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By: - 29th March 2005 at 16:55 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
That'd be good for us planespotters, but it wouldn't give Excel a very good reputation!
By: - 29th March 2005 at 16:59 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
You've been watching to much modifiedairlinerphotos:
http://www.cardatabase.net/modifiedairlinerphotos/search/photo_search.php?id=00000803
By: - 29th March 2005 at 17:03 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
hmmm, wouldn't surprise me if this was indeed the supposed source for the thread on a.net. would be a fab sight though ... even if the interiors look a little on the 'well used' side ;)
By: - 29th March 2005 at 17:07 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
It is going to happen, remember Excel and Air Atlanta are merging.
I think TF-ARS and TF-ABA are two of the ones gone end up in XLA c/s.
By: - 29th March 2005 at 17:18 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Which 742s are currently in VA colours?
I'd bet my last £1 (and it literally is!) that if they're coming out of their lease with VS they are the ones getting the XLA scheme
By: - 29th March 2005 at 17:36 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
On of the VS B74's is now with another airline somewhere in Russia i think.
By: - 29th March 2005 at 17:37 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I think you're all forgetting that Air Atlanta's traditional favoured scheme for B747s is "Siberian Winter Camouflage". ;)
By: - 29th March 2005 at 17:49 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Yep your right Topjet, just the one VS 742 left now, think its VSSS ?
Seems pretty certain that TF-ARS/ABA and ABP will be in XLA c/s.
By: - 29th March 2005 at 20:39 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
All the Virgin classics have been sold to Transaero.
We used to see the Air Atlanta 74's in Turkey most nights (Dalaman, Antalya, Izmir, etc) when I was in the charters. There could be quite a large market for large scale people moving to that area during the season.
By: - 29th March 2005 at 21:08 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
All the Virgin classics have been sold to Transaero.G-VSSS was still operating out of MAN over the weekend.
By: - 30th March 2005 at 21:56 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Yes but the deal is done. 5 classic airframes, I believe.
By: - 31st March 2005 at 14:39 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
travel city direct fly to sanford not mco and surely travel city need the 742's aswell as the 1 or 2 743's coming in from corsair? especially in the summer when cardiff glasgow - sanford etc all start coming into force
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By: harrylime - 29th March 2005 at 16:39
Read a post on the a.net forums claiming that Air Atlanta are to rebrand their 742's operating from the UK to the Excel Airways brand.
Can anyone else elaborate on this from a different source?
Can't imagine this would change the routes they'd operate, most likely they'd remain mostly serving TravelCityDirect from LGW and MAN to MCO.
If true I'd imagine they'd eventually go for a repaint soon, that'd be something to see for sure.