Ryanair New Delivery

airman737

Tracking on FR24 now, on his/her decent into EIDW
And it's a Male Irish Pilot driving her! Well for some:-)

Zonda999

airman737 wrote: »

Tracking on FR24 now, on his/her decent into EIDW
And it's a Male Irish Pilot driving her! Well for some:-)

Always nice to see new ones!

I see as well that it was up about 41,000 ft coming in which is higher than I've ever seen a 737 go on a commercial flight. You barely see A380's at that altitude even..

EchoIndia

airman737 wrote: »

And it's a Male Irish Pilot driving her! Well for some:-)

Ryanair's aircraft are always delivered by their own crews.

xflyer

It'll be turned around and straight into service this afternoon. Soon passengers will be savouring the new aircraft smell.

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Funny you mention that.
Was flying EI-EVL today, another recent arrival from Seattle. The entire aircraft inside and out was spotless (especially the flightdeck) which is a nice change.

Anyway had a look in the tech log to see the info on the delivery flight. It left Seattle about 7pm local time and arrived into Dublin about 9 hours later at midday. Callsign "Ryanair 800L". It burnt nearly 18 tonnes of fuel on the trip!
Other than installing a temporary HF radio the thing is good for an Atlantic crossing, although via Greenland.

Would be nice to do one of the delivery flights. I hear Boeing make up a nice food hamper for the pilots.

N7777G

xflyer wrote: »

It'll be turned around and straight into service this afternoon. Soon passengers will be savouring the new aircraft smell.

I very much doubt that it will enter service today.

To my knowledge all 300+ newly delivered Ryanair 737s have spent several hours in the hangar after their ferry flight across the pond.
They usually (but not always) enter service the following day.

kub

I thought I read somewhere here before that when the Ryanair newbies arrive into Dub from Boeing that the seats have to be fitted within them.

A320

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Would be nice to do one of the delivery flights. I hear Boeing make up a nice food hamper for the pilots.

Correct,Iv'e seen them being thrown out after arrival,it also includes a few bottles of champagne!!!!

APM

kub wrote: »

I thought I read somewhere here before that when the Ryanair newbies arrive into Dub from Boeing that the seats have to be fitted within them.

Seats are pre-fitted, as is everything except the ovens. So whatever food hamper Boeing provide it can't be heated up. The crews are given big flasks of hot drinks though in Seattle

Technoprisoner

not a great photo but you get the idea

Suits

Is it true that they sometimes but newbie FOs into the right seat for these these trips to build up their hours on type?

tippilot

Suits wrote: »

Is it true that they sometimes but newbie FOs into the right seat for these these trips to build up their hours on type?

No.

Suits

tippilot wrote: »

No.

Really? Well I heard tell of new FOs being sent out to collect deliveries along with the "normal crew" so they could sit in and get experience in flight with a "safety pilot"(the actual full bird FO) keeping an eye.

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Sounds unlikely. I havnt heard that before and as Ryanair (for once) would be paying the bill for the BA flights to Seattle as well as a hotel I don't imagine an inexeperienced trainee FO with safety pilot would be included.

tippilot

Suits wrote: »

tippilot wrote: »

No.

Really? Well I heard tell of new FOs being sent out to collect deliveries along with the "normal crew" so they could sit in and get experience in flight with a "safety pilot"(the actual full bird FO) keeping an eye.

You heard wrong I'm afraid.

Cessna_Pilot

Suits wrote: »

Really? Well I heard tell of new FOs being sent out to collect deliveries along with the "normal crew" so they could sit in and get experience in flight with a "safety pilot"(the actual full bird FO) keeping an eye.

Nope not a chance.

McNulty737

In fact its always 2 captains now for the delivery flights.