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LGW Vulture
2nd Sep 2002, 13:46
Saw it parked next to DAS DC10 on Saturday.
Whose is it - what reg etc......A regular visitor or not?
No Im no spotter just curious! Before anyone asks!
Therom
3rd Sep 2002, 09:13
Possible Abu Dhabi Royal flight (Ameri Flight), but this has some red stripes.
Muppit
3rd Sep 2002, 16:05
It's either the ex-Cathy cargo classic, or an Icelandic charter.
Haven't worked it yet so can't tell you for sure.:)
Fraudsquads
3rd Sep 2002, 17:27
to hazard a guess I'd say its either TF-ATF or one of her sisters at Air Atlantic.
FS
standing in the outside bar area at Pafos airport this year sipping a cool carlsberg in the early evening sun when a white 747 flew over. must be using the PFO VOR for navigation I thought, then it came round and landed ! :eek: never expected it as i thought the runway would've been too short
pulled up right in front of the bar, quite impressive to see such a beast at a small holiday type airport. 'you watch, some rich arabs will get out' i said to the girlfriend, but it was packed to the rafters with british holidaymakers
TF-ATC was the reg, leased by one of the tourist operators from Air Atlanta I believe. much like the 767-200 of Excelairways that we flew on.
Air Atlanta stickers round the door, fading white emulsion paint job, and the paint had run around the EXCEL word on the tail !!
Landing_24R
4th Sep 2002, 17:58
Air Atlanta are flying charters out of UK Airports using their 747's, as many have stated. TF-ATC is based at Manchester at the moment, and I think there are some others elsewhere, so that could well be what you saw at Gatwick as they are not in the Atlanta livery, they are just all white. Does anybody know if they are flying for a holiday company, or what?
Also, does anyone know what happened to the Air Atlanta Tri-stars you used to see in the UK about 2 or 3 years ago? Are they still with Air Atlanta? I haven't seen one in the UK for some time.
Cheers,
Landing_24R
sharpshot
5th Sep 2002, 07:04
Dubai's Godolphin Racing has an all white 747F - A6-GDP, however, think it generally goes to Stansted.
Last time I pointed a lens at it, I nearly got arrested:mad: :mad:
PakoSpain
6th Sep 2002, 06:51
TF-ATC was operating yesterday for My Travel (MYT-871/2) NCL-AGP-NCL, so I think it is used by different charter companies this summer.
Silkman
6th Sep 2002, 21:58
LGW Vulture
The aircraft in question was TF-ATX of AAI operating under an Iran Air callsign. Ex BA machine converted to cargo i believe.
This flight operates every Saturday evening inbound ex SHJ,
outbound to THR.
24R
I understand that all the AAI Tristars have all gone. TF-ABU that Monarch used as a standby unit went to the great scrapyard in the sky, somewhere in Norway i think.:(