OO-VBR finally in red colours!!!

flywim · Post by **flywim** » 07 Dec 2005, 10:12

Hi all,

I just discovered that OO-VBR (Virgin Express) is being
repainted in the full colours of Virgin Express !!!!

Finally the white, dull plane is going to join the nice, warm
red fleet !!

pictures can be found on:

http://www.qaps.nl/Hangar1.htm

waldova · Post by **waldova** » 07 Dec 2005, 10:33

Do you have any idea where they do the paintjob?

teach · Post by **teach** » 07 Dec 2005, 10:35

Do you have any idea where they do the paintjob?

As the link stated: Qaps, Amsterdam. Same place where the SN Avros are painted.

Jense · Post by **Jense** » 07 Dec 2005, 10:36

waldova wrote:Do you have any idea where they do the paintjob?

QAPS, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
http://www.qaps.nl/Contact%20page.html

GORKI · Post by **GORKI** » 07 Dec 2005, 16:21

Hey

Indeed,red OOVBR should be on the tarmac in BRU right now
I flew the old but now best looking VEX plane to brussels this morning!
Furthermore, OO-VEX will leave SN Technics hangar in two weeks from now with its brand new winglets
Guess who will be the prettiest then!

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 07 Dec 2005, 16:53

Nice to hear that OO-VBR is painted in full c/s

GORKI wrote: Furthermore, OO-VEX will leave SN Technics hangar in two weeks from now with its brand new winglets
Guess who will be the prettiest then!

cant wait to see OO-VEX :frantic: Can you tell me the date when that beauty will be rolled out ?

Chris

SN_Bigbirdy · Post by **SN_Bigbirdy** » 07 Dec 2005, 17:12

It's a pitie that the only white plane of TV is painted in red. In my eyes that was something special...

Atlantis · Post by **Atlantis** » 07 Dec 2005, 19:37

Finally the fleet is now up to date. And nice to hear that the first plane with winglets will leave the hangar in two weeks.

fokker_f27 · Post by **fokker_f27** » 07 Dec 2005, 19:40

Why was it white in the first place?

teddybAIR · Post by **teddybAIR** » 07 Dec 2005, 21:44

fokker_f27 wrote:Why was it white in the first place?

Good question! Probably because the previous operator had a mainly white livery, but not sure on that one!

She's gonna look really good in that red: on the picture the colour seems so vivid!

SN_Bigbirdy · Post by **SN_Bigbirdy** » 08 Dec 2005, 19:33

teddybAIR wrote: Good question! Probably because the previous operator had a mainly white livery, but not sure on that one!

as I found on plannespotters the previous operator of VBR was a Frech (bankrupt) carrier, she had reg. F-GMBR but at that time (1997) she was RED as you can see @ http://www.airliners.net/open.file/463435/M/ (and she stayed red until 2002?))
Before she was in service for the french, she was used by Asiana with reg. HL7256 as you can see
@ http://www.airliners.net/open.file/126533/M/

So that doesn't clear up the mystery about the former all-white TV a/c, who knows the true answer?

grtz,
Simon

Andries · Post by **Andries** » 08 Dec 2005, 19:57

I have pictures here of OO-VBR in the 'old' Virgin Express colors, se she hasn't been white since she got that reg. I have a personal theory about it being white ...

I think they leased it to other airlines during the winter period. That is why they painted it white. Maybe because the leasing Airline didn't want a full colored TV or maybe because TV didn't want to risk anything happening to a aircraft wearing TV colors ...

Well, don't know if this is true, but it's the only thing I can come up with.

It also looks like OO-VBR has left the paintshop as a Fokker 50 is now inside !

Greetz,

Andries

bigjulie · Post by **bigjulie** » 10 Dec 2005, 20:36

This might clear up any misunderstanding : http://airfleets.net/recherche/index.php?file=rechregis