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irishcc
19th Apr 2004, 21:32
from the Atlanta web site:

Air Atlanta has added two new Boeing 747-400 airplanes to the Atlanta fleet. These are the largest and most advanced type of aircraft made by Boeing. The airplanes will be registered in Iceland, the first of this type to be registered in Iceland as well as in the Nordic countries.

The airplanes will be leased with crew and maintenance service to Iberia, the spanish airlines. The contract with Iberia spans a period of two years during which the routes will be between Madrid and Havana, and between Madrid and the Canary Isles. Estimated revenue from the contract is 5,8 billion Icelandic kronur.
crash_1983
19th Apr 2004, 23:01
they are sitting next to each other at LGW two 747-400s, unpainted, but with Iclandic regs
Chidken Sangwich
24th Apr 2004, 20:12
They're not at LGW - first one isnt due for delivery until June 04!!!
asgeirs
25th Apr 2004, 04:32
Crash_1983,

The two 747-400's that Air Atlanta are taking into service are to be registered TF-AMA and TF-AMB. Are they the two you saw at LGW?


Regards,
Asgeir
abra
1st May 2004, 12:33
The two white tails at LGW were not -400's.One is EAL's G-reg'd -300,which is still there accumulating parking fees;the other was most likely an Atlanta -200 or -300,which come and go from time to time.
The Atlanta -400's wil most likely be ex Singaporean.
alexb757
6th May 2004, 17:46
Folks,

It's quite easy to tell a 747-400 from either the 747-200 or even -300 classics. The -400 has winglets, the others don't! This should help the plane spotters......:D
icemanalgeria
7th May 2004, 01:18
Alex, Although you are correct about the a/c in LGW being 747-300's your not quite correct about the 747-400's.

If you ever go to Japan you will see 747-400's without winglets.

There are also 747-400's without the extended upper deck.. Frieghters..
Wycombe
7th May 2004, 07:24
...the Japanese one's are known as -400D's (D for Domestic). They replaced the "classic" 747SR's used by ANA and JAL.

I believe the SR's" (which didn't have a stretched upper desk) used to seat well over 500, so not sure how many they squeeze into a -400D.

Sorry for going a bit off-topic.