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  • July 17, 2003 at 11:24 am in reply to: Stansted Closure? #733503
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    Officially 5 –

    Heathrow
    Gatwick
    Stansted
    Luton
    City

    July 17, 2003 at 6:06 am in reply to: Who has the best inflight service #733671
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    Starjet, you didn’t ask the El Al crew for a pork pie did you?

    July 17, 2003 at 5:57 am in reply to: Air 2000 & Monarch & TCX #733682
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    The last 320 (G-TCKE) is UK based and floats (like all our aircraft do) between the 320 bases (LGW, STN and EMA). The ‘bigger picture’ varies according to which way the wind is blowing combined with the angle of the sun! Last week it was ‘lets replace all Airbus with more 757 and 767’, this week it’s ‘let’s leave the fleet exactly as it is’.

    July 16, 2003 at 9:44 pm in reply to: New Aurigny routes #733880
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    If they get it I bet they will start it with the Saabs before fairly soon using ATRs and then binning the Sheds.

    July 16, 2003 at 9:39 pm in reply to: Air 2000 & Monarch & TCX #733885
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    The plain fact is that a charter airline really needs a mix of 757 amd A320 in order to achieve the required performance and passenger load carrying requirements which is why everyone except Britannia uses both. Britannia flirted with the 737NG but quicly sent them elsewhere as they weren’t as good as they hoped.

    By the way, expect to see Thomas Cook Belgium replace 2 A320s with 2 ex-Condor 757s soon. This is not fleet renewal, just flexibility as I mentioned above.

    July 15, 2003 at 9:56 pm in reply to: Forum Get-together 2? #734664
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    Subject to my working roster I’d love to come.

    July 15, 2003 at 9:51 pm in reply to: The MAN Meet: My Pictures #734804
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    Ren, I was on standby that day but didn’t get called so no it wasn’t me.

    Could that Corsair 767 have still been Britannia’s while doing the Hadj for Garuda, then operating for BY, then sent over to Corsair (possibly another part of TUI?).

    July 15, 2003 at 9:43 pm in reply to: BA Citiexpress Rumours #734813
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    We need Skypilot62 for this one. Although the ATP is bigger than the Saab it is an absolute dog in comparison.

    July 15, 2003 at 9:39 pm in reply to: Stansted Closure? #734820
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    Re: Stansted Closure?

    Originally posted by EGNM
    I hear that a RYR B737 had a brake overheat problem today

    The way Ryanair taxi I’m hardly surprised!

    July 13, 2003 at 4:17 pm in reply to: DC-10s #736822
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    Damn it, I can’t even say anything about the TriStar at work either for fear of upsetting people!!! No seriously, it was a good but overcomplex aeroplane in its day, however its day has been and gone.

    July 13, 2003 at 4:08 pm in reply to: Heathrow worlds busiest airport?????? #736824
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    This argument is usually due to the word ‘International’. Several US airports have many more movements than LHR but a 2 hour flight from a US airport is prbably domestic whereas any 2 hour flight from LHR is international. As the UK is tiny compared to the US it has a much higher percentage of international departures which is how it claims to be the worlds largest international airport rather than the worlds largest airport.

    July 13, 2003 at 4:02 pm in reply to: Comedy of errors #736829
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    That would only be a recommendation. Obviously safety is the controlling factor. I always only use reverse idle (unless more required for specific reasons) if it is likely to disturb locals sleeping. In the same way I generally try to delay gear selection on approach at night because the extra drag requires more engine thrust which is antisocial. We’re not all noisy hooligans!

    July 13, 2003 at 3:57 pm in reply to: DC-10s #736837
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    Just an occasionally used colloquialism such as the follow up MoreDeath 11 and the rival Lockheed DeathStar.

    July 12, 2003 at 1:25 pm in reply to: DC-10s #737659
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    It’s a list of all operators who have ever operated the Death Cruiser 10.

    July 12, 2003 at 1:23 pm in reply to: Pilots! Please Help #737662
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    Skypilot62, I’m 757-200/300 TCX@LGW. Whiskey Delta is also ERJ145 (and Beech 1900 before that) in the States. Are you able to divulge where you are looking at heading to? I’ve currently got an opportunity to go long haul freight onthe B744 with a quick command but am in 2 minds as to whether I want the long haul lifestyle again.

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