I noticed from this mornings live flight arrivals for GLA that all the inbound North Atlantic services were considerably late, two hours late on average. This included the AA, US Airways and Continental services as well as the Icelandair 757, which was so late it obviously didn’t have time to apply it’s graphics, presumably it’s been working for Loftleidir or vice versa ?
It gave me a chance to get to the airport to see them mind you ! 🙂
Note, the Skyservice A320 wasn’t operating from Canada, but it operating for My Travel the noo !
By: RIPConcorde - 22nd May 2004 at 23:31
It was a special VIP flight carrying the president of Vietnam.
By: Mark L - 22nd May 2004 at 22:43
Vietnam 777 at EDI? They don’t even go to London?
By: RIPConcorde - 22nd May 2004 at 13:07
No it wasn’t BA. Get this guys! It was a ………….. Vietnam Airlines 777. 😮 😀 It’s at EDI just now. I’m going to have to get out there and see it!
By: RIPConcorde - 22nd May 2004 at 12:46
Was a 777 on the EDI shuttle this morning? Apparently so.
By: bmi-star - 22nd May 2004 at 08:26
Hehe, i don’t think all the dunfermline fans would fill the 777:D Not even a ATP:D
By: Bhoy - 22nd May 2004 at 00:48
My best friend is going to be on that 777!Shes LH CC@LHR,and shes been picked for that trip!Shes got a nice 04.45 check in tomorrow –its only a one way trip as they will come back to LHR by road from Cardiff.
why would BA be using Lufthansa cabin crew?
anyway, more importantly, for the real cup final tomoroow, how many 777’s will be flying dunfermline fans to from Embra/Leuchars to Glasgow? 😉
(sorry, I forgot, they have no fans as an 82 strong travelling support proved at Parkhead two weeks ago)
By: bmi-star - 21st May 2004 at 16:35
Sorry Bmused 55, wasn’t just saying to u! Was pointing out to others who might of been interested!
Hope she has a good time on it Charley B, one way is better than nothing!
By: Charley B - 21st May 2004 at 15:41
My best friend is going to be on that 777!Shes LH CC@LHR,and shes been picked for that trip!Shes got a nice 04.45 check in tomorrow –its only a one way trip as they will come back to LHR by road from Cardiff.
By: Bmused55 - 21st May 2004 at 13:00
I’m not drive several hundred miles just to see a 777.
I’ve seen them at LHR
I mean, seeing one in EDI would be a treat, considering it would be the first and probably only ever time one will visit EDI!
By: bmi-star - 21st May 2004 at 12:25
Go to MAN tommoz, u’ll see a BA 777 there! Taking Man Yoo fans to my Captal City, Cardiff.
By: Bmused55 - 21st May 2004 at 11:40
A 777 landing in Edi… that would be a treat!
By: Silver Snapper - 21st May 2004 at 11:37
777’s on shuttle routes? 😮 what’s that in aid of? any chance of them operating the lunchtime shuttle to Heathrow next Wednesday? A319’s are nice, but a 777 to sample would be better. 😉
I think you may find that 767s do operate the odd shuttle.
777s? During this years Edinburgh Festival maybe.?
By: Bmused55 - 21st May 2004 at 10:39
There are 2 different fleets of 767s within BA, the long haul and the short haul ones. Crews are all trained on them both, and the planes are identical apart from the cabin layout.
Planes used on Worldwide services have First and Club cabins, and the economy cabins has communal TV screens used for showing IFE, and I believe these are being retrofitted with PTVs. Athens, Larnaca and Moscow use SH 767s, but Tel Aviv is the shortest route with Long Haul ones. The longest 767 route is the Seychelles, a 13 hour flight via Nairobi.
There are 18 SH 767s and 10 LH ones, although this looks set to change this year.
However with the current fuel crisis BA are keeping their options open with regards to replacement of these aircraft, although they have been trying to get rid of them for some time without success.
Alas, dues to the fact the 767’s are RR engine equipes, I doubt they’ll find anyone interested.
Except Qantas maybe?
By: Mark L - 21st May 2004 at 10:35
There are 2 different fleets of 767s within BA, the long haul and the short haul ones. Crews are all trained on them both, and the planes are identical apart from the cabin layout.
Planes used on Worldwide services have First and Club cabins, and the economy cabins has communal TV screens used for showing IFE, and I believe these are being retrofitted with PTVs. Athens, Larnaca and Moscow use SH 767s, but Tel Aviv is the shortest route with Long Haul ones. The longest 767 route is the Seychelles, a 13 hour flight via Nairobi.
There are 18 SH 767s and 10 LH ones, although this looks set to change this year.
However with the current fuel crisis BA are keeping their options open with regards to replacement of these aircraft, although they have been trying to get rid of them for some time without success.
By: Pablo - 20th May 2004 at 19:19
ISomeone mentioned having to use long-haul 767’s in Europe. Don’t BA use the 763 to Athens still (they used to use the 762)?
Yes, they do. Not sure if its a longhaul 763 or not.
By: greekdude1 - 20th May 2004 at 18:54
I didnt think BA had 762 except the code share aircraft from ill fated US Air tie up.
You could be right. I thought that they had 762’s of their own.
By: by738 - 20th May 2004 at 18:14
I didnt think BA had 762 except the code share aircraft from ill fated US Air tie up.
By: greekdude1 - 20th May 2004 at 16:52
I think BA just have poor mechanics, in general. 😉
Someone mentioned having to use long-haul 767’s in Europe. Don’t BA use the 763 to Athens still (they used to use the 762)? If so, is this considered a long-haul 767 or otherwise?
By: gpb_croppers63 - 20th May 2004 at 11:32
Good Point. Well Made!
By: Bmused55 - 20th May 2004 at 11:30
Or just plain incompetent.
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