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LBIA 27th Nov 2017 18:15

Do Titan Airways still hold an option to take a 2nd stored ex British Airways, Boeing 737-400?

Stanstedeye 2nd Dec 2017 16:45

Titan
 
318 G-EUNB has left LAX, & should arrive back at STN at 23.59.

garry8g 11th Dec 2017 09:35

A320-233 G-POWI has left the Titan fleet, WFU 11 Nov 17

mathers_wales_uk 11th Dec 2017 20:30


Originally Posted by garry8g (Post 9986229)
A320-233 G-POWI has left the Titan fleet, WFU 11 Nov 17

I thought Titan was taking on more Airbus rather than getting rid of some.

El Bunto 11th Dec 2017 21:36


Originally Posted by mathers_wales_uk (Post 9986881)
I thought Titan was taking on more Airbus rather than getting rid of some.

It was a fixed-term lease from CIT Aerospace. Was due up in early 2018.

Serenity 12th Dec 2017 04:18

What news of any more aircraft joining. Will they need them to cover the Jet2 and BA contracts next summer??
What about he A330 rumours?? Thanks

southside bobby 13th Dec 2017 06:30

Word is on ZAP-POW`s currently..
G-POWS B734 The 2nd ex BA machine & for ops as a pax a/c in it`s first season.
G-POWT A321 The replacement for `POWI & ex MON.
Both due Spring`18.

Dan Dare 13th Dec 2017 07:58

Why G-POW_? Many airlines have an identifiable reason for the recurring part of the reg. but I’ve never been able to put POW together with Titan and I need to know!

TopBunk 13th Dec 2017 08:26

I suggest ZAP and POW relate to the noises cartoon characters make when fighting

chaps1954 13th Dec 2017 08:45

Top Bunk
Never thought of that but very feasible

Ian

rog747 13th Dec 2017 09:10

zap! and pow! was from batman tv series

southside bobby 13th Dec 2017 09:51

Yes always was & totally as conceived...Genuis...
Callsign ZAP & reg sequence POW*.....& as stated from the old batman TV series with the drawn insets when there was a fight...
But now up to POWT so soon to run out of that sequence alas.
With the earlier blue livery the globe on the side was a representation of the largest moon of Saturn....Titan!!.

22/04 13th Dec 2017 10:07

There lots of G-ZAPs in the early days - think I travelled on ZAPD, a Shorts 360

southside bobby 13th Dec 2017 10:26

Yes....quite right first in that original sequence was ZAPA a C404.
To POW`s when that sequence ran out.
Tragically one of the original founders of Titan was killed when ZAPP his Christen Eagle aerobatic a/c crashed one evening back in 1990.

SWBKCB 13th Dec 2017 14:54


I suggest ZAP and POW relate to the noises cartoon characters make when fighting
Fancy Dan Dare not knowing that! :ok:

El Bunto 13th Dec 2017 15:32


Yes....quite right first in that original sequence was ZAPA a C404.
For which they originally advertised for pilots with the headline "Would you like a four-day week?"

Their ICAO designator of AWC is a bit odd, perhaps selected for Aircraft Worldwide Charter? Perhaps they thought ZAP was a bit alarming for a departures board.

southside bobby 13th Dec 2017 15:36

Yes...AWC prefix effectively the only part that doesn't fit a genius idea...

MontyP 13th Dec 2017 15:47


Originally Posted by southside bobby (Post 9988973)
Yes...AWC prefix effectively the only part that doesn't fit a genius idea...

I believe AWC are the initials of the joint founder who was killed in the crash mentioned a few posts earlier. A tribute perhaps.

ex-sx 13th Dec 2017 16:17

Quite correct Monty, a tribute to Allen Chapman.

El Bunto 13th Dec 2017 16:28


Originally Posted by MontyP (Post 9988990)
I believe AWC are the initials of the joint founder who was killed in the crash mentioned a few posts earlier. A tribute perhaps.

Thanks, makes sense.

Digging into ICAO history revealed that the designator POW is allocated to Hagondale Ltd. Weren't they Titan's owners at some point?

Update: still active on Companies House with same address and directors as Titan.


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