[updated:LAST EDITED ON 06-01-03 AT 09:22 PM (GMT)]BA Fleet update
Airbus A319 operations from the UK regions ended on
31Dec, with G-EUOI and G-EUPZ both positioning to LHR
from BHX. Final BA Regional Airbus flight was performed
by G-EUPZ as BA1793/31Dec MAD-BHX.
BA has switched its current aircraft order with
Airbus to receive 10 A321 aircraft instead of 12
A318 and 3 A319. The A321s, which are powered by
IAE V2500 series engines, will be delivered between
September 2004 and December 2005.
737’s
BA 737 G-BSNW ‘Union Flag’, initially stood down 30Nov, temporarily
re-activated 03Dec, stood down again 05Dec. Final service was
BA2559 BLQ-LGW. TT 26,916 hrs, 16.788 cycles.
ZS-OTH entered service under the kulula.com brand on 14Dec. All 3 Comair B737-400’s (ZS-OTF/OTG/OTH), formerly in BA
Union Flag c/s, will be in kulula.com colours by 08Jan.
757’s
G-BIKN ‘Rendezvous’ departed LHR for freighter conversion
in Tel Aviv on 20Dec.
G-BIKT ‘Crossing Borders’, due to stand down 07Jan
G-BIKY ‘Primavara’ final revenue service was BA937/31Dec
DUS-LHR. Stood down, TT 33,768 hrs, 26,931 cycles.
G-BMRD ‘Chelsea Rose’ departed LHR for freighter conversion
in Tel Aviv on 22Dec.
G-CPEU delivered to Air 2000 as AMM757F/20Dec LHR-MAN.
By: Saab 2000 - 14th January 2003 at 18:57
RE: BA Fleet news that may interest some of you.
The flights were not performing well. A combination of poor marketing of the islands in Germany and also the fact you can get to the sun for cheaper than you can get here.
By: EGNM - 14th January 2003 at 00:15
RE: BA Fleet news that may interest some of you.
cheers – i thought there was some history with a B735 there
By: Saab 2000 - 13th January 2003 at 19:15
RE: BA Fleet news that may interest some of you.
LH 735s operated in the summer months up to three years ago. There were Saturday charters from Frankfurt and Sunday charters from Dusseldorf, which in the two remaining years of the service became an RJ-85.
The flights operated:
FRA-JER-GCI-FRA 735
DUS-JER-GCI-DUS RJ-85
GCI and JER are still served by Eurowings and VLM to Germany in the summer tourist season. These destinations include:
Muchengladbach
Berlin
Hahn
Dortmund
By: wysiwyg - 13th January 2003 at 10:21
RE: BA Fleet news that may interest some of you.
A Lufthansa 737-500 used to appear every sunday morning if my memory serves me right. Saab – I have posted a separate reply to this under a new post.
By: EGNM - 12th January 2003 at 22:09
RE: BA Fleet news that may interest some of you.
i’m sure i’ve seem pics of a Lufthansa 735 in GCI before
By: wysiwyg - 11th January 2003 at 12:04
RE: BA Fleet news that may interest some of you.
Yes, it’s just the 500 series they’ll be using. I’ll try to prise out some more info and let you know.
By: Saab 2000 - 9th January 2003 at 18:22
RE: BA Fleet news that may interest some of you.
Oh that is great news, I had not heard that GCI would go to a 737, all I had heard was the route was safe until the ATR72s left.
I didn’t know they would operate the 737 into GCI as it is not possible with the runway length unless they operate at a lesser capacity like they have done with the ERJ 145 a few times. Thanks for that Wysiwyg…you have made my day!
By: wysiwyg - 8th January 2003 at 20:07
RE: BA Fleet news that may interest some of you.
Saab – my apologies for not posting this earlier but I thought you already knew, I have known for months. My brother (a BA 737 captain) told me that he will start operations to Guernsey using the 737-500 in February (I think it was February he said). He tells me he has been practicing for it by trying to make a certain turn off at Dublin which marks the same landing distance available as Guernsey!
By: mongu - 8th January 2003 at 19:24
RE: BA Fleet news that may interest some of you.
Just a wild guess, but maybe RJ100 flights to MAN, BHX or LCY?
By: Saab 2000 - 8th January 2003 at 18:09
RE: BA Fleet news that may interest some of you.
Will the 737s be going regional as well from LGW? As if the RJ100s are leaving LGW and the A319s are leaving regional what will happen to LGW’s few regional flights?
From my personal knowledge JER is served with a 737, however, GCI is not only an ATR72,which leaves the fleet next October. If this is the case then I know a full capacity 737 cannot fit in to GCI, so where does that leave the route?
By: Ren Frew - 8th January 2003 at 17:43
RE: BA Fleet news that may interest some of you.
I’ve flown A319’s on GLA-BHX routes in recent years. Any LHR and LGW from GLA have all been B737’s.
By: EGNM - 8th January 2003 at 11:16
RE: BA Fleet news that may interest some of you.
only from LHRi think to places like MAN, ABZ, EDI, GLA etc
By: Saab 2000 - 7th January 2003 at 19:45
RE: BA Fleet news that may interest some of you.
Any 737s on regional?
By: EGNM - 7th January 2003 at 19:11
RE: BA Fleet news that may interest some of you.
146 and E145s i think
By: Ren Frew - 7th January 2003 at 18:20
RE: BA Fleet news that may interest some of you.
So what will replace the A319’s on the regional routes ?
By: EGNM - 7th January 2003 at 13:43
RE: BA Fleet news that may interest some of you.
i think they were all due to be split between MAN and BHX – majority going to the former i believe
By: dan777 - 6th January 2003 at 23:48
RE: BA Fleet news that may interest some of you.
Now that the A319’S have left the regional bases, does that mean that all The Avro RJ 100’s have finally left London Gatwick?
Regards
dan777
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