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Vision Air 767-200ER At MIA Today

N62NA From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 3683 posts, RR: 4
Posted (2 years 10 months 4 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 4568 times:

Had to pick someone up at MIA today and I noticed this aircraft sitting hear LeJeune at the east end of the airport:

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What is "Vision Air" and where do they fly?

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hatbutton From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 1453 posts, RR: 15
Reply 1, posted (2 years 10 months 4 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 4533 times:

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http://www.visionairlines.com/

eicvd From Ireland, joined Mar 2008, 2068 posts, RR: 5
Reply 2, posted (2 years 10 months 4 weeks 8 hours ago) and read 4348 times:

This topic seems to come up every month!

Dublin, where Sam Maguire will be coming home to in mid September

413X3 From United States of America, joined Jul 2008, 1983 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 3957 times:

Vision in the news, contractor for the CIA/Pentagon basically.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s....php?storyId=128403681&sc=fb&cc=fp

jfk777 From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 7348 posts, RR: 7
Reply 4, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 3929 times:

This 767 was in Vienna today, does any one know where its landing here in the USA, its now 1346, it shouls be around 4 hours from JFK or Washington.

fbgdavidson From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2004, 3688 posts, RR: 31
Reply 5, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 3845 times:

Quoting jfk777 (Reply 4):
This 767 was in Vienna today, does any one know where its landing here in the USA, its now 1346, it shouls be around 4 hours from JFK or Washington.

Dulles according to Flightaware
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N766VA

"My first job was selling doors, door to door, that's a tough job innit" - Bill Bailey

aussieindc From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 437 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 3693 times:

Quoting fbgdavidson (Reply 5):
Dulles according to Flightaware
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N766VA

which to me is a little surprising. I would have thought they'd bring them back into Andrews AFB instead of IAD given the sensitivity of this flight. With the time spent at RAF Brize Norton, I'm not sure that they would have had a debrief.

There again, at least IAD will give them onward connections if they are free to go and carry on with their lives.

lexy From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 2362 posts, RR: 9
Reply 7, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 3609 times:

Looks just like their 737's and Dornier's based in LAS.

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flyingbird From Sweden, joined Mar 2005, 150 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 3605 times:

Quoting jfk777 (Reply 4):
This 767 was in Vienna today, does any one know where its landing here in the USA, its now 1346, it shouls be around 4 hours from JFK or Washington.

I saw on www.flightradar24.com that it landed somewhere just west of london after about 2 hours flight.

United_fan From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 7162 posts, RR: 8
Reply 9, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 3595 times:

They do SNA and BUR to LAS for Wynn Resorts on the weekend w/the Dorniers.

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srbmod From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 16888 posts, RR: 51
Reply 10, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 3468 times:

Quoting United_fan (Reply 9):
They do SNA and BUR to LAS for Wynn Resorts on the weekend w/the Dorniers.

Wynn Resorts was using Expressjet for these charters.

Vision does charters to MGM Resorts' properties in Mississippi as well. They've had one a/c based at ATL for flights to Tunica and Biloxi.

Vision has also been one of the charter operators flying MIA-HAV. I'm nor sure if they're still doing those flights.

Delta TechOps has a maintenance deal with Vision for their 767s and 737s, so there will be a Vision a/c parked over at TechOps in Atlanta from time to time.

Aaron747 From Japan, joined Aug 2003, 7655 posts, RR: 28
Reply 11, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 3311 times:

CNN just reported the US spies (Russian nationals) the US swapped the 10 Russian spies for have been returned to the US via Vienna with a stop somewhere in the UK, and a Vision 762 was shown arriving in IAD just minutes ago.

If you need someone to blame / throw a rock in the air / you'll hit someone guilty

RobK From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2004, 3932 posts, RR: 19
Reply 12, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 3190 times:

The "stop somewhere in the UK" is quite clearly visible on the flightaware link :

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RobK From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2004, 3932 posts, RR: 19
Reply 13, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 3167 times:

Additionally, I reckon that someone at Vision will be getting a big arse kicking for not getting this plane blocked on the trackers. It's only a recent addition to their fleet so that could be why, but all their others had their activities blocked on the trackers within 48hrs of them joining the fleet. I expect this one to disappear from view next Wednesday night when the FAA next update the ASDI database.

stasisLAX From United States of America, joined Jul 2007, 3267 posts, RR: 6
Reply 14, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 3120 times:

Quoting srbmod (Reply 10):
Vision does charters to MGM Resorts' properties in Mississippi as well

Vision also does a ton of Grand Canyon air tours using Dornier a/c out of LAS for the casino industry - especially MGM -as well as support the river "adventure" companies for white-water rafting excursions in the Canyon. I think they used to have some scheduled service into Mesa/Williams Airport from LAS, at one point. Not sure if that's still the case....

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Aaron747 From Japan, joined Aug 2003, 7655 posts, RR: 28
Reply 15, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 3044 times:

Quoting RobK (Reply 12):
The "stop somewhere in the UK" is quite clearly visible on the flightaware link

Obviously the folks at CNN are not properly trained in basic research skills.

If you need someone to blame / throw a rock in the air / you'll hit someone guilty

swa4life From United States of America, joined Jul 2009, 369 posts, RR: 1
Reply 16, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 2993 times:

I saw a vision air 737-400 at MDW today.. It comes through every blue moon. Pulled into A14 and was worked by AirTran ground support.

stasisLAX From United States of America, joined Jul 2007, 3267 posts, RR: 6
Reply 17, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 2884 times:

Vision Airlines was sued last year by former crew who said they were denied hazard pay for flying covert twice-weekly trips into war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan for the airline on contract to the U.S. government for the past four years. Some of these flights are rumored to be "rendition" flights of terrorists out of the war zones.

“The purpose of some of the classified flights was to ferry personnel to and from antiterrorism and military operations. The passengers typically included CIA and State Department personnel along with employees of private security contractor Blackwater, one pilot stated in an interview with the Las Vegas Sun newspaper....

Source: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009.../daylight-hits-covert-nlv-airline/

[Edited 2010-07-09 19:17:48]

"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety!" B.Franklin

swa4life From United States of America, joined Jul 2009, 369 posts, RR: 1
Reply 18, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 2847 times:

Wow, I didn't realize this airline had such a clandestine background..

YYZALA From Canada, joined Nov 2009, 152 posts, RR: 0
Reply 19, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 2816 times:

Quoting Aaron747 (Reply 11):
CNN just reported the US spies (Russian nationals) the US swapped the 10 Russian spies for have been returned to the US via Vienna with a stop somewhere in the UK, and a Vision 762 was shown arriving in IAD just minutes ago.

It's interesting how this plane used to belong to an ex- Russian airline. I wonder if the CIA checked the plane for bugs, etc before allowing it to entering service.

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