Supposedly on the Airbus freighter thread (these threads have gotten pretty fractured, we could use some consolidation) they were not spring chickens, and as such had pretty poor range as low MTOW birds, needing fuel stops in SNN/KEF to make it across the pond with a load. One thing in the back of ...
Jump to postres77W wrote:Are there any VS aircraft with Skyteam symbols? It doesn't look like any new A339s or A35Ks have a Skyteam logo near a boarding door.
-Rowen
This just occurred to me but I wonder why the NAS route has been concentrated out of LHR instead of being switched to LGW given how BA prefers to run the Carribean routes out of LGW
Jump to postAccording to skyliner-aviation.de, A330-332P2F MSN127 EI-HEB was yesterday (31 Jan 2024) ferried to St Athan (DGX) for part-out/scrapping. Due to the elderly nature and low MTOW surrounding this frame, she was quite ETOPS restricted on TATL routes hence warranting a mandatory stopover midpoint at K...
Jump to postAccording to HSM: https://havasosyalmedya.com/vf/ AJet's IATA code was announced as "VF" ICAO code is "TKJ" AJet will fly to a total of 93 destinations in 33 countries, including 41 domestic and 52 international destinations, with its fleet of 103 aircraft in 2024. According to ...
Jump to postIt also looks like one of the 2x daily ATL-LHR rotations is being up-gauged to the A333 for summer 2024
Jump to postLooks like MEA have sent a few a321neo’s and an A330 to Istanbul amid concerns of potential damage in relation to the conflict in Lebanon.
Jump to postHow is the Delta A332/A333 J class cabin holding up these days? I’m aware that the seats themselves were re-upholstered, however the actual hard product remains untouched, despite clocking nearly a decade in service. The A330CEOs already do a load of transatlantic flights into primary markets eg, LH...
Jump to postDoes anyone know why TC-JND has been parked this entire summer season?
Jump to postThere seems to be a recent A330-200 to the TK fleet bearing registration TC-LOM at the THY Technic hangar at the old Ataturk airport, which would align with the fleet projection of this year. A few digging online shows that this could probably be MSN1400 which has been stored at ISL since last year.
Jump to postN503JB, in its second day of retirement, is flying to Austin. Never mind the whole retirement announcement. Christine is not keen on being evicted from her home yet! Would be wonderful news if Jetblue decided to give her a refit like the rest of the fleet and keep it soldiering till her 30th birthd...
Jump to postWould be good for BA to use those additional frames to expand on new routes, eg SLC as their latest USA destination. A large portion of the Asian market also remains underserved eg DAC, MNL, NGO, CGK. Also worthy of mentioning the culled routes as a result of the pandemic that will need to be re-lau...
Jump to postAs well as Skyliner-Aviation.de and planespotters.net report that Air Albania's ZA-BBC, which has been in Istanbul (SAW) since February, is returning to Turkish Airlines. • TC–JPZ Airbus A320–232, msn 3567 , ex F-WWBP, TC–JPO TURKISH AIRLINES, ZA–BBC Air Albania, TC–JPZ TUÄRKISH AIRLINES While the ...
Jump to postIf TK theoretically offloads Anadolujet from its cards and thus using the asset to solely make expenditure for the 600+ aircraft order. How pragmatic are we to anticipate that we’ll see the bulk of the order being postponed/cancelled, if the sale of Anadolujet will act as a primary source of financi...
Jump to postDoes anyone know if the 787s and A380s will be getting new entertainment systems when they go through Club Suite Retrofits? Are the 12 older 777-300s getting the same new entertainment systems as the 4 new ones in their retrofits? It is stated a while back that the first Dreamliner retrofits are os...
Jump to postMost howling or wooing sounds are caused by a resonance shift as pressure changes between power settings. On RB211-524 and Trent 700/800 it is characteristic when shifting from low to midrange thrust. You are not referring to the engine spool up are you? Because on the Trents that emanates a howl t...
Jump to postIt is being drawn to my attention for a while that a few RR Trent powered 777Es such as BA/AA especially during climb, produce this dissonant howl with what best I can interpret as ‘UFO noise.’ As someone who resides in the Heathrow flightpath I hear this obnoxious sound nearly daily. It reminds me ...
Jump to postIt’s going to be quite disconcerting seeing the WB fleet already constrained to the brim. I would wager TK are being opportunistic enough to know the sardine flights will unequivocally generate a tad more pennies in the long run, than to consign the 5 777Ws on the long hauls.
Jump to postAs evocative by the title, I am lead curious in regards to the discrepancy of flightpaths & rotations taken by some Heathrow flights during Easterly ops. The most discernible of this being TATL bound heavies, especially when Northbound flights tend to turn 315 degrees to the North just before Ea...
Jump to postTurkish Airlines Fleet Planning until 2028 … TK Mainline In 2023: In line with our growth strategy, we plan to strengthen our main brand fleet with a total of 12 wide-body aircraft, including 7 787-9s, 4 A350-9s and 1 A330-200 and … https://twitter.com/HavaSosyalMedya according to a report on gökle...
Jump to postFedEx has parked N628FE. The SDRs strongly suggest it is 2 years since its last heavy check so is being parked in lieu of MX. Formerly with Swissair, Pratt powered. 4003567 As of Aug 2022 she had 113,000 hours and 23,500 cycles. N642FE seems to have gone silent over the past few weeks on Flightrada...
Jump to postA few days ago, a twitter based Turkish aviation account has showcased TK’s new economy class offerings for long haul flights. As envisaged, there isn’t really a massive difference between the present meals and whats to debut for future, bar the addition of an extra selection. This makes me ponder i...
Jump to postLooks like the withdrawal of Anadolujet’s TK era 737s are on a continuation, as TC-JFI is now heading to LGW as TK6831 for presumably freighter conversion.
On the other hand, TC-JFD has done a few sorties around South after 3 months of inactivity.
Looking at Planespottersnet, I can see a fair significant of the TK heritage 737s being ‘parked’ on the Anadolujet fleet. I’d presume some are beckoning for withdrawal due to their age.
Jump to postDoes the 7x additional Dreamliner orderbook comprise white tails or are these new builds?
Jump to postApparently, report states that from potential 40 wide body A350 orders at Air Show, Air India will ONLY get 6 A350s in 2023 and seems like none in 2024. Then more A350s from 2025 onwards. Are they A350-900 or A350-1000 slots? Does anyone know whose production slots we are talking about for these 6 ...
Jump to postApparently, report states that from potential 40 wide body A350 orders at Air Show, Air India will ONLY get 6 A350s in 2023 and seems like none in 2024. Then more A350s from 2025 onwards. Are they A350-900 or A350-1000 slots? Does anyone know whose production slots we are talking about for these 6 ...
Jump to postBelow are return dates for leased 330s. TC-JIO -> 03/25 TC-JIP -> 01/25 TC-JIR -> 02/25 TC-JIS -> 05/25 TC-JIT -> 04/25 TC-JIZ -> 07/23 TC-LOH -> 01/25 TC-LOI -> 05/23 TC-JOM -> 04/23 And it’s plausible to say these dates are subject to change anytime. I’d imagine more customers being disgruntled b...
Jump to postJust read a tweet in reference to Air Anka and I could not help, but anticipate a brewing Eastern Airlines saga in the making. From a total employee figure of 35, redundancies have been declared for 20 staff and there has been reports of delayed wages of up to 10 days. Other than the survivor flight...
Jump to postAs reported on the Australian aviation and Boeing 787 threads https://leehamnews.com/2023/01/19/hotr-boeing-ponders-777-300er-p2f-program-again/ Jan. 19, 2023, © Leeham News: Already well behind the 8 ball in delivering 787s, Boeing quietly advised some customers recently that they may see yet anot...
Jump to postKPTKRampy wrote:Will CC-CXD (the 767-300ER BCF with no paint over the cargo door) be painted into the Latam Cargo livery? That aircraft is on my list to see this year.
I have done a little delve on Planespotters.net on the ‘stored’ FX 757 fleet. l have noticed a handful of Pratt 757 frames being flagged at VCV, dating back as far as pre-pandemic 2019. With Air Cargo slowly dwindling, I cant presage a slim chance of these mothballed frame returning from the desert....
Jump to postHas there been any sources which confirm the proposition of TK acquiring the QR 350NTUs, or can we expect to hear formal news about the development within the coming days?
Jump to postI figured VS could try DTW seeing that DL has shelved the second daily LHR rotation.
Jump to postMileHFL400 wrote:Things seem to be quiet on the delivery front of late what’s coming up soon for delivery?
With the ETOPS A321Ns entering service, en masse. Has there so far been any tinkering with the Delta 757 Transcon fleet? Eg, constrained to shorter haul segments.
Jump to postUPDATE: Seems like the Belgian airspace enigma has resolved itself, judging by the fact that CX252 earlier today flew right over Belgium. The flight prior to today’s one, also went through Belgium
Jump to postI can already envisage many other carriers following CX’s footsteps, regarding the return of Russian and Siberia overflights.
Jump to postAnd it looks like one of the eldest 737s of Anadolujet, TC-JFG has departed the fleet yesterday, prior to its transformation to a freighter aircraft in China. I expect to see more of the older batch being withdrawn, as Winter season kicks in, and more A320neos join the carrier imminently.
Jump to postI’ve recently looked at FR24 playback for flight CX252 and I immediately noticed the peculiar track which all flights had, particularly concerning the Belgian corridor. CX252 sometimes funnels directly over the Netherlands before swivelling down to Germany and Eastern Europe etc. CX252 also takes a ...
Jump to postReporting from TK179, IST-LAX on Saturday on an old 77W. I am glad I upgraded as soon as check in opened in the app because all six remaining seats were taken by the time I got to the airport check in. I love the extra J capacity on the second 77 to Lax as i was always able to upgrade which is not ...
Jump to postReporting from TK179, IST-LAX on Saturday on an old 77W. I am glad I upgraded as soon as check in opened in the app because all six remaining seats were taken by the time I got to the airport check in. I love the extra J capacity on the second 77 to Lax as i was always able to upgrade which is not ...
Jump to postThis movement hasnt received traction for a while, but as per skyliner aviation, Mammoth freighter looks to have acquired tail N866DA which is indeed a 777E. Does this movement perhaps signal an entry of the 777E in the conversion market? Boeing 777-232 29738 261 N866DA Mammoth Freighters ferried 0...
Jump to postThis movement hasnt received traction for a while, but as per skyliner aviation, Mammoth freighter looks to have acquired tail N866DA which is indeed a 777E. Does this movement perhaps signal an entry of the 777E in the conversion market? Boeing 777-232 29738 261 N866DA Mammoth Freighters ferried 02...
Jump to postAren’t basically the ex NW A332s and A333s gonna be at or above 20 years old in around 5-7 years? That severely limits the fleets that can fly to Ghana. I don’t see DL sending an A330neo on the route but I could very well be wrong They could send the HGW GE powered A330s, but other than that ACC is...
Jump to postAny confirmation if the IFE licencing for the "Turkoflot" frames has been ticked off yet? I recall a source stating end of July but there hasnt been a peep from this topic. Those Turkoflot A350s are being pivoted onto lengthy sectors as of recent days, DAC is one of the few examples deduce...
Jump to postbmibaby737 wrote:N402WN is on its way from PAE-BHM, presumably for scrapping? It hasn't flown a commercial flight for Southwest since March 2020.
Has VN got in touch with the folks at Amazon yet? Amazon seems to be bringing in elderly ATR -500 conversions into its regional flying, where the likes of a 737 freighter is too big of a fish to fill in hubs that are dispersed.
Jump to postJust a few years back into fall 2018, MST airport implemented more stringent noise regulations particularly affecting elderly Antonov models such as the AN12 & AN26 from landing & taking off from its airstrip. Ever since then, there has been slim to no flights operated by those models in Maa...
Jump to postLooks like Amazon Air Euro has acquired another B737-800SF for ops. What's noteworthy about the movement is, this frame is allegedly allocated for the folks at West Atlantic. As Skyliner aviation occasionally includes erroneous data with no verifiable background source, I was wondering if there has ...
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