Why is 4R-ALO fully painted before engines are fixed? I have seen A330/A380s doing the test flight with out a paint scheme. May be they are not fully confident of the airframe till they complete the test flight?
Sometimes they paint them before sometimes they paint afterwards when it comes to A330s. I've seen many painted wihtout engines. Those 330 painted in Chateroux are primer on the way out. But I think to some extent it is about optimizing the paint halls and engine fitting bays in TLS.
All A380s however are painted in XFW, so that is why they are always primer in the initial flight photos.
Most TLS built A320s are painted in TLS prior to flying up to XFW for cabin configuration, but some leave in primer mostly to Chateroux or Bordeaux for paint before continuing to XFW.
SriLankan Airlines has extended planned Airbus A340-300 operations by at least 2 weeks, currently scheduled until 01NOV15. As of 06MAY15, planned A340-300 operation for the week of 25OCT15 as follow.
SriLankan Airlines has extended planned Airbus A340-300 operations by at least 2 weeks, currently scheduled until 01NOV15. As of 06MAY15, planned A340-300 operation for the week of 25OCT15 as follow.
How long this lease return check takes for A340? What do you normally check on aircraft before return back to the owner?
Lease return check usually takes upto 3-4 months and occasionally upto 6 months ...it depends on the requirements demanded by the owner of the aircraft... Almost every serialized part must match with the serial number it had upon arrival, when returning...so replacing components takes time.
Lease return check usually takes upto 3-4 months and occasionally upto 6 months ...it depends on the requirements demanded by the owner of the aircraft... Almost every serialized part must match with the serial number it had upon arrival, when returning...so replacing components takes time.
So are were returning 4R-ADG ? thought ADE & ADF to go 1st?
QATAR Airways Assigns Colombo as New 2-class A340 Destination in W15
Update at 0320GMT 02JUL15
QATAR Airways this week has revised planned operation to Sri Lanka, as the 3 daily Doha – Colombo service switching to 2-class High Density Airbus A340-600, starting 25OCT15. The 3 daily A340 service will replace previously planned Boeing 777-300ER and 787-8 (the 787-8 operates 1 daily from 01SEP15 to 24OCT15).
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