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AirTran Sells Another New B737 To Arik Air

ENU From Netherlands, joined Nov 2006, 1166 posts, RR: 0
Posted (5 years 1 month 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 6290 times:

AirTran apparently sold a third B737-700 to Arik Air before delivery by Boeing. N347AT was pictured in W3's livery during a test flight: http://www.flickr.com/photos/65483667@N00/2424026675/. AT sold two B737's to Arik last year, as did SkyEurope.

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Thorben From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (5 years 1 month 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 6234 times:

Arik Air is on the expansion, I can't wait to see their long-haul operations.

Gr8SlvrFlt From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 1583 posts, RR: 16
Reply 2, posted (5 years 1 month 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 6202 times:

Actually two 737-700s slated for AirTran in April went directly to Arik.

ENU From Netherlands, joined Nov 2006, 1166 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (5 years 1 month 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 6185 times:

Quoting Thorben (Reply 1):

The are expecting this year:
6 x B737-700
2 x B737-800
2 x Dash 8-Q400

Furthermore, they are looking to wet-lease equipment for long haul operations to IAH and LHR.

Quoting Gr8SlvrFlt (Reply 2):

Is that N346AT - currently at MIA?

Jlbmedia From United States of America, joined Jun 2002, 604 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (5 years 1 month 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 6170 times:

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In a case like this, are the aircraft sold prior to assembly and then made to Arik Airs specifications, or are they delivered in AirTran specs. and Arik Air converts them?

JLB54061

Thorben From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 5, posted (5 years 1 month 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 6148 times:

Quoting ENU (Reply 3):
Furthermore, they are looking to wet-lease equipment for long haul operations to IAH and LHR.

And what would that be? AFAIK they are getting 77W, 77L, and 787s in 2011.

Wedgetail737 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 5527 posts, RR: 5
Reply 6, posted (5 years 1 month 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 5905 times:

I don't know if Air Tran is selling their airplanes directly to Arik Air rather than the selling off their delivery positions to Arik.

RobK From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2004, 3932 posts, RR: 19
Reply 7, posted (5 years 1 month 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 5758 times:

Quoting Wedgetail737 (Reply 6):
I don't know if Air Tran is selling their airplanes directly to Arik Air rather than the selling off their delivery positions to Arik.

They're sold at delivery, hence why they still have AirTran reg's. And yes, N346AT is the other one, EMU.

R

MKE22 From United States of America, joined Nov 2007, 1111 posts, RR: 2
Reply 8, posted (5 years 1 month 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 5708 times:

Sell one to YX, so we can get going on replacing planes! Why isn't YX jumping all over this opportunity? So what if they compete, if they payed the right price, they could get one.

If Your not pissed, your not trying

AirTran737 From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 3639 posts, RR: 12
Reply 9, posted (5 years 1 month 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 5679 times:

Quoting MKE22 (Reply 8):
Sell one to YX, so we can get going on replacing planes! Why isn't YX jumping all over this opportunity? So what if they compete, if they payed the right price, they could get one.

FL won't sell an airplane to anyone that will be use it to compete against them. Besides, YX need's the 800 not the 700.

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Wedgetail737 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 5527 posts, RR: 5
Reply 10, posted (5 years 1 month 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 5486 times:

Quoting RobK (Reply 7):
They're sold at delivery, hence why they still have AirTran reg's. And yes, N346AT is the other one, EMU.

Not necessarily. The first or second Arik Air 737-700 was painted at the Renton Plant prior to delivery.

RobK From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2004, 3932 posts, RR: 19
Reply 11, posted (5 years 1 month 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 5404 times:

Quoting Wedgetail737 (Reply 10):
Not necessarily. The first or second Arik Air 737-700 was painted at the Renton Plant prior to delivery.

And that changes what, exactly?

R

[Edited 2008-04-20 13:35:37]

JFK787NYC From United States of America, joined Apr 2007, 808 posts, RR: 2
Reply 12, posted (5 years 1 month 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 5365 times:

How is Arik Air even doing, I am wondering what is even going on there. This makes me wonder how Virgin Nigeria doing as well.

AAH732UAL From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 13, posted (5 years 1 month 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 4837 times:

What ever happened to those 2 UAL 737-300s?

Did Airk dump them?

Typhaerion From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 619 posts, RR: 4
Reply 14, posted (5 years 1 month 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 3940 times:

An aside question: Is Arik doing the winglet mod from APB?

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ENU From Netherlands, joined Nov 2006, 1166 posts, RR: 0
Reply 15, posted (5 years 1 month 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 3636 times:

Quoting Thorben (Reply 5):
And what would that be?

Short-term solution. Arik Air intends to start flying to LHR and IAH this year, long before their own equipment arrives. A rumour was that they also acquired some older B777's from Emirates.

Quoting RobK (Reply 7):
N346AT is the other one

Thanks a lot!

Quoting JFK787NYC (Reply 12):
How is Arik Air even doing, I am wondering what is even going on there. This makes me wonder how Virgin Nigeria doing as well.

Arik build up a strong domestic network with 14 destinations and are on the brink to expand their regional activities (currently only serving Accra), they became the national carrier of Niger too. I don't believe the airline is profitable, but their capital base seems inexhaustible.
Virgin Nigeria is doing better now. They are expanding their operations on a more gradual pace. The first EMB's will arrive this year replacing the old B733's. The B767 used for long haul operation are very unreliable and can't be disposed of due to contractual duties. VK is sourcing A330's as replacement.

Quoting AAH732UAL (Reply 13):
What ever happened to those 2 UAL 737-300s?

5N-MJA and MJB. Still flying in Nigeria for Arik.

Quoting Typhaerion (Reply 14):
Is Arik doing the winglet mod from APB?

Yes.

QantasA333 From Australia, joined Jan 2007, 531 posts, RR: 4
Reply 16, posted (5 years 1 month 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 3438 times:

Go to this link for info on Arik Air. I had to look it up myself, hadn't heard of the airline till now.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arik_Air

Cheers
QantasA333

MEA-707 From Netherlands, joined Nov 1999, 4117 posts, RR: 37
Reply 17, posted (5 years 1 month 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 3384 times:

Quoting Wedgetail737 (Reply 10):
Not necessarily. The first or second Arik Air 737-700 was painted at the Renton Plant prior to delivery.

Obviously Boeing was informed a few weeks/months ahead that AirTran would sell these 737s to Arik Air on delivery and that's why they painted it already in Ariks colours. But technically, the planes are delivered to AirTran with an AirTran registration and then transferred to Nigeria.
Same sort of construction happens with some 737-800s earmarked for Delta but sold at delivery to a leasing company like CIT.
This was probably less hassle for all parties then cancelling some orders by AirTran and Boeing having to sell the almost finished frames.

nobody has ever died from hard work, but why take the risk?

RobK From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2004, 3932 posts, RR: 19
Reply 18, posted (5 years 1 month 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 2776 times:

Quoting ENU (Reply 15):
Quoting Typhaerion (Reply 14):
Is Arik doing the winglet mod from APB?

Yes.

I don't know if all Boeing winglets are manufactured by APB or not, but Arik are getting their ntu AirTran planes' winglets fitted at Miami, which afaik is where AirTran's own new planes get theirs fitted too (probably same company).

R

Thorben From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 19, posted (5 years 2 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 1974 times:

Quoting ENU (Reply 15):
Short-term solution. Arik Air intends to start flying to LHR and IAH this year, long before their own equipment arrives. A rumour was that they also acquired some older B777's from Emirates.

I don't think EK has spare T7s to give away.

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