wessex boy
April 13, 2006 at 11:48 am

ATA Tristar

Drove past Cambridge last Thursday and saw the sillhouette of a Tristar mooching about, which I thought unusual, it then came over the top of the A14 on finals into Cambridge, and I saw it was an ATA one.

Anyone know the background, is it just going into Marshalls for maintenance, or is it going to be converted for the RAF?

I have only ever flown once on a Tristar, an Eastern one (N332EA) from Nassau (Bahamas) to Miami in 1980 after the Grumman Mallard we were meant to fly back to Miami on went u/s

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By: wessex boy - 13th April 2006 at 20:33

it was just in for maintenance, and should have left last week, but trouble with No 2 engine during takeoff meant it had to stay on a bit longer for an engine change.

Thanks!

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By: bloodnok - 13th April 2006 at 19:55

it was just in for maintenance, and should have left last week, but trouble with No 2 engine during takeoff meant it had to stay on a bit longer for an engine change.

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By: lukeylad - 13th April 2006 at 15:11

Thanks chaps
I saw a programme on Disco Wings on airliner Scrapping where the maintenance costs of the L1011s is getting so high that buying a new Boeing/Airbus is more viable, and the spares that they recover when they scrap them are almost worthless now….a real shame, I remember the old Courtline ones when I Lived in Luton in the early ’70s….

i know what you mean the tristar is a dieing breed ive never seen one myself but im told they look great close up

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By: wessex boy - 13th April 2006 at 15:05

Thanks chaps
I saw a programme on Disco Wings on airliner Scrapping where the maintenance costs of the L1011s is getting so high that buying a new Boeing/Airbus is more viable, and the spares that they recover when they scrap them are almost worthless now….a real shame, I remember the old Courtline ones when I Lived in Luton in the early ’70s….

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By: lukeylad - 13th April 2006 at 13:59

I cant see the RAF getting any more tristars. there currant fleet is performing well and they even have 3 with chaff systems fitted.

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By: Skymonster - 13th April 2006 at 13:56

ATA still have four L10s in service, all short body -500 models. Two have recently had major checks done at GAMCO in Abu Dhabi, but I believe Marshalls still do some work on the fleet. I’m pretty sure that the RAF isn’t getting any more L10s!

Andy