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

Negative.
Negative.No cash, no dash...:}

Sands Tristars

Yes they are for sale. But they are expensive but very low time aircraft

The one parked needs the engine AD doing

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.

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.

How much are they going for? Anyone got photos?

Link to a photo on previous page :hmm:

Could you please elaborate 411A?. (About the con job), doesn't the owner of hz-ab1 have enough money to pay for the expenses related to his aircraft?. As I understand it isn´t he is a Saudi Prince?. And a final question and sorry to abuse your patience, but isn´t hz-ab1 the most expensive L-1011 in the world?. I once read, (I don´t remember well where) that it had communication systems that were very advanced and that it was the most luxurious L-1011 made, even more than the ex-saudi royals transports L-1011 now ex-Vegas Sands. What would be the real price of these three aircraft?.

Thanks and forgive me for asking so many questions

C.

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........
Cheers

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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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.

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.

Marvellous website!! especially the photo's of the well equipped offices:confused:
Maybe I should sell them a pic of their Tristar S2-AKB to show on their website, I'm sure offers of work would pile in:ok:

S/N: 1247 the Al Anwah aircraft is in Victorville undergoing a " C Check"

Is that an ex-BA example in the near background that i see ?



SHJ

Are the -100's, -200's, or 250's viable for service anymore or is engine support dead except for the -500's now?

Engines on the -250 model are the same as on the -500. IE: RB.211-524B402.

-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.

I'm wondering if the DL -250's are viable then. Worth cutting a door in them for freight?