Tickets start at £7,100, which includes space for one human and their pet, as well as private terminal fees, luggage and all taxes. In the air, use 60-90 thrust (indication on tail or in cockpit). Owners and their pets will clamber aboard a luxury Gulfstream jet that seats no more than ten passengers with their pets. Flap usage will change your neutral trim, the more flaps, the more up-trim is needed. K9 Jets is a newly launched company which specialises in taking animals and their owners from the UK to a number of locations, including the East Coast of the US, Paris and Lisbon.Īlthough tickets for the first K9 JETS flight don't even go on sale until the end of February, 2,200 people have already registered their interested in the service. One company chief recently told The Mirror how they had found a new purpose for chartered jets - to safely ferry pets around. It is now at the Pinal Airpark where disassembly is ongoing. The plane will be stored in its own hangar at the airport which has already been decked out with branding and during the ceremony, a touching water canon salute was displayed to mark a momentous day for the airport in Salford.Part of the problem when it came to selling it on was the high cost of kitting it out, which could stretch to £40million.īoeing reportedly bought the plane back in 2022, before it was flown to Arizona on April 15, 2022. In what was a ‘long time coming’ for organisers, the plane set off from Gloucester at around 9:40am this morning (August 11) making it's way along the M5, M6, M56 and M60, before arriving in Salford just after 2pm to a grand welcome. Parents took pictures of their young ones in front of the plane, budding photographers and videographers hauled their various, cameras, drones and electronic trinkets to capture the moment the plane arrived while others jumped at the chance to take a peak at what it looks like inside the cockpit of the iconic Boeing 747. Delighted punters got the chance to be up close and personal to a piece of British aviation history as it was slowly wheeled onto the site of the airport. Lebanon man who was 'intercepted' in the Channel last year found dead in ship canalĬrowds gather to witness piece of British aviation history settle in SalfordĪ jubilant crowd was gathered at the Barton City Airport in Salford to welcome the arrival of a Boeing 747 to its new home. Jury sworn in ahead of Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy's rape trial Young woman died after collapsing and hitting head Boeings 747 jumbo jet, affectionately dubbed the Queen of the Skies, has ventured into its next phase of retirement: hot online retail item. Two arrested after reports of 'disorder' in Piccadilly GardensĪ simmering hatred between two brothers ended in tragedy British Airways scrapped all 31 of its 747s – 10 per cent of its entire fleet, while Virgin Atlantic put its last seven of the aircraft out to pasture. But due to the Covid-19 pandemic the final 38 were sent for early retirement. The 747 is a much-loved plane in the aviation industry. It will also be the UK's only 747 flight simulator using a real aircraft flight deck. Read more: Nurse who took NHS leased Mercedes to car wash after her son shot rival in the back seat is struck offĪirline memorabilia company Doors2Manual plan to use 'The Deck', as it's been dubbed, as a backdrop for weddings and conferences and for educational purposes. It's setting off about 9.30am and will make its way along the M5, M6, M56 and M60, before arriving in Salford around four and a half hours later. The top deck of the decommissioned plane will be transported from Kemble, on the edge of the Cotswolds, to Salford, where it's set to become a new tourist attraction. A Boeing 747 is making its final journey to Barton Airport today - on the back of a lorry.
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