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Old 3rd Mar 2009, 11:18
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1st of 4 at airport now in shiny Gulf Air livery.
Wet leased but with GF cabin crew.
after 6 months onto dry lease with GF pilots
next 3 coming next month.
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Old 3rd Mar 2009, 14:12
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Hello




Gulf Air receives first Boeing 777 aircraft
Leased aircraft to serve the airline’s long haul routes
Manama, Bahrain 03 March 2009: National carrier Gulf Air received the first of the four Boeing777- 300ER aircraft today as part of the airline’s re-fleeting and product-enhancement strategy. Two more aircraft are expected to join the airline’s fleet later this month while the fourth one will join in May.
Members of the senior management, lead by Chief Executive Officer Björn Näf and Deputy Chief Executive Officer Mr. Ismail Karimi, took a tour of the new aircraft that features state-of-the art interiors and a host of amenities offering a total of 312 seats in first, business and economy class.
The new aircraft’s First Class comes with a private suite with bespoke furnishing and a fully flat bed complete with a personal wardrobe, while the ‘herring-bone’ design Business Class offers a lie-flat bed with 180 degree recline, a privacy wall for personal space and world-class linens. Economy Class passengers will not be disappointed as the seats come with more leg space to stretch out, a 130-degree recline and an adjustable hammock headrest.
The aircraft, leased from Jet Airways, will be used on a number of routes including London, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and intra Gulf Routes, gradually replacing the Airbus 340s.
The wide body B777-300ER is the largest long-range twin-engine commercial airplane in the world.
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Old 3rd Mar 2009, 15:19
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It seems there is no picture of this bird in the internet. I checked all airliner databases and aviation news sites, no picture .

If someone took a pic, please post.

thanx and regards Stefan
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Old 3rd Mar 2009, 15:41
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The new aircraft’s First Class comes with a private suite with bespoke furnishing and a fully flat bed
Business Class offers a lie-flat bed with 180 degree recline
Which ijit wrote this?
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Old 3rd Mar 2009, 16:54
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You will have some pictures tomorrow
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Old 3rd Mar 2009, 17:14
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cool, I am looking forward to the picture.

Regards Stefan
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Old 3rd Mar 2009, 18:10
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Anyone what's the REG? I heard it was VT-JEG
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Old 4th Mar 2009, 10:29
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Gulf Air 777 pictures

sorry for bad picture quality





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Old 4th Mar 2009, 18:19
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How long before the seats are held together with speedtape
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Old 10th Mar 2009, 08:34
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Just heard that first flight is planned for tomorrow am BAH/LHR GF007.
We will see.
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Old 10th Mar 2009, 16:34
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I wish PPRune wasn't full of journalists then I would tell you why VT-JEG is grounded
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pm me-I am a pax booked on 002 this week,still showing 777.
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Old 13th Mar 2009, 17:49
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Gulf Air 77W at LHR. Me likey!! Lovely looking aircraft. Does it still possess the hideously uncomfortable 9W herringbone pattern J class seating though? And from the timetable and future booking, I note this aircraft used on the LHR route also has a F class cabin. Later this year on a trip to BKK, my GF 777 is only a two class layout. Are those also coming from Jet?

Photos: Boeing 777-35R/ER Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net
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Old 14th Mar 2009, 06:02
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When and where does the training start ?
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Old 14th Mar 2009, 12:43
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Rumour is that it will be in India....
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Old 15th Mar 2009, 05:07
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Training will be held by Jet Airways in India. Confirmed
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Moto,
Jet doing the training ?
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Old 15th Mar 2009, 07:45
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I too saw the big Golden Condom in LHR, looks really good! Those of you going on it soon, enjoy !!
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Old 15th Mar 2009, 13:07
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simply beautiful

...and really agressive too with the golden falcon!

anybody knows how long it'll be flying for Gulf?
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Old 15th Mar 2009, 13:15
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Rumour is 4 aircraft 4 years...damp lease going dry after 6 months....
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