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EXACT STATUS OF THE AFX FLEET?
Please, has anyone the exact/latest info on the AFX fleet?
1) G-INTL was it active or ijust in for Mx during the reports from MSE?
2) N285SW / VP-??? the ex-Korean lump, is that still AFX owned
or sold to MK??
Any accurate info obliged, thanks.
1) G-INTL was it active or ijust in for Mx during the reports from MSE?
2) N285SW / VP-??? the ex-Korean lump, is that still AFX owned
or sold to MK??
Any accurate info obliged, thanks.
Hmmm
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AFX B747 (needs a good wash) I just pulled into Kuala Lumpur yesterday, (Sat 21), to find the AFX liveried freighter parked there!
Sorry, didn't think to notice the registration, except that it was 'G' reg.
It's now been leased by Air Atlanta, to do it's Tokyo run, which it can't do with it's own 'TF' registered aircraft, due to landing rights, I think!
Come to think of it - it could have been G-INTL!
Cheers
Sorry, didn't think to notice the registration, except that it was 'G' reg.
It's now been leased by Air Atlanta, to do it's Tokyo run, which it can't do with it's own 'TF' registered aircraft, due to landing rights, I think!
Come to think of it - it could have been G-INTL!
Cheers
All I can say is Bloody good luck to AFX this time round. Lets hope that Phillip and co can really get things going this time.
The market is there and Phil must know what he's doing otherwise he would not have spent so much of his cash getting it going again.
There will be plenty here who scoff at their recovery, namley ex disgruntled employees. Give the company a break and a few years and lets see where the sky leads them.
Good luck to all !!
The market is there and Phil must know what he's doing otherwise he would not have spent so much of his cash getting it going again.
There will be plenty here who scoff at their recovery, namley ex disgruntled employees. Give the company a break and a few years and lets see where the sky leads them.
Good luck to all !!
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Yup, but hope they fixed the loading system on G-INTL. Last time when it was flying for CLX, damned thing was a wreck. Loading delays were the norm since:
-Inoperative pdus & damaged/broken locks.
-Weird system where the Loadmaster would fax a list of pallets to London, get them to fix up a loadsheet (without having seen the load), get it faxed back, then start telling the handling co what to do!!! Time is money, and thats a vast waste of time. No suprises when this or that pallet didn't fit due to an overhang or some detail.
-Inoperative pdus & damaged/broken locks.
-Weird system where the Loadmaster would fax a list of pallets to London, get them to fix up a loadsheet (without having seen the load), get it faxed back, then start telling the handling co what to do!!! Time is money, and thats a vast waste of time. No suprises when this or that pallet didn't fit due to an overhang or some detail.
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Yep, G-INTL is at KUL.... Yep, supposed to be handling NRT run ex-KUL for Air Atlanta on the MAS Kargo
contract.
A truly amusing story about how she was removed from LHR confinement by assymetric fuel loading. Any more details from those who were actually there about how they REALLY did it?
Best of Luck AFX, you guys deserve some!
contract.
A truly amusing story about how she was removed from LHR confinement by assymetric fuel loading. Any more details from those who were actually there about how they REALLY did it?
Best of Luck AFX, you guys deserve some!
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Is the lease to Atlanta Wet or Dry? Not much info coming down here to EGHH and if any -200 guys are considering making a move, if AFX has got of the ground with their own crews, other options are presenting! Good luck to all at AFX and well done if it's a wet lease - airborn at last!!
AFX gone dry?... naahhh....!!
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Hi all,
I understand that AAI got egg on there face very recently, with G-INTL.
Got the thing loaded up with freight, on it's first revenue outing, and the loadmaster had to have quite a bit of it unloaded, somebody forgot to check if G-INTL had a dangerous cargo certification, - it hasn't!!!
Now it's back on the ground at KUL, doing not much!!!
Cheers
I understand that AAI got egg on there face very recently, with G-INTL.
Got the thing loaded up with freight, on it's first revenue outing, and the loadmaster had to have quite a bit of it unloaded, somebody forgot to check if G-INTL had a dangerous cargo certification, - it hasn't!!!
Now it's back on the ground at KUL, doing not much!!!
Cheers
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"quite a bit of it unloaded" - 3 pallets refused - not loaded in the first place, therefore not "unloaded"... not exactly newsworthy is it?! - wasn't the "first revenue outing either" 
It amazes me in this industry how people seem to revel in any carrier having problems - Ok, AFX history is not too great, but at least they're giving it a go...
They're still the only B747 freight operator in the UK, yet I'm sure any problem they have will show up on this forum at some stage -regardless of how small it is... and then of course it'll get blown out of proportion and full of inaccuracies - bit like, "the korean one went to MK" or the L1011's!
Still, I suppose this is a "rumour network" after all... just wonder where some people get their info from...
Anyway, rant over now - Happy New Year to you all and good luck for 2003!!!!!
Cheers!
It amazes me in this industry how people seem to revel in any carrier having problems - Ok, AFX history is not too great, but at least they're giving it a go...
They're still the only B747 freight operator in the UK, yet I'm sure any problem they have will show up on this forum at some stage -regardless of how small it is... and then of course it'll get blown out of proportion and full of inaccuracies - bit like, "the korean one went to MK" or the L1011's!
Still, I suppose this is a "rumour network" after all... just wonder where some people get their info from...
Anyway, rant over now - Happy New Year to you all and good luck for 2003!!!!!
Cheers!
