Where has B77W G-STBB gone?
Dec 5, 2010, 10:35 am
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Where has B77W G-STBB gone?
Just wondering what's happened to G-STBB no info on BA Jet Tracker for this bird for last few days and I have noticed the 77W been removed from the ORD route until Sat 11th Dec?
I am due to fly to ORD on 11th Dec on the 77W I hope they don't change it at this late stage, mind you looking at the loads there would have to be a lot of UPG's.
I am due to fly to ORD on 11th Dec on the 77W I hope they don't change it at this late stage, mind you looking at the loads there would have to be a lot of UPG's.
Dec 5, 2010, 1:13 pm
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Nope!
that would of been either G-VIIB or G-VIIO. they are LGW based 777-236er's and diverted to BHX when LGW closed due to snow.
G-VIIB positioned Birmingham - Bridgetown Barbados empty as BA9154 to operate the return Bridgetown to LGW.
G-VIIO positioned empty from Birmingham - Antigua as BA9155 to operate the Antigua-LGW.
cs
that would of been either G-VIIB or G-VIIO. they are LGW based 777-236er's and diverted to BHX when LGW closed due to snow.
G-VIIB positioned Birmingham - Bridgetown Barbados empty as BA9154 to operate the return Bridgetown to LGW.
G-VIIO positioned empty from Birmingham - Antigua as BA9155 to operate the Antigua-LGW.
cs
Last edited by cornishsimon; Dec 5, 2010 at 1:14 pm Reason: missed the V out of VIIO !!
Dec 5, 2010, 1:16 pm
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I saw -TBA and -TBC at T5B yesterday. They looked very smart. And they were parked and connected to air bridges, which scotches that particular rumour.
Dunno where -TBB is though.
Dunno where -TBB is though.
Dec 5, 2010, 1:59 pm
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Dec 5, 2010, 2:15 pm
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Dec 5, 2010, 2:19 pm
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Hope not. The 747 pax series have had their day and the market has truly voted with their feet on the 747-8i
Fundamentally it is still a 1960's structural design and no amount of "warming over" will change this. It's like Ford trying to sell a 2010 updated version of the Mk 2 Cortina to the market....even re-engining it and giving it an interior makeover won't change the fact it is still based on a Mk 2 Cortina.
The A380, A350 and 773 (probably a next gen 773) is the way to go for the VLA market....the vast majority of airlines certainly think so ^
Fundamentally it is still a 1960's structural design and no amount of "warming over" will change this. It's like Ford trying to sell a 2010 updated version of the Mk 2 Cortina to the market....even re-engining it and giving it an interior makeover won't change the fact it is still based on a Mk 2 Cortina.
The A380, A350 and 773 (probably a next gen 773) is the way to go for the VLA market....the vast majority of airlines certainly think so ^
Dec 5, 2010, 2:28 pm
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