The Dove - How Many Are Left?
#2
Join Date: May 2008
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Have a look at thebasource.com fleet list http://www.thebasource.com/airbusa319.html it's pretty accurate.
#4
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G-EUPC The Firefly was repainted in November 2012 http://www.thebasource.com/firefly-extinguished/
#5
Join Date: Feb 2013
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Still all around, none repainted.
I had one both out and return to DUB last weekend. Had to resist massively at the gate when some tourists were shrieking with excitement about it being the "special" Firefly...I just couldn't bring myself to correct them!
I had one both out and return to DUB last weekend. Had to resist massively at the gate when some tourists were shrieking with excitement about it being the "special" Firefly...I just couldn't bring myself to correct them!
#6
Join Date: Jan 2014
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G-DBCB often found flying to DUB and BHD.
BHD has recently become a A319 only route, or mostly anyway on the 6 flights a day much to my distain as all of them are in shoddy condition interior wise.
BHD has recently become a A319 only route, or mostly anyway on the 6 flights a day much to my distain as all of them are in shoddy condition interior wise.
#8
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Reading, UK
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Came back on the 1415 earlier. The sooner the T5 move comes the better! My experience of the T1 gate and arrival arrangements seems to get worse every week. This afternoon was painful.
#9
Join Date: Jan 2014
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Totally agree. At least they're not all ex-BMI A319s now so you often get to see where you are on the moving map!
Came back on the 1415 earlier. The sooner the T5 move comes the better! My experience of the T1 gate and arrival arrangements seems to get worse every week. This afternoon was painful.
Came back on the 1415 earlier. The sooner the T5 move comes the better! My experience of the T1 gate and arrival arrangements seems to get worse every week. This afternoon was painful.
I was thinking it must be Heathrow, but Aer Lingus manage to get in and out on time.
#10
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Reading, UK
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The BHD experience is a shambles. In my last 17 sectors and yes I have been counting as I do up to 4 per week, I have been late in every single one. And that is late on the BA exaggerated scale of how long it should take. The 6pm departure is the worst, not once the last month have I left before 7pm, sometimes later.
I was thinking it must be Heathrow, but Aer Lingus manage to get in and out on time.
I was thinking it must be Heathrow, but Aer Lingus manage to get in and out on time.
#11
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G-EUPC The Firefly was repainted in November 2012 http://www.thebasource.com/firefly-extinguished/
Don't some of the doves have parts like cowls that have had to be replaced in normal BA colours so you have the odd splashes of blue on the engines?
#12
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#13
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I've seen one like that. I took a picture of it even. Looked really strange.
#14
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#15
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The Dove livery is BA's own design and doesn't mention the Olympics so I guess there is no pressing reason to remove it until the frames come in for a re-paint.