PlaneHunter From Germany, joined Mar 2006, 2521 posts, RR: 59 Posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 18085 times:
British Airways has started to retire the ex-British Caledonian A320s, with G-BUSD (msn 011) awaiting part-out at Lasham. It's also the first time for an A320-100 frame to be scrapped.
PlaneHunter From Germany, joined Mar 2006, 2521 posts, RR: 59 Reply 2, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 18062 times:
Quoting RedChili (Reply 1): How about G-BUSI? BUSI was one of the ex-Caledonian A320s and the second A320 that I ever flew with (the first was D-AIPC).
G-BUSI is a -211 model and planned to be retired by BA in 2008.
Speedbirdie From United Kingdom (England), joined May 2006, 766 posts, RR: 56 Reply 3, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 17882 times:
NOOOO this is terrible news...
I have yet to fly BUSB, the oldest in our fleet...
Im actually quite upset at this news. As much as they are old and falling apart, they are classic...
Who is but the form following the function of what, and what I am, is a Woman in a mask..
PlaneHunter From Germany, joined Mar 2006, 2521 posts, RR: 59 Reply 4, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 17880 times:
According to ATDB all remaining four A320-111s and the five A320-211s are planned to leave BA's fleet in 2008. Would be interesting to know whether there's a particular reason for taking out G-BUSD earlier.
Speedbirdie From United Kingdom (England), joined May 2006, 766 posts, RR: 56 Reply 5, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 17855 times:
Quoting PlaneHunter (Reply 7): According to ATDB all remaining four A320-111s and the five A320-211s are planned to leave BA's fleet in 2008. Would be interesting to know whether there's a particular reason for taking out G-BUSD earlier.
Yes, BUSB has has more problems than any other 111 in the fleet. Ill try and find out some information on that..
Maybe ill still get to fly on BUSB before she goes then..
Who is but the form following the function of what, and what I am, is a Woman in a mask..
Philb From Ireland, joined May 1999, 2915 posts, RR: 15 Reply 6, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 17829 times:
Maybe Slovacek747 is just in shock since last Tuesday. Let's hope it continues!
As for the 100 srs A320s, considering that at the time BA didn't really want the aircraft, (as they didn't want the DC10s) they certainly put both types to good use, made plenty of money from them and, no doubt like the DC10, many at BA will regret them going.
It would be interesting to know the cycles/hours on the frames as they seem too young to be being dismantled.
I presume there is more value in the spares than the whole airframe.
UK_Dispatcher From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2001, 2082 posts, RR: 18 Reply 9, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 17801 times:
As daft as it may sound, I wonder whether it has occured to BA to donate one or more of these aircraft for preservation.
I'm sure that the likes of the Manchester Aviation Viewing Park would like to get their hands on such an aircraft, and the A320-100 series is the rare forerunner of the ever successful A320-200. It is similar to the B737-100 in that respect and sadly even Lufthansa did not try and save one of their old -100s.
If anyone reading this is 'in' with a preservation society, why not suggest this before it is too late?!
Speedbirdie From United Kingdom (England), joined May 2006, 766 posts, RR: 56 Reply 10, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 17802 times:
PlaneHunter From Germany, joined Mar 2006, 2521 posts, RR: 59 Reply 11, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 17755 times:
Quoting Speedbirdie (Reply 13): BUSB is the oldest and has had more problems, thats why im wondering why BUSB hasn't been scrapped first. Thats what i was trying to say..
Ok, thanks for clarification. Can you elaborate a bit on the problems?
UK_Dispatcher From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2001, 2082 posts, RR: 18 Reply 12, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 17754 times:
Can anyone at BA tell me whether there are certain routes which specifically see -100 service? I would like to take a flight on one of these rare birds before it is too late.
Also, are Air France still flying their -100s? If not, what happened to them?
GDB From United Kingdom, joined May 2001, 10267 posts, RR: 70 Reply 13, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 17726 times:
The term 'reclaimed for spares' is preferred!
These very early production are about the highest time A320's flying, having entered BA service in 1988.
They also lack commilarity with the A319/320/321's in the fleet since 1999, which Slovacek747, we are keeping.
Considering how long they were a cuckoo in the nest fleet wise, how often, in the early days after we got them from BCAL, their sale was considered, they've had a long and successful career with BA.
I would suggest they were never sold then, since they were such a good aircraft, the most modern in fleet for many years too.
Speedbirdie From United Kingdom (England), joined May 2006, 766 posts, RR: 56 Reply 14, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 17726 times:
Quoting PlaneHunter (Reply 14): Ok, thanks for clarification. Can you elaborate a bit on the problems?
Id rather not lol...
Quoting UK_Dispatcher (Reply 15): Can anyone at BA tell me whether there are certain routes which specifically see -100 service? I would like to take a flight on one of these rare birds before it is too late
You will find these doing quite a lot of european work. I flew on one back from Milan the other day, Prague is also popular with the old buses and they also carry a lot of domestic flights.
Timboflier215 From United Kingdom, joined May 2005, 642 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 17564 times:
Quoting Philb (Reply 9): Maybe Slovacek747 is just in shock since last Tuesday. Let's hope it continues!
Did I miss something?? What happened last Tuesday?! Or is it me being slow again??
KC135TopBoom From United States, joined Jan 2005, 5671 posts, RR: 36 Reply 17, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 17532 times:
I seem to remember that an A-320 was scrapped last year, in Florida. So, would this be the second A-320 scrapped?
Kiwiandrew From Hong Kong SAR, PRC, joined Jun 2005, 4201 posts, RR: 11 Reply 19, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 17515 times:
Quoting Timboflier215 (Reply 19): Did I miss something?? What happened last Tuesday?! Or is it me being slow again??
I assume it was a reference to the midterm elections in the US , though not sure what that has to do with this topic
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Timboflier215 From United Kingdom, joined May 2005, 642 posts, RR: 0 Reply 21, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 17462 times:
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