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Bombayhog From United States of America, joined May 2001, 554 posts, RR: 0
Posted (11 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 708 times:

Does anyone know why Virgin had a 763 operating in 1996, as depicted in this photograph? I came across this and was puzzled. Judging by the reg. number, I'm guessing it was some sort of short-term lease?

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Photo © Ian Bowley

Thanks.

/gwl

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WarriorII From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (11 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 650 times:

It was leased from Martinair Holland.

-Tom

Dazed767 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 5447 posts, RR: 53
Reply 2, posted (11 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 637 times:

Yeah it was leased from Martin Air, used to see it here at MCO.

UAL_777_Pilot From United States of America, joined Dec 2001, 81 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (11 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 638 times:

Yes absolutely right , they operated it from 1996-1998 I believe , it was used from LHR-MCO . I remember seeing it , when I was taxing to the gates at MCO.

Oneworldboy From United States of America, joined May 2001, 39 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (11 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 628 times:

The aircraft was leased from Martinair to whom it was returned.

Couldn't find much else about it.

Oneworldboy From United States of America, joined May 2001, 39 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (11 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 620 times:

How funny, in the short period of time I spent looking for information, three people posted ahead of me. Sorry for the redundancy.

LH744 From Belgium, joined Oct 2001, 302 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (11 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days ago) and read 584 times:

In August of 1997 my girlfriend flew on that aircraft, but on a Martinair flight with Martinair flight number and Martinair crew from MCO to AMS.
Seems MP used it in VS colours some time after VS had returned the aircraft!

David_itl From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2001, 7145 posts, RR: 14
Reply 7, posted (11 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days ago) and read 578 times:

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It operated winter 1996 on the MAN-MCO service (think 1996 was the only year when the service operated all year round).

David/MAN: 232 and counting

GKirk From UK - Scotland, joined Jun 2000, 24621 posts, RR: 58
Reply 8, posted (11 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days ago) and read 570 times:

David_itl, didnt it operate the summer service that year as well.
The a/c was mostly used MAN-MCO.
LHR-MCO cannot be operated due to Bermuda II thing.

When you hear the noise of the Tartan Army Boys, we'll be coming down the road!

Flanor From Netherlands, joined Nov 1999, 126 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (11 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 567 times:

LHR-MCO cannot be operated due to Bermuda II thing.

I didn't even know about the Bermuda I thing, let alone the Bermuda II thing. What is it?

David_itl From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2001, 7145 posts, RR: 14
Reply 10, posted (11 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 556 times:

GKirk

We had A340s in the summer, but they decided to operate clapped-out 747s in subsequent years due to the popularity of the route.

Wouldn't be surprised if the service became a year-round A340-600 service

David

GKirk From UK - Scotland, joined Jun 2000, 24621 posts, RR: 58
Reply 11, posted (11 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 540 times:

It is Bermuda II currently in place right???
Oh yeah, I mind seeing an A340 in that summer actually.
I was getting on an Air Ops L1011 to TFS from T1 and seen a Virgin a/c.
Yeah, maybe thats why the 346 test flight went through MAN??

When you hear the noise of the Tartan Army Boys, we'll be coming down the road!

JetBlue320 From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 0 posts, RR: 0
Reply 12, posted (11 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 537 times:

What is Bermuda Whata? Somebody explain please.

David_itl From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2001, 7145 posts, RR: 14
Reply 13, posted (11 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 533 times:

Bermuda II restricts destinations available from Heathrow to the US to about 12 destinations using 2 US airlines, 2 British airlines and the odd-balls of KU & AI; hence the likes of DL, CO and BD all want the agreement lifted.

Glad to say the rest of Britain is out this nonsense Smile/happy/getting dizzy

The A340-600 flight made it onto the MAN website with them saying it was helping to test facilities available and that two airlines currently flying to MAN have ordered them so we might see them on a regular basis. Iremember how Air Ops operated some L1011s in the Hawaiian scheme!

David/MAN

VS744 From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2001, 677 posts, RR: 1
Reply 14, posted (11 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 524 times:

So why is it called Bermuda II and not Heathrow regulation X or something like that?

David_itl From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2001, 7145 posts, RR: 14
Reply 15, posted (11 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 515 times:

I think the original agreement was drafted in Bermuda and so the amendment (circa 1978?) had "II" after it.

David/MAN

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