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Virgin Express In MCO?  
User currently offlineNKMCO From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 93 posts, RR: 0
Posted (5 years 10 months 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 1858 times:

Hi all,

my friend noticed a Virgin Express 737 with winglets in MCO early this morning (July 26). Anybody know why they would be in MCO? Charter or something else?

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User currently offlineMCOflyer From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 8423 posts, RR: 16
Reply 1, posted (5 years 10 months 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 1854 times:

CO must have been doing work for them as they have two mx hangars there.

MCOflyer


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User currently offlineCHRISBA777ER From UK - England, joined Mar 2001, 5886 posts, RR: 68
Reply 2, posted (5 years 10 months 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 1847 times:		 Support Airliners.net - become a First Class Member!

Probably coming back from having those winglets fitted at AP.


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User currently offline73G From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 125 posts, RR: 3
Reply 3, posted (5 years 10 months 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1818 times:

I would've guessed Continental as well except for the fact that the aircraft was on the Signature FBO ramp.

User currently offlineMCOflyer From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 8423 posts, RR: 16
Reply 4, posted (5 years 10 months 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 1680 times:

I dont know. How about a calling them??


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User currently offlineJetsetsteve From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 103 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (5 years 10 months 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 1653 times:

Live TV install maybe...

User currently offlineWMUPilot From United States of America, joined Jan 2003, 1473 posts, RR: 14
Reply 6, posted (5 years 10 months 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 1644 times:

LiveTV aircraft wouldn't be parked at the Signature FBO. We have our own facility on the northeast side of the airport grounds.


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User currently offlineContinental From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 5445 posts, RR: 24
Reply 7, posted (5 years 9 months 4 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 1542 times:

HA! I was just about to make a post about it. Here was my originally planned post:

What facility is located at 18L? Yesterday I noticed a Virgin Blue (Australian) 737 with winglets outside that facility. It was finally parked in a different position once our plane started moving but I think they were moving it into that hangar. Do they paint there? Do they do something with winglets there? Regardless, it was realllly cool to see an Australian airline at MCO.

So it turns out it was Virgin Blue and not Virgin Express. Either way it's sweet. I have a picture of it I took yesterday when I was at MCO:

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Virgin Blue 737 at Orlando International Airport (MCO) - July 28, 2006


User currently offlineAvro85 From Belgium, joined Jun 2005, 236 posts, RR: 2
Reply 8, posted (5 years 9 months 4 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 1515 times:

Quoting CHRISBA777ER (Reply 2):
Probably coming back from having those winglets fitted at AP.

The winglets on the Virgin Express B733 fleet are fitted by Sabena Technics in Brussels and the second plane will be fitted with the winglets end of this year - not before.

Chris
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User currently offlineMIAMIx707 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 9, posted (5 years 9 months 4 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 1458 times:

Quoting 73G (Reply 3):
I would've guessed Continental as well except for the fact that the aircraft was on the Signature FBO ramp

Airline aircraft occationally seen there I think are only on fuel stops.

Quoting MCOflyer (Reply 1):
CO must have been doing work for them as they have two mx hangars there.

Continental rarely -if ever- do any work for other airlines in those hangars.

Quoting WMUPilot (Reply 6):
LiveTV aircraft wouldn't be parked at the Signature FBO. We have our own facility on the northeast side of the airport grounds.



No wonder I saw a WestJet plane some months ago in that hangar

Continental thanks for the info and pic. are you a member of the MCO spotters group?

User currently offlineWmupilot From United States of America, joined Jan 2003, 1473 posts, RR: 14
Reply 10, posted (5 years 9 months 4 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 1407 times:

If it is parked at the LiveTv hanger like the pic shows, then they are most likely getting outfitted with TV or radio.


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User currently offlineCrogalski From United States of America, joined May 2005, 514 posts, RR: 4
Reply 11, posted (5 years 9 months 4 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 1381 times:

They are taking our older LiveTV systems if I'm not mistaken..


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User currently offlineMIAMIx707 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 12, posted (5 years 9 months 4 weeks 8 hours ago) and read 1257 times:

it wasn't outside so maybe it was inside the hangar yesturday (saturday) afternoon.

If it 's inside I wonder when it will come out?

User currently offlineContinental From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 5445 posts, RR: 24
Reply 13, posted (5 years 9 months 4 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 1177 times:

Quoting MIAMIx707 (Reply 9):
Continental thanks for the info and pic. are you a member of the MCO spotters group?

No problem. I wish I were a part of the MCO spotters group, but I live in MSP for the next few years. Add me to the list soon, I'll be moving down there in just a few more years!  Smile

User currently offlineFutureFO From New Caledonia, joined Oct 2001, 3083 posts, RR: 27
Reply 14, posted (5 years 9 months 3 weeks 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 1083 times:

You mean we actually have an MCO spotters group.



Sean


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User currently offlineMIAMIx707 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 15, posted (5 years 9 months 3 weeks 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 1020 times:

Quoting FutureFO (Reply 14):
You mean we actually have an MCO spotters group.

well there's a yahoo group.. but for example no one said anything about this Virgin 737. I would've never known if I hadn't seen this thread.. Last week there was a Royal Maroc 757 and those who saw it didn't say anything.. well at least there's a.net  Smile

Quoting Continental (Reply 13):
Add me to the list soon, I'll be moving down there in just a few more years!

you have to add yourself, but you are certainly welcome!
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