Photographed this aircraft at EWR. Thanks Bill for the headsup.
http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/saudi01.jpg
Senga
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Photographed this aircraft at EWR. Thanks Bill for the headsup.
http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/saudi01.jpg
Senga
no problem, too bad Kalita had to be running engines huh
Ha ha, it has a Budget rental van backed up to the cargo door, priceless! :D
Don't remind me!!!!
Although I'm not 100 percent sure the APU was the cause of the distortion. I did miss a better angle because the CKS 747 was in the way though grrrrr. I hope the CKS will be gone tomorrow.
Senga
Where did you take that shot from Senga? I presume from VS Cargo
I couldn't find anywhere to get a decent angle on it :-(
A bit disconcerting when you think about what Budget vans have been used for by Saudis in the past. :?Quote:
Originally Posted by nwafan20
OUCH!!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by GothamSpotter
Budget? They probably own the company!
Hell they probably own signatrure AND the RAMP the plane is on!
Mark, All, Since EWR is such an evil airport, please PM any questions you you have about spotting there to me. I'll be more than happy to answer them there.
Senga
Ohh, forgot about that. :shock:Quote:
Originally Posted by GothamSpotter
I would say that it was to unload there transportation (the four legged kind) so they can travel in there relative comforts of home... :shock:
Yea too bad they did't paint "SAUDI etc etc etc) above the cargo door where the BUDGET was unloading!.
Senga
any Idea who this was? some big oil tycoon just coming to do some shopping?
It was a Ryder truck, and I think most of them were Egyptian, but the point is valid :< Ryder was bought by Budget in 1998, so it's all one company now.
Budget is owned by Avis which was part of Cendant, but is now stand-alone after the Cendant fraud case, but it still remains a public company. Signature is owned by BBA Aviation, a British company. Signature's main rival, Landmark, is owned by the Carlyle Group, which has all sorts of sordid entanglements with Saudi interests. As far as I know, the ramp itself should be owned by the Port, which is a joint agency created and run by New Jersey and New York.
Is the Saudi 727 still there?
Senga
same spot as on Sunday
To further elaborate on Mateo's comment, the Carlyle Group is a highly successful investment company that is not only very involved with the Saudis but also run by alot of bigwigs with ties to the US government, specifically the Bush 41 administration. They quietly facilitate alot of global business deals that would otherwise be potentially perceived as distasteful by the American public. I'd guess that a desk is being set up there for Mr. Rumsfeld as I type this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlyle_Group