Edelweiss charter in March

[lloyd fox]

Edelweiss will bring around the world charter into SYD Wed 23 march out sat 26 march with a A330-200.Times at this stage 1700 in and 0750 out.

Always subj to change

Cheers

[Brock Little]

Will they be going to any other Aus port apart from SYD?

[Tony G]

Haha. Had too share my laughter. I was just talking about this to a friend of mine today. I used to remember heading down to the airport and getting excited about hearing an odd call sign over the scanner or watching an aircraft come in with a colour scheme I did not recognise, resulting in a good days spotting. Whatever I did not see I would catch up on in Australian aviations movements. With todays forums and technology to get information and flight times for an aircraft coming in March is hilarious. I guess I'd rather have it this way so I get to know what's coming in and an opportunity to get a photo.

[Tim Bowrey]

Arrived ahead of schedual this afternoon at 4pm. Rego is HB-IQI an A330-200 currently parked at T1.

[Brian Wilkes]

So that means a dep on Wednesday then:rolleyes:

[Andrew Coggan]

http://i52.tinypic.com/icjztx.jpg

http://i52.tinypic.com/sol1cz.jpg

here she is arriving on 34L this afternoon :)

[Grahame Hutchison]

HB-IQI WK2011 21/03/2011 15:18 A330-223 (291) 1999 - Edelweiss
-> Route NTAA (Tahiti) to YSSY

[lloyd fox]

I think it may have by passed Japan ???.

New ETD 1050 Wednesday subj to change

[Jayden Laing]

The only spot viable to get good photos of it before its departure would be from the Qantas Museum in T3 as its currently parked on the Jetbase side of the engine pond.

[Andre H]

Its a RTW-flight chartered by swiss tour operator: Globus Reisen (http://www.globusreisen.ch/special-experience/weltreise-im-eigenen-jet/)

and the nice routing is: ( 13MAR-05APR )

ZRH-HAV-Easter Island-PPT-SYD-Yogyakarta-Mandalay-Jaipur-Agra-MCT-ZRH

[Jarden S]

Nice paint job and good to have a swiss rego aircraft visit Aust for a change.

[Sarmad Al-Khozaie]

ETD is still for 1050 tomorrow?

[Phil M]

It's parked at Domestic 6 now

[Jayden Laing]

It's been on Bay 98 since about 11am yesterday Phil. No sign of it moving this morning. Engine covers are still on, no mobile stairs near it & no towbar or tug!

[Michael Dawson]

As my Swiss is not good, if you read into there timetable posted by Andre H, it looks like there is no mention of Yogayakarta until the 26th March, don't qoute me on this but it may still hang around till then there is mention of Ayers Rock, Blue Mountains and Hunter Valley in this timetable. Lets see what happens.

Cheers

Michael

[Kent Broadhead]

The schedule doesn't have them flying to Indonesia until the 26th, although they weren't meant to arrive until yesterday. Then there was a choice between a side-trip to Ayers Rock, or time in Sydney plus Blue Mountains or the Hunter Valley

[Brian Wilkes]

Engine covers on it means it could be in sydney for a while yet!

[Jayden Laing]

As the 2 previous posts suggest Brian, it won't leave until Saturday if it stays on schedule.:)

[Brian Wilkes]

Hope so!

[Jaryd stock]

Covers are off and APU is fired up guys checking it all out, is it departing some time today?
Is it going on a side trip?
And now a tug just rocked up...
Confirmed it's leaving 10:40am not sure where to.

[Andrew P]

Yogyakarta

[Grahame Hutchison]

On it's way ..

HB-IQI (http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/2/5/2/1826252.jpg) WK2011 24/03/2011 11:23 A330-223 (291) 1999 - Edelweiss

and using the same Flight Number.

[Bernie P]

Departing... Just a little late!

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5261/5554282243_071d0248ff_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5307/5554282661_f6511c8838_b.jpg