I am with the OP as well. Call me what you like, but I have noticed for several years that a number of the Comair B733/B734/B738 aircraft look different to their <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> mainline counterparts (B733/B734 at least) in terms of how the livery is applied. Most of th...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/777way" class="quote" target="_blank">777way</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>Syrian Air</i></font></td></tr></table> They s...
Jump to postA few that stand out, and only counting scheduled flights: Deta Air <acronym title="Istanbul Airlines (Turkey)">IL</acronym>-62M, <acronym title="Istanbul - Sabiha Gokcen (SAW / LTFJ), Turkey">SAW</acronym>-CIT Daallo Airlines <acronym title="Istanbul Airlines (Turkey)">IL</acronym>-18, <acronym tit...
Jump to postWhat is a '7810' supposed to be? Is it just me that is irked by made up abbreviations? Surely it is not difficult to type B787-10 or 787-10 in the title of a thread.
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Jump to postI always thought whoever chose the code for Safi Airways (Afghanistan) was having a laugh. <acronym title="Aerolyon (France)">4Q</acronym> - say it to yourself. There are a number of 'controlled duplicate' codes, as others have alluded to. Iberworld (now Orbest) used the code <acronym title="Iberwor...
Jump to postNice report. The duration of flights between the Middle East and Japan is perfect for enjoying the service and getting plenty of rest. I recently flew <acronym title="Tokyo - Narita International (New Tokyo) (NRT / RJAA), Japan">NRT</acronym>-<acronym title="Abu Dhabi - (Nadia) International (AUH / ...
Jump to postHere are mine from 5 flights upwards: <a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/user/flymajj/media/FlightmemoryTop10_28DEC14_zps2bb7662d.png.html" target="_blank"/><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/flymajj/FlightmemoryTop10_28DEC14_zps2bb7662d.png" target="_blank"/><a href="http://img.photob...
Jump to postI doubt it, unless your airline has an agreement for this with them.
Jump to postGlad you got your answer! For those that contributed to the discussion, would there have been any possibility of a <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> 733/734 operating from <acronym title="Birmingham - International (Elmdon) (BHX / EGBB), United Kingdom">BHX</acronym> at that time? I am p...
Jump to postA very memorable day out for all of us. The cherry on the cake was the amazing start up sounds when they taxied it away after we arrived back.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-CNrtQpXWs
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/nema" class="quote" target="_blank">nema</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>Little did i know back in 1986 how privileg...
Jump to postThere are 2 different J Class layouts on <acronym title="Etihad Airways (United Arab Emirates)">EY</acronym>'s A346s, although the seat totals are all the same at F12 J32 Y248. A6-EHE/HF/HH were retro-fitted a couple of years ago with the current Business Class which starts with 5CEFH, 6ADGK, 7CEFH,...
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Jump to postI would rather see them keep the name but change the livery and image to that used for the A380, and apply it fleet/company-wide.
Jump to postTry Airkenya. They operate a multi-stop flight from WIL around the Masai Mara. You can buy a ticket all the way around if they have spare seats on each sector. Myself and Loran did this a few years ago.
Jump to postNice to read your report, especially having experienced the same flight on the first day. You're right about the Dolma - very nice indeed. Hope to catch up with you next week. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A...
Jump to postIn terms of scheduled flights (i.e. not including positioning flights, etc.), it was yesterday. Myself and a fellow member, <acronym title="Geneva - International (Cointrin) (GVA / LSGG), Switzerland">GVA</acronym>-GYD on Azerbaijan Airlines' new twice-weekly First/Business Class-only B727-200 servi...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/debonair" class="quote" target="_blank">debonair</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i>BTW: is the F28-4000 still active in Kenya...
Jump to postYou really are scraping the barrel nowadays, Axel! A few random ones I would like to mention are as follows: <b>DC-9</b> The most sought after variant of those still flying these days must be the DC-9-10. FlySAX (B5) of Kenya are still operating 1966-built <acronym title="Atlas Air (USA) and Isles o...
Jump to postThat looks more like a former Sharjah Amiri Flight aircraft - probably the former A6-<acronym title="Shoreham (ESH / EGKA), United Kingdom">ESH</acronym> which spent a lot of time based at <acronym title="London - Gatwick (LGW / EGKK), United Kingdom">LGW</acronym>. I remember seeing it at <acronym ...
Jump to postAero Continente was the very last pax operator, with two examples, <acronym title="Oasis International Airlines (Spain)">OB</acronym>-1736 & <acronym title="Oasis International Airlines (Spain)">OB</acronym>-1745. They were scrapped at Opa Locka and Lima respectively. A few of us wrote to the Lu...
Jump to postThere are actually quite a few Tridents preserved, or at least still intact, in China. The following spring to mind:
Datangshan x 2 (with a third derelict)
Beijing x 1
Tianjin x 1
Sichuan x 1
Guangzhou x 2
Hopefully this one will also be preserved.
I am off to Kazakhstan next weekend to fly the YAK-40 with Zhetysu, as well as a couple of An-24 sectors with SCAT. The SCAT An-24s have been replaced on most routes by CRJs and B737s, however they still operate to Petropavlovsk/Petropawl (PPK) from both <acronym title="Astana (Aqmola / Tselinograd)...
Jump to postDoes anyone who will be in Birmingham on the Thursday (20th) night fancy going out for beers and a curry to toast the aircraft's arrival from Dhaka? I cannot think of a more classic Bangladeshi/British combination and think it would be a good way of marking the occasion <img src="http://cdn-ww...
Jump to postThis was departing empty back to <acronym title="Abu Dhabi - (Nadia) International (AUH / OMAA), United Arab Emirates">AUH</acronym> after operating a one-off charter to <acronym title="Malaga (AGP / LEMG), Spain">AGP</acronym> mid-2013. It was the only time <acronym title="Etihad Airways (United Ar...
Jump to postApparently each passenger will be given a certificate signed by the Captain, there will be commemorative caps and T-shirts on sale at the airport, plus other memorabilia. There will also apparently be 'enough safety cards' in case anyone is concerned about that!
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/highlanderfil" class="quote" target="_blank">highlanderfil</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>Yep, the size is about right. Ma...
Jump to postVery nice. Always nice to grab another B732 ride these days. I managed to get a return flight <acronym title="Montreal - Pierre Elliott Trudeau International (Dorval) (YUL / CYUL), Canada - Quebec">YUL</acronym>-<acronym title="Kuujjuaq (Fort Chimo) (YVP / CYVP), Canada - Quebec">YVP</acronym>-<acro...
Jump to postCan I be the first to say bring back the DC-9s ?!
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<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/birdbrainz" class="quote" target="_blank">birdbrainz</a> (<a href="#25" class="quote">Reply 25</a>):<br/><i>My father was a <acronym title="Unit...
Jump to postI noticed the SU 77W also operates to GVA at the weekend.
Jump to postI was all up for the <acronym title="Dhaka (Dacca) - Hazrat Shahjalal International (Zia International / Kurmitola) (DAC / VGHS), Bangladesh">DAC</acronym>-<acronym title="Birmingham - International (Elmdon) (BHX / EGBB), United Kingdom">BHX</acronym> flight, but am having to restrain myself due to ...
Jump to postYour shot from the gate at YYZ says the aircraft on the first sector was A6-ETP.
Jump to postJust booked the SSJ/IL-96 routing <acronym title="Oslo - Gardermoen (OSL / ENGM), Norway">OSL</acronym>-<acronym title="Moscow - Sheremetyevo (SVO / UUEE), Russia">SVO</acronym>-<acronym title="Istanbul - Ataturk (Yesilkoy) (IST / LTBA), Turkey">IST</acronym> next Fri/Sat. I've had the IL9 before wi...
Jump to postThe <acronym title="Dhaka (Dacca) - Hazrat Shahjalal International (Zia International / Kurmitola) (DAC / VGHS), Bangladesh">DAC</acronym>-<acronym title="Birmingham - International (Elmdon) (BHX / EGBB), United Kingdom">BHX</acronym> prices are a bit higher than I would have liked, but I wonder how...
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Jump to postWhilst resurrecting a 6.5 year old thread may not be the done thing, this was a fascinating discussion and I have a further question. Whilst wandering around the graveyard at <acronym title="Tehran - Mehrabad International (THR / OIII), Iran">THR</acronym> in 2010, I stumbled upon one of three B737-...
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Jump to postHi Dan, The <acronym title="Iran Air">IR</acronym> B741/B742s are still in service but generally only used on Hajj and Umrah flights. That said, they do occasionally crop up in place of a B747-SP to places such as <acronym title="Kuala Lumpur - International (Sepang) (KUL / WMKK), Malaysia">KUL</acr...
Jump to postB777-300ERs: A6-ETA/B/C/D/E/F J28 Y384 Previous J Class (aqua) A6-ETI/J J28 Y384 Current J Class (brown/grey) - to be reconfigured to J40Y340 soon A6-ETG/H/P/Q J40 Y340 Current J Class (brown/grey) A6-ETK/L/M/N/O/R F8 J40 Y280 Current J Class (brown/grey) Note that those registrations with the same ...
Jump to postOf the A330-200s, they are as follows: A6-EYA/B/C Jet Airways current 'herringbone' J Class interior - currently operated to <acronym title="Kuala Lumpur - International (Sepang) (KUL / WMKK), Malaysia">KUL</acronym>, <acronym title="Moscow - Domodedovo (DME / UUDD), Russia">DME</acronym> & <acr...
Jump to postI sent you an e-mail but I got a message saying delivery had been delayed. Please confirm whether you received an expression of interest from Ian & David in Abu Dhabi. If not, please accept this for us two. Thanks.
Jump to postHere is a video I took a couple of years ago which includes the withdrawn <acronym title="Sahara Airlines (India)">S2</acronym>-ACS (all white) and Sky Capital L1011 <acronym title="Sahara Airlines (India)">S2</acronym>-AET: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxrPbJc0Uhw" target="_blank">http:/...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/timpdx" class="quote" target="_blank">timpdx</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>Is this the Jet Airways Disney-branded 738? In...
Jump to post1) British Midland 2) Etihad Airways 3) Britannia Airways 4) Dan Air 5) Saha Air Lines Why? <b>British Midland</b> They were the airline that in their peak flew 5 flights per day from my local airport to London, <acronym title="Durham - Tees Valley (Teesside / Middleton St. George) (MME / EGNV), Uni...
Jump to postThe <acronym title="Biman Bangladesh">BG</acronym> DC-10 has been back on some of the <acronym title="Abu Dhabi - (Nadia) International (AUH / OMAA), United Arab Emirates">AUH</acronym> flights this past week, along with the MIAT B763. From looking at the schedules on expertflyer, it looks like it w...
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