Due today 08/03/2013

[Sean Mac]

Due to arrive this afternoon subject to the weather which isnt looking very good at the moment is the following

CS-TQL Airbus A340-312 c/n 133 and operated by HiFly, flight number is HFY671P

I think looking at the weather they might re-schedule for Tomorrow.

Sean

[Sean Mac]

I believe CS-TQL is currently at Gatwick.

Sean

[StuBie]

I assume this is one of two that are to be wet-leased by Norwegian to cover the 787 delay?

[SouthCoastSteve]

I assume this is one of two that are to be wet-leased by Norwegian to cover the 787 delay?

Digging around the internet,I came up with the following article;

"Norwegian has entered into an agreement to lease two long-range Airbus A340-300. The aircraft will be used on Norwegian routes to New York and Bangkok on the company’s Dreamliner aircraft will be delayed.

To ensure that Norwegian passengers can fly to and from New York and Bangkok on Dreamliner planes that are delayed, the Company has entered into an agreement to lease two Airbus A340-300 aircraft. The two aircraft Norwegian will use are the pending Dreamliner delivery.

The two Airbus aircraft are owned by the Portuguese HiFly leasing company, that took them over the winter 2012/2013. The aircraft were previously flown by Singapore Airlines and Emirates."

Other aviation databases identify the two soon-to-be-leased airframes as Airbus A340-313Xs CS-TQY (c/n 190) and CS-TQZ (c/n 202), both originally Singapore and until recently operated by Emirates - due for acquisition by Hi-Fly and lease to Norwegian circa April / May 2013.

This still leaves CS-TQL without a customer, so it's fate still looks to be bean cans unless more airlines are let down by Boeing.

Cheers

Steve

[Cessna954]

Last summer CS-TQL was operating the Falkland's run out of Brize but was replaced by a HiFly A330 (CS-TQP).

I have read that there is poor demand for used A340-300's so it's fate may be that for which ASI are best known.

[Sean Mac]

Last summer CS-TQL was operating the Falkland's run out of Brize but was replaced by a HiFly A330 (CS-TQP).

I have read that there is poor demand for used A340-300's so it's fate may be that for which ASI are best known.

According to FR24 the last flight CS-TQL did was from the Falklands to Gatwick via the Azores.

Sean