Monarch aircraft movements

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by Mr @ Spotty M

One reason is MAN security keep refusing the engineers access to it, as it has been impounded.

If it's been impounded, it won't be going anywhere regardless of whether or not engineers are allowed to work on it.

[Mr @ Spotty M]

Yes you are correct, but once it is released, it still wont be going anywhere because it has had no care of maintenance carried out on it.

[MKY661]

G-ZBAH has gone further on to Victorville. Isn't this another aircraft Graveyard?

[Mr @ Spotty M]

MKY661

Yes this is, but also a good place to store a/c, unlike NQY.
It has a large maintenance facility which does care of maintenance along side other maintenance requirements. This is where Boeing have sent B787s in the past for modifications, some of the LOT B787s ended up having major Service Bulletin packages a few years back.

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by MKY661

G-ZBAH has gone further on to Victorville. Isn't this another aircraft Graveyard?

Yes and no, aircraft have been known to re-emerge from there after maintenance and/or painting, including a couple of BA examples.

But most aircraft that land there never depart again - I suspect that a 16-year-old, 45,000-hour A320 will be one of those.

[MKY661]

G-OZBX positioned SNN-BHX today for Maintenance by the looks of things

[MKY661]

Hearing G-ZBAP is also for Scrapping at DGX, not 100% sure though.

[crewmeal]

Unless you're in the repro business.

Repossessed A320's in Turkey.....

[jethro15]

Current fleet situation as of 12 July 18

[MKY661]

G-OZBO now only aircraft without a home