V-Flyer

After being stored at Lourdes since February 2015, A340-600 G-VNAP was registered back to Virgin Atlantic on 27th November. Has anyone heard if she is re-joining the fleet?

She's in the air just now!

Took off from Lourdes and currently heading east?

Getting interior and paint in China?

Don’t VS aircraft all go to Air Livery at MAN for their paint jobs?

She will need WiFi installing as well if VS want to keep their claim that WiFi is installed on all their aircraft.

Yes she is, to help with the Dreamliner issues

Great to see Sleeping Beauty back and with a special livery.

Virgin say about the livery "Today we've unveiled "a big Virgin Atlantic thank you" to all of our people around the world who keep us flying. You're our magic ingredient!"

Good blog on Virgin about bringing G-VNAP (Sleeping Beauty Rejuvenated) into use. "The result is a stunning ‘thank you’ to our people with a 7-foot by 152-foot message exclaiming ‘a big Virgin Atlantic thank you’ along the length of the very long fuselage of the A340-600. The paint scheme salutes the work of the 9,000 people around the world who keep our operation running 24/7 and includes a limited edition upright version of the ‘Flying Lady’, raising her glass to toast our people. This is only the second time this design has been used, the first being on our first Boeing 787 Dreamliner which entered the fleet in 2015." More pictures and information can be found here: https://blog.virginatlantic.com/sleepin ... ck-g-vnap/

Isn't G-VNAP just replacing one of the other soon to depart A346's which is going back to it's leaser?

VS own G-VNAP where as the other 346's are leased.

Might just be the pic, but I cannot see a WiFi radome installed anywhere?

mitchja wrote:Isn't G-VNAP just replacing one of the other soon to depart A346's which is going back to it's leaser?

VS own G-VNAP where as the other 346's are leased.

Might just be the pic, but I cannot see a WiFi radome installed anywhere?

Have to agree that a wifi radome seems to be notably missing - they are normally quite visible. Yes, there are a few "bumps" on the top of the fuselage, but when you examine closely it's all stuff from the terminal building in the background.

Nice blog indeed, thanks for posting as well as the pictures.

Does anyone know if G-VNAP received the Upper Class refresh that the other A346s did, as well as the new economy seats and power ports too?

She flew from Tarbes to Manila for a while so may well have!

She’s got WiFi

How many planes have Virgin lost due to the engine problem. They’ve needed to get the 4 A330s and also calling these back from “the grave”.

Edward T wrote:How many planes have Virgin lost due to the engine problem.

Apparently 2, however, I believe some of the 346's are also leaving the fleet this year as they will be reaching the end of their leases.

She is finally back in service on the VS9 this afternoon....

A really great video of G-VNAP taking off from Manchester in the sun yesterday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-66BZz74Hc0