Is this type of occurrence widespread?

What type? People being taken ill or dying, equipment not being available, or airlines being as uncaring as FR were after the event?

Has anyone details of what has to be carried ?

Believe it or not at one time the only thing airlines were required to carry onboard was pain relief, so a packet of paracetamol would do it. I don’t know to what extent that has changed or what is required now.

What is carried varies from airline to airline, some have a very basic kit of the sort of things you would have at home, while others are far better equipped. At BA (and I understand also at VS) the first aid kits and equipment would put some doctors surgeries in the shade. Controlled drugs, defibrillators, direct links to medical assistance services, etc., etc.

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I’m very intrigued as to what this photograph is of.

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The airline is also looking at aquiring slots for a IOM – Heathrow service.

Good luck to them but I can’t see that ever happening.

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You do know about Islanders/Trislanders don’t you…? See this about the new version coming out – no idea where it originated from, but it was posted on PPRuNe:

The last time I saw that it was written about the BAe ATP. The similarities between the two seem endless.

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2. Are cabin crew needed on such a small aircraft?

I wish! Put me down for a conversion course.

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the food at the Pub YUKKKKKKK

You’re not wrong Paul. Deep fried something and chips all round.

I met FlyMonarch there for some lunch a while back (my first visit after taxiing past it hundreds of times) and what a dump it is! A real disappointment and a waste of an opportunity to run a really great enthusiasts pub.

Good photos by the way.

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Your figure of 174 has always been my understanding for the -400. I used to work on charter configured -400’s with 170 seats and have no idea where the extra 4 seats would go far less another 18. I’m sure 188 can’t be right.

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in the distance can be seen the London skyline. Visible is the ‘Gherkin’, ‘Tower 42’, the London Eye, very possibly Big Ben (would be around the Eye), and just poking out of the bmi hangar, Canary Wharf and the Docklands. Thats a good 20 miles from the airport.

I’ve never seen that from LHR and I work there. I presume it’s because I never see the view from the top of a car park. Interesting shot.

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