you are probably better of taking one of the loco’s to AMS and from there take the train to Rotterdam. From AMS Airport there is a very regular train service straight to Rotterdam. It should take about 1 hour to the central station. The fare is 17,30 euro round trip 2nd class (+/-12 pounds)

Flying to Rotterdam is bound to be expensive as few airlines use it and those that do use small equipment.

There is no direct service to Bristol.

LCY – VLM, F50, 7 flights per day during the week, 1 on saturday, 3 on sunday
LHR – KLM Cithopper, F50, 4 flights per day during the week, 2 on saturday, 2 on sunday

http://www.rotterdam-airport.nl/
http://www.flyvlm.com
http://www.klm.nl

No, even when modified the plane keeps its original designation, but often letters are added.

Take for instance KLM’s original short upper fuselage B747-206.
They had their upper deck stretched changing them to B747-206SUD.
After that they where modernised making them B747-206SUD/M.

Same goes for many B737-200. Many where modernised after which A. or Adv. was added behind the original code.

Originally posted by Jeanske_SN
So leased aircraft also carry codes of the lessor?

The aircraft gets assigned a code based on the first owner of the plane. Some of the most common codes are those of the larger leasing companies as most airlines lease their planes from leasing companies. The most common codes in the world are those of GPA (#Y0), ILFC (#Q8) and GECAS (#6N) code.

Originally posted by Bmused55
Is it possible, a russian made aircraft that doesn’t require a 5 man flightdeck crew? WOW!

I vaguely heard of that one as well, I believe you mean the MiG-29. 😀

Taking armchair CEOing to a whole different level!

I can’t believe that the government would lend you 2,850,000 pounds if you have 150,000 pounds. Also, who are you going to trick into pledging 150,000 pounds to you?

you can download them from many airlines. KLM has a nice interactive one that can also double as a screensaver (map of the world with KLM/NW/HV/etc planes flying the routes).

Considering how the other rebuilding programs of Iraq have gone, I think we can rule out anything from Airbus even if they where given away freely.

Iraqi Airways will probably get 2nd hand Boeings. 737s and 767s.

As for their route network, nothing spectacular for quite a while. Just routes to the neighbouring countries, London, New York or Washinton and perhaps another European destination or two.

In a few years more routes will be added to Europe and Africa, but Tokyo and Bangkok will probably not be done. There is no market there except, perhaps, for Japanese peace keeping troops, and they got their own transport planes.