RE: 707’s in New Movie

So what’s everyones favourite “planes in films” moment then ? Mines is still the classic sight of all those C-47’s taking off in A Bridge Too Far! luvlee jubblee!!!!

RE: Yet another Scotland Low Cost airline and many new scheduled airlines

Air Scotland has been put together by a consortium of mainly Glasgow based travel agents. They plan to have 2 B757’s leased and in their colours in time for the summer season. They’ve been recruiting staff lately via newspaper ads.

RE: BA2037 B777 LGW-MCO

Was the flight full then Kane ?

RE: Superstition in airlines

What about Japanese planes ? number 3 is unlucky in Japan. When Panasonic upgraded it’s digital broadcast tape format “M2”, it became “M4” for that very reason. I suppose they could keep going until it becomes “M25” ! that would be really unlucky! (lol)

RE: Scottish regional airports

Most of these airports are nothing more than basic strips in fields, or on beaches such as on Barra in the Outer Hebrides. Stornoway in the north of these islands has the largest “airport” and this is more like a modern airport, with a runway, terminal and check in facilities etc. Dundee, despite being a relatively large city, has only a tiny airport which can’t handle anything a lot bigger than a business or regional jet.

A lot of these airports mainly cater for light civil aviation and flying clubs, such is the case with Cumbernauld for example. I’ve been round a few of these airfields in my travels… Stornoway for example can count the Bae ATP as it largest regular customer, Barra is normally by Twin Otter and Shorts 360. Most of the regional flights are handled by Loganair in BA franchise colours.

They used to have a great and varied fleet when they were truly independent, a fleet which included Islanders, Trislanders, Twin Otters, Embraer Bandeirantes, Shorts 330/360,s Bae ATP’s and Fokker Friendships. They even hit the jet age briefly with the Bae 146 before being brought under British Midland’s regional group umbrella and subsequently BA regional. I believe they are now more or less independent again, albeit a franchisee of BA. The current fleet consists mainly of Saab’s, Otters, 360’s and ATP’s they still operate the Scottish Air Ambulance service utilising the Islander.

There is a young chap in the Western Isles somewhere I believe, called Logan Ayres because he was born aboard an air ambulance Islander en route to Glasgow some stormy night many moons ago!

I must remember to look out the name of that book about Scottish aviation for you Keltic, It was by Dugald Cameron a respected aviation author and artist round this here parish. Loads of great stories, anecdotes and pictures.

RE: Flight Reports BY616A and BY616B

Sounds like flight deck layouts are a bit like TV cameras then… Never designed by the people who have to use em !

RE: Unusual attitudes

It looks like a good way of speeding up those flights with stop off points enroute! (lol)

“Would all passengers leaving the flight at this airport please move to the rear exit and jump! Adjoining passengers will be scooped up in the soon to be deployed cargo netting portside”