Next A340-600 delivery dates

Hello

The next 2 A340-600s are due for delivery as follows:

G-VSSH 20th Feb 05
G-VNAP 20th Mar 05

Those dates are when the a/c should arrive at LHR. They will actually be handed over by Airbus a few weeks prior in order to have the Suites installed by SOGERMA in TLS.

Cheers
Alan

The provisional names for these aircraft are:-

G-VSSH "Sweet Dreamer"

G-VNAP "Sleeping Beauty"

Who gets to choose the names?

I think they should name one "V-Flyer"


Oh no! Wait! I see! "shh" = dreamer and "nap" = sleeping.....[:I]

Need an aircraft called VFYR or something....[8D]

quote:Originally posted by daisy
Who gets to choose the names?

I think they should name one "V-Flyer"

I was wondering about this a couple of months ago - who does get to decide on names - why doesn't VS have a competition with first prize being a trip to the naming ceremony - free publicity.

Phil (Buffy)

If you check this thread you'll see many names have been thought of on this forum! Maybe Virgin should look at them and offer a flight to the nominator of the best one(s).

quote:Originally posted by daisy
Who gets to choose the names?

Us staffers never get asked [:(] There's probably some highly paid individual in the Central Spin Dept who's job it is [}:)]

I seem to remember a few years ago there was a programme on Saturday night (probably with Noel Edmonds [:o)]) where people were asked to suggest names for a VS a/c and the winner got to name a 744 at LHR.

Cheers
Alan

I think the programme was the one hosted by Gabby Roslyn (sp?). Can't remember the name of the programme though. It was like a modern version of Jim 'll Fixit.

Alan
Thanks for info re-new A346s.
My question is when are the rest coming? I believe there will still be 3 from the original orders, plus 13 new confirmed orders for del from 2006-8. So imagine there will be a shedload arriving in 2006, or will one or two more arrive at the end of 2005?

[RichardMannion]

Now if only if ut were the old days were AA would name one of hte planes after you when you did a million miles, I'd only be about a year away...

G-VRTM would be nice

Richard

quote:Originally posted by RichardMannion
Now if only if ut were the old days were AA would name one of hte planes after you when you did a million miles, I'd only be about a year away...

Are you thinking of United, rather than AA? I remember UA used to have aircraft named after their million milers...

[buns]

quote:name one of hte planes after you when you did a million miles

might there be some confusion with:

"Lord Richard"[?][?]

Buns[:o)][:o)]