks a 744 for more than just a few weeks (if ever) as much as I know.

Daumueller From Germany, joined Nov 2003, 677 posts, RR: 7
Reply 3, posted (7 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 1935 times:

i noticed that too... what about the A340s? they were at 30 and are down to 29 now, too?! returned Ex-Sabena aircraft?

A340-Fan From Germany, joined Apr 2002, 252 posts, RR: 1
Reply 4, posted (7 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 1890 times:

The two ex SN - A340's are going to Air Namibia:

The first is already painted and in service:

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Nils

Qantas744ER From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 1256 posts, RR: 4
Reply 5, posted (7 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 1729 times:

hey, the LH long haul fleet has been used to very hard this summer season, because of that reason the new Business Class product could not be installed on most of the 747-400`s, during the winter the fleet usage calm`s down.
So in this case LH does not need 1 or 2 744`s + during the time their out of service the new Business class product can be installed.

Cheers Leo

Happiness is V1 in Lagos

Tod From Denmark, joined Aug 2004, 1687 posts, RR: 3
Reply 6, posted (7 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1624 times:

Quoting NA (Reply 2):
Cambridge? Why is that?

The home of Marshall Aerospace. Good time of year for a D check.
Have they been added to the long list of facilities doing the zone C mod too?

Tod

Buslover From Germany, joined Jan 2004, 109 posts, RR: 0
Reply 7, posted (7 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1574 times:

More probable case is:

The new IFE was supposed to be installed in all the 744s. As there is a stop to this due to severe quality problems by Rockwell Collins the original plan of installing it step by step in the airplanes was dropped and instead one airplane was taken out of service to save a lot of money.

The best airplane is the one you fly

Tod From Denmark, joined Aug 2004, 1687 posts, RR: 3
Reply 8, posted (7 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1541 times:

Quoting Buslover (Reply 7):
The new IFE was supposed to be installed in all the 744s. As there is a stop to this due to severe quality problems by Rockwell Collins

Worse than the A340 IFE situation?

Tod

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