Brace yourselves, come the middle of December when the skiing starts, we'll forget what a weekend looks like! It seems that each aircraft will be in Chambery several times a day each Saturday and Sunday with lots of W patterns. Lots of Santa flights at the start of December. Who know what the new owners have planned, but we will be busy!
I lost my Santa flight early December to somewhere I never heard of in northern Finland and had to use Autoroute 2005 to find! The Chamberys are starting to flow though.
Can someone tell me how they work out? Because of the layout, there must be big delays between arrivals and departing traffic. If the place gets busy, are there big departure delays? How does it work out separating arrival and departing traffic, even if flights depart to the south? Lose an engine and you will end up conflicting with approach traffic no? It certainly looks the most interesting airport I expect ever to see!
I've had a sneaky look at the winter flying program and, whilst it could perhaps be busier on a couple of days mid-week (& I'll bet the Commercial Dept are working in it!), the weekends from mid-december onwards look manic !
I do know that I'm looking forward to doing my daystop in Enontekio / Finland (ENF/EFET) on the 3rd Dec.
I am similarly looking forward to the twice weekly B737-700 ETOPS flights to St Johns (YYT / CYYT) & Deer Lake (YDF / CYDF) - both of which are located in Newfoundland / Canada - which resume in January and that will include a stopover..... albeit that I'm tempted to say that stop-overs in sunny / hot West Africa (on the 757 fleet) were / are almost certainly a tadge more pleasant than the winter weather of Newfoundland !
And as BOAC & starbag suggest, who knows just what Palmi also has in store for us ?!
Wrt ops into / out of Chambery (CMF / LFLB)... it's never been a problem. The apron's a bit tight for parking (especially for the B757) but we're pretty expert at that now... and if the apron is full and / or there is departing traffic, any inbounds have to hold at the VOR just to the North of the airfield. It's all something of a 'no-brainer'... and certainly a lot less challenging (imho) than, say, Innsbruck!
If you're taking-off to the north (regardless of engine failure) you're very unlikely to have anybody coming at you southbound on the instrument approach (as they, necessarily, will be holding at the VOR). If you're taking-off to the south the same still applies, i.e. the 80/260 turn / course reversal happens quite shortly after take-off and thence has you headed north out of the valley.
Nb. B757 is not, yet, approved for southerly departures... albeit gawd, + the French DGAC, only knows why not ?!!
I understand that the B737-700, with certain provisos, now also has lower approach minima for Chambery.... which is nice!
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Well it seems that 'Galley FM' has once again managed to twist a story 180 degrees. I was a bit premature in posting.To the three individuals I mentioned previously, I apologise.
Actually Hamrah is very good at facilitating short notice periods when it can be arranged, to enable the leaver to take advantage of a great opportunity. I know, he enabled me to leave with just 10 days notice rather than 3 months. For what it's worth, I very much enjoyed my time at AEU.
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Reason: I got it wrong.
Actually no real personal interest in current posts.
But as a moderator on this forum I will always act when anyone vaguely abuses moderators or their actions - or makes snide remarks about individuals. This thread has, because of the lengthy changes that have taken place in its transition to new ownership, suffered from some of this but at the same time attempts have been made to keep folk informed via the 'horse's mouth.'
So this thread, with some comments already removed, will be closed if personal attacks on moderators, or anyone else for that matter, continues.
__________________ Cool Mod - Here, and was there.
From the following site: - http://www2.vocm.com
Deal Signed for New London Flight: Dobbin
November 29, 2006
Customer demand will be the key to a new twice-weekly service between Deer Lake, St. John's and London's Gatwick Airport. Newfound Canada, which operates Humber Valley Resort, has signed a deal with Astraeus Airlines for the flights beginning January 17th and continuing until April 7th. Newfound Canada CEO Brian Dobbin says market demand will be the key.
It was in the business section of Morgunbladid, the leading Icelandic newspaper, that they have signed a deal woth USD 60 million per year for
six years. AEU will operate Nigerian flights and to South Africa.
Anymore news....
ashland - there's loads!.... But then, if we told you, we'd have to.... well, you know..... so let's just say that "We're living in interesting times!"
LGW-Lagos-CPT, and then return. Nothing absolutely (my contact tells me) concrete yet, but looks like AEU will be operating a couple of 767's before too long.
Goodluck AEU I say.....glad though that I dont have to go to Lagos
27 December.
Better all start re-reading those de-icing procedures!
PRESS RELEASE
ASTRAEUS BECOMES PART OF NORTHERN TRAVEL GROUP
A new leisure group, Northern Travel Holding (“Northern Travel”), has been formed by the Icelandic investment groups, Fons (who will hold 44%), FL Group (34%) and Sund (22%).
Northern Travel has acquired the following travel related investments:
• Sterling Airlines (100%)
• Iceland Express (100%)
• Astraeus (51%)
• Ticket, the Swedish stock-market quoted travel agent (29.3%)
• Hekla Travel, the largest travel agent in Denmark (100%)
The new company will be market leading, combining Scandinavia’s largest low cost carrier with Scandinavia’s largest retailer in the travel industry. Annual turnover of the group is estimated at £850 million with 7.5 million passengers flown each year.
Pálmi Haraldsson, Chairman of Northern Travel, commented:
“Northern Travel offers great potential. We believe that this unique combination of assets will have a great effect on the Nordic travel and tourism market. The company is heavily represented in all the Nordic countries and intends to increase its representation through various means.
All of the companies will continue to be operated in current form and no change in staff is planned. The shareholders of Northern Travel all want to expand the businesses of the underlying companies and tighten their co-operation. The goal of the owners is to make Northern Travel a profitable, inventive and forward looking entity.”
Hugh Parry, Managing Director of Astraeus, commented:
“Astraeus is now part of a much larger travel focused group which will provide further opportunities to expand our fleet, network and distribution. This is good news for staff and customers alike. We look forward to exploring synergies with our sister companies and enjoying a long and profitable relationship within Northern Travel.”
Ahhh blue lagoon and a bit of go karting in winter, 50 knot fog and the biggest cod i've ever seen. Thunder City for afters and a guinesss in Boston for bedtime. All with the odd African Queen trippette for variety and kazakhstan to visit Borat.
Funny the company specialises in the absolute hottest and most humid, and the coldest and driest places!
PS Thunder City good though. Still trying to pluck up courage for Mach 2 in a 35 year old Lightning! Might stick to a Hunter!
than the winter weather of Newfoundland ! 
Astraeus in co-operation with Virgin Atlantc..
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