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By: - 24th October 2008 at 16:23 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Have to say, that looks superb!!
I love the 757 with winglets, shame we dont get enough of them at Gatwick :(.
By: - 24th October 2008 at 17:38 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Not bad at all!!!
I hear AB is to be used for the New York fights later this year, as she is the lightest aircraft in the fleet.
Now i wonder when they will get round to painting AD in the Jet2 colours!
By: - 25th October 2008 at 10:54 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Are anymore gaining winglets.
By: - 26th October 2008 at 01:12 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
It seems AA may be also gaining winglets.
By: - 26th October 2008 at 09:54 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Very nice!:D
Here at LHR, Continental have just started a third daily flight to EWR, and they use a 757-200 with winglets, so I get to see it everyday!
By: - 26th October 2008 at 16:06 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I'm going to Lanza for the day on the 16th of November from MAN to check up on the building work, out on TCX back on Jet 2....What are the chances of my first 757 flight with winglets? :D
By: - 26th October 2008 at 17:32 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Don't know but LSAB is now flying out of LBA. Looks very good!
By: - 26th October 2008 at 22:17 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
LSAB operated LBA - ALC - LBA - PFO Today! went tech on push back to PFO but was all rectified!
By: - 27th October 2008 at 23:40 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I thought G-LSAI is for the JFK route.
By: - 28th October 2008 at 12:14 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
As far as I am aware LSAI is not ETOPS cleared and therefore cannot be used on the New York route.
Correct me if I am wrong but was there not some kind of issue with the Chinese plane AG, AH and AI doing the longer Cannaries and Cyprus routes??
Cheers
I thought G-LSAI is for the JFK route.
By: - 28th October 2008 at 15:14 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I thought G-LSAI is for the JFK route.
That was never the case, and it's not JFK it's EWR.
By: - 28th October 2008 at 15:28 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Feel free to to correct me if im wrong but i believe that AB is not only ETOPs equiped but she is also the lightest aircraft in the 757 fleet which makes her the best suited to the LBA-EWR flight. Where as AJ which is known as "JET 2 NEW YORK" is the heavyiest 757 they own.
Again im going on past information so dont quote me on it.
Any Truth to the rumour that Jet2 are looking to get sell the Chinese 757s?
By: - 28th October 2008 at 18:08 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Feel free to to correct me if im wrong but i believe that AB is not only ETOPs equiped but she is also the lightest aircraft in the 757 fleet which makes her the best suited to the LBA-EWR flight. Where as AJ which is known as "JET 2 NEW YORK" is the heavyiest 757 they own.Again im going on past information so dont quote me on it.
Any Truth to the rumour that Jet2 are looking to get sell the Chinese 757s?
Depends what you mean by lightest. You'd want the aircraft with the highest GTOW for a route like this.
By: - 28th October 2008 at 19:09 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Does anyone here know who invented wing end plates, now called winglets?
He added them to one of his designs in 1929 and patented the idea in 1930.
By: - 22nd November 2008 at 22:44 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
1 word, beautiful
By: - 23rd November 2008 at 19:12 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Feel free to to correct me if im wrong but i believe that AB is not only ETOPs equiped but she is also the lightest aircraft in the 757 fleet which makes her the best suited to the LBA-EWR flight. Where as AJ which is known as "JET 2 NEW YORK" is the heavyiest 757 they own.
Sorry to sound like a complete dumbass (ooops, too late!:D), but why is their a weight difference between two aircraft that are the same type/model...? :o
By: - 23rd November 2008 at 19:45 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I had a look at the weights of the 757 fleet recently in work, can't quite remember them now but AB was one of the lighter ones together with AI and possibly AD, don't quote me.
cloud_9,
Same aircraft but when weighting to the nearest kilogram, every aircraft will be different, especially since the 757s come from different backgrounds with different equipment onboard, gone through different repairs and modifications.
Say you and a friend buy the same model of car with different options/extras, there is going to be a small difference in weight. Then as you, or he, goes OTT with pimping it out:D it will only lead to a bigger difference. If he has different galleys, seating config, speed stripes, lightweight titanium gear knob etc etc.
By: - 23rd November 2008 at 20:53 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
And all you winglet watchers may be pleased to know that a 2nd BA 757 (G-BPEJ) has now been given the full 'Open Skies' makeover, complete with eye catching red blended winglets.
By: - 23rd November 2008 at 20:56 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
It seems AA may be also gaining winglets.
If you mean their 757's then have had been sporting winglets for quite a while now, as have Icelandair, Continental, US Airways and Delta to name but a few.
AA are set to adopt Aviation Partners blended winglets on their 767-300 fleet however.
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By: FlyMonarch - 24th October 2008 at 16:13
First pic of AB an her winglets!! looks great!
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6390368