Yet another strange aircraft colour scheme / registration combination arrived at Norwich this morning ? A321 TC-JME …. Turkish Airlines …. in Air Berlin colours ?? A quick google search finds that this aircraft has only, possibly, worn this colour scheme since June 2011, prior to that normal Turkish colours ?? So what is it here for ?? It’s original flight plan was Istanbul – Southend but it arrived here ? so I assume it is Air Livery related ??? would anybody know more ??
Keith 🙂
By: keithnewsome - 29th September 2011 at 21:59
Some may say she looks better in a ‘dark room’ 😉 I have no faith in it getting there ? It seems to change coats (of paint) so often !! hehe !
Keith 🙂
By: Newforest - 29th September 2011 at 21:44
Your loved one must be in the darkroom! This would be the first Airbus for Nordwind!
By: keithnewsome - 29th September 2011 at 21:30
Today we have an answer to the continuing changes to the colour scheme of this aircraft ! This virtual ‘Jacobs Coat’ now sports the colours of Nordwind Airlines ! with a ‘taped on’ registration M-ABED ? could this possibly change, yet again, to a VQ-??? registration ? It was still resting at Norwich late this evening, so may depart tomorrow, maybe get a better photo at that time ??
So pack up the postmans tent and we can all go home to our loved ones 😉
Keith 🙂
By: Newforest - 21st September 2011 at 17:33
Hope you have your tent pitched for the unveiling! 😉
By: keithnewsome - 20th September 2011 at 20:25
Quick update on this one !!!!! Having sat on the stand here for 4 days it was pushed into ‘spray one’ mid day today ??? For what we wonder ??
Keith 🙂
By: keithnewsome - 17th September 2011 at 20:08
Thanks for that Newforest, I have been reliably informed that it diverted to Norwich because the ILS at Southend was out of use and the crew were not allowed to make a VFR approach ??
Also the Air Berlin registration (D-ABCI) was not taken up ?? So it remains a mystery ?? will the work scheduled for Southend be carried out at Norwich ??? more to the point what, if any, work is involved ?? respray back to Turkish ?? something more minor ?? we await with baited breathe 😉
The aircraft was still at NWI earlier today !!
Keith 🙂
By: Newforest - 16th September 2011 at 22:01
Some mystery there Keith, at least to us not in the know! Two years service with Turkish, two months storage and now Air Berlin? Really weird as this would be the oldest A.321 that Air Berlin have operated, my guess is a long term lease. 🙂
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