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First E-175 Republic Of Poland
Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 9:06 am
by LOT767SP-LPA
RE: First E-175 Republic Of Poland
Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 9:28 am
by LHRSpotter
Why "shame", I quite like what it looks like and it's not like they don't have the need for the jet?
RE: First E-175 Republic Of Poland
Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 9:37 am
by bjorn14
I believe he meant "scheme"
RE: First E-175 Republic Of Poland
Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 11:33 am
by ebj1248650
Very nice looking airplane. The Polish Air Force is more and more looking like a modern well equipped arm. Much better than the appearance it had when equipped with Russian made aircraft.
RE: First E-175 Republic Of Poland
Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 12:27 pm
by Devilfish
Post #11 in the other thread got it then.....
Thanks for posting. So, this was the actual aircraft.....
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Photo © Neil Guinea
I see that they omitted the flag on the tail - nicer, sleeker look.
Did they reconfigure the interior into a VIP layout or added fuel tanks to further improve on the
ER's range? Maybe a new version of this would turn up in there again somewhere.....
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Photo © Jakub Golebiowski
I'm thinking they could have chosen this for the production milestone.....
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Photo © Damian Lesniak
.....but probably picked the one in best condition. Good decision!
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RE: First E-175 Republic Of Poland
Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 4:51 pm
by KPDX
Wow, that paint scheme is gorgeous on the 175!
RE: First E-175 Republic Of Poland
Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 9:02 pm
by Buyantukhaa
Did they decide about this after the April crash, or was this in the pipeline already? To have such a major cabin refit in 1,5 months would be quite fast...
RE: First E-175 Republic Of Poland
Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 2:36 pm
by Devilfish
Quoting BuyantUkhaa (Reply 6):
To have such a major cabin refit in 1,5 months would be quite fast... |
My thinking as well. Being just a leased aircraft, it may be nothing more than a livery change (does the Government own a large block of LOT?) Or perhaps this is limited work still in progress - removal and replacement of regular seating with club seats and divans (some completion centers might be fighting for work during these times despite announcements of backlogs -- and might be able to pull it off in short notice), though exterior repainting ahead of interior refit may not be the common sequence. A significant reduction in the number of seats could gain a marked improvement in range - if the lease allows for such a change (lease to own?) Not sure if a supplemental Type Certificate would be required for these changes.
RE: First E-175 Republic Of Poland
Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 6:37 pm
by WROORD
Quoting BuyantUkhaa (Reply 6):
Did they decide about this after the April crash, or was this in the pipeline already? To have such a major cabin refit in 1,5 months would be quite fast... |
As far as I remember reading the lease is for two years so the Polish Govm't has time to come up with a permanent solution but taking bids for two long-haul and three or four short-haul aircraft.
RE: First E-175 Republic Of Poland
Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 10:49 pm
by Buyantukhaa
Quoting WROORD (Reply 8):
As far as I remember reading the lease is for two years so the Polish Govm't has time to come up with a permanent solution but taking bids for two long-haul and three or four short-haul aircraft. |
So it seems that indeed it was a reaction to the loss of the Tu145.
RE: First E-175 Republic Of Poland
Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 8:07 am
by Owleye
That's a nice, stylish livery: modest and classy. Just 'Poland' would have made the livery looked much better. Anyway, great job!
RE: First E-175 Republic Of Poland
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 12:49 am
by Devilfish
Quoting WROORD (Reply 8):
As far as I remember reading the lease is for two years so the Polish Govm't has time to come up with a permanent solution |
This
Flightglobal report says the Government is buying both E175s.....
Quote:
"The Polish government is purchasing two Embraer E175-200LR airliners from LOT Polish Airlines to replace its Tupolev Tu-154M fleet.
Both aircraft, MSN 283 and MSN 285, are equipped with GE CF34-8E5 engines. They were delivered to LOT Polish Airlines in 2009."
.....So there's that aspect to clear up.
RE: First E-175 Republic Of Poland
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 4:33 am
by Devilfish
First photos in the database with the new livery......
Interestingly, the caption also says "leased".
