By: EAL_KING - 18th February 2004 at 19:01
european got the 747-200 because they are easy to get hold of loads of spares and brill
By: green320 - 18th February 2004 at 18:39
Originally posted by EAL_KING
why have virgin got the 747-200 why not replace it with a -400 or A340-300??
The same could be asked of CC and EAL.
By: Arabella-Cox - 18th February 2004 at 18:37
Have not got a clue!
By: EAL_KING - 18th February 2004 at 17:55
why have virgin got the 747-200 why not replace it with a -400 or A340-300??
By: EGNM - 18th February 2004 at 15:49
Originally posted by LBARULES
Steven, can you please reply to my e-mail? Cheers mate.
I presume it was you that tried PMing me? My inbox was apparently full – wanna try again??
By: Airline owner - 18th February 2004 at 15:00
Air Atlanta also operates thier 747’s on Virgin Flights when there is a technical problem with an aircraft.
By: LBARULES - 18th February 2004 at 14:49
Steven, can you please reply to my e-mail? Cheers mate.
By: EGNM - 18th February 2004 at 13:52
Air Atlanta have many contracts around the world. When i was at MAN on work exp they operarted TF-ATN and ATW out of MAN on the V075/076 which was the Orlando flight (these aircraft are now being transferred back onto the UK register – G-VSSS being the first).
Other aircraft based operating through MAN at the time included to 3 B762s operating for Excel (now plus 4 B752s i believe), and several other TF registered B747s out of MAN. At the time (oct 02) i think it was TF-ATC (all white B742) TF-ATD (had a tailscrape at MME of the back of an MOD charter from YYZ), TF-ATE (B741 which i got 4 sectors on), TF-ATF and TF-ABA (3 class config which went to do some Oz flights for Olympic i think).Just to give you an idea of the work they did out of Manchester they picked up a couple of subs for MYT when one of their DC-10s went tech at the end of the season, the 2x Friday TFS and the SAT AGP flights were for lo-co, and there were Brize-Teeside-Calgary MOD Charters, and the Olympic series being operated from what i can remember. Hope it helps you with a bit of an insight.
By: LBARULES - 17th February 2004 at 14:16
Yep, Excel also have 757s and 767s leased from Air Atlanta.
It is a bit confusing but I think they do have a european bit which uses 747s from Man and Gatwick using the code EUK.
By: Arabella-Cox - 17th February 2004 at 11:43
it’s basically all of them in TF regs.
By: Florida Dude - 17th February 2004 at 09:57
It seems to do flights from Manchester UK but yet has an iceland reg
Would this be the 742 flying in VS colours, VS075 MAN-MCO???
FD
By: Arabella-Cox - 17th February 2004 at 02:16
Hi,
thanks for the info,explains alot!
skylinerworld
By: Ren Frew - 16th February 2004 at 23:23
There’s a feature in the last Aircraft Illustrated on Atlanta, they’ve registered a UK business called Air Atlanta Europe.
By: green320 - 16th February 2004 at 23:09
They failed to get permission to transfer their aircraft to the UK register. They have permission now and will be returned to the UK register in the summer.
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