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  • in reply to: Flights you have been on (Moved from General Discussion) #584776
    Skymonster
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    Just last year’s then…

    03/01/05 EI-DFJ Embraer ERJ.170-100LR Alitalia Express AZ267 Birmingham Elmdon-Milan Malpensa
    03/01/05 I-ATSM ATR ATR-72-500 Alitalia Express AZ592 Milan Malpensa-Geneva Cointrin
    04/01/05 I-ATSM ATR ATR-72-500 Alitalia Express AZ593 Geneva Cointrin-Milan Malpensa
    04/01/05 EI-DFI Embraer ERJ.170-100LR Alitalia Express AZ264 Milan Malpensa-Birmingham Elmdon
    11/01/05 G-WWBD Airbus A.330-232 bmi (Star Alliance colours) BD705 Manchester Ringway-Chicago O’Hare
    11/01/05 N574UA Boeing 757-222 United Airlines UA342 Chicago O’Hare-Miami
    17/01/05 N343UA Boeing 737-322 United Airlines UA914 Miami-Washington Dulles
    17/01/05 G-WWBD Airbus A.330-232 bmi (Star Alliance colours) BD702 Washington Dulles-Manchester Ringway
    19/01/05 OO-DWF Avro RJ-100 SN Brussels Airlines SN2044 Birmingham Elmdon-Brussels Zaventum
    19/01/05 OO-DWH Avro RJ-100 SN Brussels Airlines SN2721 Brussels Zaventum-Geneva Cointrin
    21/01/05 OO-DWH Avro RJ-100 SN Brussels Airlines SN2714 Geneva Cointrin-Brussels Zaventum
    21/01/05 OO-DWH Avro RJ-100 SN Brussels Airlines SN2043 Brussels Zaventum-Birmingham Elmdon
    23/01/05 G-CDON Piper PA-28 161 E.M.F.S. Nottingham East Midlands-Nottingham East Midlands
    29/01/05 G-BZAZ Avro RJ-100 British Airways CitiExpress BA1802 Birmingham Elmdon-Paris Charles de Gaulle
    29/01/05 F-GSPB Boeing 777-228ER Air France AF508 Paris Charles de Gaulle-Cairo
    01/02/05 F-GZCL Airbus A.330-203 Air France AF503 Cairo-Paris Charles de Gaulle
    01/02/05 G-JEBA BAe 146-300 FlyBe (Air France) AF3004 Paris Charles de Gaulle-Birmingham Elmdon
    02/02/05 G-WWBB Airbus A.330-232 bmi BD705 Manchester Ringway-Chicago O’Hare
    02/02/05 N315UA Boeing 737-322 United Airlines UA1107 Chicago O’Hare-Dallas Fort Worth
    05/02/05 N912UA Boeing 737-522 United Airlines (United Shuttle colours) UA690 Dallas Fort Worth-Chicago O’Hare
    07/02/05 G-WWBD Airbus A.330-232 bmi (Star Alliance colours) BD706 Chicago O’Hare-Manchester Ringway
    15/02/05 G-JEBB BAe 146-300 FlyBe (Air France) AF3003 Birmingham Elmdon-Paris Charles de Gaulle
    15/02/05 F-GTAJ Airbus A.321-211 Air France AF1700 Paris Charles de Gaulle-Madrid Barajas
    18/02/05 F-GTAH Airbus A.321-211 Air France AF1701 Madrid Barajas-Paris Charles de Gaulle
    18/02/05 G-JEBA BAe 146-300 FlyBe (Air France) AF3012 Paris Charles de Gaulle-Birmingham Elmdon
    20/02/05 G-BPRY Piper PA-28 161 E.M.F.S. Nottingham East Midlands-Nottingham East Midlands
    24/02/05 D-ABEW Boeing 737-330 Lufthansa LH4907 Birmingham Elmdon-Frankfurt Main
    24/02/05 D-ABJH Boeing 737-530 Lufthansa LH3664 Frankfurt Main-Geneva Cointrin
    25/02/05 (D-AVRK) Avro RJ-85 Lufthansa Cityline LH3663 Geneva Cointrin-(tech on runway, cancelled)
    25/02/05 OO-DWJ Avro RJ-100 SN Brussels Airlines SN2718 Geneva Cointrin-Brussels Zaventum
    25/02/05 OO-DJH BAe 146 Srs 200 SN Brussels Airlines SN2047 Brussels Zaventum-Birmingham Elmdon
    26/02/05 N784UA Boeing 777-222 United Airlines UA931 London Heathrow-San Francisco
    02/03/05 N784UA Boeing 777-222 United Airlines UA954 San Francisco-London Heathrow
    05/03/05 N58101 Boeing 757-224 Continental Airlines CO27 Birmingham Elmdon-New York Newark Liberty
    05/03/05 N19130 Boeing 757-224 Continental Airlines CO37 New York Newark Liberty-Orlando McCoy
    08/03/05 N12114 Boeing 757-224 Continental Airlines CO36 Orlando McCoy-New York Newark Liberty
    08/03/05 N17104 Boeing 757-224 Continental Airlines CO32 New York Newark Liberty-Birmingham Elmdon
    13/03/05 G-BPRY Piper PA-28 161 E.M.F.S. Nottingham East Midlands-Leicester
    13/03/05 G-BPRY Piper PA-28 161 E.M.F.S. Leicester-Nottingham East Midlands
    17/03/05 G-MIDL Airbus A.321-231 bmi BD585 Manchester Ringway-London Heathrow
    17/03/05 N175UA Boeing 747-422 United Airlines UA919 London Heathrow-Washington Dulles
    17/03/05 N632RW Embraer ERJ.170-100SE United Express (Chautauqua A/L) UA7687 Washington Dulles-Dallas Fort Worth
    18/03/05 N905AN Boeing 737-823 American Airlines AA1747 Dallas Fort Worth-Orange County John Wayne
    27/03/05 N834UA Airbus A.319-131 United Airlines UA802 Orange County John Wayne-San Francisco
    27/03/05 N795UA Boeing 777-222 United Airlines UA954 San Francisco-London Heathrow
    28/03/05 G-MIDV Airbus A.320-232 bmi BD588 London Heathrow-Manchester Ringway
    29/03/05 G-BVKD Boeing 737-5Q8 bmibaby (“Visit Wales” colours) WW5475 Nottingham East Midlands-Amsterdam Schipol
    29/03/05 G-BVKD Boeing 737-5Q8 bmibaby (“Visit Wales” colours) WW5478 Amsterdam Schipol-Nottingham East Midlands
    03/04/05 G-BPRY Piper PA-28 161 E.M.F.S. Nottingham East Midlands-Retford Gamston
    03/04/05 G-BPRY Piper PA-28 161 E.M.F.S. Retford Gamston-Nottingham East Midlands
    17/04/05 G-CDON Piper PA-28 161 E.M.F.S. Nottingham East Midlands-Nottingham East Midlands
    30/04/05 G-BPRY Piper PA-28 161 E.M.F.S. Nottingham East Midlands-Turweston
    30/04/05 G-BPRY Piper PA-28 161 E.M.F.S. Turweston-Nottingham East Midlands
    15/05/05 G-BPRY Piper PA-28 161 E.M.F.S. Nottingham East Midlands-Shobdon
    15/05/05 G-BPRY Piper PA-28 161 E.M.F.S. Shobdon-Nottingham East Midlands
    20/05/05 N792UA Boeing 777-222 United Airlines UA931 London Heathrow-San Francisco
    20/05/05 N542UA Boeing 757-222 United Airlines UA719 San Francisco-Orange County John Wayne
    27/05/05 N462UA Airbus A.320-232 United Airlines UA156 Orange County John Wayne-San Francisco
    27/05/05 N206UA Boeing 777-222 United Airlines UA954 San Francisco-London Heathrow
    29/05/05 G-BPRY Piper PA-28 161 E.M.F.S. Nottingham East Midlands-Shobdon
    29/05/05 G-BPRY Piper PA-28 161 E.M.F.S. Shobdon-Nottingham East Midlands
    06/06/05 G-DBCD Airbus A.319-131 bmi BD193 London Heathrow-Nice Cote D’Azur
    07/06/05 F-GJVA Airbus A.320-211 Air France AF7715 Nice Cote D’Azur-Paris Charles de Gaulle
    07/06/05 F-GRXC Airbus A.319-111 Air France AF2270 Paris Charles de Gaulle-London Heathrow
    13/06/05 G-CDON Piper PA-28 161 E.M.F.S. Nottingham East Midlands-Nottingham East Midlands
    14/06/05 N642UA Boeing 767-322ER United Airlines UA921 London Heathrow-Washington Dulles
    14/06/05 N486UA Airbus A.320-232 Ted UA1551 Washington Dulles-Las Vegas McCarran
    18/06/05 N495UA Airbus A.320-232 Ted UA1487 Las Vegas McCarran-Los Angeles
    18/06/05 N792UA Boeing 777-222 United Airlines UA934 Los Angeles-London Heathrow
    25/06/05 G-BPRY Piper PA-28 161 E.M.F.S. Nottingham East Midlands-Nottingham East Midlands
    26/06/05 N786UA Boeing 777-222 United Airlines UA935 London Heathrow-Los Angeles
    26/06/05 N552UA Boeing 757-222 United Airlines UA954 Los Angeles-San Francisco
    01/07/05 N541UA Boeing 757-322 United Airlines UA927 San Francisco-Los Angeles
    02/07/05 N222UA Boeing 777-222 United Airlines UA934 Los Angeles-London Heathrow
    16/07/05 G-BPRY Piper PA-28 161 E.M.F.S. Nottingham East Midlands-Peterborough Conington
    16/07/05 G-BPRY Piper PA-28 161 E.M.F.S. Peterborough Conington-Nottingham East Midlands
    17/07/05 A6-EAK Airbus A.330-243 Emirates Airline EK040 Birmingham Elmdon-Dubai
    18/07/05 A6-EAN Airbus A.330-243 Emirates Airline EK526 Dubai-Hyderabad Begumpet
    28/07/05 A6-EAP Airbus A.330-243 Emirates Airline EK527 Hyderabad Begumpet-Dubai
    28/07/05 A6-EAB Airbus A.330-243 Emirates Airline EK037 Dubai-Birmingham Elmdon
    06/08/05 G-CDON Piper PA-28 161 E.M.F.S. Nottingham East Midlands-Wycombe Air Park
    06/08/05 G-CDON Piper PA-28 161 E.M.F.S. Wycombe Air Park-Nottingham East Midlands
    19/08/05 G-BZAZ Avro RJ-100 British Airways CitiExpress BA1758 Birmingham Elmdon-Frankfurt Main
    19/08/05 G-EMBK Embraer ERJ.145EP British Airways CitiExpress BA1763 Frankfurt Main-Birmingham Elmdon
    20/08/05 G-BPRY Piper PA-28 161 E.M.F.S. Nottingham East Midlands-Hucknall
    20/08/05 G-BPRY Piper PA-28 161 E.M.F.S. Hucknall-Nottingham East Midlands
    22/08/05 N647UA Boeing 767-322ER United Airlines UA921 London Heathrow-Washington Dulles
    22/08/05 N645RW Embraer ERJ.170-100SE United Express (Shuttle America) UA7579 Washington Dulles-Houston George Bush
    24/08/05 N634RW Embraer ERJ.170-100SE United Express (Shuttle America) UA7542 Houston George Bush-Washington Dulles
    24/08/05 N769UA Boeing 777-222 United Airlines UA924 Washington Dulles-London Heathrow
    29/08/05 G-CDON Piper PA-28 161 E.M.F.S. Nottingham East Midlands-Nottingham East Midlands
    03/09/05 G-CDON Piper PA-28 161 E.M.F.S. Nottingham East Midlands-Turweston
    03/09/05 G-CDON Piper PA-28 161 E.M.F.S. Turweston-Nottingham East Midlands
    07/09/05 N771UA Boeing 777-222 United Airlines UA905 London Heathrow-New York John F. Kennedy
    13/09/05 N557UA Boeing 757-222 United Airlines UA007 New York John F. Kennedy-San Francisco
    22/09/05 N793UA Boeing 777-222 United Airlines UA954 San Francisco-London Heathrow
    25/09/05 G-BPRY Piper PA-28 161 E.M.F.S. Nottingham East Midlands-Kemble
    25/09/05 G-BPRY Piper PA-28 161 E.M.F.S. Kemble-Nottingham East Midlands
    03/10/05 D-ABEU Boeing 737-330 Lufthansa LH4907 Birmingham Elmdon-Frankfurt Main
    03/10/05 D-AIMD Airbus A.330-223 Lufthansa LH582 Frankfurt Main-Cairo
    06/10/05 D-AIKD Airbus A.330-343X Lufthansa LH653 Cairo-Frankfurt Main
    06/10/05 D-ABIA Boeing 737-530 Lufthansa LH4900 Frankfurt Main-Birmingham Elmdon
    08/10/05 G-CDON Piper PA-28 161 E.M.F.S. Nottingham East Midlands-Nottingham East Midlands
    15/10/05 G-CDON Piper PA-28 161 E.M.F.S. Nottingham East Midlands-Nottingham East Midlands
    16/10/05 A6-EAN Airbus A.330-243 Emirates Airline EK040 Birmingham Elmdon-Dubai
    17/10/05 A6-ERM Airbus A.340-313X Emirates Airline EK761 Dubai-Johannesburg Jan Smuts
    22/10/05 ZS-MZN Pitts S-2B Johannesburg Rand-Johannesburg Rand
    22/10/05 ZS-FYH Piper PA-28 180 Johannesburg Rand-Johannesburg Rand
    23/10/05 A6-EBB Boeing 777-31HER Emirates Airline EK764 Johannesburg Jan Smuts-Dubai
    24/10/05 A6-EAQ Airbus A.330-243 Emirates Airline EK039 Dubai-Birmingham Elmdon
    11/11/05 N786UA Boeing 777-222 United Airlines UA935 London Heathrow-Los Angeles
    11/11/05 N448UA Airbus A.320-232 Ted UA1490 Los Angeles-Las Vegas McCarran
    16/11/05 N402UA Airbus A.320-232 Ted UA1487 Las Vegas McCarran-Los Angeles
    16/11/05 N787UA Boeing 777-222 United Airlines UA934 Los Angeles-London Heathrow
    29/11/05 D-ABXU Boeing 737-330 Lufthansa LH4907 Birmingham Elmdon-Frankfurt Main
    29/11/05 D-ABIS Boeing 737-530 Lufthansa LH4904 Frankfurt Main-Birmingham Elmdon
    04/12/05 G-CDON Piper PA-28 161 E.M.F.S. Nottingham East Midlands-Nottingham East Midlands
    10/12/05 G-CDON Piper PA-28 161 E.M.F.S. Nottingham East Midlands-Wellesbourne Mountford
    10/12/05 G-CDON Piper PA-28 161 E.M.F.S. Wellesbourne Mountford-Nottingham East Midlands
    18/12/05 A6-EAM Airbus A.330-243 Emirates Airline EK040 Birmingham Elmdon-Dubai
    21/12/05 A6-EAI Airbus A.330-243 Emirates Airline EK037 Dubai-Birmingham Elmdon
    31/12/06 G-BPRY Piper PA-28 161 E.M.F.S. Nottingham East Midlands-Wycombe Air Park
    31/12/06 G-BPRY Piper PA-28 161 E.M.F.S. Wycombe Air Park-Nottingham East Midlands

    Andy

    in reply to: Flights you have been on (Moved from General Discussion) #584781
    Skymonster
    Participant

    Sigh! Do you REALLY want details of all 1711 flights I’ve made in my life? They’re all in a spreadsheet so it can be done, even if it does clog up the forum!

    Andy

    in reply to: 'Watchdog slams BA's safety' #584972
    Skymonster
    Participant

    One word: Aeroflot.

    I know you’ve now said this was meant in jest, but this is urban myth anyway. Given the size of the airline and the harsh environmental conditions in which Aeroflot sometimes have to operate, they have for many years had a pretty good record. Very few Aeroflot incidents in the past are attributed to maintenance or airplane airworthiness, and what accidents they have suffered have been predominantly weather or aircrew related.

    Andy

    in reply to: 'Watchdog slams BA's safety' #584977
    Skymonster
    Participant

    Scary recent examples including the 3 engine 747 trans-atlantic flight and subsequent fuel emergency and the similar A319 flight where the instruments failed and then the crew continuing the flight is ridiculous.

    redsquare,

    Much of what you said makes sense, but I’m afraid that the two BA incidents you highlight have NOTHING to do with maintenance practices or standards. If there is anything to question in those cases (and in the former I have no issues with the pilots decision to operate trans-Atlantic as it was clearly allowed for in SOPs), then it is crew judgement that should be questioned and not maintenance.

    And as soon as we move onto crew judgement, then Ryanair is as much in the frame as BA, given Ryanair has had its share of such events including the late / flap overspeed descent in Sweden and subsequent return flight without any checks, the rather dodgy orbit on short final into Beauvais, etc.

    Andy

    in reply to: Your Best Photo of 2005 (Merged) #585004
    Skymonster
    Participant

    I noticed the “one only” too, but seeing as most others had posted more than one I didn’t want to miss out. However, if I had to select one of mine, it’d be the Ryanair 737.

    There’s been some great pics posted here – the Binter ATR stood out a mile when it was posted in the ACE topic and it still does. The sky-scape towards the top is also excellent. I just wish everyone would post at [say] 800 pixels because as soon as someone goes to 1000 pixels or more those of us who use screens at 10245 have to do left and right scrolling to see the entire picture.

    Andy

    PS: PMN, Canon 20D

    in reply to: Your Best Photo of 2005 (Merged) #585186
    Skymonster
    Participant

    Argh! So many pictures, so little time to chose.

    Many of my favourites from 2005 are military or warbirds, but in the spirit of this forum I select just one military subject:
    http://www.andymartin.btinternet.co.uk/2005-01.jpg

    Next, the Oracle Challenger, in part because of its obvious connection to my current employer:
    http://www.andymartin.btinternet.co.uk/2005-02.jpg

    OK, so now we move onto heavies. I’ve always enjoyed Howard Beach at JFK, and this one is probably the most appropriate for me as it was departing on the Connie 207 to my “home” airport, EMA, on the regular twice-weekly service:
    http://www.andymartin.btinternet.co.uk/2005-03.jpg

    Going back to a dismal day at Miami in January, this one quite appeals due to the humidity causing so much condensation and the wingtip vortex trail:
    http://www.andymartin.btinternet.co.uk/2005-04.jpg

    Finally, my favourite commercial image of the year – I still hate Ryanair, but I like this picture, the overall effect of which I’d had in mind for a long time, although I did not particularly expect the subject to be a Ryanair 737:
    http://www.andymartin.btinternet.co.uk/2005-05.jpg

    OK, I’m done.

    Andy

    in reply to: LHR 31/1205 & BOH 27/12/05 #585404
    Skymonster
    Participant

    Good stuff… I see another of O’Leary’s old clunkers has made it to Hurn… And would YOU fly in that 727???? 😉

    Andy

    in reply to: Two Questions: London Heathrow & Paris CDG #586875
    Skymonster
    Participant

    To get to T4, you have a couple of choices. Either get off the tube at Hatton Cross and take the bus (as discussed above) to continue on the tube to Heathrow Central and then take the Heathrow Express (HEx) to T4 – HEx is free between central and T4. The former – Hatton Cross plus bus – is probably quickest.

    At CDG you will arrive at Terminal 2B. Its probably quickest to walk to the station (which is between 2D and 2F I think – or maybe between 2B and 2D?), and then take the RER train into central Paris – its stops at Gare du Nord and several other stations past Gare du Nord which are closer to the usual tourist attractions. Queues for train tickets at the airport can be long, but the automatic ticket machines will issue a day return ticket to any station in the metro central zone (change from the RER to the metro at most central Paris stations).

    I would recommend on-line checkin (print your own boarding passes) the night before you fly, or use the automatic checkin machines in the terminal. If you checkin at a desk, ask for same-day return checkin, as this will save you time at CDG when you are flying back.

    Andy

    in reply to: Eleven years ago, I was somewhere else for Christmas! #589089
    Skymonster
    Participant

    Oh, these are great memories for me, as I frequent LAX. 🙂 Just a couple of questions for anyone that can shed some light:

    2) Is that the Ill-fated Egypt Air 763?

    Greekdude1,

    That second question I can answer easily – yes, SU-GAP was the 763 that was lost out of JFK a few years later.

    It also occurred to me that the China Airlines 744 could have been the one that went for a swim in Hong Kong harbour too (I know for sure I have a picture of that somewhere), but in this case it isn’t.

    Andy

    in reply to: Final Flights 2005 and 2006, going, going, gone #589439
    Skymonster
    Participant

    DC-6…Neither Atlantic Cargo a/c have flown for nearly a year now (although apparently they have their engines run from time to time), and with the coming of the ATP-F to the fleet I sadly doubt we’ll see this classic four-engined prop flying in the UK again (unless the Red Bull a/c comes to a UK airshow).

    I think that there’s one DHL(Swiftair) Convair 580 left in Europe – maybe its gone already. But with the rundown of the Spanish fleet and no likelihood of Atlantic’s 440 flying, I think we’ve seen our last Convair.

    How much longer for the venerable Shed in the UK? OK, so Aurigny still operates one and Emerald use them for freight, but the BAC Express examples are either layed up or sold and the Highland example(s) are operated by Portugese company Aerocondor now.

    And finally, whilst I’m sure that there’s still some life in the old birds, any problems at Emerald will undountedly kill off the 748 in the UK.

    Andy

    in reply to: Happy 2006! #591949
    Skymonster
    Participant

    Indeed, wishing everyone at least as good as 2006 as 2005 was, and hopefully a year that’s even better!

    Andy

    in reply to: Eleven years ago, I was somewhere else for Christmas! #593656
    Skymonster
    Participant

    Just thought I’d add one more from LAS:

    http://www.andymartin.btinternet.co.uk/USA15.jpg

    Why the addition…? Well, this one’s been on a.net for a while, and the original slide was bought by a company in Texas last week for $750 – yup, getting on for £400!!! 😎 The sale (and the need to find the original slide again) was what inspired me to scan a few others.

    Thanks again for the comments.

    Andy

    in reply to: BMI forced to cancel flights #593689
    Skymonster
    Participant

    Not news really – they did that every Christmas for the nine years I worked there.

    Andy

    in reply to: Eleven years ago, I was somewhere else for Christmas! #594245
    Skymonster
    Participant

    Thanks for the comments…

    How long had 744’s been around in 1994 ??

    744s were flying from 1988, first delivery in 1989 – N401PW was the first, I think, which is now N661US with Northwest. Interesting to realise that it won’t be too long before the first 744 is 20 years old!

    Andy

    in reply to: Eleven years ago, I was somewhere else for Christmas! #594399
    Skymonster
    Participant

    Then, we moved up to a sunnier Las Vegas prior to New Year
    http://www.andymartin.btinternet.co.uk/USA10.jpg
    http://www.andymartin.btinternet.co.uk/USA11.jpg
    http://www.andymartin.btinternet.co.uk/USA12.jpg
    http://www.andymartin.btinternet.co.uk/USA13.jpg
    http://www.andymartin.btinternet.co.uk/USA14.jpg

    All Kodachrome 64 slide scans…

    Best,

    Andy

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