Red Paint Question

[Darren Wheeler]

With painting, it's more than just cosmetic/branding, it protects the metalwork too so will be done when it needs it, regardless of retiring.

Interesting as I've had an e-mail re the new service - in the t&c's it states the vtop is retiring in 2013 and will have no refit. However 2 x a340-300 have been painted and they must be going soon with a330/787 arriving. Is there a rule about how often a plane should be painted?

I thought it was every 4 years but as VFAB has now been in the birthday livery for 6.5 years now, maybe not.

So if VTOP is being repainted, then there won't be any more 747's in the 2000 livery.

Does anyone have any idea why they have decided to retire GVTOP as opposed to some of the 747s that were delivered years before?

[honey lamb]

Does anyone have any idea why they have decided to retire GVTOP as opposed to some of the 747s that were delivered years before?

Probably because its lease was up

Although, who's to say FAB, HOT and BIG won't be going by then too as that email only refers to the LGW fleet.

The other A333's will be in service by then so could take some of the slack.

[honey lamb]

Although, who's to say FAB, HOT and BIG won't be going by then too as that email only refers to the LGW fleet.

The other A333's will be in service by then so could take some of the slack.

Noooooo!!! They can't go, they're old friends

Does anyone have any idea why they have decided to retire GVTOP as opposed to some of the 747s that were delivered years before?

Probably because its lease was up

I guess so too, Virginia Plane is leased from ILFC, but she's only 14 so I am surprised to see her go, many years left and it's not as though VS can't fill the LGW birds!

Although, who's to say FAB, HOT and BIG won't be going by then too as that email only refers to the LGW fleet.

Noooooooo not G-VBIG!!!!!! ! !

Noooooooo not G-VBIG!!!!!! ! !

BIG can go! It's been a royal pain in the proverbial since it's been at LGW!

[honey lamb]

Noooooooo not G-VBIG!!!!!! ! !

BIG can go! It's been a royal pain in the proverbial since it's been at LGW!

Oh dear, SHG, I feel you might be upsetting someone with that statement!

Hint: Look at G-BIG's name ii)

G-VBIG is now called Tinkerbell though - Somebody in the paintshop in MAN forgot to put the e's on. Or another cost cutting measure by VS again...

Oh dear, SHG, I feel you might be upsetting someone with that statement!

Er, Tink, can you tell your a/c to behave then please?! Maybe she will listen to you!

Oh dear, SHG, I feel you might be upsetting someone with that statement!

Er, Tink, can you tell your a/c to behave then please?! Maybe she will listen to you!

She always behaves when I'm around.

The norm is 6 years for a dark livery, and 10 for a light livery. So, me thinks they just needed paint, which pushed the planes for a few more years.

I see that VTOP is back in service today after a couple of weeks at MAN.
Any idea whether she's in the new livery?

Matt

Cant see from the pic but it says its VTOP http://www.tasmanchester.co.uk/MAN_Reports.html

Looks like they have used the darker shade of red again like VXLG.

G-VFAR has arrived in MAN for repainting. New VS livery or all white like the last A343?
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hmmmn as she's leaving you'd expect it to be all white but who knows?

Didn't think any 343's would be leaving until the end of the year?

G-VFAR has arrived in MAN for repainting. New VS livery or all white like the last A343?
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Here's the answer pic

G-VFAR has arrived in MAN for repainting. New VS livery or all white like the last A343?
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Here's the answer pic

And no longer named Diana?

I thought that 2 of the A343's were leaving the fleet this year?

Yes far and sun should be going, leaving veld and air

Yes far and sun should be going, leaving veld and air

So SUN, which has VPort is going, shame.

and FAR going having just had a repaint?