Luton Action…

I apologise for not answering any questions – I have been at the Yeovilton Air Day today and it was rather wet…

Davforr – Yes I have a DSLR – I use a Canon EOS-10D – best thing I ever brought, apart of a car to get it around in.

Captainben – The same question was being asked by quite a few Luton guys, but it left with a full load – could have been doing a special charter?

Wannabe Pilot – Depends on the size of the aircraft, 767/A300/757 I barely need to zoom at all unless I want close up shots but then my minimum is around 150mm with my lens. For small side-ons of small biz-jets like that gorgeous, ultra-rare retro-looking Sabre Liner then you’re going to need quite a bit of zoom, say 200-300mm. Hope that helps.

Theres no point them charging bargain prices for the day trippers if they can charge hundreds of pounds for routes that businessmen regard as a neccessity. I believe they are doing really well at the moment, and that their yields are extrememly high on the majority of routes?

I quite agree with you on the fact that they seem to run a good business Mark and, of course, I can see why they can and why they do charge the fares that they do. I suppose I was just having a pop at them for having fares that are out of my reach (Industry staff stand-by rates excluded!). Like Loganair, who have the sheer class to be Scottish and therefore the leading edge :D, I would like to work for a small regional airline such as Eastern Airways.

Really excellent pictures you must have a digital slr ?

Theres no point them charging bargain prices for the day trippers if they can charge hundreds of pounds for routes that businessmen regard as a neccessity. I believe they are doing really well at the moment, and that their yields are extrememly high on the majority of routes?

They do loads of Executive charters, so probably just one of them.

I always thought of their scheduled fares as being along the lines of Executive Charter prices!!! 😀

By jove, they are an expensive airline!

They do loads of Executive charters, so probably just one of them.

If you look at the Monarch 757 shot, look to the left, you can see a Eastern Airways J41, I wonder what that was doing there? BTW – Excellent photography Tony!

Possibly a diversion from the MAN/STN service? That’s just a guess, mind.

If you look at the Monarch 757 shot, look to the left, you can see a Eastern Airways J41, I wonder what that was doing there? BTW – Excellent photography Tony!

Lovely shots, roughly how many mm of zoom were required for those sort of runway shots?

WOW! Stunning, you have an amazing camera and you are an amazing photographer.

The BY 763 shot is especially superb 🙂

Excellent! 😀

The Britannia/Thomson 763, the Monarch 757 and the Wizzair A320 shots are superb!

Tony did you need to use alot of zoom as ill be at Luton in just over a month

That Sabre is amzing, they are as rare as hens teeth these days.

When i saw the title of this thread i got a bit excited, i thought it might have been pictures of the lovely Jane Bolton

Great pics, especially the Wizzair 320! They really stand out for drivers on the M1 when they’re on finals 🙂

Fantastic pics! Loving the BY 763

Fantastic Photos! 😀
Gotta love that BY767 about to touchdown 🙂