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leleko747

Re: Fate of Condor 757-300s?

. In addition to the above examples, I'm pretty sure N7470 was refit with GEs for a short while, but I can't find a picture of it running them right now. There you go! https://static1.simpleflyingimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/8_boeing_747-1-1024x683.jpg "Boeing 747-121, City ...

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leleko747

Re: Brazilian government looking into 3 way Azul/Gol/LATAM merger

Only a pure fantasy which won't happen. April 1st is tomorrow!

FiscAutTecGarte wrote:
I thought something like this could happen under a Bolsonaro, but an interesting thing to occur under Lula de Silva.

Quite the opposite actually

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leleko747

Re: Venezuelan airline 747 cargo flight sets off alarms in Argentina

Sad end for such a nice bird however, it was pretty much expected.

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leleko747

Re: Korean Air-Asiana Merger News and Discussion Thread

Mods please delete if this is considered “off topic.” With the many approvals this merger is getting, when will Korean launch its rebrand? Looking at many of their planes (at least the 773ERs that I often see) many look like they’re ready for a repaint. Hopefully the merger isn't an excuse to intro...

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leleko747

Re: Lufthansa 747-8i livery

I'm glad that only a few wear that mis-livery.

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leleko747

Re: JAL Names Former Flight Attendant as New President

I wish she would push in the idea of a livery change! But keeping the Tsurumaru logo please!

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leleko747

Re: A330 at hotel in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Funny how Thai people really seem to love turning aircraft into restaurants, cafés and other kinds of monuments in the middle of the city. That's quite nice!

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leleko747

Re: Royal Air Maroc revised livery

I like it! Although the original version wasn't bad either.

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leleko747

Re: Saudia new livery

In a world full of bland disasters like JAL, Iberia, Finnair and Lufthansa, seeing Saudia adding colored chealines back is simply amazing. I strongly support this new livery. It looks colorful and eyecatching!

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leleko747

Re: Plane crash during bad weather in the Brazilian Amazon.

Many sources here in Brazil are reporting that bad weather played a major role. Judging by preliminary info shared in Whatsapp groups, It seems the plane touched down in the 2nd half of the runway, with strong tailwinds, bad visibility and rain. Crew tried to go around but ended up hitting a sand em...

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leleko747

Re: Pakistan International Airlines on “the verge of collapse”

behramjee wrote:
Just look at Brazil with no state owned carrier since the end of Varig and their local aviation market is doing just fine.

Varig was never state owned, despite having a very friendly relationship with the government (specially during the military era in the 60s/70s/80s).

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leleko747

Re: Current Passenger 4 Holers

BAe 146/Avro RJ are four holers too

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leleko747

Re: BOAC B744 to be scrapped

Am I the only one who likes the Chatham livery the best? For me it still looks free-spirited, laid-back, and modern, which is exactly the vibe I get from BA, its crews, and its service. BOAC and Landor were nice but don’t suit the airline as I see it. I remembered watching an old BA video on youtub...

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leleko747

Re: BOAC B744 to be scrapped

Is she still airworthy? Anyways, this is good news. Hope to see her properly preserved just like her other two retro sisters.

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leleko747

Re: All quiet at AirBridge Cargo?

Some of the B747-400ERF they had are already with other airlines. National Airlines got 2 or 3.
The B747-8F fleet seems to be stored in Sheremetyevo.

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leleko747

Re: video surfacing of drunk dad letting 11 Y/O son fly plane

The video is not from the actual day of the crash but yes, both father and son in the video were killed. The wife, who wasn't actually the mother of the child (was his stepmother) indeed commited suicide shortly after the funeral of the two deceased. The video was not "recovered from the crash ...

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leleko747

Re: Airbus A330 and A340 Movements / Write-Off / Retirements / Scrapping - 2023

Any more to come after D-AIHF? I'm really hoping that D-AIHB can make a return. D-AIHF finally flew, for the first time since getting parked three years ago, according to Flightaware. A shorter hop out to Malta. What's her business out there? I believe Lufthansa Technik have some facilities in Malt...

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leleko747

Re: Question: 787-900 Denver to London 38 Celsius?

AAPilot48Heavy wrote:

1. Ita 787-9 (not -900).

Thanks for being quicker than me.
2023 and people still get it wrong!

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leleko747

Re: How to find tail number from old flight?

Can someone help me with these? Tail numbers and flights, please!!! [b]ATL-FOR on July 15th, 2009. It was a Delta Boeing 767-300ER. ATL-DCA on July 03rd, 2009. Delta Connection-Shuttle America E175 N206JQ (I just need the flight number) LGA-MDW on July 10th, 2009. Delta Connection-Shuttle America E...

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leleko747

Re: After trainbows, comes the "pride jet" from Loganair

Quite surprised to see no one mentioned TRANSBRASIL here! 4313035 1243730 The true Rainbow airline! But back in the day, it was nothing related to the LGBT community. The rainbow was simply a beautiful paintscheme and that's all. Transbrasil was inspired by Braniff when creating their colored liveri...

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leleko747

Re: Old Boeing 777s and 737s

The eldest 737 NGs are still young compared with the eldest 737 Classics and Jurassics still flying. Unfortunately today marked the final day for 737-200 combi operations for Canadian North/5T. This leaves Air Inuit/3H as the last remaining scheduled 732 combi operator in Canada. How about Nolinor?...

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leleko747

Re: BoA hard landing in GRU-winglet damage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pqw-TlMri0

leleko747

Re: Airbus A330 and A340 Movements / Write-Off / Retirements / Scrapping - 2023

Uzbekistan Airways have just leased A330 LY-TKL (Heston Airlines, ex Aeroflot VQ-BBF).
Did they need the extra capacity? Since Uzbekistan have the 787, this A330-200 entering the fleet caught me by surprise.

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leleko747

Re: Scoot in talks over a 50 strong E295 order.

It’s actually even more confusing than that. The ICAO code for the E175 isn’t E175 anymore. Its now either E75S or E75L, depending if the plane has the basic winglets that go straight up (S for short) or enhanced wingtips that slope outwards, adding to the wingspan (L for long). ohhh you're right, ...

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leleko747

Re: First Boeing 747-8 getting dismantled.

What a waste of a perfectly fine aircraft.

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leleko747

Re: Scoot in talks over a 50 strong E295 order.

This is all getting more and more confusing! I saw E295 and got excited that maybe Embraer was working on a new plane. So, is it official the E295 now, or is it the E195-E2? I'm waiting for someone to say Embraer is gonna call the newest E195-E2 the E195-R2D2, E295-ER2D2! :lol: E295 is the ICAO cod...

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leleko747

Re: Embraer Bandeirante hits a wall in Uruguay

26point2 wrote:
Am I the only one surprised that Bandits are still flying?

lol they're still quite common here in Brazil. What's the problem? There are Convairs from the 1950s flying out of Miami every day...

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leleko747

Re: Avianca simplifies their livery

I'm always mystified why airlines go with some non-descript, meaningless, or abstract design on the tail, when their most visible branding element (their logo) should really go there. Because airline branding is all over the place lately. Everyone seems to be on a cost-cutting, minimalistic trend, ...

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leleko747

Re: Avianca simplifies their livery

Avianca hitting the bottom once again...

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leleko747

Re: How to find Tail Number from old Flight Thread

leleko747 wrote:
Hello!
Could anyone help me with these???
I'd like to have the reg (tail number) of these!

Varig MD-11 on July 4th, 2003.
RG8640 EZE-SCL

Delta B767-300ER on July 15th, 2009.
DL231 ATL-FOR

thanks in advance!

If anyone could help me finding these other two, I'd be very thankful!

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leleko747

Re: How to find Tail Number from old Flight Thread

Einheitsdesign wrote:

Airbus A320-100 Vueling EC-JTQ B17 VY 8317 Barcelona 15:20 15:14 Geland
S.schiphol.dutchplanespotters

That's wonderful, thank you so much

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leleko747

Re: How to find Tail Number from old Flight Thread

How sure are you about the filghtnumber? Only found VY8300 Arriving AMS 0900 VY8317 Arrving AMS 1520 VY8322 Arrving AMS 1710 VY8306 Arrving AMS 2110 Sadly i'm not so sure about the flight number. I've found "8319" on a search I did years ago, but i'm not sure. My flight arrived in Amsterd...

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leleko747

Re: How to find Tail Number from old Flight Thread

Hello!
Could anyone help me with these???
I'd like to have the reg (tail number) of these!

Varig MD-11 on July 4th, 2003.
RG8640 EZE-SCL

Delta B767-300ER on July 15th, 2009.
DL231 ATL-FOR

Vueling A320-200 on July 08th, 2011.
VY8319, BCN-AMS

thanks in advance!

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leleko747

Re: MSC Air Cargo

Rather cool livery... way better than competitor CMA GCM!

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leleko747

Re: Taking off without slats/flaps set; possible?

If I remember well, the Fokker 100 (maybe the F70 aswell) can takeoff normally without any usage of flaps/slats, depending on the conditions.
Not so sure about other aircraft... specially MD-80 series! Northwest and Spanair crashes come to mind

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leleko747

Re: Lufthansa Group News and Discussion Thread - 2022

The only way for MIA to see their B744 is if they do a last-minute equipment swap should something happen to one of their B748s and they don't have any to spare. It's quite rare and unlikely, to be honest, as this would mean that First Class booked on that B748 flight would be either downgraded or ...

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leleko747

Re: Lufthansa Group News and Discussion Thread - 2022

Not sure if this is the best place to ask this, but anyway: i'll be in Florida from October 19th to 25th 2022. I know Lufthansa deploys their B747-400 to Orlando. How about Miami? Any chance to see a B747-400 in Miami instead of a B747-8? I'm planning to do a quick hop to MCO to photograph the B744,...

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leleko747

Re: Pan Am's Boeing 747 pure freighters

Slightly off-topic, but I remember seeing pics of a Pan Am B747-100 fitted with a side cargo door, just like a Combi 747. However, I'm sure it was a 747-100 in full Pan Am colors and passenger configuration. Any ideas why this side cargo door was fitted to this Jumbo? PA converted several to haul c...

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leleko747

Re: Pan Am's Boeing 747 pure freighters

Slightly off-topic, but I remember seeing pics of a Pan Am B747-100 fitted with a side cargo door, just like a Combi 747.
However, I'm sure it was a 747-100 in full Pan Am colors and passenger configuration. Any ideas why this side cargo door was fitted to this Jumbo?

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leleko747

Re: Official photo of Lufthansa's first 787

Sorry, but I think it looks very bland and generic. Simply doesn't stand out at all. It's "just another plane at the airport". But to each their own, I guess!

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leleko747

Re: GOL crew robbed at gun point at hotel in Brazil

GOL crews probably make decent wages but they are hardly "rich", what are these crooks thinking they can get from these airline employees ? Here in Brazil, everyone can be robbed, even people from poor neighborhoods are targets for robbers. They usually take cellphone, women's purses, wat...

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leleko747

Re: Italian 737 start-up AeroItalia

dfpinto wrote:
Wasn't his brother that was responsible for the failure of Avianca Brasil, Jose Efromovich?

I believe they were both involved, to be honest.

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leleko747

Re: Italian 737 start-up AeroItalia

German Efromovich was responsible for the demise of Avianca Brasil. He owes money to several former employees.
I wish best of luck to this new Italian airline... they'll need it.

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leleko747

Re: Antonov Design Bureau Operations

jimmy9irons wrote:
Gostamel airport has sustained a massive Russian assault. It has been confirmed the airworthy AN225 is on the ground at the airport.

Source?

Honestly, i'll believe it only when images show up the damaged An-225.

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leleko747

Re: Ukraine Crisis: What is the plan for Antonov's Fleet?

CairnterriAIR wrote:
The big An jumbos

Please don't!

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leleko747

Re: Boeing 747 Classic (100/200/300/SP) Fleet Tracking Thread

Good to see a B747-300 becoming active again - but sadly, I bet it will be another shady cargo hauler for Venezuelan government...

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leleko747

Re: A330-300 first revenue flight, 28 years ago today.

MEA-707 wrote:
Austrian traded them against older 767s.

I believe Austrian have only operated A330-200, not the 300 version.

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leleko747

Re: Aeroflot to GIG and EZE (Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires)?

PB26 wrote:
In Brazil, SU flew between 1992 and mid 1998, resumed operations in 1999 until 2001. Before that, the Salvador was a technical stop for the Argentina flights.

Not only Salvador.
Recife was also a tech stop for them, using the IL-86.

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leleko747

Re: Aeroflot to GIG and EZE (Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires)?

Question: Have they ever served South America with their own metal? Yes they did. In the 1980s and 1990s they served São Paulo and Buenos Aires (Montevideo too, if I remember well) using IL-86 and IL-96. I guess there were other destinations aswell. These flights used to tech stop in Recife/Salvado...

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leleko747

Re: Atlas Air orders 4 B777-200LRF’s

PM wrote:
OK, I'm a pedant.

There is no 777-200LRF. It's just 777F.

You are correct, but I must say this bugs me a lot.

The model should really be "777-200LRF", but Boeing decided to mess up the whole system and named it "777F"

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