Engines going to Toulouse usually go by road. Occasionally there is a rush job and they go by air, typically in a chartered An-124 or Cargolux 747. Engines going to the USA usually go by air on the regular Cargolux flight from Prestwick - either to LAX or SEA, or ATL (for Charleston). Occasionally w...
Jump to postI think its about time for the UK government to retaliate, and to heck with the air services agreement. United want an extra daily frequency LAX-LHR - we need to start saying No in return, until a legal / licenced UK airline is permitted rightful access to the US market.
Jump to posteasyJet would be naive not to start looking at some of the issues Brexit might create right now. I am sure there will be a negotiated agreement put in place to allow it to continue to fly between the UK and Europe. But as a UK airline its rights to fly - and even more so expand its network - of sole...
Jump to postMy first 747 was a <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> -100 <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym>-<acronym title="Washington - Dulles International (IAD / KIAD), USA - Virginia">IAD</acronym>, many many years ago - it was my first long haul, my first...
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/seabosdca" class="quote" target="_blank">seabosdca</a> (<a href="#13" class="quote">Reply 13</a>):<br/><i>Communicate with passengers, for start...
Jump to postSo how is it first class has been present on airplanes for far longer than the rise in air rage incidents? Maybe people were more used to being oppressed and treated badly in the '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s etc. Sheesh, and just think about all the potential for train rage when folks have to walk past or...
Jump to postWhat should an airline with only four long-haul aircraft do when it sends one down-route and it goes bang? Crap happens sometimes, but a business model that has a backup waiting to recover a possible AOG for every active aircraft simply isn't sustainable - well not at fares passengers want to pay an...
Jump to postNorwegian is not attempting to break the terms of the air services agreement - to that end, it should be allowed to fly as per the agreement, and any other issues the US has with the company (i.e. labour) should be dealt with through more appropriate channels. This isn't an issue that just affects t...
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/Bralo20" class="quote" target="_blank">Bralo20</a> (<a href="#27" class="quote">Reply 27</a>):<br/><i>So I guess <acronym title="Impulse Airline...
Jump to postRuss, photographers don't put their name and copyright all over photographs for the glory, they do it to stop their work being stolen - work that in many cases cost a lot in travel and equipment. And the email address means that if someone does want to licence the photo, they can get in touch with t...
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/lightsaber" class="quote" target="_blank">lightsaber</a> (<a href="#28" class="quote">Reply 28</a>):<br/><i>Before there was sufficient funds to...
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Jump to postPaul's a nice guy - I hope he's ok. But I guess he might not be welcome in Russia again!
Jump to postSeveral days ago I messaged you the email address of the person you need to contact eokmpo...
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/tonystan" class="quote" target="_blank">tonystan</a> (<a href="#7" class="quote">Reply 7</a>):<br/><i>Did <acronym title="Birmingham - Internati...
Jump to postIt is a shame Air Greenland is currently not operating to Iqaluit on a regular basis, otherwise it would be possible to make a complete crossing of the Atlantic from Europe to Canada on turboprops again.
Jump to postStranger things (or as strange) have happened... Take a look at what gone on, successfully. at Liege in Belgium, around 60 miles from Brussels. Several weekly flights from China - <acronym title="CSA Czech Airlines">OK</acronym> mainly bringing in tourists. But while it is not absolutely where they ...
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/jetwet1" class="quote" target="_blank">jetwet1</a> (<a href="#23" class="quote">Reply 23</a>):<br/><i>As much as I love the <acronym title="SATA...
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Jump to postI hope the aeroplane is more reliable than their information technology platform.
Jump to postThe quantity of aircraft passing through the different boneyards has varied quite a lot over time. Currently, the busiest are Victorville, Pinal Air Park (also known as Marana), and Kingman - its important not to forget the latter, which is home for a huge number of redundant CRJs and EMB135/145s at...
Jump to postThere are three TriStars left at Victorville, only one of which was flown by Delta: N729DA - ex Delta N91011 (previously <acronym title="Continental Micronesia (USA)">CS</acronym>-<acronym title="Tamanrasset - Aguenar (TMR / DAAT), Algeria">TMR</acronym>) - ex Luzair <acronym title="SAT Sakhalin Air...
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<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Kulverstukas" class="quote" target="_blank">Kulverstukas</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i>Wooo... Why not use flash with TTL...
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Jump to postAnyone who doubts the wisdom and logic in the insistence that the installation of any devices in the flight deck should checked and certified - and to that end casual use of camera equipment should be either restricted or dealt with extremely cautiously - should read the detail of the incident on an...
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Jump to postDiscussed three weeks ago, but the UK Government Aviation Minister should know better and perhaps needs to be worried about a few of those - Linksair has had its AOC suspended and Stobart Air is seemingly up for sale!!!
Jump to postWhat's more worrying is how it got there undetected - and what more nefarious items could have been put in the bay...
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It wouldn't surprise me if it was game over for this one - I know from talking to the SOFIA folks at NASA a few weeks ago that quite a few parts, including the engines, are difficult to replace now so it'd make sense for some bits to be carefully removed if the airframe was being retired...
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Jump to postReported elsewhere as being located on Imperial Highway between a flight kitchen and other cargo warehouses...
So basically, its going to be right under the noses of plenty of cameras equipped with long lenses, currently used by the spotters on Imperial Hill!!!
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/maxpower1954" class="quote" target="_blank">maxpower1954</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i>NASA has a DC-8 that is very activ...
Jump to postThe boneyards themselves no, your best bet is to try a company like The Aviation Warehouse - there is a for sale section on their website and they sell all sorts of junk: <a href="http://aviationwarehouse.net" target="_blank">http://aviationwarehouse.net</a> They are close to Victorville<br><br>[Edi...
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/TheSonntag" class="quote" target="_blank">TheSonntag</a> (<a href="#29" class="quote">Reply 29</a>):<br/><i>For reasons I do not know, this 747S...
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Jump to postHaha, that's a good question steelhead... There doesn't seem to be a complete one out there, so I've been trying to compile one, and I think I've got all bar one or two tied down in an excel spreadsheet but it's not been easy...
Jump to postPS: the total number of conversions is over 60 (not 27) - the next one out is #64
Andy
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Still very much an ongoing programme. In July there were three in the hangar undergoing conversion, one nearing completion, another undergoing substantial renovation and third just stripped of paint. Each conversion takes about six months so there aren't many come out complete each year. One of the ...
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/QF744ER" class="quote" target="_blank">QF744ER</a> (<a href="#7" class="quote">Reply 7</a>):<br/><i>262 seat B767-300's wonder if they are ex <a...
Jump to postThe van tours at Mojave ended long ago, and they are now rather anti-photography along the flight line (land side, of course). There are views around the perimeter, but not idea for good photography as they tend to be a bit distant and thus heat haze can be an issue. Victorville on the other hand it...
Jump to postReally strange... 1. There's no business class being offered on the <acronym title="Aberdeen - Dyce (ABZ / EGPD), United Kingdom">ABZ</acronym> sectors, so any business travellers will have to travel part economy, part business 2. The three Q400s were meant to be replacing five F50s, with network op...
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/EI320" class="quote" target="_blank">EI320</a> (<a href="#64" class="quote">Reply 64</a>):<br/><i>But surely it is the responsibility of the com...
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