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Diana becomes Molly

PostPosted: 25 Feb 2012, 11:10
by Biggles
Sorry about the obscure title to this thread, but all will become clear...

On Thursday 23rd Feb A.340-300 G-VFAR flew from Manchester back to Heathrow after repainting by Air Liveries.

It is no longer names 'Diana', and it took a while to find the 'name' on the aircraft. It is now called 'Molly' - the name has been moved from the nose (under the cockpit windows) to the side of the fuselage just adjacent to the forward freight/baggage hold.

It's first revenue flight in these colours was the VS657 to Accra that evening.

Re: Diana becomes Molly

PostPosted: 25 Feb 2012, 11:37
by virginboy747
Molly???? What's that all about?? :0

Re: Diana becomes Molly

PostPosted: 26 Feb 2012, 22:39
by tontybear
virginboy747 wrote:Molly???? What's that all about?? :0


Another charity name change auction thingy?

Either that or the painter decided to name the plane after his dog and no one noticed :o) :o)

Re: Diana becomes Molly

PostPosted: 26 Feb 2012, 22:52
by RedVee
Mike Oldfield's daughter is called Molly........might be entirely co-incidental ?|

Re: Diana becomes Molly

PostPosted: 26 Feb 2012, 23:29
by mikejwright

Re: Diana becomes Molly

PostPosted: 27 Feb 2012, 00:21
by sunsational
My brother in law has a rotweiler named Molly and the Mother-in-law's 7 month old dog is called Dolly.

Re: Diana becomes Molly

PostPosted: 27 Feb 2012, 09:34
by pjh
mikejwright wrote:All details are here:

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/lofi ... 13493.html


y)

Re: Diana becomes Molly

PostPosted: 27 Feb 2012, 09:59
by RedVee
Hi mikejwright

Thanks for that and welcome to V-Flyer

Re: Diana becomes Molly

PostPosted: 27 Feb 2012, 10:40
by Concorde RIP
I'm surprised more PR didn't come out about this.....a nice story.

Weren't the A343's going though? Why repaint/name a plane that won't be long for the fleet - or did I get that wrong (as usual!).

Re: Diana becomes Molly

PostPosted: 27 Feb 2012, 11:11
by Neil
Concorde RIP wrote:I'm surprised more PR didn't come out about this.....a nice story.

Weren't the A343's going though? Why repaint/name a plane that won't be long for the fleet - or did I get that wrong (as usual!).


The A343's aren't due to leave the fleet currently - there are 4 A346 that are leaving this year though.

Re: Diana becomes Molly

PostPosted: 27 Feb 2012, 15:58
by slinky09
Neil wrote:
The A343's aren't due to leave the fleet currently - there are 4 A346 that are leaving this year though.


I thought two more A343s were going this year, including G-VSUN?

Re: Diana becomes Molly

PostPosted: 27 Feb 2012, 16:02
by Concorde RIP
Slinky - that's what I thought too, although I must have got the names/regs mixed up...

Tell you what, if VS made their fleet plans public knowledge, life would be a lot more boring!!!

Re: Diana becomes Molly

PostPosted: 29 Feb 2012, 10:01
by Monkey789
Neil wrote:
Concorde RIP wrote:I'm surprised more PR didn't come out about this.....a nice story.

Weren't the A343's going though? Why repaint/name a plane that won't be long for the fleet - or did I get that wrong (as usual!).


The A343's aren't due to leave the fleet currently - there are 4 A346 that are leaving this year though.


Sorry if it's been mentioned before elsewhere, but do we know which A346's are due to leave this year?

I also thought some A343's were leaving as I'd read that on this forum somewhere.

Re: Diana becomes Molly

PostPosted: 29 Feb 2012, 20:04
by jwhite9185
scnickr wrote:
Neil wrote:
Concorde RIP wrote:I'm surprised more PR didn't come out about this.....a nice story.

Weren't the A343's going though? Why repaint/name a plane that won't be long for the fleet - or did I get that wrong (as usual!).


The A343's aren't due to leave the fleet currently - there are 4 A346 that are leaving this year though.


Sorry if it's been mentioned before elsewhere, but do we know which A346's are due to leave this year?

I also thought some A343's were leaving as I'd read that on this forum somewhere.


G-VSHY
G-VMEG

Cant remember the other 2 off the top of my head, but its basically the 1st 4 delivered to VS.

Re: Diana becomes Molly

PostPosted: 04 Sep 2012, 16:23
by mollysmom
I have just joined this site after reading what people are saying about the renaming of Diana to Molly. I am Molly's mom and have found some of the comments upsetting. Molly like all of you loves planes and had been seriously ill all her life and will continue to be so, despite this she works hard and is the kindess, most beautiful young lady inside and out you will ever meet. Who among you wouldn't have jumped at the chance to have a wonderful plane named after you, Virgin staff were amazing and made Molly feel very special and treated her like a 5 star passanger,
please think of peoples feelings next time you leave comments like some of you have, if my daighter read any of this she would be very upset.

Re: Diana becomes Molly

PostPosted: 04 Sep 2012, 20:14
by Nottingham Nick
Welcome to the site, mollysmom.

Having re-read the thread, I am not entirely sure what has caused your upset, but thanks for sharing the story and posting your thoughts.

Nick

Re: Diana becomes Molly

PostPosted: 04 Sep 2012, 20:29
by slinky09
I'm mystified too - many months ago something changed and there was some banter about it, when the reason became known the comments changed.

What's so upsetting ?| ?| ?| .

I think it's a lovely story but the full extent of it wasn't known up front.