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April 30, 2004 at 9:59 am in reply to: Airbus A340 @LGW #657780

Mark L
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I don’t quite understand the need for the 345 on the route either. However they have used it on the route ever since the 1st one was delivered back last year. Now however they always use the same one A6-ERC :confused:

April 29, 2004 at 8:20 pm in reply to: Q400 Go around #659212

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130 would have been his landing speed, and at BA he would have to have that speed by 500ft AGL!

April 29, 2004 at 7:24 pm in reply to: Guess the a/c + airline #659444

Mark L
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146?

April 29, 2004 at 6:42 pm in reply to: BA & AVOD #659639

Mark L
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As far as I am aware the 767s are not being retroiftted with PTVs, purely 2 or 3 old short haul configured 767s are being given a First and a Club world cabin and being used on long haul routes.
The poor sods in the back of 767s for 12 hours to Bogota for example have still got to suffer.
As for AVOD I assume that is an in flight entertainment system, but as I have never flown long haul I can’t really commment on the different types available :confused:

April 28, 2004 at 10:11 pm in reply to: work experience for careers in commercial aviation #661819

Mark L
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Mine was a dismal failure, probably coz I applied 2 months after 9/11! Instead had a riveting week with Stagecoach!

April 28, 2004 at 5:43 pm in reply to: Thai @ Stansted- Tues 27 April.. why? #662630

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Seriously bad thunderstorm this side of LHR all night. Was very nasty indeed, with Luton and Stansted getting quite a bit of action in the form of diverts.

April 28, 2004 at 8:50 am in reply to: Jumpseating by LOT #663637

Mark L
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The most sensible thing to do would be to state your position and interests in an email or phone call to the company, and see what they say. If you get a no then pop into the cockpit at the start of the flight and sweet talk the captain!
Official company policy nowadays is NO, but individual captain responsibility is often a bit different :rolleyes:

April 28, 2004 at 8:46 am in reply to: LHR Viewing #663642

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Becuase of BAAs pathetic attitude to spotters the security staff there are generally nice and understanding, unless you get a gung ho one that kicks you out of fields that don’t even belong to the BAA! 😡

April 27, 2004 at 1:09 pm in reply to: Emirates A340 overrun at JNB #666377

Mark L
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You can also take off on FLEX power, which is a type of derated take off that reduces engine wear, but can only operate in certain conditions.
I would not have thought JNB would be one of the places it would be commonly used?

April 25, 2004 at 2:23 pm in reply to: Trip Report PUF – STN #668040

Mark L
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Your L1011 is G-IOIT belonging to Classic Airways. I’m not quite sure what it does there, but it has been there for ages. One of your white 742s would also have been G-INTL, again in long term storage, owned once upon a time by AFX.
The 2 744Fs would probably have been Global Supply Systems, but they operate 3 aircraft so it could have been any of those 3.

April 25, 2004 at 2:20 pm in reply to: Opinions of FlyBE? #668043

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Oh yes, with the 146s you have to worry about the noisy flaps, in the Q400 you have to make sure you don’t sit at the back, or don’t sit at the front and look back, the fuselage flexes on final approach even in minor crosswinds and it looks rather worrying!

April 25, 2004 at 1:45 pm in reply to: Trip Report PUF – STN #668101

Mark L
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Its not similar, it is Continentals! That aircraft plus a few other came from CO and FR don’t want to repaint them as they are going to be replaced by more 738s, so just slapped on some Ryanair titles and badly repainted the globe on the tail!

Very nice pics Kev especially the LHR one, roughly how full was the flight?

April 25, 2004 at 11:55 am in reply to: EZY A319 back at newcastle #668415

Mark L
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Saw quite a few of them over my house whilst lounging in the garden yesterday, going into LGW. Makes a slight change from the 737, but no doubt I will be asking for the 737s back when I get A319itis :rolleyes:

April 25, 2004 at 11:51 am in reply to: Trip Report PUF – STN #668428

Mark L
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Nice report Kev, the more I fly and the more I see how absurdly low the prices are the more I crave to get back up there in the air!
Pictures would be excellent 😉

April 25, 2004 at 9:22 am in reply to: Opinions of FlyBE? #668679

Mark L
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Nothing special, just an airline. Fly you from point to point and thats about it. Don’t do much so its difficult to criticise them, especially on such short sectors.
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