The big merged L1011 thread
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From: bogota
Hi CS-TMX
Didn`t know it was you, thanks for the great Tristar videos, I see that you are one of the lucky few who can still fly the beautiful machine.
By the way, great blog, very informative and great pictures.
Regards
Camilo
Didn`t know it was you, thanks for the great Tristar videos, I see that you are one of the lucky few who can still fly the beautiful machine.
By the way, great blog, very informative and great pictures.
Regards
Camilo
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From: USA
Tires were showing canvas months ago in Amman.
A very detailed closer look is needed here.
Operating an aircraft overdue D checks and A/D's is just an accident waiting on a place to happen.
They must have parked this over by the hangers as I did not see it at the Haj parking or the normal Saudia ramp.
We start outbound haj on the 22nd, will look for it then.
A very detailed closer look is needed here.
Operating an aircraft overdue D checks and A/D's is just an accident waiting on a place to happen.
They must have parked this over by the hangers as I did not see it at the Haj parking or the normal Saudia ramp.
We start outbound haj on the 22nd, will look for it then.
Last edited by Earl; 20th December 2007 at 05:18.
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From: USA
Seen the old Globejet Tristar at the haj parking for more than 10 days.
has not moved, anyone know what is going on with this new company?
Have not seen the old 194AT here at all, outbound haj started on the 22nd.
Hope he is finished!
has not moved, anyone know what is going on with this new company?
Have not seen the old 194AT here at all, outbound haj started on the 22nd.
Hope he is finished!
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From: Arizona USA
No, 194AT is not 'finished'.
Personally noticed parking on apron 6 early this morning, and loading for an outbound flight.
Clearly still operating.
The -ex Globejet (acft) company is activly looking for crews.
Kinda late for this kind of thing...
Personally noticed parking on apron 6 early this morning, and loading for an outbound flight.
Clearly still operating.
The -ex Globejet (acft) company is activly looking for crews.
Kinda late for this kind of thing...
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From: Maastricht, Netherlands
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From: Arizona USA
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From: LIS
Hi everybody!
I'm back in Hajj with 'my' L-1011 and yesterday I saw N194AT active at Jeddah. I also saw Elsaker's XT-BRK.
Here are the photos!
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/3515/img1516kb4.jpg
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2069/img1503bn6.jpg
I also saw Privilege Jet's L-1011 TL-ADW at JED although it was not parked at Hajj´s apron.
Best regards and happy New Year
I'm back in Hajj with 'my' L-1011 and yesterday I saw N194AT active at Jeddah. I also saw Elsaker's XT-BRK.
Here are the photos!
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/3515/img1516kb4.jpg
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2069/img1503bn6.jpg
I also saw Privilege Jet's L-1011 TL-ADW at JED although it was not parked at Hajj´s apron.
Best regards and happy New Year
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From: Kamapala
If N194AT was only allowed the ferry-flight out of the US with the N194AT registration number, surely it is now flying illegal.
It is clear on CS-TMX's picture above that it is still carrying the N number. Rumour, although much against general opinion, was last that the machine would be registerd in Nigeria to fly this Hajj.
How is it possible then that an aircraft that can almost certainly be registered nowehere else and allegedly direly in need of an outstanding D-Check be flying commercially on the N register and the USA authorities be doing nothing about it?
It is clear on CS-TMX's picture above that it is still carrying the N number. Rumour, although much against general opinion, was last that the machine would be registerd in Nigeria to fly this Hajj.
How is it possible then that an aircraft that can almost certainly be registered nowehere else and allegedly direly in need of an outstanding D-Check be flying commercially on the N register and the USA authorities be doing nothing about it?
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From: LIS
Well... I think the other L-1011s are also flying illegal... I'm pretty sure they don't have complied with the axial motion detection A/D. My airline spent some good bucks with that A/D...
We are an EASA compliant and EU registered airline so we must comply or otherwise we lose our AOC.
We are an EASA compliant and EU registered airline so we must comply or otherwise we lose our AOC.
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From: USA
There was some talk 3 weeks ago from a Bangladeshi named Sabir that was funding the Skyeyes freighter in BKK.
His company is RAK freight I think out of DXB.
He claimed to have bought all 3 Thaisky Tristars.
2 pax and 1 freighter.
But his whole cockpit crew walked out of Skyeyes 3 weeks ago over salary issues, non payment reduced payments etc.
Some are owed months of back salary and returned with the promise of back salary to be paid, this never happened.
The owner of Skyeyes (Sunny) tried to reduce salaries of some others after bringing them to BKK.
The ground engineers with this company, 2 Egyptians are not very good as the state of the aircraft clearly shows.
This info is 100% correct, be careful of these ones, they talk a good game.
There also talk of the lease company Atlantico (not sure of the correct spelling)
wanting to repo this skyeyes freighter for non payment of the lease and is being blocked by the Thai courts.
I heard an attempt to repo the aircraft was tried a while back and the repo crew was detained.
His company is RAK freight I think out of DXB.
He claimed to have bought all 3 Thaisky Tristars.
2 pax and 1 freighter.
But his whole cockpit crew walked out of Skyeyes 3 weeks ago over salary issues, non payment reduced payments etc.
Some are owed months of back salary and returned with the promise of back salary to be paid, this never happened.
The owner of Skyeyes (Sunny) tried to reduce salaries of some others after bringing them to BKK.
The ground engineers with this company, 2 Egyptians are not very good as the state of the aircraft clearly shows.
This info is 100% correct, be careful of these ones, they talk a good game.
There also talk of the lease company Atlantico (not sure of the correct spelling)
wanting to repo this skyeyes freighter for non payment of the lease and is being blocked by the Thai courts.
I heard an attempt to repo the aircraft was tried a while back and the repo crew was detained.
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From: Dunstable, Beds UK
Hi Earl,
Is that the -1 Freighter (s/n 1012) ex Tradewinds or the -200 (s/n 1212) ex Lanta/KittyHawk.
If it is the Thaisky one then I guess its the -1
Sunny had the -200
What are they doing about the engine AD?
Is that the -1 Freighter (s/n 1012) ex Tradewinds or the -200 (s/n 1212) ex Lanta/KittyHawk.
If it is the Thaisky one then I guess its the -1
Sunny had the -200
What are they doing about the engine AD?