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Queen of the Skies: New A346
Posted:
07 Apr 2004, 22:11by Pete
Her Maj, Lizzie Windsor, has cracked a bottle of bubbly on a new A346 in France today. The new aircraft is dubbed Queen of the Skies - does anyone know what registration it is, and whether this is the first A340-600 with Suites?
Enquiring minds need to know..
Pix
Posted:
07 Apr 2004, 22:22by anteo
Perhaps G-VMAJ
Posted:
07 Apr 2004, 22:28by Pete
..or G-VLIZ?
Posted:
07 Apr 2004, 22:37by jonathan020
Posted:
07 Apr 2004, 22:49by Pete
That could be a possibility. Maybe they decided against 'Dancing Girl' if the convinced Liz to go over especially for it.
Pix
Posted:
07 Apr 2004, 23:23by Decker
Wasn't she there already for the "Entente Cordiale" celebrations?
Posted:
08 Apr 2004, 00:04by mcuth
Pix
Yup, the link that Jonathan posted has the reg of F-WWCK cn575, so it definitely looks like it's G-VEIL:
http://www.jethros.i12.com/FLEETS/Listings/VIRGIN_ATLANTIC.htmlDunno if it'll have UCS - even the press release doesn't say so:
http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/press_release.view.do?press_id=2096Cheers
Posted:
08 Apr 2004, 00:17by ghagger
Entente Cordial...
Should never have been signed really...
Cheese eating surrender monkeys [}:)]
Posted:
08 Apr 2004, 15:05by Vrocking
G-VEIL had been delivered to VS, and was seen at LHR a couple of weeks ago, however returned to Toulouse to have the UCS fitted.
There are some pictures of test flights in Toulouse on Airliners.Net.
From yesterdays events I imagine this will be entering service in the very near future.
Posted:
08 Apr 2004, 20:50by declansmith
G-VEIL will be the first A340-600 with suites
Posted:
08 Apr 2004, 23:28by Pete
Excellent.
Right, we need a seat map!
Pix
Posted:
09 Apr 2004, 20:41by arfortune
I think RB should have taken the opportunity to ask Liz for a 'By Royal Appointment' approval, or at least to fly her on one of the official tours instead of BA. That would be a real Coup for VS, and yet another screw in BA's coffin!