Monarch 757s

Hi Nordjet 145,

According to the CAA G-INFO site she had completed 80941 hours as at 31/12/2007

757’s

Work Horses aren’t they…..I wonder if they expected this success in the early 80’s when they were rolled out…..

I remember G-BIKC arriving at EGCC for the 1st time…..

Happy Days

Mark

The Aloha airlines 737-200 that suffered a massive decompression when its roof was ripped off, had over 89,000 cycles on the clock, well past its design limit of 75,000 cycles

24000 cycles is nothing..there are airframes still flying that have done 90000 cycles….i think the average Boeing airframe is built to last 30 – 40000 cycles

Thing we all have to remeber is that airliners now are bulit to last Look at the VC-10 with the RAF still going strong today!

Yes but what does that equate to in cycles

Taking 72000 hours on the clock, and an assuming an average flight stage length of 3 hours, that works out at 24000 cycles per aircraft.

As a comparison, G-AWZK (the Trident 3 at Manchester) racked up 19761 cycles and 23466 flying hours in a little over 14 years!

Cheers,
Adam

Yes but what does that equate to in cycles… thats the true measurment of the lifespan of an airframe

That information is proving almost impossible to find.. I’m sure it can be roughly worked out with some maths

Just did a quick search….

G-MONB as of 31/12/2005 had 77319 hours on the clock

G-MONC as of 31/12/2004 had 70704 hours on the clock

G-MOND as 31/12/2004 had 71713 hours on the clock.

The only other 757’s in the same age range are the ex BA, now with DHL, and all have roughly half the hours of those Monarch planes above

Yes but what does that equate to in cycles… thats the true measurment of the lifespan of an airframe

Just did a quick search….

G-MONB as of 31/12/2005 had 77319 hours on the clock

G-MONC as of 31/12/2004 had 70704 hours on the clock

G-MOND as 31/12/2004 had 71713 hours on the clock.

The only other 757’s in the same age range are the ex BA, now with DHL, and all have roughly half the hours of those Monarch planes above

They fly them into DUB during the winter we have a SSH flight tonight and they are in good nick. Both inside and out.

Does anyone know when these are due to retire, i mean G-MONB,C,D are 24 years old. I flew on B and D last summer and they seem pretty ok but how long can they last.

I’m guessing they’ll soldier on until the 787 arrives but who knows?

If I remember rightly, on Ryanair it says ‘your copy to keep’ yet they come and take it off you ;).

My fave mag was with FlyBe, still got the one from my flight last year, at least can get a new one in 6 days!

Infact most say “Your copy to keep” on the front, so that argument is closed! :diablo:

Flex

Summer 2003. There was just a duty free/entertainment guide in the seat pocket, no articles etc. like the other charters.

Has it changed?

Flex

Perhaps an aviation enthusiast pinched a magazine to remember their flight by? It’s such an inconvenience when people do that… :dev2:

I hope to fly on a Monarch 757 again, they are truley nice planes, immaculate for the age. Will the MYT A321 live up to standards ?

When did you fly them? I have inflight magazines from S04 and W04/05.

Summer 2003. There was just a duty free/entertainment guide in the seat pocket, no articles etc. like the other charters.

Has it changed?

Flex

The last time I spoke to our two board members here that work at Monarch, they told me that their 757s are more reliable than than the A321s that will eventualy replace them.
Seems things like the toilets and electrics on the A321s play up a lot. In fact, when one goes belly up, its a trusty 20+ year old 757 that takes its place. LOL

Ya’ll know the old saying, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

I think the 757s still have a role to play for many carriers, including Monarch, given their excellent fuel efficiency, but I think the 787-3 could suit them fine in the future as a replacement if they decide to go with Boeing.

It’s hardly a surprise that G-MOND is in good condition, because Monarch know that the market is competitive and that a rubbish looking aeroplane is not likely to bring back customers time after time. I’m just looking forward to my First Choice 757 flight next week and hopefully, as Tommy said, get a seat forward of the wing to hear the whine of the RB211 engines:).

That’s good to hear. Do they still have an in-flight mag? Last time I flew on them they had scrapped it and just had a duty free guide.

Flex

I am back indeed, travelled on G-MONB back from Kos earlier on. I was very shocked that it was 23 years old, very clean and tidy inside, everything intact. Toliets were clean. Like G-MONB, the aircraft i flew out on G-MOND was also in sound condition. Shame i was at back on return flight, i didn’t hear the RR hum you get towards the front. Monarch themselves are definatley cost cutting, the size of the meals are getting smaller and IFE channels seem to be reducing. But back to main topic the 757s are still going strong and are in excellent condition.