Sad news as the Virgin Atlantic 747 nicknamed the Falcon flies down to Spain to be dismantled, an effect of the coronavirus outbreak that has seen these larger, less efficient 4 engine beasts retired from service in fleets across the aviation world.
First flying in 2001, the Falcon became famous in Star Wars circles when it was adorned in an image of the Millennium Falcon to celebrate the opening of Galaxy’s Edge last year.
Virgin Atlantic is currently flying its Star Wars liveried Boeing 747, nicknamed ‘The Falcon’, to Ciudad Real in Spain. The aircraft is the second of the final seven to make the journey, following the type’s sudden retirement in early May.
Today’s flight south to Spain is almost certainly the last one that G-VLIP will operate. The aircraft was initially bound for Alitalia. However, the Italian airline never took it, according to Planespotters. Instead, following its first flight in April 2001, Virgin Atlantic took delivery of the Boeing 747-400 on May 15th of that year.
In September last year, we were treated to G-VLIP’s second theme park sponsored livery. The aircraft was renamed as The Falcon to celebrate the opening of the new Star Wars area at Walt Disney World in Florida. The name change was accompanied by a big decal of the Millennium Falcon applied to the side of the aircraft.
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and has been a presence online since webpage Fanta War in 1996. He is the EiC and Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and currently contributes to ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, Star Wars – Das Offizielle Magazin, Journal of the Whills and Starburst Magazine, having previously contributed to magazines Star Wars Insider, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, partworks Build Darth Vader, Star Wars Encyclopedia, and Build The Millennium Falcon, and websites Jedi.net, Jedi News, StarWars.com, Lightsabre.co.uk, and Wirezone.
He is the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015 (hosting it four times), and is the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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Sad news as the Virgin Atlantic 747 nicknamed the Falcon flies down to Spain to be dismantled, an effect of the coronavirus outbreak that has seen these larger, less efficient 4 engine beasts retired from service in fleets across the aviation world.
First flying in 2001, the Falcon became famous in Star Wars circles when it was adorned in an image of the Millennium Falcon to celebrate the opening of Galaxy’s Edge last year.
Virgin Atlantic is currently flying its Star Wars liveried Boeing 747, nicknamed ‘The Falcon’, to Ciudad Real in Spain. The aircraft is the second of the final seven to make the journey, following the type’s sudden retirement in early May.
Today’s flight south to Spain is almost certainly the last one that G-VLIP will operate. The aircraft was initially bound for Alitalia. However, the Italian airline never took it, according to Planespotters. Instead, following its first flight in April 2001, Virgin Atlantic took delivery of the Boeing 747-400 on May 15th of that year.
In September last year, we were treated to G-VLIP’s second theme park sponsored livery. The aircraft was renamed as The Falcon to celebrate the opening of the new Star Wars area at Walt Disney World in Florida. The name change was accompanied by a big decal of the Millennium Falcon applied to the side of the aircraft.
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and has been a presence online since webpage Fanta War in 1996. He is the EiC and Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and currently contributes to ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, Star Wars – Das Offizielle Magazin, Journal of the Whills and Starburst Magazine, having previously contributed to magazines Star Wars Insider, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, partworks Build Darth Vader, Star Wars Encyclopedia, and Build The Millennium Falcon, and websites Jedi.net, Jedi News, StarWars.com, Lightsabre.co.uk, and Wirezone.
He is the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015 (hosting it four times), and is the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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