"The Avro drops almost like a stone"

The Avros are out of date and not up-to-date technology. That's why they are ausgeflottet also in Swiss. As a flight attendant, and pilots loved the plane.

The Avro RJ would be an actor, you would be Danny DeVito. Small, roundish, like a little stubborn yet super personable. In 1978, as the BAE 146 was born, the beginning of the nineties improved, and the current name, renamed, was built in the Short-haul aircraft with three variants RJ70, RJ85 and RJ100 for 23 years. Overall, BAE Systems 387 piece.

Even today, the four-engined monoplane flying through the air. Their number is dwindling constantly, especially in Europe. The Avros are retired, in our latitudes, from airlines, because the maintenance costs rise and you are not than four emitters very efficiently. Only BRA, Brussels Airlines, City Jet, Ellinair and Swiss carry with them at the moment regularly passengers.

Second-To-Last Swiss Machine

Although they operate in the pass very well arrive, are counted in the days of the Avros also in Swiss. The airline has ausgeflottet of your in the peak of 20, because of their eye-catching Form lovingly Jumbo Lino referred to, specimens of almost all. On Monday (3. July) was flown, the second-to-last Avro RJ100 from Zurich via Rotterdam to Cranfield. There she was given to the leasing company Falko.

On the last flight of the HB-IYU was talking aeroTELEGRAPH with a flight attendant and pilots about their love for the Avro RJ100.

What was it like when you flew for the first time, an Avro?

Peter Huber, Deputy Avro-fleet-in-chief: "a Lot of us, including me, flew on the McDonnell MD-80. The change to the Avro RJ100 was quite a transition and put some of us in front of challenges. This alone because of the size difference. It will fit a lot less passengers in the Avro and also the maximum launch weight is about 28 tons. And from the Larger to the Smaller one changes as a Pilot really like. In addition, the Cockpit is comparatively old-fashioned and the operation of the aircraft required more hand work, which came then for the pilots of the more modern models of the Saab 2000 or Embraer 145, a greater conversion meant. Like almost everywhere these reservations. These reservations."

Why were you a Pilot of an Avro RJ100?

Michael Weisser, Avro-fleet-in-chief: "The Avro RJ100 was trained on the first plane to the me. It is, perhaps, as in the case of first love, which is especially profound. I have a very close relationship with the Avro. I liked the unusual operations with the type of aircraft, such as the special approaches to the London City airport or the Florence airport. It has always been Fun."

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