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Transaero Getting A340 And 747-400

TommyBP251b From Germany, joined Apr 2006, 449 posts, RR: 0
Posted (6 years 11 months 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 2505 times:

Hi Everybody!

I just red in the "Aero International" of Juli/06 that Transaero will get 2 additional 734, 6 new 738 and 2 744. In addition to that they will get 5 A320 and 4 A340-300. That seems like a big international expansion regarding the 744 and the A340. What routes are planned with this planes?

Where will they get the 747-400 from? SIA?
What about the A340-300? Virgin Atlantic?

Thanks for your help.

Tom from Budapest

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PlymSpotter From Spain, joined Jun 2004, 11144 posts, RR: 63
Reply 1, posted (6 years 11 months 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 2500 times:

That's interesting, I was on a train passing Filton in Bristol the other day and could have been sure that I saw a Transaero 747 tail sticking up from behind one of the hangers.

Perhaps some of the A340's will be ex AC machines when they start to shed them.

Dan Smile

Magyarorszag From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (6 years 11 months 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 2486 times:

Quoting TommyBP251b (Thread starter):
Where will they get the 747-400 from? SIA?

Is there still any UA B744 WFU and available for sale/lease ?

TommyBP251b From Germany, joined Apr 2006, 449 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (6 years 11 months 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 2466 times:

Quoting Magyarorszag (Reply 2):
s there still any UA B744 WFU and available for sale/lease ?

Yeah UA could be possible. What about MH?

Tom from Budapest

JoKeR From Serbia, joined Nov 2004, 2155 posts, RR: 9
Reply 4, posted (6 years 11 months 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 2448 times:

Quoting Magyarorszag (Reply 2):
Is there still any UA B744 WFU and available for sale/lease ?

I think that Mojave is still "hiding" a few of those preserved machines.

Kafa, čaj, šraf?

TommyBP251b From Germany, joined Apr 2006, 449 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (6 years 11 months 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 2438 times:

Okay thanks for the 747 but what about the A340? any ideas?

Tom from Budapest

N1120A From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 25852 posts, RR: 79
Reply 6, posted (6 years 11 months 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 2428 times:

Quoting Magyarorszag (Reply 2):
Is there still any UA B744 WFU and available for sale/lease ?

Quoting JoKeR (Reply 4):
I think that Mojave is still "hiding" a few of those preserved machines.

First off, the UA 744s were stored at VCV, not MHV. Second, all 744s left are intended to remain with United as they are the cheapest plane to operate on a CASM basis and even come close to the trip cost of a 772ER when ownership costs are factored in.

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Magyarorszag From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (6 years 11 months 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 2415 times:

Quoting TommyBP251b (Reply 3):
What about MH?

That's a good point indeed. And interestingly, wheither it's MH, SQ or UA, their B744s are all PW-powered.

Quoting TommyBP251b (Reply 5):
but what about the A340? any ideas?

What about OA A343s ?

[Edited 2006-06-30 12:18:33]

TommyBP251b From Germany, joined Apr 2006, 449 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (6 years 11 months 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 2384 times:

Quoting Magyarorszag (Reply 7):
What about OA A343s ?

How much do they have?

Tom from Budapest

Humberside From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2005, 4901 posts, RR: 5
Reply 9, posted (6 years 11 months 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 2374 times:

How come they are getting both B737's and A320's.

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Magyarorszag From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 10, posted (6 years 11 months 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 2374 times:

Quoting TommyBP251b (Reply 8):
How much do they have?

Just checked Airfleet, and they still have the four they ordered.

TommyBP251b From Germany, joined Apr 2006, 449 posts, RR: 0
Reply 11, posted (6 years 11 months 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 2374 times:

So we could be right with OA. Regarding they will stop intl. ops, that could probably the four airframes.

Any suggests about the routes?

Tom from Budapest

Vasu From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2005, 3761 posts, RR: 0
Reply 12, posted (6 years 11 months 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 2271 times:

What would they do with the 747-200s?

NA From Germany, joined Dec 1999, 9616 posts, RR: 10
Reply 13, posted (6 years 11 months 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 2016 times:

The 747-200Bs Transaero operates now are 25 years old and have had a busy life flying for Air NZ and later Virgin Atlantic. I suppose that they are pretty close to final retirement.

A342 From Germany, joined Jul 2005, 4655 posts, RR: 4
Reply 14, posted (6 years 11 months 19 hours ago) and read 1774 times:

Quoting TommyBP251b (Thread starter):
What about the A340-300? Virgin Atlantic?

Quite likely. IIRC, those aircraft are owned by ILFC, at least some of them.

Exceptions confirm the rule.

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