Ethiad 777 in Cairns!
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Ethiad 777 in Cairns!
I was honeymoon a few weeks back and saw an Ethiad 777 at Cairns Airport, Australia. Anyone know what it was doing there?Route proving I hope. I reckon it would be a great route for any middle eastern operator, taking all the backpackers down there..........any thoughts?
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The Etihad 777 you saw was A6-ETB. B777-3FX/ER, operated by Boeing for hot-weather testing for the GE90-115B's... They did not accomplish the tests as it was not hot enough...
So, unfortunately, not route-proving, but rather manufacturer testing...
So, unfortunately, not route-proving, but rather manufacturer testing...
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I reckon it would be a great route for any middle eastern operator, taking all the backpackers down there..........any thoughts?
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Not to Cairns but Etihad will be all over Oz by the end of the year, and not a moment too soon. Paying 5,500 dhs return to Melbourne from Dubai is ridiculous. And best of all I can fly in and out of Abu Dhabi!!!! Will be a godsend for the big Oz expat community in Ab Dab.
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Originally Posted by AirNoServicesAustralia
Not to Cairns but Etihad will be all over Oz by the end of the year, and not a moment too soon. Paying 5,500 dhs return to Melbourne from Dubai is ridiculous. And best of all I can fly in and out of Abu Dhabi!!!! Will be a godsend for the big Oz expat community in Ab Dab.
More flights have been applied for (42 week extra), but do you really think little johnny and his ministry for qantas will approve those ... got to keep those bad boys from the desert who dont pay anything for their fuel away from QF now dont we!!!!!
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The ETIHAD a/c was on hot wx stuff and ended up at Alice Springs for it, talked to a Boeing Security guy yesterday who was on it.
As far as the AUS routes go .....SYD later this year... and for the EK guys, at least 2 days layover Keep discovering
As far as the AUS routes go .....SYD later this year... and for the EK guys, at least 2 days layover Keep discovering
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MASP
"Just (4pm CST, 22/1/06) tracked-spotted a Boeing 777 (with Boeing call sign; Emirate-like livery) paying a 10 minute visit to Alice Springs, and then flying out to Cairns. Apparently an experimental trip. Who knows what about the exercise?"
I posted the above on the Spectators Balcony forum without definitive response. I'm interested to find more specific info on this forum. The 777 was certainly on its way to CNS ex ASP; perhaps it had come from there. It got caught up with a go-around by the preceding aircraft (QF 725 ex DRW) due to a breaking thunderstorm, and did several orbits over the town. Sorry it wasn't hot enough here: it was >40°C in the shade throughout January (and beyond)!
I posted the above on the Spectators Balcony forum without definitive response. I'm interested to find more specific info on this forum. The 777 was certainly on its way to CNS ex ASP; perhaps it had come from there. It got caught up with a go-around by the preceding aircraft (QF 725 ex DRW) due to a breaking thunderstorm, and did several orbits over the town. Sorry it wasn't hot enough here: it was >40°C in the shade throughout January (and beyond)!
Last edited by MASP; 10th February 2006 at 04:58.
