Stored airliners at JNB
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Re: Stored airliners at JNB
Here are some SAA planes standing
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Re: Stored airliners at JNB
Arik Air, 3 Express planes. Who do the 3 aircraft to the left of the Express Q400 belong to?
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Re: Stored airliners at JNB
What i do find strange is looking at the run up bay, is that just ageing infrastructure or vandalism(i marked it with red boxes), apologies for going off track here.
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Re: Stored airliners at JNB
The fencing was originally there to stop people falling into the engine run-up bay (the sides are steep), but since the surrounding area doesn't allow unauthorized access anymore that fencing isn't necessary.marius scheepers wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 5:38 pmWhat i do find strange is looking at the run up bay, is that just ageing infrastructure or vandalism(i marked it with red boxes), apologies for going off track here.
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I believe one was those SAA aircraft is the old ZS-SLA, an old A342 that is now used as a cabin trainer.
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Then, much like an offending eye should be plucked out (A bit harsh, but the desert heat does that to people), the unmaintained (eyesore) fence should be removed.evanb wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 5:48 pmThe fencing was originally there to stop people falling into the engine run-up bay (the sides are steep), but since the surrounding area doesn't allow unauthorized access anymore that fencing isn't necessary.marius scheepers wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 5:38 pmWhat i do find strange is looking at the run up bay, is that just ageing infrastructure or vandalism(i marked it with red boxes), apologies for going off track here.
Or maintained.
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Fair enough, but the fencing at SAAT has been like that ever since I can remember ...Richard Smit wrote: ↑Sat Jan 12, 2019 12:32 pmThen, much like an offending eye should be plucked out (A bit harsh, but the desert heat does that to people), the unmaintained (eyesore) fence should be removed.
Or maintained.
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Re: Stored airliners at JNB
Apart from the SAA cabin trainer, which planes are the other 2 SAA airbuses?
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Re: Stored airliners at JNB
ZS-SXH was retired in 2017 and is stored in the run up bay. The -600 next to the Arik 737 is ZS-SNB, also withdrawn from service.
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Wow. First A340-600 withdrawn from service and why? Any idea where this plane is going and what will its replacement be?
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Re: Stored airliners at JNB
ZS-SNA and SNB have been withdrawn. Delivered in 2002 they are getting old now and are early models which have heavier wings than the others. There was a rumour they were going to Global but I suspect its just that.
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According to FR24, ZS-SNC doesn’t seem to have flown since mid November 2018 either
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Re: Stored airliners at JNB
SXH is an A340-300, not a -600. It is the oldest A340 that arrived second-hand from Iberia. By comparison, it's 21 years old, whereas the youngest new build A340 is 13 years old.
The replacement was new A330-300s.
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Re: Stored airliners at JNB
Hi Evanb
Interesting ......
One wonders whether the added lease cost for the 330's could have been avoided by using her for a few more years
The "extra" fuel probably costs less than the extra lease value.
21 years probably not mandatory retirement.
Fuel consumption ?
Route restrictions / Capacity ?
Maintenance reserve "eaten" up ?
Or is she waiting to go to another owner for the last 5 to 7 years of her life ?
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