Ansett Aircraft Spares door handle sponsorship
Ansett Aircraft Spares have kindly agreed to sponsor us with two door handles to replace broken ones on our Trident. The door handle assemblies are the same as early BAe 146 aircraft, and so are interchangeable with our broken ones. Ansett have kindly sourced these replacement parts and sent them to us for use in our restoration. Ansett A Trusted & Respected Name Established in 1958, Ansett Aircraft Spares & Services has supported aviation companies for more than half a century. We’ve earned the reputation of supplying our customers the right parts…at the right time…at...
Read MoreNEF fabricators sponsorship
We have received another sponsorship this week from NEF Ltd, a specialist engineering and fabrication company based in the north east. NEF have kindly agreed to fabricate some new parts for the restoration of the galley area in our Trident. Since many of the original parts and fittings have long gone, we will work with NEF to reconstruct them as they once were. This will ensure an authentic reproduction of how the galley once looked when the aircraft was in service. NEF are based in Darlington and have been established since 1996, providing a range of solutions for fabricating and...
Read MoreAirglide sponsors Trident protective coating
We had some more great news today through a message from David Stoneman, MD of Airglide. He has offered to sponsor a protective coating of their nano-technology Aviation Shield product on our Trident aircraft. This protective coating will be applied to the painted fuselage to give it a tough, durable, long-lasting solution against the weather, dirt build-up and life outdoors. Airglide offer a number of different products for the protection of aircraft, marine vessels and motor vehicles. They’re also trialling their products on train rolling stock. The ‘nano-technology’ in Airglide...
Read MoreWe love carpets! Franks Factory Flooring fit out the Trident
We got some fantastic news yesterday as Franks Factory Flooring agreed to sponsor our carpet needs in the Trident. Franks specialise in a massive selection of different flooring and carpet types, and they have stores located throughout the North East. So they were the natural choice for us, both because they are local, and because they had so many carpets to choose from. So we knew we’d find the most authentic option for fitting out G-ARPO. We’ve selected a charcoal, heavy duty carpet for the forward cabin, which is authentic to those used with Northeast Airlines. Franks...
Read MoreThanks to GeminiJets
We just want to say a quick “thank you” to GeminiJets for supporting our cause and linking to this website. It’s really appreciated. As you may know, GeminiJets produce a huge range of quality aircraft models and replicas, including a huge range of Trident models of all variants in the liveries of many airlines who flew the aircraft. You can have a look at their site here http://www.geminijets.com/ Hopefully one day they’ll consider a special G-ARPO model...
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