Main VS 787 Thread

Only just over a week until I get nearly 12 hours on a 787 to HKG. Getting bloody excited now.

Their are now 3 of the B787`s now off the production line as follows :-

G-VSPY has done 3 flights and is at Charleston.
G-VOWS has done 2 flights and is at Everett paint /hanger.
G-VDIA on flight line at Charleston.

Pete

Wonder if they've been given names yet?
G-VSPY.....Miss Moneypenny would be good

Any other suggestions?

That is the name of G-VSPY Miss Moneypenny.

Haha that was a guess as well. G-Vows...Miss Tress??

All Dreamliners on order have already been named. See below.

G-VOWS - Maid Marion
G-VDIA - Lucy In The Sky
G-VBZZ - Queen Bee
G-VMAP - West End Girl
G-VFAN - Pin Up Girl
G-VBOW - Pearly Queen
G-VBEL - Show Girl
G- VNYL - Penny Lane

[Darren Wheeler]

I've merged the new 787 thread with the existing thread to avoid duplication.

G-VSPY should really have launched around the time of Spectre, surely a massive marketing ploy missed by virgin there!

I noticed G-VSPY is ready for delivery in the next 2 or3 days.

Hi
Virgins next Dreamliner G-VSPY is do at LHR at approx 13.00pm flt no VS827.

It looks like G-VOWS is all set to go as well.

Does anyone have much idea as to what routes these new birds will be taking?

Does anyone have much idea as to what routes these new birds will be taking?

I'm seeing them replace the A346 on the west coast US routes out of LHR more and more in the flight schedule.. Fingers crossed for my SFO flights in the next few weeks.

Hi
Virgins next Dreamliner G-VSPY is do at LHR at approx 13.00pm flt no VS827.

Just watched her fly over Farnborough..... I need to get out more!

Also noticed on the 787 production chart that GVOWS is ready for collection also

Just found out that my VS112 flight on 7th May has been switched from a 789 to an A330. Was looking forward to my first 789 flight, boo!

[mitchja]

G-VSPY now looks to be in service as she's on her way back from DEL as the VS301 today.

G-VOWS is now showing on the CAA register so I imagine delivery is imminent.

Dreamliner G-VOWS FLT VS827 now passing New York due at LHR at 19.28pm.

peter

Hi we have another Dreamliner ready for delivery G-VDIA in the next few days.

Still no sign of G-VDIA yet, she seems to have been waiting for delivery for a good couple of weeks now along with several other 787s. Something wrong?

Still no sign of G-VDIA yet, she seems to have been waiting for delivery for a good couple of weeks now along with several other 787s. Something wrong?

As discussed here Lucy In The Sky has been built in Charleston. Had a test flight and now painted but seems to have been delayed by production issues.

G-VMAP is now apparently ready for delivery on Friday. There should be another following a couple of weeks after that, but it doesn't list a name. Presumably G-VFAN.

[mitchja]

For reference, here's the post from page 8 of this thread containing the names, registrations and expected delivery month of VS 789's:

From http://www.jethros.org.uk/fleets/fleet_ ... lantic.htm
Delivery and names
VAHH Dream Girl 11/14
VOOH Miss Chief 1/15
VZIG Dream Jeannie 2/15
VYUM Ruby Murray 4/15
VWHO Mystery Girl 6/15
VCRU Olivia Rae 8/15
VSPY Miss Moneypenny 11/15
VOWS Maia Marion 12/15
VDIA Lucy in the Sky 1/16
VBZZ Queen Bee 3/16
VMAP West End Girl 5/16
VFAN Pin Up Girl 6/16
VBOW Pearly Queen 3/17
VBEL Show Girl 1/18
VNYL Penny Lane 3/18

Does anyone have a steer as to where the 789's are going to be used across the winter timetable? Can't see them on much East Coast traffic, so looks like they're on the longer stuff.

I think that the DXB route is set to take one of the 787s soon. In my searches I've come across a couple of the JFK routes using them as well.