2 BRU-questions.

Glider · Post by **Glider** » 12 Jul 2003, 12:24

First of all:
Why the AA-plane (N372AA) stayed on the ground yesterday? Anybody knows about the cause? Technical problem?

Then I saw a 'new' DHL A300 (TF-ELB, I think). Since when is it flying to BRU? Is it flying for Islandflug? What was it's previous reg?

Thx,
Glider

liebensd · Post by **liebensd** » 12 Jul 2003, 16:39

Glider,

There was something strange with AA. Today there was at 12H30 a special flight to Chicago AA9219 witch departed at 13H09. This is not a normal flight because today there was also the regular flight AA089 and SN8001 at 10u50 departed at 11H41.

Greetz,

Dave

744rules · Post by **744rules** » 12 Jul 2003, 17:30

Dave,

aa089/11jul-a/c n372aa was cancelled (don't know the reason, probably major tech probs) and this a/c left as aa9219/12jul

sn8001 is same flt as aa089 (codeshare)

rgds

744rules

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Avro · Post by **Avro** » 12 Jul 2003, 18:28

Then I saw a 'new' DHL A300 (TF-ELB, I think). Since when is it flying to BRU? Is it flying for Islandflug? What was it's previous reg?

TF-ELB is maybe making some flights for DHL. A few months ago they allready leased an A300-600 for some flights between Brussels and Bahrein. It could also be that the 757-200PF OO-DLJ (the only one of DHL's fleet that is able to go to Bahrein) is in maintenance or has a technical problem and that TF-ELB is therefore replacing it.

Greetz
Chris

liebensd · Post by **liebensd** » 12 Jul 2003, 19:42

OO-DLJ (the only one of DHL's fleet that is able to go to Bahrein)

What is different in Bahrain opposite the rest of the world?

Greetz,

Dave

744rules · Post by **744rules** » 12 Jul 2003, 20:31

Dave,

max payload b757 +- 22/23T

max payload a300 +- 45/48T

Even if the a300 is payload restricted to BAH, it still can take more than a757. Do not forget that DHL has to take volume as well, rather then weight. I think that for such distances a a300 has better results.

Rgds

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liebensd · Post by **liebensd** » 12 Jul 2003, 20:34

Ok 744rules,

But why is only OO-DLJ able to fly to Barhain and not for example OO-DLP?

Greetz,

Dave

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 12 Jul 2003, 20:42

But why is only OO-DLJ able to fly to Barhain and not for example OO-DLP?

OO-DLJ is the only B757-200PF the others are B757-200SF. The PF version has special performances, and is therfore the only version able to fly directly into Bahrein.
The PF has a greater MTOW and bigger fuel tanks.
Since A9C-DHL crashed last year OO-DLJ is the only B757-200PF.

Greetz
Chris

meerkat · Post by **meerkat** » 12 Jul 2003, 22:33

I had a brief glimpse of the "new" DHL A300 which wears a non-standard c/s in red & white. Does anyone have a piture of it yet?

Meerkat

liebensd · Post by **liebensd** » 13 Jul 2003, 11:19

Meerkat,

What is the registration of the new A300 of DHL?

Greez,

Dave

meerkat · Post by **meerkat** » 14 Jul 2003, 09:42

Dave

Sorry not to reply yesterday but I was in driving to and from England.

The A300 I saw was outside the Lufthansa Technics hangar in the distance as I was passing by Abelag at the time, so I was not able to read it off.

Although perhaps it is TF-ELB which is referred to earlier in this thread.

As we are on the subject of DHL will you be including the G- registered B757's in your DHL fleetlist?

Meerkat

liebensd · Post by **liebensd** » 14 Jul 2003, 11:56

Meerkat,

I have picked up some info that a number op G registered DHL aircrafts would be reregistered as OO, so the they will automatically be put in the register.

Greetz,

Dave

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 14 Jul 2003, 14:40

But not all of them will be OO, a part of the B757 fleet will stay with the G registrations.

Chris

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 19 Jul 2003, 19:23

here's the pic of TF-ELB with the DHL logo.
Does someone know if TF-ELB will get a belgian registration in the future

Chris