Iberia Boeing 747-412
Singapore – Changi (SIN / WSSS Singapore, June 25, 2004
9V-SMC (cn 24063/736) The first shots of Iberia’s first 747-400 is seen at Changi after a 20 minute flight test prior to delivery to the Spanish airline (will be registered TF-AMA and leased from Air Atlanta).
I wonder if this is one of the Ex Ansett birds
By: galdri - 2nd July 2004 at 23:47
I don’t think wet lease is the correct word for the Air Atlanta lease to iberia. ACMI lease is better.
ACMI stands for Aircraft, Crew, Maintainance, Insurance, and these are the exactly the things that Atlanta is providing to Iberia. Iberia, on the other hand, pays for fuel, traffic rights, handling etc. All the million things that make an airline tick.
Dry lease is where an operator leases one of it’s aircraft to another operator and is totally spot free of anything. The airline taking over the aircraft has to care for it as it’s one of it’s own.
Wet lease is where the owner of the aircraft is operating the services of another company and paying all the bills. Crew, maintainance, insurance, fuel, traffic rights…….the whole works.
Then there is what is called Annex 6 lease. Don’t get me started on that one 😮 😀 That’s really complicated 😀 😀
By: SHAMROCK321 - 2nd July 2004 at 23:25
Whats a wet lease and what other types of leases are there?
By: Mark L - 2nd July 2004 at 22:29
Its because they are operated by Air Atlanta, which is an Icelandic operator. Lots of airlines have wet leases from them.
By: Jeanske_SN - 2nd July 2004 at 22:24
Whats it with all the Icelandic registrations!!!??? Is it such a tax paradise?
By: Ren Frew - 2nd July 2004 at 22:20
Yes i know it’s Ex Singapore Allen, what i mean is the Ansett 744’s were leased from SIA and i wondered if this bird was one of those
AFAIK Steve TF-AMA began it’s career with Singapore, spent a little while with China Airlines before returning to Singapore who then sold it onto Air Atlanta, who as we can see have wet leased it to Iberia. 😉
By: Jeanske_SN - 2nd July 2004 at 21:57
Yep, BMi colors fit perfectly on the A319.
By: SHAMROCK321 - 2nd July 2004 at 21:55
BA was my favourite 744 colrs but BMI also became my favourite A319 colors so it might wear off.
By: Mark L - 2nd July 2004 at 14:14
I still think the BA colours look best on the 744:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/610749/L/
Takes my breath away every time I see one!
By: SHAMROCK321 - 2nd July 2004 at 13:24
IMO thats the nicest 744 livery around.
By: Mark L - 2nd July 2004 at 12:51
They have 2 active, TF-AMA, delivered to Singapore, and TF-AMB again delivered to Singapore. No Ansett involvement with these 2.
By: Jeanske_SN - 2nd July 2004 at 10:39
GE or PW engines? Not RR because they look different.
Doesn’t matter what planes they get, in flight entertainment and food will always remain at a low quality.
By: steve rowell - 2nd July 2004 at 10:34
Yes i know it’s Ex Singapore Allen, what i mean is the Ansett 744’s were leased from SIA and i wondered if this bird was one of those
By: Ren Frew - 2nd July 2004 at 08:24
It’s ex Singapore Steve. 😀
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