Invasion of Icelandic aeroplanes
Hi,
What is going on, is the TF- banner a flag of convenience or something, more and more we are seeing in the UK airlines doing UK flights with Icelandic registrations.
Examples are
TF-JXB MD82 every airline under the sun is using this just now, including AEU today.
Channex operate TF- aircraft
as does Excel.
as does Air Atlanta Europe (okay not a UK airline but does UK flights).
Astreaus using an Icelandair 757 today.
BMI apply to lease 1 or 2 Icelandair 757's.
Do the CAA have any durisdiction on these aircraft??
Also does anyone ever notice that G- registered aeroplanes are hardly ever to be found operating in other countries for non UK airlines, okay sometimes in Canada but seldom do you see it anywhere else but here we have TF- , Antonov's popping in and out all the time, portuguese sheds, swedish saabs, is it just a case of supply and demand or are these airlines mega cheap to lease.
Just seems 10 years ago you rarely saw it yet now its overrun with foreign planes.
Excuse all of the above if its just gibberish but would like some help on the topic.