Re: Turkish Aviation June 2022

TK's own ordered 359 MSN 565 TC-LGH all painted waiting for first flight https://www.flickr.com/photos/danraistrick/52120480259/ With the delivery of SU's frames and TK's ordered frames TK will have 15 by year end , I wonder if TK will exercise the 5 options and end up with 31 A359's in total. With...

Re: KQ7515 GVA TO NBO, 8 hours in a 737NG!

Davos economic forum is this week outside of GVA. World leaders and business folks from around the world are gathered. I hate to be picky but Davos is NOT outside GVA! In fact it is about as far from GVA as you can get & still be in Switzerland, it is on the western watershed of the Inn valley,...

Re: KQ7515 GVA TO NBO, 8 hours in a 737NG!

President Kenyatta on an official visit to Bern for the opening of an embassy, and Geneva for the World Health Assembly organised by the WHO.

These things can be Google'd, people.

Re: Turkish Airlines orders 6 A350-900s

I can’t help wondering if these ex-Aeroflot A350’s might end up back with Aeroflot sometime soon? Aren’t Turkey still a fairly close trading partner with Russia? Do you mean TK will take the SU frames and then sell them to Aeroflot? Pretty sure contractual agreements would prevent that. If Turkey/T...

Re: Airbus A330neo Sales Campaigns and Prospects Thread - 2022

There is a sales campaign with China Airlines at the moment, and i´ve heard rumors that Malysian and Hainan will order A330neo. And Sunclass will get A339 from Air Lease. You seem to be well informed on the subject. I think you were the first to break the news about Condor too. May I ask if you kno...

Re: Turkish Aviation May 2022

According to Reuters, TK has decided to buy six A350 from Airbus. Must be the SU frames mentioned earlier in this and other threads. May 17 (Reuters) - TURK HAVA YOLLARI AO THYAO.IS:: *DECIDES TO PURCHASE SIX A350-900 TYPE PASSENGER AIRCRAFT FROM AIRBUS TO BE DELIVERED IN 2022 AND 2023 Do you have ...

Re: Turkish Aviation May 2022

According to Reuters, TK has decided to buy six A350 from Airbus. Must be the SU frames mentioned earlier in this and other threads. May 17 (Reuters) - TURK HAVA YOLLARI AO THYAO.IS:: *DECIDES TO PURCHASE SIX A350-900 TYPE PASSENGER AIRCRAFT FROM AIRBUS TO BE DELIVERED IN 2022 AND 2023 Do you have ...

Re: Airbus A350 Production/Delivery Thread - 2022

Aeroflot, or maybe a financier/lessor will have made substantial progress payments on these aircraft. Sanctions prevent Airbus from doing business with AFL. Goodness knows what the contract says about force majeure such as is the situation today. Perhaps AFL will accept to release the aircraft from...

Re: Airbus A350 Production/Delivery Thread - 2022

Are there any news as to who will take those Aeroflop jobs that are obviously being readied at Toulouse for someone? Any news or rumors as to possible takers for the three 350-1000 that were rejected by Qatar so far? Turkish for Aeroflot, four of them. That's interesting considering Turkish cancell...

Re: Airbus A350 Production/Delivery Thread - 2022

Are there any news as to who will take those Aeroflop jobs that are obviously being readied at Toulouse for someone? Any news or rumors as to possible takers for the three 350-1000 that were rejected by Qatar so far? Turkish for Aeroflot, four of them. Bought by TK or on loan from Aeroflot? It's be...

Re: Airbus A350 Production/Delivery Thread - 2022

Heavierthanair wrote:

Are there any news as to who will take those Aeroflop jobs that are obviously being readied at Toulouse for someone? Any news or rumors as to possible takers for the three 350-1000 that were rejected by Qatar so far?

Re: "Invisable" aircraft.

Perhaps you saw this flight. Took off from LHR at 12:25Z (13:30 BST) which matches your timeframe: A7-AAH A340-313 MSN#528 5378573,0,0 https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=06a05a&lat=51.321&lon=-0.380&zoom=9.8&showTrace=2022-05-06&leg=1&trackLabels Coincidentally, there was ...

Re: Qantas A330-200 Transpacific

I believe there is an issUe with the older CityFlyer A332s in that they had a light weight floor which may preclude freighter conversion. These floors meant these planes were never able to have the original Skybed J class seats installed. Floor gets replaced anyway snd replaced with the cargo loadi...

Re: Turkish Aviation April 2022

Another airline that will start in Turkey with 2 Airbus A330 is AirAnka The first A330 has already been spotted painted in Istanbul (ISL). https://www.airporthaber.com/havacilik-haberleri/airanka-ucagi-ilk-kez-goruntulendi.html Nice catch, any more infos regarding their previous operators, maybe ex...

Re: Turkish Aviation April 2022

TK will start flights from Antalya, Bodrum and Dalaman to the russian cities Kaliningrad, Omsk, Perm, Kazan, Tyumen, Surgut and Chelyabinsk https://tolgaozbek.com/haberler/thy-rusyadaki-ucus-agini-genisletiyor/ Playing with fire, getting paid in blood. It would be better, ethically, for Turkey's re...

Re: Boeing 777X Sales Campaign Thread - 2022

Potential 777X customers: 777-9: United - 22 American- 20 Qantas - 12 KLM - 16 EVA Air - 16 Air China - 20 China Eastern - 20 China Southern - 20 Korean Air - 20 Air Canada - 12 Air India - 16 Turkish Airlines - 12 Ethiopian Airlines - 10 Saudia - 12 Egyptair - 6 Bambo Airways - 12 Thai Airways - 1...

Re: Turkish Aviation April 2022

There are some news regarding TK: - as already mentioned, TK is evaluating offers about Embraers E2 regional jet; those would make perfect sense to replace the 6 A319 and grow in general - TK is in the process of getting 15 additional aircraft this year, so there's more to come on top of the leasin...

Re: Condor News and Discussion Thread 2022

JogiXFW wrote:

According to a internal source, there will be minimum 2 different color variantes for the 330neo. And the livery will be something totally unexpected.
I think, we knew more by the end of the week.

Re: Turkish Aviation March 2022

NZ321 wrote:

I've just seen a picture of A332 TC-JNB in a revised / special livery; is this going to be applied to all aircraft?

Re: Condor Airlines Thread - 2022

As reported on Twitter by @Frenchpainter, MSN 1972 A330-900neo, Air Asia NTU and to be D-AIYG(?) for Condor, has entered the paint hangar in Toulouse. As previously rumored, Condor is expected to refresh their corporate identity. The current livery and colors are remnants of the Thomas Cook era and...

Re: Turkish Aviation February 2022

TK is taking delivery of its 6th A350, TC-LGF, today.
Flight TK6832, leaving TLS 16:00 local, landing at IST around 21:14 local.

Re: Boeing 787 Production/Delivery Thread - 2021

TC957 wrote:

Good detective work there RobK ! P4-BDL has already arrived at SXM. I wonder what the fate of the 767 will be, I imagine it may have special security features installed ?

Re: China Airlines A330 replacement plans?

I think it is either going to be A359s or A339s for political reasons not because it makes sense. Wasn't there a unidentified larger A330-neo order shortly before the pandemic that was heavily rumored to be from a Mainland Chinese airline? In addition, have we seen any large (or even small) order f...

Re: AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines plans fleet renewal: 20 A320neo family and 9 B787

Are the a345's still in the fleet? I hope they survive covid! Is the 777 for passenger use? The A345s are stored according to https://www.planespotters.net/airline/AZAL-Azerbaijan-Airlines , but they are still listed in the airline website's fleet page. Nope, the 777-200LR is going to be for Govern...

Re: Turkish Aviation October 2021

Could it be that they are using them on some shorter destinations so that crew could get enough hours if there isn't as much demand to use them on longer flights? It could be. Or it could be demand. Or it could be the aircraft originally planned on the route went tech. Or it could be they wanted to...

Re: Bahrain Royal Flight

Large Heads of State airliners often get moved there from LHR for longer-term parking, as it frees up space around LHR's VIP stands. This one did not land at LHR or any airport around London at all. Went from Bahrain to Brize Norton directly. Brought the King in for COP26. https://www.youtube.com/w...

Re: Swiss Aviation Thread - 2021

Looks like it will be A350s for Swiss. "Lufthansa signed recently also a leasing contract for a further four Airbus A350-900s. To my understanding, the A350s are expected to operate for Swiss International Air Lines. One reason for the aircraft is also the fact that the wider cabin allows SWISS...

Re: KE to retire all quads in the next 5 years

Hopefully, ALL of the KE/OZ four holers find new lives with pax airlines, so that I can continue to enjoy flying in them. Maybe the 748i‘s will find a second life and become VVIP-aircraft, after conversion, e.g. in BSL or the other location I just forgot (somewhere in Texas?). History keeps repeati...

Re: Lufthansa Group Fleet Thread - 2021

That EW Discover A330 has racoon windows. Is that a NEO or did they just paint one of their CEOs like that and created a "fake NEO" ? Not sure why you would consider it "fake NEO", as it is just a bit of livery. Look at Air Canada - they have even painted 787s with a racoon mask...

Re: My Doctor Tried To Talk Me Out Of Getting A COVID Vaccine

She can swear up and down all she wants but if she's actually trying persuade a 87 and 64 years old persons out of getting the vaccine, without a good reason, like a medical condition that would actually prevent them from getting said vaccine, I doubt it's her medical expertise that's talking. The o...