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Flydawg

14th Apr 2018 21:49

VA ATR parked in Nelson

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

Biatch

14th Apr 2018 23:44

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

wheels_down

14th Apr 2018 23:58

Failed Business Plan.

Flydawg

15th Apr 2018 00:26

Thought they were looking to start domestic in NZ

Badengo

15th Apr 2018 22:55

Air Nelson have been doing C checks on them.

Flydawg

15th Apr 2018 23:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Badengo (Post 10119624)

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

15th Apr 2018 23:35

They had a plan?

Flydawg

16th Apr 2018 00:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Berealgetreal (Post 10119648)

They had a plan?

lol should have known

Badengo

16th Apr 2018 06:56

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	17th Apr 2018 01:05

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

17th Apr 2018 13:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by ebt (Post 10120818)

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

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