ThePRGuy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Posted (5 years 4 months 5 days ago) and read 16234 times:
I was on my way to a meeting in Hounslow, and I saw a A340 Virgin jet with green underneath the tail. It didn't have virgin nigeria signage - but I didn't get a very close look.
Is it a special "environmental scheme" or something?
StearmanNut From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 352 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (5 years 4 months 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 13290 times:
I'm betting that it is the Virgin green fuels test plane.
If wishes were horses, a Tail Dragger I would fly...
SevenHeavy From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2004, 1126 posts, RR: 10 Reply 19, posted (5 years 4 months 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 9223 times:
All I can say is that it was not a VS aircraft. They never park on the south side by T4 or the cargo "sheds".
Even if it was VS there are no aircraft in the fleet painted in a special livery which feature green anywhere on the fuselage.
My best guess is that there are a couple of private A340 that fly into LHR frequently. Could be one of those. They invariably park right where you are describing - I'll try and find a couple of pictures.
ENU From Netherlands, joined Nov 2006, 1166 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (5 years 4 months 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 8605 times:
Quoting 777ER (Reply 13): Aye, since when did they change over?
The wet-leased A320's were returned in 2006 and the last A340 in June 2007. VK currently operates B737's, to be replaced by EMB-170/190's, and B767's, to be replaced by A330's.
Planesavvy From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2007, 61 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (5 years 4 months 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 8279 times:
Just my two pence...
Are you sure it wasn't by the hangers? Up next to the green goddess (the fire drill plane)? The Virgin hanger is right next to the green goddess, and you may have just seen an optical illusion.
I was there all day, and wasn't lucky enough to spot any new scheme.
26 StarGuy: Virgin Nigeria 767 tails haven't got green borders on them anymore, they are like the Virgin America tails, solid red
27 Psimpson: Roughly about 2 weeks ago i saw a Virgin A340-313X G-VELD on SBS radar operating Virgin 813P and flying northeast abeam Amsterdam and heading for Scan
28 SevenHeavy: It is not about having an argument - I am just trying to pass on the correct facts. Could you clarify that you mean the south side of the airfield st
29 Legoguy: Just a stab in the dark but could it be anything related to this? Virgin India? (by ENU Jan 21 2008 in Civil Aviation)
30 BA0284: Now i know that ThePReGuy said it was an A340 definately, however i'm just chucking in a few ides of any type of aircraft and airline to see if there
31 PlymSpotter: Perhaps someone needs to lay off the strong cheese?
32 FlyTUITravel: You know I think you could be right! Air Seychelles certainly do park other by the maintenance are at LHR during the day don't they?...
33 ThePRGuy: If I'm totally honest, I'm not that much of a spotter and don't often pass LHR, So I can't actually guarantee where I was. I was on my way to Belfont
34 Pogo: No they don't, only twice have I known HM to go to the BA hangars for some form of maintenance, more often than not they are always towed off to T5.[
35 Leezyjet: First of all you state this :- So can you really be 100% sure you saw an VS aircraft ?. Sevenheavy who actually works at LHR so should know quite well
36 FlyTUITravel: Oh right, well then I stand corrected.
37 JakTrax: I saw Virgin Nigeria's BD A330 at MAN once - I didn't get a close look either but was 110% sure the tail said 'Virgin' on it. Ask me any other details
38 JakTrax: By the way, if it was a VS aircraft, the 'green under the tail' could have been some sort of service truck. You are sure the tail had 'Virgin' on it b
40 TriniA340: You know, sometimes on the underside of an aircraft, you might see a reflection of the ground below it. So, if the tail was over an area of grass or s
41 JakTrax: I think we have to look at this logically here..... If it was anything special or a non-standard Virgin we'd all know about it by now. LHR workers wou
42 SevenHeavy: If you mean me then yes, absolutely. . In 12 years working at LHR VS have never parked an aircraft south of 27L. I would not question the OP unless I
43 AirCop: Maybe it was one of the BWIA 340's that was returned, didn't they have one with a green tail and the rest was white, and it was leased from VS.
45 JakTrax: So G-VSUN sports the 'new' colours... We know it was a Virgin aircraft and I'm assuming the OP perhaps thought it was closer to where he was than it a
46 Thomsonfly: i obviously fly on our aircraft alot, and can assure you there is no special livery on any of our aircraft except g-vfab with the large varga girl on
47 SevenHeavy: So, PRGuy - is it really "end of" or do you think it was G-VSUN you saw by the hangars? Personally I'd love to hear your thoughts. Regards
48 KaiGywer: Actually, you're both sort of right. Stylo777, if it's green, it's not deicing fluid, but rather anti-icing fluid. ThePRGuy, deicing fluid is orange,
49 RicciPettit: That new VS livery... isn't it kinda opalescent on the tail? I may be wrong though. It may be that depending on the angle you saw it and where the Sun
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