The big merged L1011 thread
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From: bogota
Hi
a few questions for those in the know
Did the Las Vegas Sands sell their tristars?. Who owns them now?. Are they for sale?. What would be the price of N389LS and N388LS?.
Why has the owner of HZ-AB1 parked the airplane?.
Thanks
a few questions for those in the know
Did the Las Vegas Sands sell their tristars?. Who owns them now?. Are they for sale?. What would be the price of N389LS and N388LS?.
Why has the owner of HZ-AB1 parked the airplane?.
Thanks
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From: Arizona USA
But they are expensive but very low time aircraft
The original sale to the Sands was a huge con job, of the highest proportions.
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From: Scotland
I had a look at one of the Sands aircraft passing through Dubai a few weeks ago and was absolutely bowled over by the condition - the most beautiful Tristar I have seen in many years. One of the personnel with it said 18 million dollars had been spent on it.
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From: bogota
They are unlikely to find a buyer...and yes I know what the Sands Hotel paid for them.
The original sale to the Sands was a huge con job, of the highest proportions
The original sale to the Sands was a huge con job, of the highest proportions
Thanks and forgive me for asking so many questions
C.
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From: Europe
Having flown HZ-AB1 for almost three years and still regularly talking to the current guys, AB1 is waiting for a new interior. The owner takes his time for these things! He has another Tristar parked in FJR. I ferried it there almost 6 years ago. He still has plans for it, but I suspect he will eventually give that one up. The current crew are just finnishing up a 727 rating to fly his other aircraft. They may now work a little........
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From: MAN/Wherever
Out of interest, the Tristar I put a pic of here earlier, S9-GAR sat in Dhaka has been re-registered to S2-AKB, noted yesterday in Dhaka. It looks to me a candidate for coke cans but somebody obviously thinks otherwise.
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From: Georgia, USA
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From: Close to FACT
Quote from their website
Merging this with the other L1011 thread.
Two Lockheed Tristar aircrafts have been added to the fleet line of Sky Capital Airlines. Now, both are registered under Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) and containing registration mark S2-AKB and S2-AET subsequently. As per company top officials more are coming up to make the Airline's fleet line richer.
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From: Erehwon
If they're ever thinking of flying that again, they need to shut that flightdeck escape hatch.
With Dhaka's weather, it'll cause mayhem in the FESC where most of the electronics sit.
I loved the L1011 when I was flying it in the 90s and with Caledonian. Not sure I'd want to operate aircraft which had been sitting around in tropical airports growing mould and corrosion.
With Dhaka's weather, it'll cause mayhem in the FESC where most of the electronics sit.
I loved the L1011 when I was flying it in the 90s and with Caledonian. Not sure I'd want to operate aircraft which had been sitting around in tropical airports growing mould and corrosion.
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From: Gone from the FL sun to the desert Oasis
I saw HZ-AB1 in VCV yesterday, Dec 6, 2009. Beautiful looking aircraft!
It was not all bundled up for long term storage, perhaps they are going to
start working on it.
It was not all bundled up for long term storage, perhaps they are going to
start working on it.
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From: Arizona USA
Are the -100's, -200's, or 250's viable for service anymore or is engine support dead except for the -500's now?
-200's are equipped with the -524B02, no serviceable engines available that I know of, except what is installed on the wing of the few remaining.
This is a distinct problem for the -200F type.
However, -524B402 engines can be installed, but...the number two position requires mods to the titanium ring.
-100's are equipped the the -22B varient, few serviceable engines left available. As with the -200, -524B402 engines can be installed, with expensive mods.
The L1011 will be in service for charter ops until sufficient numbers of the B767-300 are available, at prices that many operators can afford....figure three years, tops.
The -500 type, awhile longer.