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G-VNAP ¦ ZRH 05.09.2006

            Airbus A.340-642 (c/n 622)
Virgin Atlantic Airways
Zürich-Kloten (ZRH/LSZH)
05 September 2006

Virgin Atlantic operated a total of 29 Airbus A.340s, of which 19 were of the -600 series. Included was G-VNAP, which was built in 2004 and delivered to Virgin Atlantic in early 2005.

Virgin's Airbus aircraft were regular visitors to SR Technics, and G-VNAP was subsequently seen at the maintenance area, being made ready for the ferry flight back to London-Heathrow after maintenance. An excursion into the uncut grass was necessary to get the sheer size of the A.340-600 into the view-finder without using wide angle. G-VNAP was named "Sleeping Beauty - Air-born February 2005", referring to the delivery date from the manufacturer. The small text next ot the passenger door above the Union Jack read "Britain's Flag Carrier".

The "Sleeping Beauty" continued service with Virgin Atlantic until 2020, when it was sold to the European Aviation Group, for operation by European Cargo. Now a freighter, and now registered as G-ECLM, it is still in service today, still in basic Virgin Atlantic colours.                    
   

Taken in: Switzerland / Zurich / Opfikon / Glattbrugg / Flughofstrasse (show map)

Taken on: September 5, 2006

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