Today we had the fantastic news that TNT have been kind enough to offer us the loan of some pallets to use when dismantling our aircraft. These will be used underneath the wings to support the airframe as parts are removed. TNT have a major depot in one of the hangars at Durham Tees Valley [...]
Members of the Save The Trident team visited Belfast International on Thursday 20 May to strip useful parts from Trident 2E G-AVFE, which is owned by the airport fire service there. Tony Jarrett and Neil Lomax took a van, kindly supplied half-price by Intack, across to Belfast on a donated ferry crossing with Stena Line [...]
Spacewise have kindly agreed to help us out with a container which we can use to store parts in until they are used on our aircraft. We will be bringing many parts back to Sunderland from Belfast, and these will need long term storage until we are ready to fit them into G-ARPO during its [...]
The Swan Inn hotel in Stranraer has kindly agreed to accommodate Neil and Tony on the return leg of their trip to Belfast in mid-May to pick up parts from the Trident 2E there. This helps us out very much, and we really appreciate the gesture. It will help us focus more of our funds [...]
We’ve been very fortunate to have accommodation for Neil and Tony provided by Gil-Good Lodge in Lisburn, Co. Antrim, when we visit this month. This hotel, with 14 ensuite rooms and all the comforts you could ask for, is located very close to Belfast International Airport, so it’s ideal for our trip. Why not try [...]
