G-VSUN now with Virgin Nigeria

G-VSUN is now with Virgin Nigeria the same as G-VBUS

We now only have 2 J2000 aircraft in operation:
G-VAEL and G-VFLY.

[Nottingham Nick]

Many thanks for the info. [y][y]

Nick

[mitchja]

Thanks for the update [y]

That just leaves one J2000 A343 once G-VFLY goes to Finnair in May/June.

Regards

You have to be pretty unlucky to get J2000 now!;)

Cheers,
VS045

Thanks for the info - fleet database & FAQ updated [y][y]

Question - have BUS & SUN changed regs, and/or are they both under this "lease arrangement"? If they're under a lease, is there any danger they'd come back into the fleet? (just trying to work out if we can remove them from the current fleet d/base and put them permanently in the "retired aircraft" section )

Cheers

Michael

Originally posted by mcuth
Thanks for the info - fleet database & FAQ updated [y][y]

Question - have BUS & SUN changed regs, and/or are they both under this "lease arrangement"? If they're under a lease, is there any danger they'd come back into the fleet? (just trying to work out if we can remove them from the current fleet d/base and put them permanently in the "retired aircraft" section )

Cheers

Michael

G-VBUS is definatly on wet-lease to V-Nigeria and i would assume that G-VSUN would be the same. but not 100% on the latter though

Question - have BUS & SUN changed regs

No, as jerseyboy points out the aircraft are wet-leased to VK and are operated on the VS UK AOC (Air Operators Certificate) and as such are operated to Virgin Atlantic's standards and procedures, it also means VS have to keep a very close eye on what VK are doing.

Originally posted by G-VOPS
No, as jerseyboy points out the aircraft are wet-leased to VK and are operated on the VS UK AOC (Air Operators Certificate) and as such are operated to Virgin Atlantic's standards and procedures, it also means VS have to keep a very close eye on what VK are doing.

Ah ok, thanks for that - I'll leave them in the "current fleet" for now then, with the corresponding note saying they're flying with VK.

Cheers

Michael

Just for your info - a lot of the staff in Nigeria are actually from the UK, seconded over for up to a year to ensure the VN is run OK and to a high standard

[mitchja]

Sorry to drag this back up - but it looks as if G-VFLY has started the process of leaving the VS fleet to join Finnair in June:

VS813P To Dublin, Ireland G-VFLY 340 27/04/2006 19:35

Regards

[honey lamb]

Originally posted by mitchja
Sorry to drag this back up - but it looks as if G-VFLY has started the process of leaving the VS fleet to join Finnair in June:

VS813P To Dublin, Ireland G-VFLY 340 27/04/2006 19:35

Regards

Hmm! A week too late as far as I am concerned [:(]