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When Do VS Get Their 1st A346?  
User currently offlineLGW From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Posted (11 years 7 months 3 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 1074 times:

When do VS get their 1st A346?

LGW

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User currently offlineLH744 From Belgium, joined Oct 2001, 302 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (11 years 7 months 3 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 1034 times:

The first A340-600´s are supposed to arrive at Virgin
by June 2002.
The two are G-VSHY (msn 383)and G-VMEG (msn 391, already allocated F-WWCK by Airbus).
Next one supposed G-VOGE (msn 416) in July.
Virgin will also get Prototypes 2 and 3 after evaluation period (will be registered G-VGOA(No.2) and G-VATL(No.3)).

Rgds,Dennis

User currently offlineTEDSKI From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (11 years 7 months 3 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 1019 times:

I have a question about engine options. Would the P&W 4164 or 4168 engine used on the A330-200/300 be too large and powerful to be an option for the A340-500/600?

User currently offlineSukhoi From Sweden, joined May 2006, 371 posts, RR: 8
Reply 3, posted (11 years 7 months 3 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 988 times:

LGW,

Im sure your find that they will be delayed  Wink/being sarcastic

Cheers

Paul

User currently offlineLGW From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 4, posted (11 years 7 months 3 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 982 times:

Guess so! Big grin

So what routes will they operate?

LGW

User currently offlineEnginesrus From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 82 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (11 years 7 months 3 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 971 times:

TEDSKI,

The PW4164/68 is way too big for the A340-500/600 (although the inside joke is maybe not...) There was talk of a PW4056 derivative or a geared fan, but that fell by the wayside. Besides, the PW4168 is designed for a two engine aircraft, not a four.

Cheers.

User currently offline777-500ER From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 479 posts, RR: 3
Reply 6, posted (11 years 7 months 3 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 944 times:

The first A340-600 of VS will be operated on the summer service from Gatwick to SFO.

Michael SFO
 Smile/happy/getting dizzy


User currently offlineRayChuang From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 7717 posts, RR: 5
Reply 7, posted (11 years 7 months 3 weeks 12 hours ago) and read 903 times:

Michael SFO,

VS is going to fly LGW-SFO on the A340-600?? I'd like to know if the A Concourse gates at SFO have the room to accommodate the world's longest passenger airliner. We're talking a plane that is much longer than even the 747-400.

User currently offlineH. Simpson From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 949 posts, RR: 3
Reply 8, posted (11 years 7 months 2 weeks 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 878 times:

Hope it will come to EWR!

User currently offlineStephen007 From Singapore, joined Mar 2000, 154 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (11 years 7 months 2 weeks 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 873 times:

They havent name them, have they?

does anyone have any suggestion for their names?
let's see what we can come up with.....

anyone?

User currently offlineJetstreamer From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2001, 329 posts, RR: 4
Reply 10, posted (11 years 7 months 2 weeks 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 857 times:

Sorry to disappoint you Stephen, but they have already been named:-

G-VSHY "Madam Butterfly"
G-VMEG "Mystic Maiden"
G-VOGE "Cover Girl"
G-VFOX "Silver Lady"
G-VEIL "Dancing Girl"
G-VSSH "Sweet Dreamer"
G-VGOA "Indian Princess"
G-VATL "Atlantic Angel"
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