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WASPERNATOR
5th Jan 2014, 15:25
A Virgin engineer of my acquaintence is about to start A380 training. Does this mean VS 380'S are coming soon, or is it for contract maintenance?
G-ARZG
5th Jan 2014, 17:08
Expect to see VS A380 in 2018, unless VS CEO changed his mind since July 2013:-
Virgin Atlantic Pushes Back Airbus A380 as Plan Uncertain - Bloomberg (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-17/virgin-atlantic-delays-buying-airbus-a380-monitors-boeing-787.html)
Either a contract or a mistake and he's actually doing 330 training. Where does he/she work?
Agreed VS probably handling a third party down route. :cool:
DaveReidUK
5th Jan 2014, 21:13
Expect to see VS A380 in 2018I've made a mental note to buy a hat in 2018, ready to eat should Virgin ever take delivery of even a single A380. :O
Think we will get a Concorde first...
SpringHeeledJack
6th Jan 2014, 06:11
What about a leased A380, it's a possibility especially as one of the owners has many of them in it's fleet ?
SHJ
Really? How many 380's do Delta have??
VS have cancelled their 380 orders
SpringHeeledJack
6th Jan 2014, 11:47
Really? How many 380's do Delta have??
It would seem that my corporate awareness is a little out of date for the pedantic amongst us. Perhaps the OP's mate will be doing line maintenance for SQ at LHR as they are an alliance partner who might wish to farm it out ?
SHJ
Capetonian
6th Jan 2014, 11:57
I've made a mental note to buy a hat in 2018, ready to eat should Virgin ever take delivery of even a single A380Me too, but mine will be made of marzipan and chocolate just in case.
WASPERNATOR
6th Jan 2014, 19:51
The guy works at Heathrow but is doing three months training at LGW.
That'll be A330 training. Without a doubt.
spannersatcx
7th Jan 2014, 15:38
3 months for an A330 course, that's a long course!
Yes it actually is actually spanners... (Ask your friendly local Virgin rep what Im actually on about)
Anyway shall we put this to bed as VS arent running any 380 training this year. As per the training plan.
rog747
8th Jan 2014, 12:41
re vs A380
vs still do have 6 deferred/delayed orders whatever you wish to call them and 6 more a/c on options
total 12
they are not cancelled
an renouncement was made summer 2013 was supposed to outline future plans for the deferments and delivery was now delayed to 2018
sadler32
8th Jan 2014, 14:49
The VS B787 course which has just started at LGW is just under 11 weeks in length.
True. Maybe its got 380 diffs tagged on the end.
(It hasn't before any spotters get too excited)
spannersatcx
8th Jan 2014, 17:30
Yes it actually is actually spanners... (Ask your friendly local Virgin rep what Im actually on about)
Anyway shall we put this to bed as VS arent running any 380 training this year. As per the training plan.
I've actually been actually instructed by him is he actually still actually there? (this won't actually make sense to anyone but vs69!)
Yes he is but by all accounts that word has not been used as much, think word may have got out!