BONZA

[MarkR]

More questions about their plans https://www.linkedin.com/posts/drton...51891456-iMs3/

Groundhog Day….???

[Tristan S]

Originally Posted by David C

Doing a bit of mental arithmetic, it’s MTOW would about 32000 lbs under its max allowable MTOW of 182000lbs . Assuming that 32000lbs is fuel , that would leave about 6 tonnes of fuel after conversion to kg as it’s fuel upload , which would give it about 2’5 hrs of flying time or 1200 NM . I’m not a pilot , and not sure if any of this is indeed logical , but I had some fun trying to work it out . Cheers one and all .

Dave C

You clearly did more than what I did, which was look at the specs of the MAX/NG on Wiki

[David C]

I’ve clearly got too much time on my hands ��.

Dave C

[MarkR]

Plane spotters are reporting first aircraft is ex LOT MSN60388 SP-LVE that was never taken up

[Greg Hyde]

Thanks Mark

Bonza has reportedly taken up 8 x Maxs that were initially destined for LOT.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/thegre...s/52153958373/

Note: The BONZA rudder.

Reportedly stored at VCV, paint stripped at VCV and flown back to BFI yesterday

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N5515X

737-8 MAX, Bonza, , N5515X (MSN 60388/7591)
ff 7/6/19

[Steve S... 2]

Wonder if they'll be able to take up CASA's new registration format ie VH-B01

[Greg Hyde]

What a BONZA idea (Had to do it)

[MarkR]

No 2 is out of the paint shop, looks like VH-UJT will be her rego

https://twitter.com/bfi_watch_ca350/...933377/photo/1

[Greg Hyde]

This is the first Max mentioned earlier

737-8 MAX, Bonza, , N5515X (MSN 60388/7591)

If you zoom the image the rego is N5515X with ULT on the nosewheel door.

The second for Bonzo is reportedly

737-8 MAX, Bonza, , N1786B/SP-LVO (MSN 62533/7722)

[MarkR]

This is the second Greg with UJT written on the gear door, not ULT, ln7591 is a different aircraft currently in rework , N5515X is assigned to numerous aircraft and hasn’t flown since Jun30, and as tweeted “ SPOTTED* future VH-UJT — the very first fully painted Bonza 737-8! Both this guy and the one I posted a couple weeks ago are registered N5515X, but the bare metal one (still sitting here at BFI) is former SP-LVE, while this one is former SP-LVO. What a beaut!”

https://twitter.com/thegreatplanes/s...29814615339009

LN 7722 May well end up being first in due course as they don’t seem to by in a hurry with LN7591 now it has issues.