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d3vski · Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 2:40 pm Post subject:

Ok, Ok, point taken on board about selling to anyone.........Im putting money on the fact that Biman will be the first airline to ever have major technical problems (probably self induced) with the B777s. They can just about run their DC-10s and they suddenly expect a jump up to a brand spanking new B77W. This is one amateur airline riddled with corruption. Their board of directors even concluded at one stage that the B777 was inefficient for Bimans use and decided to re evaluate the options.

and with all the corruption and incompetencies of the bangadesh governement, are they even guaranteed to get payment for the aircrafts?

If i were boeing, i would not even dare to entertain them. Too much hassle involved.

And dont compare this to AI buying new planes. AI is like SQ compared to Biman.

me111993 · Member Joined: 04 Sep 2009 Posts: 3225 Location: MAA/AMD

Financial discreetion and source of all funding is always taken into consideration before finalising any order.
It would be highly immature and stupid (pls pardon my language) for any aircraft manufacturer to just avoid an airline just b'coz they have older a/c operating in their fleet or losses are mounting if they can instill confidence in the a/c manu about adequate funding.
BTW, whoever mentioned it, what do you exactly mean by a 'crappy airline??'. Bad service, corruption, old aircraft?? A so called 'crappy airline' would order a/c's like the B77w to refurbish their inflight product and use these a/c's as their flapship aircraft on flagship routes. If these changes are not visible, then you DON'T showcase these a/c's in the Paris or Farnbourgh AS's. Smile

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Spiderguy252 · Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 3:28 pm Post subject:

747-237 · Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 4:45 pm Post subject:

747-237 · Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 2:49 am Post subject:

VT-JEL is being re-registered as A6-SIL. Guess the VIP operator is UAE based.

747-237 · Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 8:52 pm Post subject:

The former Jet Airways 777-300ER, VT-JEL has had its N-reg (N834BA) cancelled, new registration (A6-SIL) painted on, and has been ferried PAE-AUH, still in 9W colors, to her new operator - the Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight !!She is likely to be converted at AUH into a VIP config. for the Abu Dhabi royal family, making her the first VIP 77W.

Here she is, leaving KPAE as A6-SIL, on 16 Dec.

d3vski · Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:00 pm Post subject:

Have Jet officially cancelled the order or have they just deferred it to the future?

xterra · Member Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 595 Location: DONT KNO

oww.. probably first time ever we see an A6 reg a/c in 9w c/s.

sadly it aint coming to BOM in that c/s.

Any idea about the order that 9W plced for about 10-15 787s?
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747-237 · Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 7:10 pm Post subject:

Here she is, in her new avatar, as A6-SIL; the first ever VIP 777-300ER.

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HAWK21M · Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 2:15 am Post subject:

On the topic.......There are 7/14/monthly/3m/6m/yearly checks carried out on stored aircraft to keep them Airworthy.
These checks at times can be quite elaborate as they reach longer calender hrs.
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RKRamesh · Member Joined: 20 Feb 2010 Posts: 165

Wow new livery on the 777 looks nice in a retro mode. Comprehensively changes the character of an otherwise familiar modern shiloette.

Understandably the fuselage looks longer and sleeker but the nose looks different in a nice way thanks to the diving red cheat line. The UAE flag on the tail too looks interesting in it's retro style.
I dare say the text fonts and the small logos do lend it a discreet air of class from the halycon days of the romance of air travel.

Must add that I do like Jet's livery - but this transformation is nice too in it's own way. What a comeplete and striking change of clothes for this big young bird.

747-237 · Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 3:25 pm Post subject:

Kabir · Member Joined: 24 Oct 2008 Posts: 791 Location: DEL

I think Mel posted that in the wrong thread. Laughing

Spiderguy252 · Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 3:53 pm Post subject:

Why not put the EK or EY liveries on it?

Or better yet, a combination of both, with "United Arab Emirates" as titles. Smile

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HAWK21M · Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 12:12 pm Post subject: