RE: Pic Of The Day – Ruslan

Yup nice picture….

RE: Boeing 737 Fuels Virgin Blue Expansion

I can understand the price aspect on it but no way would I fly on a long flight of anything up to 7 hours in a 737 from Australia to the Oceanic regions (when their international services start).
Anyway, great to see a new order for Boeing.

RE: BA LGW-GCI news for Saab 2000

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 16-01-03 AT 08:44 PM (GMT)]Mongu,
Research undertaken by the States Of Guernsey reveal that airlines will pull out of Guernsey in the next couple of years if the runway is not extended by 250m. Guernsey does have a need for larger a runway capability equivalent to Jersey’s even if it is not as long, to accommodate the new generation of regional jets of between 50 and 100 seats, which cannot operate to Guernsey; the fact that services from Cardiff, Plymouth and Bristol have been lost following the introduction of regional jets, suggests that this is true.

Moreover, the ERJ 145 can only operate into Guernsey if it is operated at low capacity. With the popularity of the ERJ 145 it means that island has lost many airlines, thus we have lost vital airlinks to the UK and in the case of BA, their world-wide network. I am pretty sure it was also the case bmi pulled out of GCI.

Airlines have said they need a runway extensio based on their future plans. Crossair, Channel Express, British Airways and other airlines say they require a runway length of 1,700-1,800m. These facts confirm that a runway extension is of strategic importance for the continued success of the business community, tourism and for the well-being of an island community. One airline already said that if the runway is not extended, it will be another company that will add its name to the list of airlines that will move out of Guernsey.

At the moment though the States are going around in circles and ignoring the true issue. One report says it is needed, the other says it is not. In my view GCI needs a longer runway capability to safeguard the islands future simple as that.

On the up side at least we are getting a new terminal outa’ them…

RE: Fog / Mist

Good pun on the, ‘mist’ified,’…

The difference is that mist is much thinner and less dense than fog and is formed differently. It depends a little bit on whether you’re talking about mist and fog on land or over the sea. You tend to get mist over the sea in spring and summer as warm air comes up from the Equator bringing lots of moist, warm air. When this hits the cold of the water around the UK, the water condenses out and forms mist. But this mist quickly disappears as the Sun comes up and heats up the air and the sea.

Fog tends to hang around for longer and is formed more by cold, wet air that hangs around and doesn’t move. In a sense it’s like low level cloud and is much thicker.

I hope this clears it up for you…

RE: February AW front cover

Something must be up there Andrew. Probably something wrong on the postal services behalf.
I recieved mine on Monday. Again of extremely high quality. I enoyed the NW Fugu hub article a lot.

RE: Euroceltic F27 Crash at Silgo pics

The EuroCeltic saga continues, the crisis at Waterford has apparently been resolved. EuroCetic are prepared to continue the Luton route pending certain conditions including landing charges.
Of course it all depends on public support although I don’t see EuroCeltic’s problems easing quickly.

RE: BA Fleet news that may interest some of you.

The flights were not performing well. A combination of poor marketing of the islands in Germany and also the fact you can get to the sun for cheaper than you can get here.