View Full Version : MUSCAT SEEB - TRANSJET 747's
AVIACO
15th Dec 2004, 14:12
Was in Muscat a few weeks back and noticed two Transjet 742's on the apron. Anyone know why they are there and who currently operates them? They both appeared to be still in the full livery of the defunct carrier.
ironbutt57
15th Dec 2004, 20:53
They have been there for a long long time.....growing into the pavement...sad really..............fugitives from some finance company no doubt....
Fox3snapshot
15th Dec 2004, 22:26
It has been close to 6 months I reckon! Maybe they will end up at the fireground as it will probably end up more expensive trying to get them airworthy again, better to let the Civil Aviation Authority take back their tarmac fee's by throwing them onto the back of a Baisa bus and running them across the road to the fire training ground and letting rip with a few tins of kero!
:p
Payscale
16th Dec 2004, 11:35
TJ....TransJet
TJ....Thomas Johansson
Some swedish guy who stats up, goes bankrupt and runs away. Dont know much about him.
divingduck
18th Dec 2004, 03:16
Gotta be longer than that Foxy....
I say take em out near Fahal Island and dump them into about 30 metres of water....great dive sites and it will free up some much needed parking space at Seeb:E
OmanAir
18th Dec 2004, 05:32
Not TJ anymore, but registered to a Nigerian? company? Rumor has it one AC landed Seeb with tech problems, the other flew in spares, but company went bust before anything got done.
There has been some activity lately, one AC was cleaned a couple of days ago. Hadj season?
They have been sitting here for almost a year now. No maintenance as far as I know. No covers on the engines or any other parts. I can only imagine the amount of dust and sand inside the engines and pitot system...
Some Scando told me they were parked (outside) in Stockholm for almost 2 years before ending up here?
Pity those who have to fly them, and those who have to fly in them.
A340Jock
23rd Dec 2004, 10:42
I heard a rumour they were confiscated because they were carrying weapons for Nigeria? Don't know if it's true or just a rumour
Atlanta-Driver
28th Dec 2004, 14:15
These aircraft are owned by the Northeast airlines circus. Nothing to do with TJ or Sweden.
AD
OmanAir
28th Dec 2004, 15:47
But registered in Nigeria and being prepared for flight by the looks of it.
divingducks proposition is a better one, me think.
OmanAir
7th Jan 2005, 09:42
One of them gone now.
It's a miracle it got airbourne.