Qr 330-300 Parked

[Jango]

Hi out there, I hear that QR has 2 or more white tail A330-300 parked in Doha possibly available for lease? Can anyone send me an update or give me a contact at QR to follow up?

Many thanks

[A300Man]

I'm not sure that they do. AFAIK, all QR A333 are still active, although some of the orange Asian Games aircraft have recently been repainted in standard colours.

I may be entirely wrong though.

If at all they do have aircraft they want to offload, I would have guessed that the two ex-Volare non standard A332's would be logical choices - A7-AFN and AFO.

[Daft Wader]

Two are currently at Doha being prepared for service with THY , they are in full THY c/s.

May the farce be with you

Daft Wader

[Jango]

Thanks for the help chaps, fits in with the 'white' story I got - probably being prepped for THY or in between Asian Games colour scheme changes.

[A300Man]

I really had no idea that two aircraft were going to THY. Can anyone confirm which two specific Qatar registrations are involved? I wonder what vintage they are and I assume they are going on dry lease?

[loc22550]

A-330 man:The 2 "turkish-airline A-330" on the east apron are actually A7-AFO & AFN .
so..Less A-330..,...less possibility of transfer from the "killing" A-320 to A-330

[A300Man]

I see, so it is the ex-Volare aircraft, which are in fact A330-200's and not -300's. I bet QR's MNL, PEW, CEB and CAN pax are pleased that these machines will no longer be used extensively on those routes. No IFE, etc.