Herpa 502900 LTU International Airways Boeing 767-300ER 1:500 Scale Diecast Mint

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Herpa 502900 LTU International Airways Boeing 767-300ER 1:500 Scale Diecast Mint in Box
LTU
Lufttransport-Unternehmen GmbH was an airline with its head office in
Halle
8 at
Düsseldorf
International
Airport
in
Düsseldorf
,
Germany
, now fully owned by Air
Berlin
. The initials stand for the German phrase LuftTransport-Unternehmen ("air transport enterprise"). It operated scheduled services on medium and long-haul routes, as well as charter services. Its main bases were
Düsseldorf
International
Airport
and
Munich
International
Airport
. In November 2007 LTU opened the third base
Berlin-Tegel
International
Airport
for long haul operations only. LTU was established in May 1955 as Lufttransport Union and started operations in
Frankfurt
. It adopted its present name in 1956 when it operated charter flights. LTU has been headquartered in Düsseldorf since 1961. LTU ran very popular
U.S.
routes from its Düsseldorf hub and directly competed on some of them with
Lufthansa
,
Germany
's flag carrier. LTU did run well frequented services from Düsseldorf to
Beijing
,
Chengdu
and
Shanghai
but they were dropped. The airline was owned (at March 2007) by Intro Verwaltungsgesellschaft (55%) and Marbach Beteiligung und Consulting (45%) and was had previously 2,892 employees before merged. In March 2007, Air
Berlin
took over LTU International, creating the fourth largest airline group in
Europe
in terms of traffic. Between them, the airlines carried 22.1 million passengers in 2006. The takeover was driven by the prospect of branching into long-haul operations and the chance to establish a stronger presence at
Düsseldorf
International
Airport
. LTU will retain its name on its leisure routes but routes to the
U.S.
and
China
will be branded by Air
Berlin
.
On 1 May 2007, LTU operated the first Arctic & North Pole Sightseeing Flight from continental
Europe
in aviation history for their charter customer Deutsche Polarflug. The flight took 12h55m and the aircraft, an A330-200 took a group of 283 passengers from Düsseldorf via
Norway
, Svalbard, The North Pole, Eastern Greenland and
Iceland
back to Düsseldorf. LTU opened a third long-haul base (to add to Düsseldorf and
Munich
) at
Berlin-Tegel
International
Airport
in October 2007 when it based a single Airbus A330-200 there to launch flights to
Bangkok
, Punta Cana and Varadero. Air
Berlin
announced in 2008 that the trademark LTU will no longer be used. All flights are now named Air
Berlin
.
The
Boeing 767
is a mid-size, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It was the manufacturer's first wide-body twinjet and its first airliner with a two-crew glass cockpit. The aircraft features two turbofan engines, a conventional tail, and for reduced aerodynamic drag, a supercritical wing design. Designed as a smaller wide-body airliner than preceding aircraft such as the 747, the 767 has a capacity of 181 to 375 persons and a range of 3,850 to 6,385 nautical miles (7,130 to 11,825 km), depending on variant. Development of the 767 occurred in tandem with a narrow-body twinjet, the 757, resulting in shared design features which allow pilots to obtain a common type rating to operate both aircraft. The 767 is produced in three fuselage lengths. The original 767-200 entered service in 1982, followed by the 767-300 in 1986 and the 767-400ER, an extended-range (ER) variant, in 2000. The extended-range 767-200ER and 767-300ER models entered service in 1984 and 1988, respectively, while a production freighter version, the 767-300F, debuted in 1995. Conversion programs have modified passenger 767-200 and 767-300 series aircraft for cargo use, while military derivatives include the E-767 surveillance aircraft, the KC-767 and KC-46 aerial tankers, and VIP transports. Engines featured on the 767 include the General Electric CF6, Pratt & Whitney JT9D and PW4000, and Rolls-Royce RB211 turbofans. United Airlines first placed the 767 in commercial service in 1982. The aircraft was initially flown on domestic and transcontinental routes, during which it demonstrated the reliability of its twinjet design. In 1985, the 767 became the first twin-engined airliner to receive regulatory approval for extended overseas flights. The aircraft was then used to expand non-stop service on medium- to long-haul intercontinental routes. In 1986, Boeing initiated studies for a higher-capacity 767, ultimately leading to the development of the 777, a larger wide-body twinjet. In the 1990s, the 767 became the most frequently used airliner for transatlantic flights between North America and
Europe
. As of April 2012, the 767 has received 1,090 orders from 71 customers, of which 1,023 have been delivered; 837 of these aircraft were in service in July 2011. The most popular variant is the 767-300ER, with 552 delivered, and Delta Air Lines is the largest operator, with 94 aircraft. Competitors have included the Airbus A300, A310, and A330-200, while a successor, the 787 Dreamliner, entered service in October 2011.
Mint condition, in the original packaging
1:500 scale
diecast plane
From Herpa
Small scale and life-like model for adult collectors or kit for the assembly of detailed scale model, not a toy! Not suitable for children under 14 years!
Just like the manufacturers of the originals, Herpa utilizes the latest technology and quality assurance for development and production. Herpa airplanes are aviation fans leading collectors and model building scales 1/500 and 1/200 live up to their big originals in quality, design and fascination. At Herpa, collectors of other scales too, for instance 1/400 or 1/1000 will find a nice model selection for their hobby.
Mint condition, most have awesome graphics on the box
This scaled aircraft model makes great gifts for airline employees, retirees and aviation enthusiasts of all ages. This detailed diecast airplane model was produced to specifications from the aircraft manufacturer and the airline company. It reflects, as accurately the paint scheme of the airline and has many details that are not usually found on other models in this scale. Each model is meticulously finished for unsurpassed quality. This scaled model was produced is accurately painted and professionally detailed.
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