Longtail Aviation
There was a Longtail 340 at Heathrow yesterday which diverted from somewhere.
I’ve looked at their website and couldn’t find out much more than they are based in the Bahamas. Did they divert from Nassau or are they a legit company? |
Do you know the difference between the Bahamas and Bermuda?
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Are you certain it was an A340? Or do you mean LGT340? As far as I know the airline has 4 B747s in its fleet, although I'm not sure that all four are operational as yet. Of course it's quite possible that they sub-chartered an A340 from somewhere. Basically they are a worldwide cargo company registered in Bermuda. I've seen them in Maastricht several times a week.
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The only A340 at LHR yesterday was one of Maleth's from Seoul which diverted in, presumably due to winds at BOH.
Nothing to do with Longtail, Bermuda or the Bahamas ... |
Well I may have got my Bermuda and Bahamas mixed up but there was an A340 with red engines there (I think ex Virgin).
Confused dot com! Yes! |
Must have been. The only LGT on Monday was the 3301 a B744 from LAX to MST. Mind you, it did pass just south of LHR at 1850(L), albeit at FL370.
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As mentioned, it belongs to Maleth Aero of Malta, based at BOH, ex-Virgin and flies primarily between BOH and the far-east ferrying medical supplie from there back to the UK.
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Originally Posted by SpringHeeledJack
(Post 11039029)
As mentioned, it belongs to Maleth Aero of Malta, based at BOH, ex-Virgin and flies primarily between BOH and the far-east ferrying medical supplie from there back to the UK.
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As mentioned earlier if it was a 340 not Longtail. Longtail have 2 -400Fs already and just leased a third ex-Virgin 747 (G-VXLG) now VQ-BZV. It's currently at STN having the seats removed and will be used as a "pax-freighter" with freight strapped to the seat tracks.
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Originally Posted by Flightmech
(Post 11039107)
As mentioned earlier if it was a 340 not Longtail. Longtail have 2 -400Fs already and just leased a third ex-Virgin 747 (G-VXLG) now VQ-BZV. It's currently at STN having the seats removed and will be used as a "pax-freighter" with freight strapped to the seat tracks.
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Originally Posted by Flightmech
(Post 11039107)
As mentioned earlier if it was a 340 not Longtail. Longtail have 2 -400Fs already and just leased a third ex-Virgin 747 (G-VXLG) now VQ-BZV. It's currently at STN having the seats removed and will be used as a "pax-freighter" with freight strapped to the seat tracks.
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Yes, they are legit. Why do you ask?
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Originally Posted by Pistonprop
(Post 11039942)
Yes, they are legit. Why do you ask?
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It certainly arrived from Tel Aviv but I was walking around it last Friday afternoon at STN and it wasnt converted. I was told by someone at the London Jet Centre it was going into the hangar to have the seats removed and will be used as a pax-freighter? Unless its going back to Tel Aviv afterwards.
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Originally Posted by srjumbo747
(Post 11039947)
Dunno. I’ve been flying most of my life and never heard of them. Had a look at their website and still none the wiser.
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Inspections? What’s that got to do with anything?
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Originally Posted by srjumbo747
(Post 11040393)
Inspections? What’s that got to do with anything?
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Apologies if I have in some way posted something which is offensive as it wasn’t meant to be!
I do, however, wonder why you have jumped in to defend a reputable company. #I’mconfused! |
Originally Posted by srjumbo747
(Post 11040409)
Apologies if I have in some way posted something which is offensive as it wasn’t meant to be!
I do, however, wonder why you have jumped in to defend a reputable company. #I’mconfused! |
Although not operating entirely without incident.
Longtail Aviation flight LGT5504, a Boeing 747-412 (BCF), suffered an uncontained engine failure of the no.1 PW4056 engine. Blade fragments were ejected from the engine, coming down in the village of Meerssen, 2 km past the end of the runway. At that point the aircraft was climbing through 1400 feet. |
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