Another mission in the books! The first of 2 B763s coming out of
#JAL
. We’re very grateful to
@JAL_Official_jp
for (as always) handing off a well-maintained ship. EXTREMELY professional group of engineers there - among the best in the world!
Double-Russian repo of a B767 and B737 from two different airports at the same time - COMPLETE! Both jets now safely back in the US!
@JTTsteve
@SkydogZen
💥Today,
#Nomadic
will fly our 65th LATAM operation for 2024 - an A320 heading to heavy maintenance in AUH from SCL. 60 of 65 flights this year so far have been on the A319/20/21 fleet in support of heavy maintenance and a fleetwide WiFi upgrade project. (1/3)🧵
Our busiest week of the year so far!
Trips to be operated: 10
Nautical Miles Flown: 57,804
Pilots Deployed: 14
Types operated: A321F (2), A320 (5), B777 (1), B787 (1), B737 (1)
Wow! Look at this airline’s route network!
Oh wait, it’s just a depiction of the next 7-days at
@Nomadic_OMD
!
Several A320s, an A330, 2 B767s, and a B757 on the docket!
One serious A320 ferry is now in the books! 4 continents (5 if you include getting there) 5-legs, and one overnight rest stop.
@JTTsteve
and
@AVAgolfs
are definitely the team for the tough ones!
What’s that, 4 trips in 1 week
@pm_roa
??
A320NEO, A320 CEO, A321 NEO, and 737-700! Also the first A321 NEO to Etihad - that was kinda a big move eclipsed by the Air India 744!
Big OMD shout-out to Luis Evia from Eviacorp out of San Antonio. TP-01 (OMD197) would have never moved without his expertise. Complex ops require skilled partners and strong alliances and Luis is masterful at making things happen in Mexico!
(eviacorp on Instagram)
OMD235 and OMD236 - a pair of former China Eastern A320s are about halfway between Guam and Hawaii in the middle of the Pacific enroute to JRF for rest/fuel
SWEEEEEEET shots of OMD120 and OMD270 as they passed through PHX Sky Harbor for fuel over the last 24 hours. PHXPLANEPICS on Instagram got some great shots!
#AvGeek
4 different 737s for Nomadic this past week with ops in Europe, Africa, and North America. Several more 737s on the docket in the coming weeks too. China, DR Congo, Morocco, Sweden all with guppy ops on the horizon.
#NomadicLife
#Boeing737
Capt. Ashby,
@aidan_allen101
and
@mikenowak75
making up the 3-man 767-300ER crew of
#OMD524
today. This one is going to Paya Lebar (WSAP) Singapore for BCF conversion too!
Yesterday they went from MIA to BOG, today they’ll go BOG-HNL before HNL-QPG.
🚨 The Nomadic Pilot Recruiting Form is back online! If you hold an ATP/ATPL and are current & qualified with a PIC Type Rating and have an interest in contracting with us - get on the list here!
Two of our EASA crews in KUL prior to departure yesterday with OMD523 and OMD525. They’re now taking some well-deserved rest with both A320s on the ground in Cairo.
#AvGeek
@JTTsteve
OMD522 Crew who has been operating this A320 KUL-OSR just arrived 🛬 MCT/OOMS for the overnight rest.
Beards aren’t required at Nomadic, but they sure are recommended 👍🏼
@JTTsteve
@SkydogZen
Two in the air right now (3 on the day). OMD129, an A321NEO will overnight BGR tonight before heading to NQY in the UK tomorrow. OMD150, a 737-Max8 enroute from TUS to KEF nonstop. It will then continue to EMA also in the UK.
#AvGeek
#nomadiclife
Ex Batik PK-LAG/MSN6280, re-registered (transient) Cayman VP-CJB, and ferried out of storage in Alice Springs Australia to Melbourne FL - now sporting
@Avianca
colors! Back to MLB.
@pm_roa
and
@david_dek
2 more in the air - a third up in NWI almost ready to depart as well.
OMD157, a B737-700 going CMN-SNN-BGR-P08; OMD158 a B737-800 going CMN-SNN-BGR-BYH, and eventually OMD108, a 737-MAX8 going NWI-ARN.
Yes N185AN. This ex AA aircraft was flown by
@OMD_SkyDog
and
@JTTsteve
in FEB ‘23 to Xiamen China to become a freighter. Then ferried back to KROW a few months later now heading to Copenhagen. The original ferry was featured on Cocpit Casual here
Some scenes from OMD563, the second ex-Azul E-190 ferried to Portugalia Airlines from San Bernardino CA, by way of Bratislava, where it will undergo induction maintenance
OMD191 about to head out of GYR. They’ll take fuel in PHX then hop over to HNL today. Tomorrow they’ll continue to Kuala Lumpur via MAJ and GUM.
@JTTsteve
Two in the air…
OMD130, an A321NEO GYR-PHX-BGR (destination will be Larnaca Cyprus)
&
OMD185, a B737 MAX8 enroute OPF-BGR-EMA
OMD130 will set out across the Atlantic tomorrow evening.
By utilizing Nomadic, Airlines can accomplish these complex global ferry flights efficiently without reducing their own crew availability and duty-time, and with extreme flexibility and reliability. Our global team based on 4 continents ensures 24/7/365 service and support
Nomadic has been supporting LATAM’s requirement for non-revenue aircraft ops across the A320, B767, B787, and B777 fleet for over a decade. Though our typical clients are lessors moving aircraft to/from lease deployments, our
#Airline
client base has been steadily growing. (2/3)
OMD197 - an A320 operated SGN-GUM earlier. Crew-rest there before heading to GYR tomorrow via JRF.
OMD199 - a B757-200 piloted by
@JTTsteve
scheduled to depart ROW later today bound for XMN via JRF-GUM will likely cross paths with OMD197 between JRF and GUM if all goes well! 🤞🏼
@trend_nosig
We won’t! Most of our clients are good with it - many actually enjoy the inside look at the adventures! Some don’t, and those trips operate in the background
Here’s OMD214 (737) before leaving KTW for BBU - presently enroute. OMD166 and OMD170 (A320s) also operating today as demos out of MLB. OMD181 (A320) will depart GYR for Brazil via SJU shortly, and crews for OMD215 and OMD217 (737s) including
@JTTsteve
heading for Sydney!
OMD569, a B737-800 is off WMKK next stop OMAD, then HECA before reaching its destination of ENGM. Pretty obvious where it’s going into service!
@Fly_Norwegian
Here’s
#OMD211
departing HNL for Miami - about 9 hours for this leg. They’ll get in around 6AM and
@LATAMAirlinesUS
will have yet another B-767BCF!
#avgeek
Bit of a rocky start with a crummy check-in process, but now happily in the Polaris lounge @ EWR ready to kick off a monster 3-day. 😳 that’s right: 3 days and nothing but a backpack.
One newly minted LATAM B767-300ER BCF coming right up!
@martysg
@Nomadic_OMD
#AvGeek
OMD198 getting close to its destination of JNB while avoiding Sudanese airspace on an east-routing. Maybe
@Gargamle2
and
@fieldsofview
will post some pics after they arrive in a couple hours!
Steve Giordano
@JTTsteve
of Nomadic Aviation Group provided a detailed breakdown of how easy it was to gain access to a commercial airliner. We're examining this and much more on our all-new special 'TMZ Investigates: 9/11: The Fifth Plane.' Premieres TONIGHT at 9/8c on
@FOXTV
The conference circuit has returned! So nice to be able to get out and mingle with colleagues, friends, clients, and vendors that we haven’t seen in person since 2019!
@ISTATnews
#ISTATamericas
OMD130 arrived LCA this morning, OMD162 bound for ARN and OMD 166 doing a RTS/Acceptance flight in BHM. Later this afternoon OMD171 will head to SCL from BHM via BRO-PTY.