Last fligth from sobelair SLR1826 from Mombasa

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 25 Jan 2004, 11:00

It's sad I will never see OO-VAC and OO-VJO again in BRU

I traveled with OO-VJO from ROME to BRU back in 2002 on the jumpseat.

Chris

Skystef · Post by **Skystef** » 27 Jan 2004, 16:30

icymichel wrote:
presssn wrote:Sad...

In less than 1 hr (on Friday 23th) the first 737's will leave EBBR. 00-VAC and one classic return back to the lessor. Destination is Lasham (UK)
The B-737 classic will be OO-VJO.

Both aircraft still seen parked @ EBBR on Januari 27.

SS

Post by **sn26567** » 27 Jan 2004, 17:32

I still do not know the answer to this question:

sn26567 wrote:Was SLR 1826 really the last Sobelair flight? RTBF news interviewed a crew that just came back from AMS, where it had flown an B767 from the Carribean (probably the DCA flight from Curaçao to Amsterdam).

I guess that by now DCA will have found another operator?

Where is today the SLR 767 that operated the DCA flights?

Post by **luchtzak** » 27 Jan 2004, 17:42

I saw that Sobelair Boeing 767 in Brussels today at Hangar 40-41

Skystef · Post by **Skystef** » 27 Jan 2004, 18:55

sn26567 wrote:I still do not know the answer to this question:

sn26567 wrote:Was SLR 1826 really the last Sobelair flight? RTBF news interviewed a crew that just came back from AMS, where it had flown an B767 from the Carribean (probably the DCA flight from Curaçao to Amsterdam).

I guess that by now DCA will have found another operator?
Where is today the SLR 767 that operated the DCA flights?

Affirmative Andre SLR1826 was the last one from Africa.
The crew U saw on TV came from the Caraibean area and was (i guess) the stand-by crew for the supposed monday flight (eather CUN/VRA or PUJ).

OO-SLT (DCA) is parked in the corner of the Sabena Technics tarmac.

SS

SkyJet · Post by **SkyJet** » 27 Jan 2004, 21:25

sn26567 wrote:...
I guess that by now DCA will have found another operator?

As far as I know they contracted "Air Holland"

L-1011 · Post by **L-1011** » 27 Jan 2004, 21:28

As I just came back from holiday, I missed this tragic news

Let's hope that the new TUI airline will be able to "raise from Sobelair's ashes", at least so that the employees get a chance for a new job.

Earlier in this topic it was said that TUI would take over up to 4 ex SLR 737's if the lease contract was "cheap" enough. but wasn't that partly the problem for the SLR banckruptcy ( the fact that the lease was too high)

ciao,
TriStar

Stephen · Post by **Stephen** » 27 Jan 2004, 21:28

Guys, I've seen OO-VJO and OO-VAC taking off this afternoon around 04.20pm (lt). Will be the first 2a/c heading for Southend I think.

Sad moment

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 27 Jan 2004, 22:29

L-1011 wrote:
Earlier in this topic it was said that TUI would take over up to 4 ex SLR 737's if the lease contract was "cheap" enough. but wasn't that partly the problem for the SLR banckruptcy ( the fact that the lease was too high)

Well, TUI will certainly be able to renegociate the leases. But as fgar as I know they had high leasing fees with the B767's.

Chris
8)

OCR_ole_ole · Post by **OCR_ole_ole** » 28 Jan 2004, 00:52

It should be nice to make a nice list of what company was run by whom and search then for similarities... (a hint: watch out for the names Gutelman and Hasson)

OO-SBZ · Post by **OO-SBZ** » 28 Jan 2004, 00:59

OCR_ole_ole wrote:It should be nice to make a nice list of what company was run by whom and search then for similarities... (a hint: watch out for the names Gutelman and Hasson)