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KiloMIke
16th May 2005, 10:30
There are 2 777 (think) aircraft parked over on stand 606 & 607 by the BA World Cargo shed. Both are painted a very dark grey all over and have a small red marking on the tail.

Anyone any ideas who they belong to?

PPRuNe Radar
16th May 2005, 11:06
Canadian Armed Forces A310s perhaps ??

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/788285/M/

KiloMIke
16th May 2005, 11:22
Thanks that's that mystery sorted.!!

Avman
16th May 2005, 12:17
Hmm, getting A310s and B777s confused? I'm afraid you have failed your spotters practical exam today KiloMike ;)

KiloMIke
16th May 2005, 12:37
I know Avman I am actually quite embarrassed!

In my defence they were quite some distance away on the other side of the airfield!

Fried_Chicken
16th May 2005, 21:40
Both CFC A310s arrived this morning & are styaing the night

Fried Chicken

ALLDAYDELI
17th May 2005, 21:53
ONE of them departed today (Tuesday) 1420z to CYQR. Anyone know when the other went & where?

LHR_777
17th May 2005, 22:27
They picked-up the Queen and flew her to Canada, where she'll be for the next 10 days!

The aircraft were primary and back-up aircraft. Sorta like a Canadian 'Queen-Force One'...

Jordan D
18th May 2005, 00:51
Know this may sound stupid - but why didn't she fly RAF or BA?

Jordan

LHR_777
18th May 2005, 08:38
Apparently, she's there for something weird like a state celebration of some variety, and as the Canadian's wanted their head of state there (Commonwealth and all that....) they offered to fly her there. Would have been nice for her to go on one of our aircraft, but we (BA) don't fly to Sasketchewan, yet....

This from my mate in Toronto, who says the British Monarchy is still a big deal in Canada, apparently.

BahrainLad
18th May 2005, 14:23
She's going to Canada as Canadian Head of State, so arriving in a British aircraft would be irrelvant, contrary to protocol and probably highly insulting. They're not a colony, they're in the commonwealth.

Barry Cuda
18th May 2005, 21:58
When HM the Queen went to New Zealand a few years ago she flew in an Air New Zealand 747. Before departure, though, they ripped out all of the "normal" seats in 1st Class and replaced them with HM's own airline seat, which is specially designed for her!

BRL
18th May 2005, 23:16
Before departure, though, they ripped out all of the "normal" seats in 1st Class and replaced them with HM's own airline seat, which is specially designed for her!
Good on her. She is the Queen after all!!

(coat, door etc..........) :D

KiloMIke
18th May 2005, 23:51
I seem to remember when she went on NZ they even installed a proper bed in for her too.

Jordan D
19th May 2005, 00:10
Fair enough ... last time she went Oz, she didn't fly QF though .... and BA does fly wherever the PM wants to go, so I was suggesting that they would take an aircraft out for wherever HM wanted .... anyhow, irrelevances.

Jordan

Mark Lewis
19th May 2005, 15:37
"She's going to Canada as Canadian Head of State, so arriving in a British aircraft would be irrelvant, contrary to protocol and probably highly insulting. They're not a colony, they're in the commonwealth."

Does this protocol explain why she always seems to travel to the Channel Islands in a sub-chartered Falcon, in place of the 146s or 125s already at her disposal?

MarkD
19th May 2005, 17:00
What aircraft does RAAF have comparable to the CF 310s? Will their A330Ks be able to do the job if called upon for Liz's next trip to Oz?