OpenSkies 757 at LHR

[albert]

Taxying out for 27L at LHR this morning on way to IAD, noticed OpenSkies 757 parked by BA engineering area. Fitted with large set of winglets.

Surely slightly provocative?

[Blink182]

Shortly to conduct ETOPS testing

BA sourced /Owned , Converted by BA engineering, On the BA AOC,

Crewed by ???????

[JAR 1.0175]

OpenSkies EC901T

Aircraft operated as a private training flight EC901T (not on the BA AOC).

[G-STAW]

ive heard its coming into MAN later this week......

G-STAW

[Ian Brooks]

Been and gone today

Ian

[icepie]

Saw her take off from LHR today at around 1350 BST.

[Shark Slayer]

Who flew it ???

[Human Factor]

Management probably. They weren't too keen on broadcasting their callsign though.

[Runway 31]

It was training at Prestwick yesterday.

[Heffer]

http://www.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/photo/Open-...ext_id=1348966

[Walnut]

Former BA 757 training pilot, not well liked when in BA.

[Taildragger67]

Interesting combination of flags above the registration at the back there: EU and US flags, but (at the moment) a G- rego.

And I see they're doing the 'Jetstar - a Qantas Group airline' thing by putting BA's name there as well.

[AircraftOperations]

It's training throughout the UK all week, taking in airports such as MAN, CWL and PIK.

Surprised it's headed across the pond already though...

[Ian Brooks]

It flew at Manchester yesterday morning but was parked up in the evening
almost lost in the crowd of Spanish planes for that certain football game

Ian

[HZ123]

It is has the making of being a another shambles. Travelled to HEL yesterday on a BA 757 it clearly needed some internal investment. It was falling apart.

[gbdxo]

Was at CWL twice today, same as the last 2 days.

Training or flight testing? Anyone know?

[MAN777]

It was sat or should I say hidden in the furthest corner of the west apron at MAN this evening, is it really that sensitive that it has to be kept away from LHR. ?

Also heard a whisper that the Open Skies aircraft are to be serviced at MAN with non BA engineers ?? (reliability of source not known)

[pacamack]

Also heard a whisper that the Open Skies aircraft are to be serviced at MAN with non BA engineers ?? (reliability of source not known)

I can answer that one, incredibly unreliable!

[Fargoo]

Maint is to be done in Brussels by Sabena - not BA engineers

[Swedish Steve]

Maint is to be done in Brussels by Sabena - not BA engineers

SN Technics in BRU will do line maint and A checks. BA Engineers in CDG and JFK will do line maint.
Higher checks will be done by BA at LHR.