Airbubba
14th Sep 2018, 16:49
Seems odd, will the Qataris get the first VVIP A380 instead of a third B-748 BBJ? Did the deal for the order stall and finally be torpedoed by the U.S.-GCC sanctions?
The Emir of #Qatar (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Qatar?src=hash) has donated @BoeingAirplanes (https://twitter.com/BoeingAirplanes) #B748 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/B748?src=hash) VQ-BSK to his good friend Erdogan, President of #Turkey (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Turkey?src=hash). The aircraft has arrived at SAW and will be operated by @TurkishAirlines (https://twitter.com/TurkishAirlines) for the government.
http://twitter.com/scramble_nl/status/1040304551016968192
Looks like this plane has been parked at PAE for years:
https://www.airlinereporter.com/2012/12/who-does-this-747-8i-belong-to-a-mystery-on-the-tarmac-at-paine-field/
According to FR24 in recent months VQ-BSK has sometimes operated Azur Air sectors normally flown by B-738's or B-752's. It doesn't seem likely to me that a small charter airline would operate a B-748 BBJ Moscow-Vladivostok on an occasional basis.
A case of mistaken aircraft identity or fake news planted to discredit Erdogan and the Qataris?
The Emir of #Qatar (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Qatar?src=hash) has donated @BoeingAirplanes (https://twitter.com/BoeingAirplanes) #B748 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/B748?src=hash) VQ-BSK to his good friend Erdogan, President of #Turkey (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Turkey?src=hash). The aircraft has arrived at SAW and will be operated by @TurkishAirlines (https://twitter.com/TurkishAirlines) for the government.
http://twitter.com/scramble_nl/status/1040304551016968192
Looks like this plane has been parked at PAE for years:
https://www.airlinereporter.com/2012/12/who-does-this-747-8i-belong-to-a-mystery-on-the-tarmac-at-paine-field/
According to FR24 in recent months VQ-BSK has sometimes operated Azur Air sectors normally flown by B-738's or B-752's. It doesn't seem likely to me that a small charter airline would operate a B-748 BBJ Moscow-Vladivostok on an occasional basis.
A case of mistaken aircraft identity or fake news planted to discredit Erdogan and the Qataris?