Huh? Pe@rson, all the types you mention after the quite ARE twin engined (or three)!
As for single engined, the BBC item says the replacement tender is for twin engined aeroplanes, which rules out Caravans and the likes
When will folks stop keep claiming the 787 is still new? Its almost THREE YEARS since it entered commercial service? Sure, Norwegian have done some things wrong (customer management during disruptions being one of them), but they're trying to do something that should be possible with the right infra...
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Jump to postG-OJMR's last ever flight is now planned for 29th April, from Birmingham UK to Lourdes / Tarbes, France, where it will be parted out and scrapped. Hopefully there might be some more video to add to the two already linked above, after the ferry flight is completed.
Jump to postNice send off for an aeroplane I remember seeing when it was new
Andy
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Pan Am / British Midland Boeing 707-321C 19270 (N44A/N448M/G-BMAZ/N863BX) comes to mind... I know all 707-320C aircraft had a cargo door anyway as they were convertible so didn't need a door cut into them to be made into freighters, but this one was built as a passenger convertible for Pan Am, ended...
Jump to postSeems to be a typo in my previous post and I don't know how to edit it again - the edit option seems to have disappeared... Sorry for the typo!!!
Jump to postOne of the guys is even wearing the custom "Florida Aviation Photography" shit the organisers got for all attendees - several of the others probably were too, but the cold breeze early on rather dictated coats for a while!!! <center><table align="center" border="0" width="650" cellpadding="0" cellsp...
Jump to postMore fun in the sun at Fort Lauderdale, thanks to the Florida Aviation Photography convention 2014 <center><table align="center" border="0" width="650" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a href="/uf/view.file?id=2894&filename=phpc9jNwr.jpeg" target="_blank"><img src="http://cdn-www.airline...
Jump to postIt was an awesome few days... Suresh, Eddy, Vic, Kev, Steven, Luimer, Don, Bruce and the rest of the Florida Aviation Photography crew looked after all of us visitors really well. Dade County (Lonny) and Broward County Aviation Departments put on two great ramp tours at Miami International and Fort ...
Jump to postThe tanks were taken out of the SuperTanker and it just has two time-expired engines hung on it for balance, so if anyone wants it to use on fires it's going to take time and money to get it going again
Jump to postLast week there seemed to be a decided bias to heavies on the north side. I think this boils down to the new Bradley concourse being fully opened, and the south side gates on the old Bradley concourse nolonger being used - with the old north gates on Bradley still being used, and the new concourse o...
Jump to postAer Lingus ran their ex Lufthansa 747-130 <acronym title="Aer Lingus (Ireland)">EI</acronym>-BED in a Y468 config for some time... I flew <acronym title="Dublin (- Collinstown) (DUB / EIDW), Ireland">DUB</acronym>-<acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA ...
Jump to postThe Gulf carriers, from which Lufthansa sees the threat as coming, have built their business in part on offering a quality service, not a low cost service. I wonder why Lufthansa thinks something cheap and nasty might be the solution?
Jump to postImperial Hill, Proud Bird and In-N-Out have been done to death, too many people have done them, they've run their course... That doesn't stop folks going there evry week or pics from those locations appearing here. Like it or not, the <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - C...
Jump to postThere's a POSSIBILITY that the increasingly popular helicopter "plane spotting" flights over <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym> might get stopped soon, because the ATC position that handles low level / VFR transits in the <acronym title="Los Ang...
Jump to postI believe she needs a heavy check, and it will be done if there's committed work for the airplane that makes the check viable. But otherwise... <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/frown.gif" width="15" height="15" border="0"/> Perhaps Lufthansa should buy it...
Jump to postRegulatory authorities such as the FAA, CAA can issue an exemption for civilian registered airplanes to not carry visible external registration marks
Jump to postI simply do not believe that (as is being suggested above) any professional aviator would backtrack just to thwart a competitor - this isn't just competition, it is potentially passengers lives, and their own lives. It just isn't appropriate thinking. Period. As I said above, if as someone else sugg...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/shamrock604" class="quote" target="_blank">shamrock604</a> (<a href="#30" class="quote">Reply 30</a>):<br/><i> The "standard exit" at <acronym t...
Jump to post“...we won’t allow the 787 to return to commercial service until we’re confident that any proposed solution has addressed the battery failure risks,” said an FAA statement To me this suggests that the FAA are not requiring Boeing to stop (or reduce the frequency of) batteries failing, but are only e...
Jump to postSheesh, I had a really lucky escape... I flew on a <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> 787 late last year and I took pictures of the cabin, the IFE, the <acronym title="Aero Service (Congo-Brazzaville)">BF</acronym> seats, the electronic window blinds... Heck, I was even shown to the...
Jump to postThe problem with December are that the daylight hours are so short - <acronym title="CSA Czech Airlines">OK</acronym> if you're a local, but there's lots of dark hours that mean its not quite such good value for money for folks travelling from thousands of miles away. And, whilst I like golden light...
Jump to post<a href="http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ain-air-transport-perspective/2013-02-18/first-md-80-freighter-set-fly-us" target="_blank">http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-ne...8/first-md-80-freighter-set-fly-us</a> Quote: "Everts plans to use its <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-80 in ...
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Jump to postThe thing that's missing from the story is that most frequent flyer programs are profitable for the airlines that operate them - they may not always target the right customer, but they tend to be profit centres, not loss-leaders. Several airlines have monetarised their programs by floating them as s...
Jump to postSadly, another legacy airline that's lost the plot with respect to what it means to be a "proper airline" offering a full-service, versus being a LCC - and to be recognised as such by their customers. Why don't the morons that run these airlines realise that in removing their differentiation from th...
Jump to postReally good news Ryanair lost... This ruling by the EU court wasn't really about what the law says and what obligations it creates - which you can either agree with or disagree with... It was about Ryanair deciding it could ignore the law. Many airlines took a compliant, helpful and sympathetic appr...
Jump to postPaint refresh by Air Livery - it was a Swiss airplane
Andy
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/fxra" class="quote" target="_blank">fxra</a> (<a href="#14" class="quote">Reply 14</a>):<br/><i>Actually, most ATC filter out certain identifier...
Jump to postSorry, that ARD in my original should have been "aired"... Anyway, I think it nicely reflects what Virgin want the brand to be recognised as, but I wonder whether the brand can actually deliver... On the other hand, last years <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> campaign told me nothing ab...
Jump to postThey're calling it a "trailer" but I assume it's a <acronym title="Virgin Express (Belgium)">TV</acronym> ad, apparently to be ARD (no idea where) fromm1st January.... <a href="http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/gb/en/the-virgin-experience/fitfoo/our-people/watch-the-trailer.html" target="_blank">http:/...
Jump to postBK is at the intersection of W 96th St and Airport Bvd
Jump to postAviation policy has missed a trick really... HS2 should go straight underneath <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> and offer links to Birmingham, Manchester, the East Midlands, Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Then, ban domestic flights and use the f...
Jump to postThe only direct economic benefit to be derived from hubbing (as opposed to O&D) is to the airlines that hub at the airport, to the airport itself, and to the tenants and other service organisations supporting the hub. There is very little direct economic benefit outside of the immediate airport ...
Jump to postYes, the reality is that <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> and BAA are the only large organisations with an immediate vested interest in trying to continue to sustain <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> as a hub rather than allowing it to become ...
Jump to postLHR hasn't lost it's position for largest number if passengers, just as a hub. If that's the case - fair enough. Hubbing transfer passengers don't do that much for the UK economy - they don't stay in the country, they don't spend in hotels bars and restaurants or on taxis and other travel etc and hu...
Jump to post<a href="http://airlineroute.net/2012/10/26/ua-787domestic-update2/" target="_blank">http://airlineroute.net/2012/10/26/ua-787domestic-update2/</a> Hardly fair to blame United when it's Boeing fault they can't get United's second plastic pig to them in time for the inaugural day operations... Looks ...
Jump to postYes its meant to be a two airplane schedule from 4th November - in theory airplane #1 doing <acronym title="Houston - George Bush Intercontinental (IAH / KIAH), USA - Texas">IAH</acronym>-<acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD</acronym>-<acronym title="Houst...
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Jump to postLAX Imperial Hill - warning Last week a friend of mine had over $15000 worth of camera gear (1D4 x 2, 500mm etc) taken from a rental car parked on Imperial Hill at <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym>. He was distracted by a guy wanting directions...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/gilesdavies" class="quote" target="_blank">gilesdavies</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>There should be no aircraft sat arou...
Jump to postThose flights are F1 returns from Canada - there was also a Cargolux 744F in the middle of last night. Several days prior to F1 fly-away races (i.e. those outside of Europe) there will be four or five 747Fs take the broadcast <acronym title="Virgin Express (Belgium)">TV</acronym> equipment and the t...
Jump to postLQD was filed <acronym title="Budapest - Ferenc Liszt (Ferihegy) (BUD / LHBP), Hungary">BUD</acronym>-<acronym title="Dublin (- Collinstown) (DUB / EIDW), Ireland">DUB</acronym>-<acronym title="Shannon (SNN / EINN), Ireland">SNN</acronym> but actually flew flew <acronym title="Budapest - Ferenc Lisz...
Jump to postDHC8 HA-LQD has gone to SNN but will be going back to BUD with the crews from the 737s
Jump to postSeems like the ferry flights might not happen due to pilots not wanting to fly them... <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/krisyyz" class="quote" target="_blank">krisyyz</a> (<a hr...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/potus" class="quote" target="_blank">potus</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>It looks heavy!</i></font></td></tr></tab...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/United_fan" class="quote" target="_blank">United_fan</a> (<a href="#12" class="quote">Reply 12</a>):<br/><i>That's N4522V,it was ferried to <acr...
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