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  • #13441
    Originally posted by n863gt View Post
    4R-EXR out of service? MAW2000
    also, does 4R-EXJ still belong to 8D or not?
    4R-EXR is in hangars of GMR Aero technic, HYD awaiting a heavy maintenance,
    4R-EXJ, withdrawn from use and removed from fleet in 2014 or 2013
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    • #13442
      Originally posted by MAW2000 View Post

      4R-EXR is in hangars of GMR Aero technic, HYD awaiting a heavy maintenance,
      4R-EXJ, withdrawn from use and removed from fleet in 2014 or 2013
      okay, thanks!!
      edit: this is apparently my 100th post!
      spotting Y-12s and helicopters from my home..
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      • #13443
        Originally posted by n863gt View Post


        they might be of good choice, though they do have different seatings than UL does.
        WY A332: C30Y196 UL A332(4R-ALH):C18Y252
        WY A333: C24Y265 UL A333:C28Y269

        their A333s are of similar age to UL's older A333s(4R-ALL/M/N), which is ~10y
        their A332s are slightly younger than 4R-ALS.

        all of WY's A330s(except A4O-DH) are parked/maintenance.
        source: planespotters.net

        edit: and yes, they all run on the trent 772B

        ​
        That's why UL must take them onboard. Forget the configuration. Saves us costs on reconfiguring as we saw earlier with -ALS and now -ALT.. We can just update it slightly to the UL branding and onboard them. The interiors are too good for a 10 yr old aircraft.We can easily deploy them to FRA,CDG,SYD,MEL,NRT,ICN,DXB,SIN,JED,RUH,DMM (if we restart) and LHR (If they are the 242 MTOW birds). Easily UL will leapfrog interns of onboard experience as we already have a good soft product.
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        • #13444
          Originally posted by ULlove View Post

          That's why UL must take them onboard. Forget the configuration. Saves us costs on reconfiguring as we saw earlier with -ALS and now -ALT.. We can just update it slightly to the UL branding and onboard them. The interiors are too good for a 10 yr old aircraft.We can easily deploy them to FRA,CDG,SYD,MEL,NRT,ICN,DXB,SIN,JED,RUH,DMM (if we restart) and LHR (If they are the 242 MTOW birds). Easily UL will leapfrog interns of onboard experience as we already have a good soft product.
          you're not wrong though, might be good if they give a shot at it, because this is a rare chance
          spotting Y-12s and helicopters from my home..
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          • #13445
            Sad News,

            8D cancelled TRV flights since CMB TRV CMB route has a very low pax and cargo demand.
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            • #13446
              8D EXV Summer Schedule 2025

              please refer to the attached image and below flight number guide.

              Middle East - 8D8XX
              Indian Sub-continent - 8D9XX
              South-East Asia - 8D7XX

              Hub/Home Base : CMB / VCBI

              8D92X - MLE
              8D93X - DAC
              8D95X - TRV
              8D82X - DXB
              8D72X - KUL

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              • #13447
                Originally posted by n863gt View Post

                you're not wrong though, might be good if they give a shot at it, because this is a rare chance
                These aircraft would have been ideal for UL to acquire. But per the Qatar Airways discussion on another site, these seven A330s are going to be painted in QR colors, registered in Qatar and and operational in the Summer.
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                • #13448
                  Originally posted by MAW2000 View Post

                  4R-EXR is in hangars of GMR Aero technic, HYD awaiting a heavy maintenance,
                  4R-EXJ, withdrawn from use and removed from fleet in 2014 or 2013
                  Heavy maint for 8Q-IAN took almost 8 months to complete in KUL. Since 4R-EXR was ferried to HYD for heavy maint on the 29-Jan-25, we may not see 4R-EXR anytime soon in CMB if I am not mistaken.

                  4R-EXJ was ferried from MLT to NBO for storage in 2013/2014. Do you know if the aircraft still in NBO or scrapped?​

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                  • #13449
                    Originally posted by MAW2000 View Post
                    Sad News,

                    8D cancelled TRV flights since CMB TRV CMB route has a very low pax and cargo demand.
                    That's sad really. Noted 8D removed all the TRV promotion banner from the website and facebook. Seems Indian destinations are not doing good for 8D. 8D dropped TRZ in the past for commercial reasons and this year dropped TRV and MAA (dropped MAA until end of Oct25)

                    I highly doubt if there is much O&D traffic between TRV and CMB. I think 8D may have targeted TRV pax to do transit at CMB onwards DXB flights.

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                    • #13450


                      A359EKATCMB.jpg
                      Hi everyone, good news, EK is finally switching to A359 on their EK654/5 route from today! After a delay of three months. EK will now be the second A359 operator to CMB after QR and later SQ.
                      Attached Files
                      Sien (KR/SL/US)
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                      • #13451
                        Originally posted by banuthev View Post

                        Heavy maint for 8Q-IAN took almost 8 months to complete in KUL. Since 4R-EXR was ferried to HYD for heavy maint on the 29-Jan-25, we may not see 4R-EXR anytime soon in CMB if I am not mistaken.

                        4R-EXJ was ferried from MLT to NBO for storage in 2013/2014. Do you know if the aircraft still in NBO or scrapped?​
                        Hi, theres a chance of Q2 resuming flights to CMB since 8Q-IAN is back in service now. Heard that it will follow the same schedule. (1 weekly flight). Will update if I have any more information.
                        Thanks!!
                        Sien (KR/SL/US)
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                        • #13452
                          Originally posted by banuthev View Post

                          Heavy maint for 8Q-IAN took almost 8 months to complete in KUL. Since 4R-EXR was ferried to HYD for heavy maint on the 29-Jan-25, we may not see 4R-EXR anytime soon in CMB if I am not mistaken.

                          4R-EXJ was ferried from MLT to NBO for storage in 2013/2014. Do you know if the aircraft still in NBO or scrapped?​
                          https://simpleflying.com/kenya-abandoned-planes-auction/

                          it was up for auction in 2021-ish times.(Apparently it now belongs to "aerospace consortium")
                          spotting Y-12s and helicopters from my home..
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                          • #13453
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                            Iran Airtour has increased IKA-CMB flights from 1 weekly to 2 weekly (Wednesdays and Fridays).
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                            Sien (KR/SL/US)
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