Having been stored at Tarbes since August 2010, this A340, now sporting a Manx registration, flew to Dublin last evening for painting by Eirtech. Presumably that means it’s destined for a new operator.
M-YRGQ A340-312 by Irish251, on Flickr
M-YRGQ A340-312 by Irish251, on Flickr
M-YRGQ A340-312 by Irish251, on Flickr
By: Frakky - 5th August 2011 at 08:51
It will become CS-TQL with Hifly.
By: Short finals - 2nd August 2011 at 19:28
Another little bird had it that another of the A340-500s that was built for Kingfisher but never delivered was to be prepared for HiFly.
By: Newforest - 2nd August 2011 at 19:02
Aircraft was A9C-LF, msn 133 now belonging to Squadron Leasing V111 of Dublin. I believe the plane came from Tarbes and had been in storage for almost four years.
Oh, and a little bird told me it was going to Hi-Fly but don’t quote me. 😉
By: Newforest - 2nd August 2011 at 16:49
Unlikely, you should be seeing three legs! 😉 and there is no order for a 340 that I can see.
By: civilspotter - 2nd August 2011 at 15:17
For a plain white coat for an A340, somewhere between $50,000 and $70,000 I’d expect.
She is half white already :dev2:
But seriously, the rudder already seems to have a marking which is nothing to with the original Gulf colours.
Is that a Giraffe’s leg = Air Tanzania?
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By: AutoStick - 2nd August 2011 at 13:48
Couple of tins of Dulux & a big brush —-£27.50…….!!
By: Bmused55 - 2nd August 2011 at 13:17
For a plain white coat for an A340, somewhere between $50,000 and $70,000 I’d expect.
By: Newforest - 2nd August 2011 at 07:37
So what would a typical new coat cost?;)
By: Bmused55 - 2nd August 2011 at 07:24
…flew to Dublin last evening for painting by Eirtech. Presumably that means it’s destined for a new operator.
Nah, they give planes a fresh coat of paint before scrapping them :diablo:
Nice pics though!
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August 2, 2011 at 12:50 am