just wondering

Does anyone know if G-VSUN is operating for both VK and VS at the moment?[?]
if so does this mean that vs will be losing another arcadia 343

well according to LHR A/C movements- on Saturday (7th Jan) she flew in from PVG then departed to BOM that evening. And on the 4th Jan was on the LGW-PHC run which is still operated by VS and not VK.

So from that I would guess she is still with VS. Not sure if she is in VK livery though?

No.

VS only have one aircraft on lease to VK and that's BUS.

On a recent filing to the USA, for VK to operate a Lagos-New York service, part of the proposition was that G-VSUN would be the plane flying, and it was stated that it would join the VK fleet in December 2005.

As far as I know permission has not yet been granted by US authorities, so I guess VSUN's departure from VS has been delayed....

Lipstick- we know that but my question was is SUN in VK livery- after all BUS was in VK livery for ages but still operating for VS.

Btw havent VK brought BUS in their own right- ie: VS returned into the lessor and they leased it to VK

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Originally posted by willd
Btw havent VK brought BUS in their own right- ie: VS returned into the lessor and they leased it to VK

Not according the the CAA - well, not yet anyway:

Registration: G-VBUS
Current Reg. Date: 26/11/1993
Previous ID: NEW FRANCE
First Reg. Date: 26/11/1993
Manufacturer: AIRBUS INDUSTRIE
Type: AIRBUS A340-311
Serial No.: 013
Popular Name: AIRBUS
Generic Name: A340
Aircraft Class: FIXED-WING LANDPLANE
Engines: 4 - 4 x CFM CFM56-5C2
Registered Owners: VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS LTD
THE OFFICE
MANOR ROYAL
CRAWLEY
RH10 9NU
UNITED KINGDOM
MTOW: 257000kg
Total Hours: 43164 at 31/12/2002
Year Built: 1993
CofA / Permit: TRANSPORT (PASSENGER)
C of A Expiry: 25/11/2006

Originally posted by willd
Lipstick- we know that but my question was is SUN in VK livery- after all BUS was in VK livery for ages but still operating for VS.

NO - BUS was the only one tarted up with the VK colours, because it's the only they used.

A good way to advertise a new offspring

Ok so its being leased to them persume on a dry lease- so no crew etc. As I thought it was operated by VS in VK livery with mixture of crew till round about Nov last year when VK launched LGW-LOS then it was operated by VK crew- this correct?

This is why VK kept popping up in Delhi.

According to VK they will get SUN- so im guessing that it will be dry leased again.