BA to retire entire B747 fleet
Oct 18, 2020, 10:09 am
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Oct 18, 2020, 10:29 am
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Oct 18, 2020, 2:45 pm
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There won't be any because the Concorde landings on October 24th 2003 were three aircraft landing one after the other on 27R. There was no parallel landing.
Oct 18, 2020, 2:59 pm
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Oct 18, 2020, 3:28 pm
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STS Aviation Groups scrapping compound at NQY is to be used to part out and dismantle the 747, however the work will be carried out by Ecube, the company BA have contracted to part out and dismantle the 747 fleet.
Ecube are using the STS scrapping compound due to Ecube’s facility at Kemble is at capacity and is unable to accommodate any more aircraft and there other 2 facilities at St Athan and Castellón are unable to accommodate all the remaining aircraft.
Heard today that a further 3 aircraft are set to follow G-CIVZ to NQY over the next few weeks.
For part-out and scrap with STS Aviation Group: https://www.stsaviationgroup.com/
Looks like the usual locations are at capacity with the acceleration in aircraft retirements across Europe.
Looks like the usual locations are at capacity with the acceleration in aircraft retirements across Europe.
Ecube are using the STS scrapping compound due to Ecube’s facility at Kemble is at capacity and is unable to accommodate any more aircraft and there other 2 facilities at St Athan and Castellón are unable to accommodate all the remaining aircraft.
Heard today that a further 3 aircraft are set to follow G-CIVZ to NQY over the next few weeks.
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Oct 19, 2020, 1:03 am
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my pal had heard that because the LHR-NQY route was going so well, they were upgauging it to a 747 and that the arrival of VZ was the proof!!😂🤣😁.
Oct 19, 2020, 6:53 am
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Oct 19, 2020, 7:38 am
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Oct 19, 2020, 8:00 am
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Oct 19, 2020, 8:05 am
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https://www.squarewheels.org.uk/Concorde/#parallel
interesting write up - BOAD was late leaving JFK due to the flight crew stuck in traffic. Without that it wouldn’t of been possible.
Oct 19, 2020, 9:59 am
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Forgive me if this has already been posted, but I missed it when it was first on tv.
This is a YouTube link to 30 min BBC film called “the virus that killed the jumbo”, which is probably available on iPlayer. Sad but enjoyable and some nice historic footage.
Please don’t lynch me for posting a Paul Stuart Video (he doesn’t speak once in it).
This is a YouTube link to 30 min BBC film called “the virus that killed the jumbo”, which is probably available on iPlayer. Sad but enjoyable and some nice historic footage.
Please don’t lynch me for posting a Paul Stuart Video (he doesn’t speak once in it).
Oct 19, 2020, 7:59 pm
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