Blue Sky

G-CELD is a Jet2 Boeing 737-300 ;). Sorry, I knew you meant G-CEFD :).

FWIW, the UK registration is only temporary. At least for G-CELD it is. It will a receive Kyrgystani registration (EX-???). Not sure if the other 2 will also get Kyrgystani regs, but it seems likely.

sorry not paying attention – AtlanticStar already mentioned this

According to Skyliner-Aviation.de, will get now a new EX=Kyrgyzstan Reg. »»»

http://www.skyliner-aviation.de/regdb.main?LC=nav4&page=3

Cheers 🙂

Isn’t the new GSM also registered G-CEFE???

That would be G-CEFG.

Isn’t the new GSM also registered G-CEFE???

And after the first 744 landed at Fujairah, UAE, to be based there, the Lebanese CAA just issued its AOC »»»

http://www.lebcaa.com/m6_1.shtml

Cheers 🙂

G-CEFD is registered to Blue Sky One Ltd (N172UA)
G-CEFE to Blue Sky Two Ltd (N176UA)
G-CEFF to Blue Sky Three Ltd (N190UA)

Note there are 3 seperate Blue Sky companies, no doubt tax related. All of them registered in the with the Ballli Group.

Now I dug up an E-mail about blue sky. It is a very very long text so I will have to read carefully and get some summary written out. Long story short, there where/are plans to operate them by/for Iran.

Edited to add: I want my 20 minutes back! Speed-read the entire 9 page article. Not a word about the airline. But the owner of the Balli Group is described in detail. Started out wealthy under the Iranian Shah. Fled the country with nothing at all after the Iranian revolution. Worked hard, made a lot of money. Bought some large companies. Suspected of moneyloundering, unfair business practises and a lot of other white-collar crimes. German autorities are investigating him, as are UK? Juicy detail, Wembley is being build with money the FA borrowed from this guy’s company.

Should just have read the reply to that overly large mail (bold added by me):

These aircraft were destined to operate in Iran. B747-400 aircraft are “end-user limited” by the US Government and cannot be operated in that country. Don’t ask me how I know. It’s not easy to work around the US sanctions and anyone who is involved in these operations, is considered to be involved in a criminal offence. My guess is that the owner is trying hard to work around the sanctions and I wish him great luck. These aircraft could be sitting on the ramp for a little longer.

Let me know if anyone is interested in the full article. Unlikely I know, but at least I seem polite by offering. 😉 😀

I believe they are a leasing company and not an airline, from what I’ve heard!? Seems strange for a leasing company to have a livery, and to paint 2 744’s in it seems truly bizarre!

Scott

Thanks Damian and Richard.
This airline is very intriguing, you would think an airline with 2 747-400s based in UK would be a bit more visible?? I can’t find anything about them,not even a website…even airlines that never even got an aircraft had websites!
Watching with anticipation.

I posted about this a couple of weeks ago…

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=63547&highlight=blue+sky

Nobody seems to know much about them :s

This might help you mate:

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1121398/L/