T5 opening Monday with a special A/C visitor
With the official opening of JetBlues new T5 set for Monday we have word that we might get a special AC visitor for the opening. I officially cannot tell you what it might be yet but it will definitly be worth looking out for it. As soon as I get the official word I will post it here.
In as far as the festivities the official ribbon cutting is Monday @ 2:00 (Invitation only) and the after party from 3 on is also invitation only. There is a pre-party from 9-12 that will have the unofficial ribbon cutting and family and friends are invited.
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JetBlue Palin will probably be in town next week, but I don't think that has anything to do with this...so my guesses are...
• Neeleman flies up in an Azul bird
• JetBlue 777!
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And yes I have to be vague. No its not Palin,although she is supposed to be in the NY area according to the papers, The Azul E 190 I havn't heard anything about that but hey who knows!! and not its not the 777. Its our new A 380. for really short hauls :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Short haul , high capacity, NY to FLL :mrgreen:
the nowbird express
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Are all JBU flights departing from T5 starting monday?
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No this is just the "Official opening". On Oct 1 at about 0530 will be our first departure.
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Unless its a TWA Connie to celebrate T5's history its not special! ;)
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Wow, didn't think of that, Tommy. Maybe a JetBlue/TWA hybrid scheme!
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My first thought was of the Connie. I crewed on the Connie when it came to JFK for TWA's 75th Anniversary.
I have pics of that beautiful bird at JFK as well as in flight. I also have a video, but since my hi 8 died I have no way of playing it.
Now THAT was an airplane!
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There are no airworthy Connies still around, are there?
Maybe a TWA DC-3?
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Originally Posted by GothamSpotter
There are no airworthy Connies still around, are there?
There are a few - one in Europe, one in Australia. I'm not sure of the condition of the one in TWA markings in Kansas City. I saw somewhere that it may be undergoing repairs, but the museum website doesn't say one way or the other. It's actually the only flying Connie that was originally a civilian aircraft, the other two are ex-USAF C-121s.
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You guys hit it on the head with the Connie. Thats what I was told by my sups that it was coming in BUT They were misinformed. Now from a more reliable source I heard that it will be a different Lockheed A/C and that it might even arrive tomorrow. Scratch off the 1011 and the L188 Electra as it wont be one of those..
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...p/electra2.jpg
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Awesome.
Dust off the Kodachrome, boys. :)
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TODAY 9/21 at approx 1300 from Lancaster Pa. The elctra will arrive here at JFK. Probably head over to Hanger 81 for the night. http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...p/electra2.jpg
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Any word of its callsign?
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We were over at Firestone when she came in on 31L :(
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I posted this over in the Non-UN Traffic thread, but here she is from Bayswater State Park:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3023/...fc976aa3_b.jpg
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Great coverage on the new T5. I can't wait to walk into that terminal.
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They didn't have a JetBlue plane next to the Electra?
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Its a shame Neeleman wasnt there. That was his dream right there...
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Looks great! Its nice to see T5 back! I'll have to do a B6 run once most of their ops are moved there.
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Originally Posted by Lezam
Its a shame Neeleman wasnt there. That was his dream right there...
Actually..Neeleman did show up in the afternoon!!
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Originally Posted by Wingzero
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Originally Posted by Lezam
Its a shame Neeleman wasnt there. That was his dream right there...
Actually..Neeleman did show up in the afternoon!!
Woohoo awesome!
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Maybe it's the Lockheed 12A NC18137 with TWA titles that was in JFK on September 21st.
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Originally Posted by DennyB
Maybe it's the Lockheed 12A NC18137 with TWA titles that was in JFK on September 21st.
According to my eyes, it says in big letters on the tail, NC18137...
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Awesome shots dude! Cant wait to fly out of the new terminal
