Pytchair

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]

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

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]

  • PYTCHAir
    PYTCHAir
  • Exterior artwork
    Exterior artwork
  • Cockpit
    Cockpit
  • Interior view
    Interior view
  • Interior corridor
    Interior corridor
  • Transportation
    Transportation
  • Interior view
    Interior view
  • Transportation
    Transportation
  • Arrival in Bristol
    Arrival in Bristol

References
  1. "VP-CNM". rzjets. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  2. "Registration Details for VP-CMN (IDG) 727-46 - PlaneLogger".
  3. "Bristol motorway journey for huge Boeing jet". BBC News. 27 February 2021.
  4. "PYTCHAir (Boeing 727)". Bristol Open Doors. 2 August 2021. 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. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  6. Turton, Tora (1 February 2023). "The UK's 10 coolest offices of 2023". Adzuna. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  7. "Boeing 727 plane in Bristol transformed after paint job". 25 March 2022.
  8. "Boeing 727 that travelled along M5 transformed". 25 March 2022.

Further reading
  • Media related to Pytchair at Wikimedia Commons

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