and this one is a Convair Coronado, served between 1967-1968
this is a De Havilland Comet4C, served between 1960-1973
this one is a Vickers Viscount, served between 1955-1968
…and these two: MEA Airbus321 and American Airlines Boeing 757
what about this MEA Airbus 321 ??
this airplane was an ex- Middle Ease Airlines (MEA) Boeing 720, it was much prettier before ๐
nice pics Nasir, good job !!
HAPPY SAINT PATRICK’S DAY !!!!!!
gpb_croppers63,
nice having you back in Germany !!
Returning to our main subject, all Skyteam members have to approve on the candidacy of a new member, right?
Airfrance did approve (as far as I know, Airfrance wants MEA to enter Skyteam:D ), CSA Czech Airlines will give their opinion in april. Does anyone know anything about the other companies in Skyteam?
gpb_croppers63, did Delta give any opinion concerning MEA joining the alliance?
Mark L,
yes, they are planning to bring a 4th A330-200 (I heard also it might be an A340 !!) as soon as they reopen Sao Paolo, cause their 3 longhaul A330 are intensively used (they’re sending an A330 here to Dรผsseldorf ๐ ).
MEA had a good history in longhaul flights, I remember they were flying to Sydney in 1992, to Sao Paolo in 1995 and a non-stop to New York with their Boeing 747-200 ๐ .
gpb_croppers63 ,
herzlich Willkommen zur Thread, ich komme aus dem Libanon aber ich wohne seit Jahre in Deutschland (Aachen) .
Mark L,
As far as I know, these couples of years were excellent for MEA, gaining after years of losses, surely not as big as Emirates, but with the “High Quality” airplanes (brand new 9 airplanes forming the youngest fleet in the world with 0,75 years old) ,they are between the best airlines in the Middle East, even competing with Emirates on some routes. I think MEA can provide excellent connections for Skyteam members especially for the pax coming from US, Mexico …
MEA will reopen the Sao Paolo (GRU) route in few months and is considering reopening Sydney too !!
Concerning Beirut (BEY), yes indeed they are doing very well too and BEY have been rated 2nd best airport in the region after Dubai (DXB).
Hand87_5,
merci, ca fait toujours plaisir d’avoir un francais ๐
will MEA be between those names some day??
this is a pic of a MEA A321 approaching Beirut Int’l (BEY), MEA has 6 A321 and 3 A330.
Very nice hearing about Beirut, BEY is served by 40 airlines and I wonder why you didn’t see more then 3 or 4 airplanes, it must be in the afernoon or early evening. Usually Beirut Int’l is so BUSY at night more than the day (very strange though !!)