Thai 788's been sitting a while?
Nov 29, 2018, 4:35 pm
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Thai 788's been sitting a while?
Passing through BKK last week, I noticed there's a couple(or more?) Thai 788's on the ramp that are looking a bit worse for wear. Fuselages starting to look mossy, an engine removed from at least 2. One was HS-TQD. I fly TG rarely- But as a TG fan and AvGeek, I'm curious what's going on with these(relatively new) airframes. I guess BKK is a rather moist place and unkind to planes in fairly short order, but it looked kind of crummy and some might think displays a poor image. This was near the bus gates. Anyone know specifics? I know the 789's are flying again.
Cheers.
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Nov 29, 2018, 5:07 pm
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Thanks for posting. I see the 788 has not been flying BKK-BNE recently, so Brisbane is back to the 772-ER with angle flat biz seats. I suppose this is due to RR engine issues. Not sure what other routes are affected.
A quick check on FR24 shows that only HS-TQA and B have been flying in the past 7 days until today, however none of the other 4 have been up in the past 7 days.
Things can get pretty grubby looking quite fast in SE Asia due to warm, humid weather. usually the maintenance folks will place covers or special barriers on/in the various systems which have points of entry to the aircraft (especially pitot/static systems) so bugs don't start settling in - but the airframe just needs a good wash probably!
Good to see the 789 back to AKL though, I have booking in Apr, and probably in Sep.
A quick check on FR24 shows that only HS-TQA and B have been flying in the past 7 days until today, however none of the other 4 have been up in the past 7 days.
Things can get pretty grubby looking quite fast in SE Asia due to warm, humid weather. usually the maintenance folks will place covers or special barriers on/in the various systems which have points of entry to the aircraft (especially pitot/static systems) so bugs don't start settling in - but the airframe just needs a good wash probably!
Good to see the 789 back to AKL though, I have booking in Apr, and probably in Sep.
Nov 29, 2018, 11:30 pm
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Thanks for posting. I see the 788 has not been flying BKK-BNE recently, so Brisbane is back to the 772-ER with angle flat biz seats. I suppose this is due to RR engine issues. Not sure what other routes are affected.
A quick check on FR24 shows that only HS-TQA and B have been flying in the past 7 days until today, however none of the other 4 have been up in the past 7 days.
Things can get pretty grubby looking quite fast in SE Asia due to warm, humid weather. usually the maintenance folks will place covers or special barriers on/in the various systems which have points of entry to the aircraft (especially pitot/static systems) so bugs don't start settling in - but the airframe just needs a good wash probably!
Good to see the 789 back to AKL though, I have booking in Apr, and probably in Sep.
A quick check on FR24 shows that only HS-TQA and B have been flying in the past 7 days until today, however none of the other 4 have been up in the past 7 days.
Things can get pretty grubby looking quite fast in SE Asia due to warm, humid weather. usually the maintenance folks will place covers or special barriers on/in the various systems which have points of entry to the aircraft (especially pitot/static systems) so bugs don't start settling in - but the airframe just needs a good wash probably!
Good to see the 789 back to AKL though, I have booking in Apr, and probably in Sep.
Cheers.
A350 looked pretty as we drove by it on the bus.
Dec 6, 2018, 11:26 pm
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