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MKDC8
22nd Mar 2005, 19:00
Saw a Saudia 777 at STN today, any idea which one it was and what was its purpose of being there ???
Also later in day there was a Saudia B747SP, nice to see them birds still about
Fried_Chicken
22nd Mar 2005, 20:02
VIP flights, the Saudi B747SP has also been in Heathrow today.
Fried Chicken
Saudia has a B777 assigned to VIP support, it spends a lot of time operating for the Ambassador based in London.
STN was probably chosen due to lack of slots in LHR or a more flexible departure time frame.
I forget the B777 assigned, but think its AKG.
As for the 74SP, still have three in operation.
Mutt
Rollingthunder
22nd Mar 2005, 20:55
So, they're shopping trips then?
Sultan Ismail
23rd Mar 2005, 05:31
Is that the 'SP with the gold plated exhaust cones (those pointy bits at the back of the engines), chaff dispensers and lots of other suspicious appendages. Seem to remember it also had the camel hump.
It's a regular visitor visitor to Geneva along with assorted MD11's and '757's.
ALLDAYDELI
23rd Mar 2005, 11:04
This will get the juices flowing, Saudia L1011 (yum) at the Row on Saturday and also again yesterday... shopping... for what ?
Nopax,thanx
26th Mar 2005, 19:20
Hi Mutt & all;
The 777 was HZ-AKU, if it helps.
ALLDAYDELI
28th Mar 2005, 07:19
Treated to a show of the Saudia B747 SP Good Friday PM departing the 'row !!
HZMIS
29th Mar 2005, 17:42
In LHR, there are several 777s doing private ambassador flights, I reckon this is only because the saudi royal family have so much dosh, they don't know how to use it efficently, If they would give some away occasionally, that would be great but seeing their old aircraft in LHR occasionally does me alright.
These aircraft being with
74sp
74200s
74300s
74400s
md11-HZ-AFA1
L1011s
MD-90s