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June 27, 2007 at 11:55 pm in reply to: "Classic" years at MAN #465345

Mark L
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Amazing stuff mate! Simply incredible to see what the place looked like all those years ago. The Historian in me is just as interested in all the service vehicles as the aircraft though, something I can only recall in Matchbox toys! :rolleyes: 😀

June 27, 2007 at 10:48 pm in reply to: Ryanair to start flights from Belfast City? #517271

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Maybe Ryanair are only going to come in if they expand the runway threshold area. This would be a very good bargaining tool to use to get their planning approval as it will be seen as guarenteed local investment rather than some business plan on paper.

Thats going to take an awful long time to get through the planning stage though surely, particularly with all the oppositon that would come from the BFS camp?

The same problem applies with building even a temporary structure under the terms of the rather arcane operating restrictions the airport has to endure? I’m not even going to pretend to have a knowledge of them all, but I have a feeling even a small development like that would be difficult to achieve?

June 26, 2007 at 11:08 am in reply to: King of Saudi Arabia @ Paris #465863

Mark L
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You’ve gotta love the Saudis! :rolleyes:

June 25, 2007 at 5:04 pm in reply to: regional aircraft debate… #518213

Mark L
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CRJs are simply awful aircraft. Try asking any frequent flyer which they’d prefer, an ERJ or a CRJ, and every single one you speak to will tell you with no hesitation: ERJ.

Personally I try and avoid both (No First Class on AA’s RJs!) but I’ll happily sit in an ERJ for a few hours if I have to. CRJs are just painful, especially if you are over a certain height.

June 24, 2007 at 11:07 pm in reply to: The 225 Departing Prestwick #466061

Mark L
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Great shots, what was the reason for the recent visit(s)?

I’m guessing oil related with visits to Houston?

June 24, 2007 at 7:07 pm in reply to: Hatton Cross (LHR) info #518272

Mark L
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It has a Wild Bean Cafe, selling a decent selection of hot and cold snacks.

Ah yes, I had forgotten about that. They do some rather good muffins I seem to recall!

June 24, 2007 at 4:11 pm in reply to: Hatton Cross (LHR) info #518487

Mark L
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There is a petrol station just alongside Myrtle Avenue which is the de rigeur spot for Hatton Cross spotting, rather than the station.

There is also a small newsagents in the station itself.

Expect the good old ice cream van to be around at some point in the day too 😉

June 24, 2007 at 2:28 pm in reply to: Two countries, four airports, two airlines = Paris Le Bourget Airshow 2007! Big post #466306

Mark L
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Great stuff Adam! You really coped well with the constraints of an airshow and got some nicely formed close ups.

Not an easy task to pull off!

June 23, 2007 at 11:40 pm in reply to: Chasing the Light and Avoiding the Rain at MAN! 21-6-07. BIIIG Post! #466319

Mark L
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Rain, mud, getting lost, walking for miles, falling off walls…ah I havent had a good day out like that for ages now!

Great stuff Paul, must try and meet up with you again somewhere over the summer sometime!

June 21, 2007 at 8:14 pm in reply to: General Discussion #310382

Mark L
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I am just starting my 3rd and final year of International Relations at Leeds.

I certainly echo everything said above about the city (couldn’t be happier there!) but send me a PM if you want to chat a bit more about the course, and the POLIS department etc.

June 21, 2007 at 8:14 pm in reply to: Schooling in the UK (Universities) #1929241

Mark L
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I am just starting my 3rd and final year of International Relations at Leeds.

I certainly echo everything said above about the city (couldn’t be happier there!) but send me a PM if you want to chat a bit more about the course, and the POLIS department etc.

June 21, 2007 at 3:54 pm in reply to: An-74 into Farnborough #519141

Mark L
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Right on cue, a TNT 146 was indeed in today. OO-TAH

The 2 AN74s shuttling around today are ER-AVE and ER-AVD

The KS Avia ones and the Atlantic/Enimex one are pretty regular too, but don’t seem to be in today.

(In case you hadn’t guessed, my current location is Farnborough, not Leeds 😉 )

June 21, 2007 at 2:22 pm in reply to: An-74 into Farnborough #519169

Mark L
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Carrying race horses for Royal Ascot. Expect more of them throughout the week. I wouldn’t be surprised to see the odd TNT 146 in and out too.

Both are pretty regular for the local events.

June 20, 2007 at 10:20 pm in reply to: More GSM woes… (LPL-JFK being cut) #519493

Mark L
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Nowt to do with poor loads. Its all down to GSM achieving the unachievable and screwing up their operations even worse than FlyBe have.

How anyone in their right mind can make a booking with either airline at the moment is beyond me. BA’s dreadful LHR operation shines in comparison!

June 19, 2007 at 7:38 pm in reply to: Has anybody been to Japan? #520099

Mark L
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I went to Tokyo for the weekend back at the start of the year – £300 on BA 😎

Although not Osaka, Tokyo gave me the impression of Japan being a really incredible country. Lots and lots to see and do, great friendly people (all those you are likely to have any dealings with will speak perfect English) and best of all such a clean and efficient place compared with the UK and Ireland!

That fare is a bargain, and Emirates are a very good airline. Their service standards are slipping at the moment, but in terms of the product you get in Economy, and a simple DXB connection, you should have one of the best series of flights in your life I imagine.

See if you can work a free stopover in Dubai at the same time too, although with that fare its going to be pretty restrictive I guess?
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