VARIG

[phllax]

Varig suspended international ops today and at least 1 777 was repoed upon landing in GRU. No word on domestic ops. US 800 number "fast" busy tone all day.

While the 757's are RR powered, they are the 6 door/4 window exit body style.

 

[legacy-to-LCC]

Varig suspended international ops today and at least 1 777 was repoed upon landing in GRU. No word on domestic ops. US 800 number "fast" busy tone all day.

While the 757's are RR powered, they are the 6 door/4 window exit body style.

how do banks/lenders repossess a jet? i wonder what that transaction looks like?!?!?!

 

[Crzipilot]

Sometimes it's easy/good.....where they just walk up and take possesion. I.E. Authorities are involved, aircraft not allowed to leave.

In the Non-sked 3rd world type companies.......well you sneak onto airport somehow....have a flight plan filed, get arrangements for fuel and such, and fly off with it. Not the safest nor funest...

 

[lpbrian]

how do banks/lenders repossess a jet? i wonder what that transaction looks like?!?!?!

The wheels get shackled.

 

[Squonk]

safest nor funest...

funest? Wow!

h34r:

 

[fly with US]

For all of you who think you got screwed over by US management in the past few years, think about these poor Varig employee's. They haven't been paid in a couple of months.

 

[HPearlyretiree]

How do they reposess?

They take the keys! Duh!

 

[mga707]

How do they reposess?

They take the keys! Duh!

I thought they called in Harry Dean Stanton....

 

[TheWatcher]

I think the MD 11's are destined for Aeroflot. Continental is showing interest in the 777's. Would be nice if US Airways can get it hands on the 757's

 

[LD3]

Varig suspended international ops today and at least 1 777 was repoed upon landing in GRU. No word on domestic ops. US 800 number "fast" busy tone all day.

While the 757's are RR powered, they are the 6 door/4 window exit body style.

I believe one also got repoed last week in JFK...

 

[tug_slug]

For all of you who think you got screwed over by US management in the past few years, think about these poor Varig employee's. They haven't been paid in a couple of months.

I used to go out with a girl thats a manager for Varig at LAX. I didnt know they stopped paying their employees, thats to bad. I was hoping they'd make it, doesnt look like its going to happen.

 

[Kev3188]

I thought they called in Harry Dean Stanton....

Excellent reference!

 

[RowUnderDCA]

Would an appropriate reference be something like:

"Let's do some crimes"

?

 

[Breath_of_Fresh_USAirways]

Varig suspended international ops today and at least 1 777 was repoed upon landing in GRU. No word on domestic ops. US 800 number "fast" busy tone all day.

While the 757's are RR powered, they are the 6 door/4 window exit body style.

Other than interior layout, how would the 6 dr/4 window body style fit or not fit into the operation? Does it pose significant or minor differences in things like training, possible ETOPS, etc... Would it be expensive to have a different style a/c in the fleet? Just curious.

These 4 757's were formerly at Iberia. Before the AWA/US merger, AWA was VERY interested in the 757s Iberia was looking to shed a couple of years ago -- these my be the very same aircraft.