Coventry airport closed – Tuesday 8th December.

The Shorts 360 your referring to comes into Coventry every night along with a second aircraft from Germany around 30 minutes later. Both these aircraft bring in Cargo for Junghienrich, Siemens, Briggs and also frieght for Lynx which is then driven to the delivery company I drive for DXBusiness Direct. It had a massive effect at our firm as both flights have now been permenantly rerouted to Birmingham International.

I hope that the permanantly part of the plan doesn’t mean they know something we don’t 🙁

Thanks for the info! I always wondered what D-CRAS was carrying every night. 😀 Its a shame that its been permenantly rerouted to BHX instead. I hope that Coventry does re-open.

Here’s my little story about Coventry Airport: back in the early 1990’s I sat the CAA ATPL exams and passed all the theory. So I had to find a flying school to do the practical. I was staying in Tamworth at the time with a friend who is now captain for BA on B777s. Without any “flight” planning whatsoever, I hopped on a bus to Birmingham, then on another bus to Coventry, then a third bus in the direction of the airport. The bus route, however, did not go all the way to airport. It missed the airport by a mile or two. I asked the driver how to get to the airport, expecting a good couple of mile walk in the cold and rain. The driver said “no problem” since the end of the route was nearby, he finished the route and then dropped me off at the airport. Something you don’t see every day of your life and my faith in humanity took a quantum leap! 😀

Gosh thats a shame!

Also I think theres some nightly cargo flights by a shorts 360 D-CRAS.

The Shorts 360 your referring to comes into Coventry every night along with a second aircraft from Germany around 30 minutes later. Both these aircraft bring in Cargo for Junghienrich, Siemens, Briggs and also frieght for Lynx which is then driven to the delivery company I drive for DXBusiness Direct. It had a massive effect at our firm as both flights have now been permenantly rerouted to Birmingham International.

I hope that the permanantly part of the plan doesn’t mean they know something we don’t 🙁

G-APSA was on the ground next to the hangar the last time i went up to WR963

there was certainly a couple of dc-6’s, 3;s and an ATP at BHX yesterday

Regarding the DC-6s: both G-SIXC and G-APSA are now grounded at Coventry due to maintenance I believe? :confused:

there was certainly a couple of dc-6’s, 3;s and an ATP at BHX yesterday

I think you’ll find Atlantic – the freighting company – will have dispersed their aircraft to continue commercial operations

Atlantique, the classic side, have less pressing needs.

Moggy

quite a lot of air atlantic is still at coventry dude certainly classic flight is still there!

regarding air atlantique. some are still at coventry… most were flown to Birmingham, where they will operate out of now, they are parked on the remote stands of T1 rather than the Elmdon apron. also a DC-3 was flown to wellsbourne.

Latest update:

Q) EGTT/QFALT/IV/NBO/A/000/999/5222N00129W005
B) FROM: 09/12/09 08:00
C) TO: 09/12/14 23:59 EST
E) AD NOT AVBL TO ACFT THAT REQUIRE THE USE OF A LICENSED AD

So appears to be open unlicensed until the 14th

Moggy

Taken from
http://propliners.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6376074032/m/491103236 :

🙂

Also see http://www.pprune.org/airlines-airports-routes/204900-coventry-63.html and further on…

Thats good news. Although fingers crossed for AAs future and that this won’t have too much of an adverse affect.

Cheers, Huw:)

Taken from
http://propliners.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6376074032/m/491103236 :

One very important immediate point: AA have stressed that this Sunday’s event is still very much on, though obviously with no flying.

🙂

Also see http://www.pprune.org/airlines-airports-routes/204900-coventry-63.html and further on…

Gosh thats a shame!
Any chance of it reopening or will work for housing start next week? 🙁

Supposing it doesnt reopen, what happens to Air atlantique, RVL etc?
Also I think theres some nightly cargo flights by a shorts 360 D-CRAS.

My flying school often send IR students on ILS approaches to coventry.

I’ve only flown from Coventry once, on G-AMPY.

I presume the CAA has forced the airport to cease operations as the airport company has closed down – no staff (particularly fire, etc) means no licence, and I can’t EGBE operating unlicenced

Andy

It was getting heavily discussed when I was down there last Thursday. There were a couple of ideas floating about about the future of the airport, but nothing definite. It’s going to make life awful for those employed there at the worst time of year.

and here mate 🙁

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Business/Coventry-Airport-To-Close-With-Immediate-Effect-Making-70-People-Redundant/Article/200912215495921?f=rss

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/8401690.stm 🙁

just gave the other chaps to do with the shack an email, might find out in a bit!

2009, 12th month, 08th day (i.e 11:30 today), until 2009, 12th month, 09th day (i.e. 11:30 tomorrow)!!! :rolleyes:

Please tell me you’re not a pilot!

Andy

No im not. Im Dutch 😉 (explaines alot) but our notams usually have a reversed date so it looks more like this

M1703/09 – 5139N00542E EHVK ARP RAD 5NM AIRDISPLAY, REQ TO AVOID AREA. GND – FL140, 27 NOV
13:00 2009 UNTIL 27 NOV 15:00 2009. CREATED: 22 OCT 10:32 2009

So thats why it was a little bit confusing (dubble digit years and dates isn’t also a good helping hand for that ;))

Wonder whats going to happen to air atlantique?

IF moggy didn’t close the Thread on that forum then whe shouldn’t have a mixed conversation here ;)… Cause im wondering the SAME THING!

Grtz

TG1984

Wonder whats going to happen to air atlantique?