Darren, bmi have used E145 aircraft on lease with reverse thrust operations (the Portugalia springs to mind here), and this was after the deliveries of all current Embraer family models, with both an E135 and 145 due in the first half of next year are these examples going to differ from the current fleet in being Reverse thrust equipped? Would this not cause operational problems during maintainance periods?

Also on the question front, was the E135 of Jetmagic that i believe eventually gained LCY approval modified by Embraer prior to delivery as i understood this was a new build factory model when Jetmagic took it?

MANAIRPORTMAD, didn’t mean to be cocky, but the answer was in the previous postings.

Gowd and i thought my 62 flights this year was going some!

errr… think about it, operating Leeds to London City, bmi base, hmmm….

I have been worjking a lot in Paris recently, and spend a fair bit of time at CDG and ORY during the days when not working at LBG. The ORY terrace was not open on Friday (when i glimpsed the Air Bourbon A340 for the first time), and i would certainly be looking at a trip for the Air SHow next year, if not working there!

I think that bmi are intending to eventually use the ER3 familyt on the LBA-LCY route which is due to start in a couple of weeks on a leased Atlantic Atr-42. Not sure exactly what the performance issues would be here?

Yep, using an excel spreadsheet, sad or what!

great expansion for LPL, a huge amount of new routes for next summer with Wizz and Ryanairs earlier announcements!

Speaking of the guy i see him almost daily in the RER station at CDG. The guy had something like E300,000 paid into his Post Office account at the airport by the film company and still chooses to live there!!

I suspect it wouldnt be easy for him to socially adjust to a “normal”, life tho!