Pytchair
PYTCHAir resting on containers
Type Boeing 727-46
Manufacturer Boeing
Construction number 19282/495[1]
Manufactured 1967
Registration
  • JA8325 (1967 – 1975 with Japan Airlines, named Shinano)
  • D-AHLQ (1975 – 1981 with Hapag-Lloyd)
  • N4245S (1981 – 1982 with Dee Howard Aircraft Sales)
  • VR-CBE (1982 – 1992 with Reseverry Corp.)
  • VR-CLM (1992 – 1996 with Larmag Aviation Ltd)
  • VR-CMN (1996 – 1997 with IDG Ltd)
  • VP-CMN (1997 – 2015 with IDG Ltd)
First flight 13 November 1967
Owners and operators
  • Japan Airlines (1967 – 1975)
  • Hapag-Lloyd Flug (1975 – 1981)
  • Dee Howard Aircraft Sales (1981 – 1982)
  • Reseverry Corp. (1982 – 1992)
  • Larmag Aviation Ltd (1992 – 1996)
  • IDG Ltd (1996 – 2015)
  • Johnny Palmer (2020 - Present)
In service 1967 - 2015
Fate Broken up in 2015; fuselage preserved
Preserved at Bonville Road, Brislington

PYTCHAir is the name given to a Boeing 727 located in the Brislington area of Bristol. The aircraft was originally a Japan Airlines passenger aircraft which first flew in 1968. It was converted into a private jet and operated by various owners including LarMag Aviation.[2]

It was purchased in 2020 to be used as an office. The relocation was delayed until February 2021, when it was transported by road to Bonville Road, Brislington.[3] As of November 2021, the fuselage is on display and used as an office, filming location and is available for charity events.[4] It has been featured as a “quirky" and "cool" office.[5][6]

In March 2022 the fuselage was covered in street art by Bristol street artsists Harriet Wood, Curtis Hylton and Hasan Kamil.[7] The art work drew media attention.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "VP-CNM". rzjets. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Registration Details for VP-CMN (IDG) 727-46 - PlaneLogger". Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Bristol motorway journey for huge Boeing jet". BBC News. 27 February 2021. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "PYTCHAir (Boeing 727)". Bristol Open Doors. 2 August 2021. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  5. ↑ Finch, Hannah (8 April 2022). "Nine of the UK's quirkiest offices from a jumbo jet, DJ booths to a dance floor". Business Live. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  6. ↑ Turton, Tora (1 February 2023). "The UK's 10 coolest offices of 2023". Adzuna. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Boeing 727 plane in Bristol transformed after paint job". 25 March 2022. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "Boeing 727 that travelled along M5 transformed". 25 March 2022. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.

Further reading

  • Media related to Pytchair at Wikimedia Commons

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