ref Aurigny and the ATR42
Two of the Air Wales ATR42s are connected with Aurigny ,Flightline and the old Air Wales management.
At the moment one is flying and the other is in Guernsey with Anglo Normandy Engineering.
The aircraft are operated on the Aurigny AOC with there crews flying the aircraft in connection with Flightline and the owner (Ex Air Wales?)
The reason in seeing the aircraft at Gatwick was due to the Aurigny ATR72 fleet being a bit tired and unservicable, today Titan were opperating there BAE146 for Aurigny on one or two sectors.
Hope this helps.

No news from the Westcountry on this yet

There seems to be a lack of any comment comming from Flybe as they have a large number of the Q400s.
If the media has not caught up with this story yet it must be just a matter of time and we know what the media can do to these types of reports.

Another One

Not a problem here comes my support.
This date is special down in the Islands as it is so close to our Air Display day

Grass parking

PEN PUSHER
Yes both Daks went onto the grass, the ATR is not an aircraft for parking on the grass it is at least 10 ton heaver than a Dak?
The centre of the display was half way along the runway near the tower the ATR was parked just north of the threshold out of they way of most of the crowd, where else whould one have parked this aircraft?
I understand at an earlier event this year at Duxford five VLM Fokker 50s came in, did they all park on the grass if at all?

Night stopping Gnats

The two aircraft came in last week from North Wealde? for a tech stop on the way to Marrakech for a birthday bash.
Now they are on there way back useing Jersey as a tech stop again but this time takeing in the delights of a night stop.

If it is a Cigar it will be a big one from HAVANHA.
the main thing she will fly when every thing is done and now before.
We all understand the barriers that have cropt up and the time delays so we all await for the big day to come.
All the best to the team.

I only met Mark once when he came to the air show in Jersey, such a nice lad, following in his Fathers flying carreer. Mark and his Dad Ray will be remembered for a long time .