Florida Panthers to have dedicated plane for travel

[Jacob]

Congrats to the Panthers on all their recent success.

 

[Fugu]

Congrats to the Panthers on all their recent success.

Which is what specifically, Jacob?

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Seems like an expensive decision for a team that is struggling financially. Will this actually save costs?

Viola owns the plane company.

 

[TheLegend]

And Swift Air is owned by Jerry Moyes still? Small world.

Be interesting to see what Moyes charges them for that plane.

Time for an in-thread quick poll..... how many people have already jotted down the plane's number so they can track it for stops in Quebec City, Las Vegas or Seattle?

 

[Fenway]

Cause the owner of the Panthers is also the owner of the airline....

I see no direct connection between the airline and the hockey club

http://easternairlines.aero/eastern-air-lines-the-team.html

 

[KevFu]

I look forward to this thread starting an IceAesthetics "design each team's plane" contest.

We can't get the guys who do goalie helmets to make each team's plane an amazing work of art?

 

[Jacob]

Which is what specifically, Jacob?

Being sarcastic, they suck and getting their own plane doesn't seem like anything news-worthy.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

He is not the owner of the airline. Possible he has a small share of it.

http://easternairlines.aero/eastern-air-lines-the-team.html

Florida Panthers owner Vincent Viola now controls a majority stake and two board seats at Miami-based start up Eastern Air Lines after a recent investment.

http://www.thenextmiami.com/index.php/billionaire-panthers-owner-takes-control-eastern-air-lines/

Cifu holds the other seat mentioned.

 

[Fenway]

http://www.thenextmiami.com/index.php/billionaire-panthers-owner-takes-control-eastern-air-lines/

Cifu holds the other seat mentioned.

OK - stand corrected

 

[RedHot]

Any pics inside?

 

[tony d]

Plane looks awesome for sure.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

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Being sarcastic, they suck and getting their own plane doesn't seem like anything news-worthy.

I mean they definitely dont suck, thats something that few people think. But there is an odd fascination with planes here, especially their tracking

 

[Major4Boarding]

But there is an odd fascination with planes here, especially their tracking

Tell me about it

http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N674AC

 

[AnotherDimwit]

Yep. Wings share their ride with the Tigers.

That is the old Tigers/Wings plane.

The new one doesn't have any sports themed livery on it.

 

[powerstuck]

Be interesting to see what Moyes charges them for that plane.

Time for an in-thread quick poll..... how many people have already jotted down the plane's number so they can track it for stops in Quebec City, Las Vegas or Seattle?

No worries Legend, that big of a plane can only land in January and February in Quebec City...only times of year St-Lawrence is frozen and thus providing a big enough runway for it.

 

[LadyStanley]

Nice new livery for the Sharks. Love the "subtle" shark fin.

 

[Colin226]

Devils used to own this plane but sold it sometime when former owner Vanderbeek fell on hard times around 2011

Now it seems they lease a Delta 737