OO-TSA TNT Airways Boeing 777-200LRF

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First TNT B777F under construction at Boeing plant:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= ... 0980774113

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The first TNT B777F fresh from the paint shop in Seattle:

(Courtesy Johan Vanneste)

[Konus]

Will the other two TNT B777F still arrive in 2011 ?

[liege-bierset]

Will the other two TNT B777F still arrive in 2011 ?

At least, it was reported that #2 and #3 should be delivered in the second half of this current year.

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Take-off and very first test flight of the first TNT Airways Boeing 777F, at the Boeing Everett plant, WA.

http://twitpic.com/5qzuuh

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The first TNT Airways Boeing 777F is scheduled to arrive in Liege this Saturday morning.

Approval from the Belgian CAA was obtained today, 20 July.

[Nevihta]

Where are they going to park those aircraft ?
If you come at night, and sometimes event at daytime, all the stands for large aircraft are busy...

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The painting (in less than 2 minutes) of OO-TSA, TNT's first B777F:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/user/TNTCommunic ... yU0JFU5j-A[/youtube]

And its first test flight: http://www.tnt.com/content/corporate/en ... ghter.html

[grnkg]

Hi,

Just landed in LGG, first Boeing 777 on the Belgian register:






















Kind regards,
GR.

[Carl Hendriks]

Cool water salute!

One shortly prior touch-down...
http://www.airliners.net/photo/TNT/Boei ... 1955853/L/

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Why did it stop in AMS before continuing to Liège?

[a380bigbeast]

Why did it stop in AMS before continuing to Liège?

Just for pictures.

[grnkg]

Why did it stop in AMS before continuing to Liège?

Because KLM is the contracted maintenance organisation for this aircraft and there were specific aircraft parts, supplies and tooling onboard.

Kind regards,
GR.

[Boavida]

Finally a Belgian 777

[fretn]

now on to the first belgian a380!

[Acid-drop]

http://www.mst-aviation.nl/viewtopic.php?f=73&t=27433

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Why did it stop in AMS before continuing to Liège?

Because KLM is the contracted maintenance organisation for this aircraft and there were specific aircraft parts, supplies and tooling onboard.

I thought that the maintenance of TNT aircraft was done by X-Air Services, their joint venture with Sabena Technics. Is it different for their 777s?

[andorra-airport]

Here a short video of the paint job:

http://www.youtube.com/user/TNTCommunic ... yU0JFU5j-A

[azingrew]

Why did it stop in AMS before continuing to Liège?

Could it be that they just showed the plane to the headquarter executives, after all, TNT is a dutch company
based in Amsterdam.

[sn26567]

Why did it stop in AMS before continuing to Liège?

I got the answer from Johan Vanneste himself: it was because of a requirement under the lease agreement with Guggenheim Air partners.

Now that are strange lease agreements, if you want my opinion.