AN 124/Tristar at EGNX?

UPS have a 767-300PF inbound every weekday evening at around 20:30 (ish) from the US – it goes on to Cologne later the same evening. On a Monday, the aircraft that arrives Sunday evening day-sits and leaves at 22:30-ish. UPS also have a Danish registered 757-200F (Star Air) each weekday evening, arriving sometime around 21:00. There also used to be a Danish registered 727 but that stopped a while ago. There might be other a/c supporting the UPS operation (never quite sure) but if so they’re not painted in UPS colours.

Andy

PS: “Now” is relative – UPS has been in EMA for many years, firstly with DC-8s

UPS have a 767-300PF inbound every weekday evening at around 20:30 (ish) from the US – it goes on to Cologne later the same evening. On a Monday, the aircraft that arrives Sunday evening day-sits and leaves at 22:30-ish. UPS also have a Danish registered 757-200F (Star Air) each weekday evening, arriving sometime around 21:00. There also used to be a Danish registered 727 but that stopped a while ago. There might be other a/c supporting the UPS operation (never quite sure) but if so they’re not painted in UPS colours.

Andy

PS: “Now” is relative – UPS has been in EMA for many years, firstly with DC-8s

Thanks for the info guys. EMA seems to be getting busier all the time. I go past most days at various times and always get to see quite a few aircraft. Dont normally pay much attention but will now after seeing them!

Also 1 other q sorry- Do UPS now have a hub there aswell ?

Thanks for the info guys. EMA seems to be getting busier all the time. I go past most days at various times and always get to see quite a few aircraft. Dont normally pay much attention but will now after seeing them!

Also 1 other q sorry- Do UPS now have a hub there aswell ?

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And as for the AN-225, it is also approved for N-EMA but has not visited yet. When it diverted into PIK a while back, only reason it didn’t come to N-EMA (which was filed #1 diversion) was because crew requested PIK as they were more familiar with that airport.
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Yep I was on that night and we had to divert from SNN as they banned the aircraft whilst enroute!!! headless chicken state Alpha for 10 mins trying to find airport that would accept such a beasty…. good old PIK came up trumps as they had better WX forecast and crew accepted on this basis but EMA were on the case at such short notice to accept the beast!!

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And as for the AN-225, it is also approved for N-EMA but has not visited yet. When it diverted into PIK a while back, only reason it didn’t come to N-EMA (which was filed #1 diversion) was because crew requested PIK as they were more familiar with that airport.
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Yep I was on that night and we had to divert from SNN as they banned the aircraft whilst enroute!!! headless chicken state Alpha for 10 mins trying to find airport that would accept such a beasty…. good old PIK came up trumps as they had better WX forecast and crew accepted on this basis but EMA were on the case at such short notice to accept the beast!!

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124’s deffo fairly rare in EMA even rarer for 225!! only allowed into PIK, MAN as well STN banned for being too big !

Nope. An-124s pretty regular in N-EMA – recent times there’s been two or three a week, some weeks. Another one in tonight after the visit of the one mentioned above earlier this week. Recent times, I’d be willing to suggest N-EMA has had more AN-124 movements than any other airport in the UK. My understanding many recent visits have been bringing in priority shipments of wide-screen TVs for the Christmas market, although some have been taking the usual suspects to Toulouse!

And as for the AN-225, it is also approved for N-EMA but has not visited yet. When it diverted into PIK a while back, only reason it didn’t come to N-EMA (which was filed #1 diversion) was because crew requested PIK as they were more familiar with that airport.

TriStar (back to original question!) was RAF – usually one every month or two on trooping flights. FWIW, even though trooping they always use the DHL ramp.

Andy

124’s deffo fairly rare in EMA even rarer for 225!! only allowed into PIK, MAN as well STN banned for being too big !

Nope. An-124s pretty regular in N-EMA – recent times there’s been two or three a week, some weeks. Another one in tonight after the visit of the one mentioned above earlier this week. Recent times, I’d be willing to suggest N-EMA has had more AN-124 movements than any other airport in the UK. My understanding many recent visits have been bringing in priority shipments of wide-screen TVs for the Christmas market, although some have been taking the usual suspects to Toulouse!

And as for the AN-225, it is also approved for N-EMA but has not visited yet. When it diverted into PIK a while back, only reason it didn’t come to N-EMA (which was filed #1 diversion) was because crew requested PIK as they were more familiar with that airport.

TriStar (back to original question!) was RAF – usually one every month or two on trooping flights. FWIW, even though trooping they always use the DHL ramp.

Andy

Sorry to burst your bubble, but a 747 once had 1000 odd pax packed into it on a humanitarian mission. I think the absolute record is for 1,300+ on a Lockheed Galaxy of the USAF for much the same reason as the 747

No probs mate … I don know the correct date as to when the respective lifts occured, …. I’ll just take that as a courtesy reply to my bursing the bubble that u had in ur signature! 😉

Sorry to burst your bubble, but a 747 once had 1000 odd pax packed into it on a humanitarian mission. I think the absolute record is for 1,300+ on a Lockheed Galaxy of the USAF for much the same reason as the 747

No probs mate … I don know the correct date as to when the respective lifts occured, …. I’ll just take that as a courtesy reply to my bursing the bubble that u had in ur signature! 😉

I usually get to see an An-124 operating out of East Midlands around once or twice a month. A magnificent spectacle!

I usually get to see an An-124 operating out of East Midlands around once or twice a month. A magnificent spectacle!

for heavy Freights, what else

now no one can deny that Airbus was not impressed with An-124, after all it had lifted world record number of pasengers (refugees) on a UN mission,like 800+ ….

Sorry to burst your bubble, but a 747 once had 1000 odd pax packed into it on a humanitarian mission. I think the absolute record is for 1,300+ on a Lockheed Galaxy of the USAF for much the same reason as the 747

for heavy Freights, what else

now no one can deny that Airbus was not impressed with An-124, after all it had lifted world record number of pasengers (refugees) on a UN mission,like 800+ ….

Sorry to burst your bubble, but a 747 once had 1000 odd pax packed into it on a humanitarian mission. I think the absolute record is for 1,300+ on a Lockheed Galaxy of the USAF for much the same reason as the 747

Sorry for sarcasm!! not meant that way 🙂 124’s deffo fairly rare in EMA even rarer for 225!! only allowed into PIK, MAN as well STN banned for being too big !

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Sorry for sarcasm!! not meant that way 🙂 124’s deffo fairly rare in EMA even rarer for 225!! only allowed into PIK, MAN as well STN banned for being too big !

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Sorry, i suppose i should of been more specific, i know the 124 was picking up or dropping off frieght. The point is its unusual for me to see it there. So i wanted to know who it was working for!

Sorry, i suppose i should of been more specific, i know the 124 was picking up or dropping off frieght. The point is its unusual for me to see it there. So i wanted to know who it was working for!

124 probably picking or dropping freight off!!

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124 probably picking or dropping freight off!!

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