V-Flyer

Have LNM and UFO both been retired as they have both been away from the UK for quite a long time?

Have you looked at the VS source website?

Always a good place to start on VS fleet and its movements

tontybear wrote:Have you looked at the VS source website?

Always a good place to start on VS fleet and its movements

There is no mention on their fleet status on vs source

Indeed when I last looked, vssource showed all 4 332’s still ill in the fleet...

747G-VXLG wrote:Have LNM and UFO both been retired as they have both been away from the UK for quite a long time?

Another good place to look is Jethro's Fleets...

https://www.jethros.org.uk/fleets/fleet ... lantic.htm

It would seem G-VLNM moved to Dresden in November. Unclear whether it's for maintenance or return to lessor like G-VMNK a while ago. As for G-VUFO, that's still showing as being at Ciudad Real. I know a couple of aircraft moved back to MAN from Ciudad Real in autumn, but UFO wasn't one of them.

RLF wrote:Indeed when I last looked, vssource showed all 4 332’s still ill in the fleet...

Which is clearly not correct!

CURRENT STATUS OF THE A330s
G-VLNM - strd DRS
G-VMNK - withdrawn from service
G-VMIK - strd MAN
G-VWND - strd MAN
G-VGBR - strd MAN
G-VGEM - strd DSA
G-VINE - strd MAN
G-VKSS - strd DSA
G-VLUV - strd MAN
G-VNYC - strd MAN
G-VRAY - strd MAN
G-VSXY - VS810P DSA-LHR (to re-enter service)
G-VUFO - strd CQM
G-VWAG - strd DSA

GVKSS Just taxiing at DSA as we speak, FR24 is showing it going to Dresden as VS832P

ColOrd wrote:GVKSS Just taxiing at DSA as we speak, FR24 is showing it going to Dresden as VS832P

It is for maintenance. GEM and WAG will also depart Doncaster in the coming days. One of them will be positioning to Heathrow on Thursday.

CURRENT STATUS OF THE A330s - updated 26 JAN 21
G-VLNM - strd DRS
G-VMNK - withdrawn from service
G-VMIK - strd MAN
G-VWND - strd MAN
G-VGBR - strd MAN
G-VGEM - strd DSA
G-VINE - strd MAN
G-VKSS - VS832P DSA-DRS for maintenance
G-VLUV - strd MAN
G-VNYC - strd MAN
G-VRAY - strd MAN
G-VSXY - LHR due to re-enter service
G-VUFO - strd CQM
G-VWAG - strd DSA

Positioning flight due 28 JAN 21 VS820P DSA-LHR (currently meant to be G-VWAG)

CURRENT STATUS OF THE A330s
Updated 27 JAN 21

G-VLNM - strd DRS
G-VMNK - withdrawn from service
G-VMIK - strd MAN
G-VWND - strd MAN
G-VGBR - strd MAN
G-VGEM - strd DSA
G-VINE - strd MAN
G-VKSS - DRS maintenance
G-VLUV - strd MAN
G-VNYC - strd MAN
G-VRAY - strd MAN
G-VSXY - Awaiting service re-entry at LHR
G-VUFO - strd CQM
G-VWAG - strd DSA

28 JAN 21 VS820P DSA-LHR 1300A (currently G-VWAG)

CURRENT STATUS OF THE A330s
Updated 28 JAN 21

G-VLNM - strd DRS
G-VMNK - withdrawn from service
G-VMIK - strd MAN
G-VWND - strd MAN
G-VGBR - strd MAN
G-VGEM - strd DSA
G-VINE - strd MAN
G-VKSS - DRS maintenance
G-VLUV - strd MAN
G-VNYC - strd MAN
G-VRAY - strd MAN
G-VSXY - Awaiting service re-entry at LHR
G-VUFO - strd CQM
G-VWAG - VS820P DSA-LHR 1300A

CURRENT STATUS OF THE A330s
Updated 29 JAN 21

G-VLNM - strd DRS
G-VMNK - withdrawn from service
G-VMIK - strd MAN
G-VWND - strd MAN
G-VGBR - strd MAN
G-VGEM - strd DSA
G-VINE - strd MAN
G-VKSS - DRS maintenance
G-VLUV - strd MAN
G-VNYC - strd MAN
G-VRAY - strd MAN
G-VSXY - LHR maintenance
G-VUFO - strd CQM
G-VWAG - LHR maintenance

G-VWAG has just entered the hangar at Heathrow for pre-service re-entry maintenance.

Is G-VMIK meant to be flying somewhere today as it’s just been moved to a passenger gate at terminal one?

G-VSXY and G-VWAG have been parked at terminal 3 at Heathrow so they may be returning to service today.

GVSXY Was over by T3 on Saturday.

I'm still not 100% clear why these are required to re-enter service this soon?

G-VWAG has re-entered service as VS505 from LHR-BRU.

ColOrd wrote:GVSXY Was over by T3 on Saturday.

I'm still not 100% clear why these are required to re-enter service this soon?

The longer an aircraft is in storage, the more it costs to bring it back into service. It's probably more cost efficient to bring some aircraft back into service & rotate the aircraft they use for cargo flights so the aircraft gets to fly on a fairly regular basis.

747G-VXLG wrote:Is G-VMIK meant to be flying somewhere today as it’s just been moved to a passenger gate at terminal one?

There appears to be nothing on MAN departure boards for VS today. Maybe it's being moved about or dragged to a gate for maintenance reasons?

G-VSXY returned to service today on the same VS505/506 Brussels rotation that sister aircraft VWAG made a couple of days ago.

G-VWND should be out for a spin today from Manchester.
Departs MAN at 1500 as VS832T.
Flight will last no more than 40 mins.

747G-VXLG wrote:G-VWND should be out for a spin today from Manchester.
Departs MAN at 1500 as VS832T.
Flight will last no more than 40 mins.

Looks like this may have been delayed or cancelled as it has still not left.

G-VWND just pushed as VS832T.

Thanks to SPD Travels on Twitter, G-VUFO expected to return to Manchester tomorrow from Ciudad Real as VS820P

G-VWAG re-enters passenger service today as VS411 from Heathrow to Lagos.
From today the Heathrow to Lagos service will be operated by an A333 daily.