747 in dublin

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Hi All, first post here.

Does anybody know when the air france 747 does be in dublin? its a regular route? Also, do any MD DC-10s ever go through dublin any more?

Cheers.
Frank

Mr Benevolent

Salvador Putrid Racket wrote: »

Hi All, first post here.

Does anybody know when the air france 747 does be in dublin? its a regular route? Also, do any MD DC-10s ever go through dublin any more?

Cheers.
Frank

Usually around 10am every few Saturdays, but I think it's been replaced with a 777.

martinsvi

you can see it on schedule on Flightstats.com, flight number is AF 6735, and yes, its pretty much 777 all the time now

to save your time - arrives 8.30, departs 10.40 Saturdays only, as usual - these flights are subject to delay so check flightstats.com before leaving your house to see it

8k2q1gfcz9s5d4

thanks!

LXFlyer

Somewhat unusually, an AF 747 freighter landed an hour ago in Dublin.

martinsvi

thats right, F-GIUD according to radar, and it was a flight to Chicago. I expect this very same plane to return tomorrow morning then

nudger

Anything to do with the ryder cup being held in Chicago?

donvito99

As far as I'm aware, it always goes to Chicago.

LXFlyer

But not normally via Dublin!

dancer14

i live very close to dublin airport and have been working there for 10 years and i have NEVER seen an airfrance 747 here

martinsvi

should have gone to specsavers then

Davidth88

dancer14 wrote: »

i live very close to dublin airport and have been working there for 10 years and i have NEVER seen an airfrance 747 here

They used to regular a regular visitor , it's a cargo flight.

I think now it's often another type.

I have seen it pretty often along with a Singapore one ( also cargo )

Tenger

dancer14 wrote: »

i live very close to dublin airport and have been working there for 10 years and i have NEVER seen an airfrance 747 here

That odd....here's some pics all taken in the last 3 years:


AirFrance Cargo B744F by tearbringer, on Flickr


AF Cargo B744F rolling at DUB by tearbringer, on Flickr


AirFrance Cargo B744F lifts off from DUB by tearbringer, on Flickr

LXFlyer

dancer14 wrote: »

i live very close to dublin airport and have been working there for 10 years and i have NEVER seen an airfrance 747 here

Well you clearly have not looked too hard!

arctan

I dont live very close and never worked in Dublin airport and seen the AF 747 a few occasions

kona

unless you work in atc I doubt youd see every aircraft movement!

urajoke

kona wrote: »

unless you work in atc I doubt youd see every aircraft movement!

Tut tut, not even a controller sees every movement.

Madpaddy79

Full moon tonight ?? ^^^^^^^

drdeadlift

twa,tower air,Singapore,Emirates sky cargo,airfrance, airplus comet,virgin, thats the ones i have seen in Dub of my years of spotting..oh and Air Atlanta(tf-abp) aswell as atd.

tricky D

And the British Airways ones during the big snow a few years ago, may also have been some Virgins, oh and also the Ryanair one....

shelbourne ultimatum

And the fact that Aerlingus used to have a based fleet of 3 747's......

Tenger

shelbourne ultimatum wrote: »

And the fact that Aerlingus used to have a based fleet of 3 747's......

dancer14 wrote: »

i live very close to dublin airport and have been working there for 10 years and i have NEVER seen an airfrance 747 here

Well in fairness to dancer14......they did state last '10 years' so can't really include the EI B747's.

Over the last 10 years the only scheduled B747 services into DUB were the Singapore Cargo flights and currently the AirFrance Cargo flights which alternate between B747F/B777F.

There have been a small number of charter/ad hoc services (including AF1 last year) as well a quite a number of diversions over the year. For the record the snow diversions 2 years ago were 2 B747 and a Virgin A346 (an an AA B777 or B767?)

EchoIndia

Here are those BA 747s:

British Airways 747s at Dublin by Irish251, on Flickr

And one last February as well:

G-BNLW Boeing 747-436 by Irish251, on Flickr

APM

Don't forget Qantas used to come in for maintenance with 747's and UPS with FLS Aerospace

Klunk001

In the photo section there is a picture of an air France 747 cargo at EIDW as recently as the 13th of this month.

Blue Punto

tricky D wrote: »

And the British Airways ones during the big snow a few years ago, may also have been some Virgins, oh and also the Ryanair one....

Ryanair one !!!

Dont forget Airforce 1 and 2 which visted last year

Although technically they are VC-25's

tricky D

:pac:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=69754968&postcount=1378
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=69760081&postcount=1379

McWotever

tricky D wrote: »

:pac:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=69754968&postcount=1378
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=69760081&postcount=1379

Okay I know the 744 is a spoof but the 738's look real, look at the reflection on the wet apron. So question is why are FR at T2?

Tenger

McWotever wrote: »

Okay I know the 744 is a spoof but the 738's look real, look at the reflection on the wet apron. So question is why are FR at T2?

This photo was presumably taken last year when EI suspended 1/3 of their cabin crew for working to rule.
You can see a European Airpost B733 at the end of the pier. I assume the B747 was operating a T/A charter for EI.....not sure who it coudl be though.

Mister Jingles

Wasn't that 74 really a British Airways one ?

EchoIndia

Looks like a doctored BA B744.

lord lucan

That was a BA 744 that had diverted to DUB due to snow at LHR in December 2010. The FR 738's were just parked up as Pier E hadn't begun full EI ops at that time so in effect it was acting like extra remote stands.

Here's the original.



And this was during Feb 2011 during the EI industrial action.

Stinicker

What are the two Royal Brunei planes doing in Dublin? Some sort of charter? As they don't do TATL op's. They are a long way from home.

arbour

Stinicker wrote: »

What are the two Royal Brunei planes doing in Dublin? Some sort of charter? As they don't do TATL op's. They are a long way from home.

They are monarch airlines aircraft that covered for Aerlingus during the dispute n 2011

Stinicker

arbour wrote: »

They are monarch airlines aircraft that covered for Aerlingus during the dispute n 2011

Indeed, you can see it when you zoom in, they have pretty similar liveries especially when viewed from a distance though!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Monarch_a321-200_g-ozbu_takeoff_from_manchester_arp.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_Brunei_Boeing_767_in_at_Brisbane_Airport.jpg

ohigg84

I remember seeing a Saudia B747SP make a visit here, a good many years ago. In the old colours.. Oh, and the Qantas B747 classics made an appearance for maintenance. I have also seen the State of Qatar bring in a B747SP, athough that was about 5-6 years ago!

Davidth88

ohigg84 wrote: »

I have also seen the State of Qatar bring in a B747SP, athough that was about 5-6 years ago!

I saw that , now you come to mention it.


I remember back in the70's / 80's , I was a spotter at LHR , we used to catch the EI 747 at Xmas for the rush home , along with virtually anything that had wings and engines , this was pre FR.

jimbis

I also remember seeing a 747 depart from dublin i'd say about 15 years ago. Im almost certain it was a DHL one in the old red/white livery. Does that sound right?
That visit to the airport is what kicked off my interest in aviation so i wouldnt have known much at the time.:)

Mister Jingles

What was the purpose of the 747 SP ?

Growler!!!

High density short haul in Japan i believe.

M three

Sorry for the vague questio,n what in most peoples opinion is the most impressive airplane that flies in and out of dublin on a regular service? Work not far from the airport somedays and might get along to see one of the bigger ones.

I take it the best viewing spot is along the road that runs parallel to the runway? Seems to be plenty of space to park

Mister Jingles

M three wrote: »

Sorry for the vague questio,n what in most peoples opinion is the most impressive airplane that flies in and out of dublin on a regular service? Work not far from the airport somedays and might get along to see one of the bigger ones.

I take it the best viewing spot is along the road that runs parallel to the runway? Seems to be plenty of space to park

Probably the Emirates 777-300. Saying that though its not as big as you expect it to be when viewing it from the Old Airport Road I thought when I first saw it.

Otherwise the 757's. Always had a thing for them.

St. Leibowitz

Mister Jingles wrote: »

What was the purpose of the 747 SP ?

The SP was Special Performance. It was a lower passenger load, but ultra long range. It was a stubby fuselage, but slightly (about two feet) taller at the fin.

The high density for the Japan commuter market was the SR (Short Range).

Davidth88

St. Leibowitz wrote: »

The SP was Special Performance. It was a lower passenger load, but ultra long range. It was a stubby fuselage, but slightly (about two feet) taller at the fin.

The high density for the Japan commuter market was the SR (Short Range).

It's first customer was actually South African Airlines ( and Pan AM of course ) IIRC , the reason being they were not allowed to fly over ANY African nation at the time . So the route from LHR to South Africa was quite a challange.


( well off thread sorry )

ozzy jr

How far in advance do you know if a 747 is due to arrive in Dublin? Would like the kids to see one landing (and taking off).

EchoIndia

This Saturday's Air France freighter is likely to be a 747F, as today's westbound service CDG-ORD is showing as a 747 (F-GIUA). This link will show the ORD-DUB flight's status tomorrow morning: http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AFR6735

Stealthirl

Due in at 23:28 GMT Thought it was an early morning arrival

lord lucan

Stealthirl wrote: »

Due in at 23:28 GMT Thought it was an early morning arrival

It normally is an early arrival. Possible that the aircraft went tech in ORD which delayed its departure. It's currently over Cavan as i type.

Stinicker

lord lucan wrote: »

It normally is an early arrival. Possible that the aircraft went tech in ORD which delayed its departure. It's currently over Cavan as i type.

FlightRadar Pro (the iPhone App) has it as ORD to CDG but it is descending and slowing so looks like it is coming into Dublin alright.

lord lucan

Stinicker wrote: »

FlightRadar Pro (the iPhone App) has it as ORD to CDG but it is descending and slowing so looks like it is coming into Dublin alright.

That's were i'm looking at it too(Android version).:)

Stealthirl

Stinicker wrote: »

FlightRadar Pro (the iPhone App) has it as ORD to CDG but it is descending and slowing so looks like it is coming into Dublin alright.

Having tracked it a few times on FlightRadar it shows up a lot as ORD to CDG on there but ORD to DUB on flightaware