VA ATR parked in Nelson

[Flydawg]

Anyone know why the VA ATR are sitting on the ground in Nelson

[Biatch]

If it’s a 500 series.... storage/being sold off....

[wheels_down]

Failed Business Plan.

[Flydawg]

Thought they were looking to start domestic in NZ

[Badengo]

Air Nelson have been doing C checks on them.

[Flydawg]

Originally Posted by Badengo

Air Nelson have been doing C checks on them.

someone got their planning wrong that's a lot of Ac out of action at once lol

[Berealgetreal]

They had a plan?

[Flydawg]

Originally Posted by Berealgetreal

They had a plan?

lol should have known

[Badengo]

Yeah all the 500 going into storage or leased to other companies. But c checks first. Nelson were competing with a local Aussie MRO for the job.

[ebt]

VA has been advertising them for sub-lease via brokers as the lessor doesn't want them back in a hurry. In March Sharpy said that they were signing LOIs to sub-lease a couple, but not sure what has happened since then.

The rate at which they seem to bend them makes me think that some may end up coming back across the Tasman and back into service.

[regional_flyer]

Originally Posted by ebt

VA has been advertising them for sub-lease via brokers as the lessor doesn't want them back in a hurry. In March Sharpy said that they were signing LOIs to sub-lease a couple, but not sure what has happened since then.

At least one (VH-FVM IIRC) has been painted into Hevilift colours.