747SP at PHX
Mar 12, 2009 | 12:20 am
#1
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747SP at PHX
Saw a 747SP parked on the ramp to the west of Terminal 2 at PHX late this afternoon. Hadn't seen one in years. Went past quickly in the rental car shuttle bus and wasn't able to read any of the markings. Is it a regular visitor to PHX?
Mar 13, 2009 | 1:24 pm
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There weren't many SPs made and few are still in service (very high fuel cost per ASM). Last time I checked all 747SPs were non-airline (charter or private jet). Most have reached end of life for the chassis; maybe it was in transit to the airliner graveyard south of PHX?
Mar 13, 2009 | 5:39 pm
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Location: Phoenix, AZ
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There weren't many SPs made and few are still in service (very high fuel cost per ASM). Last time I checked all 747SPs were non-airline (charter or private jet). Most have reached end of life for the chassis; maybe it was in transit to the airliner graveyard south of PHX?
Mar 19, 2009 | 1:11 am
#4
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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The 747SP VP-BAT belongs to the Qatar Amiri flight. Supposedly someone in the royal family has been hospitalized in Phoenix for a while. The SP stays in PHX, then about once a month heads to Europe (most often EGLL) for a day or two before returning to PHX.
http://www.visitingphx.com/ipc13.html
http://www.visitingphx.com/ipc13.html