When VEX in Brussels Airlines colours?

babolat-blast · Post by **babolat-blast** » 13 Nov 2006, 23:26

Does someone know when the first Virgin Express 737 will be painted in Brussels Airlines colours? I'm curious to see how this one will look like...

Cartman · Post by **Cartman** » 14 Nov 2006, 07:29

I've been told that during coming winter, the 737's will be painted white. The real livery will appear somewhere around march, when Brussels Airlines will offcially start to operate.

I hope they start this operation soon enough that all aircraft will heve the new livery at the first 'official' day of Brussels Airlines.

euroflyer · Post by **euroflyer** » 14 Nov 2006, 12:24

do you really think they will paint them two times in just a few weeks? Does not sound very cost sensitive ...

BelgianBoy · Post by **BelgianBoy** » 14 Nov 2006, 17:12

Bearing in mind, that the new Brussels Airlines colour scheme is mainly white, they can spray them in two phases

Duke · Post by **Duke** » 14 Nov 2006, 18:04

BelgianBoy wrote:Bearing in mind, that the new Brussels Airlines colour scheme is mainly white, they can spray them in two phases

The white in the new colorscheme is not so predominant (only the upper half of the fuselage).
This is a pity, as the aircraft would have looked much more attractive with a completely blue-grey upper fuselage.
Just my opinion, though...

B-tail · Post by **B-tail** » 14 Nov 2006, 18:45

The first VEX B737-400 in the new colours will arrive this saturday in BRU.
A/c is OO-VEK and is at this moment being painted in Bournemouth.

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 14 Nov 2006, 18:49

B-tail wrote:The first VEX B737-400 in the new colours will arrive this saturday in BRU.
A/c is OO-VEK and is at this moment being painted in Bournemouth.

Thanks for the info B-Tail. Do you know why they don't paint it in the QAPS hangar as the other planes ?

Chris

B-tail · Post by **B-tail** » 14 Nov 2006, 18:52

Because Virgin Ops is at this time still working seperatly from SN Ops (will change in 2007) and Bournemouth was in the past one of the places where VEX airplanes used to be painted...

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 14 Nov 2006, 18:55

B-tail wrote:Because Virgin Ops is at this time still working seperatly from SN Ops (will change in 2007) and Bournemouth was in the past one of the places where VEX airplanes used to be painted...

OK thanks for the quick response. Much appreciated!! By the way welcome to the forums

Chris

DannyVDB · Post by **DannyVDB** » 14 Nov 2006, 20:15

Very curious to see how it looks like ...

Danny

glabbi · Post by **glabbi** » 14 Nov 2006, 20:21

Hello spotters,

Would be nice if somebody has an arrival hour.
It seems that saturday is a nice day to spot in Bru because the B707 is also leaving.
Hope the weather will be a bit bettar than today

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 14 Nov 2006, 20:24

DannyVDB wrote:Very curious to see how it looks like ...

Danny

Similar to this one

http://www.cardatabase.net/modifiedairl ... d=00000402

Established02 · Post by **Established02** » 14 Nov 2006, 20:53

B-tail wrote:The first VEX B737-400 in the new colours will arrive this saturday in BRU.
A/c is OO-VEK and is at this moment being painted in Bournemouth.

Sorry, I haven't read all the recent comments on Brussels Airlines.
Will the new call sign now be "B-tail" instead of "S-tail"?

Thanks.

Konus · Post by **Konus** » 15 Nov 2006, 11:06

When has OO-VEK left Brussels for being repainted ?

Cash · Post by **Cash** » 15 Nov 2006, 13:01

Established02 wrote:
B-tail wrote:The first VEX B737-400 in the new colours will arrive this saturday in BRU.
A/c is OO-VEK and is at this moment being painted in Bournemouth.
Sorry, I haven't read all the recent comments on Brussels Airlines.
Will the new call sign now be "B-tail" instead of "S-tail"?

Thanks.

I think thats still unknown at the moment?

B-tail · Post by **B-tail** » 15 Nov 2006, 15:12

OO-VEK left for painting last saturday and will return to BRU this saturday.
Arrival is estimated around noon time if there are no delays. a/c is first doing a test flight in Bournemouth...

B-tail · Post by **B-tail** » 15 Nov 2006, 15:14

Cash wrote:
Established02 wrote:
B-tail wrote:The first VEX B737-400 in the new colours will arrive this saturday in BRU.
A/c is OO-VEK and is at this moment being painted in Bournemouth.
Sorry, I haven't read all the recent comments on Brussels Airlines.
Will the new call sign now be "B-tail" instead of "S-tail"?

Thanks.
I think thats still unknown at the moment?

This is indeed not decided yet. For the time being call sign still remain S-tail.

B-tail · Post by **B-tail** » 15 Nov 2006, 15:16

Second VEX a/c (OO-VEN) is also leaving this saturday for repainting in Bournemouth....

BrightCedars · Post by **BrightCedars** » 15 Nov 2006, 15:59

Thanks for the details B-tail.

By the looks of it, it seems that there is a will behind in sending the red birds to the paint shop. One during this week, one during next week...

Do you know if there's a plan to send them all to the paintshop every week until the entire fleet (10?) is done. Including the latest painted ones (I believe OO-VEX was painted recently after fitting the winglets)?

This could mean that in about 2 months, the whole red birds will have been repainted. I'm feeling they have started a marathon to have the brand (at least similarity) on the whole fleet by March 25, 2007.

I think I read people are not finding the B737-400s in the future timetable, any info on that?

B-tail · Post by **B-tail** » 15 Nov 2006, 17:18

When OO-VEN returns from painting next week, it will be OO-VEG's turn to be painted. At the moment it looks like that every week there is a VEX a/c in the paint hangar. Little detail : OO-VEG is also VEX second a/c that is being fitted with winglets (a/c in D-check at this time where the winglets will be installed).
Regarding your question of B737-400 in the future timetables : I'm not quite sure what you just mean with that question, but the 737's are not disappearing in the near future....

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