Q. The reason for all the UK training for the GSM B767 and not yet in service?

A. A/C was delivered without baggage containers!

Not quite accurate. Needs to do the CAA proving flight next month before it can fly pax flights.
Also there’s a large number of containers at GLA with GSM on the side.

Mixed Mode flying – ie A320/A330 etc is a bean counter’s dream as the crews just need to be cross qualified on the various type’s operated by that airline, and it therefore reduces training costs.

However given the current price of oil and the fact that it is not expected to fall any time soon, the accountants are now looking for the most efficient aircraft that they can buy, regardless if it means extra training costs, which are more than offset by the fuel savings. This is one of the prime reasons why 1 manufacturers twin engine long haul aircraft are more in demand than the others 4 engined efforts.

Sorry if i sound like an idiot saying this, but why did they divert to Prestwick when its up north.

Prestwick & Stansted are the designated airports for dealing with incidents of this nature.

The Air Scotland 757 was flying this morning.

Nice pics. Are there many gaps for camera lenses at crash gate 3?

The A320 winglets are being developed after a request from JetBlue. They have had a number of US Transcontinental flights have to tech stop for fuel over the winter and reckon the winglets will improve the fuel burn on some of the 4hr+ sectors that they operate.

There are 2 different winglet designs under evaluation – the Airbus factory designed winglet and an APB designed winglet, although no photos exist of this one yet.