MKE22 From United States of America, joined Nov 2007, 1111 posts, RR: 2 Reply 1, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 8912 times:
Longhornmaniac From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 3094 posts, RR: 48 Reply 3, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 8891 times:
Quoting MKE22 (Reply 1): I think that one is still in the same livery. Last I checked anyway.
Sadly (depending on who you ask), Peter Max is no more...
MKE22 From United States of America, joined Nov 2007, 1111 posts, RR: 2 Reply 4, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 8868 times:
Quoting Longhornmaniac (Reply 3): Sadly (depending on who you ask), Peter Max is no more...
A380US From United States of America, joined Mar 2007, 2358 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 8818 times:
Flynavy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 7, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 8635 times:
What Varig 777?
If you're inquiring about ex-PP-VRD (LN 19) - for the thousandth time - it was flown to ARG back in December 2006 for part-out and is currently being scrapped.
Trintocan From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2000, 3191 posts, RR: 4 Reply 8, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 8527 times:
The Peter Max scheme no longer exists on N77014 but the plane itself remains active in the standard CO livery. G-YMMM has been written off and will never fly again. Its landing incident is being investigated at LHR which is where its remains reside.
SirDeath From United States of America, joined Jul 2007, 88 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 8474 times:
I flew the "Ghost of Peter Max" a couple of weeks ago from TLV. She is now in the standard CO white livery (hence the 'ghost' of Peter Max). She has been re-modeled with the larger PTVs and lavatories (the one small lav in BF was removed) and very nice 15" wide aspect PTVs in business first. She still had that "new plane" smell. They must also have added some insulation to her as she was much more quiet that last time I flew with her.
KC135TopBoom From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 11714 posts, RR: 52 Reply 11, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 8233 times:
Quoting VV701 (Reply 10): Quoting AirplaneFan (Thread starter):
And what is the status of BA G-YMMM
Confirmed insurance write-off. Currently still under investigation at BA Base West at LHR:
DALMD88 From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 2366 posts, RR: 15 Reply 12, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 7812 times:
Quoting KC135TopBoom (Reply 11): It will be in your hands soon as a Bud Lite can
EMBQA From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 9286 posts, RR: 13 Reply 13, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 7787 times:
NYC777 From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 5163 posts, RR: 49 Reply 14, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 7704 times:
Quoting EMBQA (Reply 14): It's a beat up heap sitting on support logs at LHR never to fly again.
EMBQA From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 9286 posts, RR: 13 Reply 15, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 5487 times:
Not really... If it's an Insurance write-off.., British Airways doesn't have any rights to the plane or its parts anymore and can not remove anything. Also, with planes involved in accidents many parts can not be re-used period and must be scarped.
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog"
Manfredj From United States of America, joined Mar 2007, 1132 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 5093 times:
I know it's probably been asked before, but how many cycles were on the Ex Varig 777? Any current photos of it?
A388 From Netherlands Antilles, joined May 2001, 9079 posts, RR: 13 Reply 17, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 4986 times:
Quoting KC135TopBoom (Reply 11): It will be in your hands soon as a Bud Lite can.
Haha, good one. I needed a laugh today
Too bad the aircraft is written off. Talking about aircraft write-offs, what will happen or has happened to the IB A346 that made the emergency landing in Ecuador? One story is that is will be written off while another story is that it has received new landing gear suggesting it will be repaired....?
IrregKing From Germany, joined Feb 2008, 132 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 4709 times:
Quoting EMBQA (Reply 15): Not really... If it's an Insurance write-off.., British Airways doesn't have any rights to the plane or its parts anymore and can not remove anything. Also, with planes involved in accidents many parts can not be re-used period and must be scarped.
Not even the seats? PTV's? Galley Parts? Cabin interior?
I mean, if an airline sends an aircraft to get scrapped, do they actually take out parts of the cabin interior (if it complies with its current product of course) and re-use it or also keep it as spare? Does that happen?
I am talking purely about seats/cabin interior here.... not other spare parts.
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EMBQA From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 9286 posts, RR: 13 Reply 19, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 4591 times:
Quoting IrregKing (Reply 18):
I am talking purely about seats/cabin interior here.... not other spare parts
Getting scraped and having been in an accident are two different issues.
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog"
USAF336TFS From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 1411 posts, RR: 53 Reply 21, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 3069 times:
Quoting VV701 (Reply 10): Confirmed insurance write-off. Currently still under investigation at BA Base West at LHR:
I wounder if BA will order another T7 to take her place?
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Jimbobjoe From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 640 posts, RR: 0 Reply 22, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days ago) and read 2971 times:
Quoting EMBQA (Reply 15): If it's an Insurance write-off.., British Airways doesn't have any rights to the plane or its parts anymore and can not remove anything.
That seems pretty reasonable to me, since the insurance company wrote a check for the aircraft's value.
However, the insurance company now owns that plane, and it seems to me that they have a right to part out the aircraft as they see fit/as regulations allow.
Bongodog1964 From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2006, 3019 posts, RR: 2 Reply 23, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 2912 times:
Quoting IrregKing (Reply 18): Quoting EMBQA (Reply 15):
Not really... If it's an Insurance write-off.., British Airways doesn't have any rights to the plane or its parts anymore and can not remove anything. Also, with planes involved in accidents many parts can not be re-used period and must be scarped.
Not even the seats? PTV's? Galley Parts? Cabin interior?
BA would already have access if they required them to all the 1st generation club world seats from the 744's and they are in the process of upgrading the Inflight entertainment, plus I believe that BA 1st is due for an upgrade, thus there isn't likely to be much of the interior that BA would want.
Skibum9 From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 1229 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 2694 times:
Quoting EMBQA (Reply 13): It's been repainted to normal Continental colors... thank goodness....!! Now all the endless 'Peter Max' threads will stop.
Oh come on now. You know you are going to miss those endless 'Peter Max' threads, just like you are going to miss those never ending NW DC-9 threads once NW finally parks them.
FlyingClrs727 From United States of America, joined Apr 2007, 621 posts, RR: 0 Reply 25, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 2563 times:
Quoting EMBQA (Reply 15): Not really... If it's an Insurance write-off.., British Airways doesn't have any rights to the plane or its parts anymore and can not remove anything. Also, with planes involved in accidents many parts can not be re-used period and must be scarped.
No, the insurance company owns it. Sure there are lots of parts that can't be salvaged, but I'm pretty sure the insurance company will sell off all the parts that can be legally reused.
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