LONDON CITY - 2

[OpsSix]

I don't think it's been mentioned already but the Emb 190 (PP-XMA) will start it's trials at LCY on the 28th of this month.

[Jetfella]

Cityjet dumping routes

The original line-up of routes included Zurich, Geneva,Madrid,Belfast,Milan(never started).All gone now!,Geneva,about to be dumped.I wonder what future for London City Airport now that the striped suit clones are phone conferencing?
To be fair,WX are introducing a couple of new routes,(no market research,as usual),while reducing frequency on EDI and CDG.

Famous last words..

1."Air France have deep pockets"
2.The Titanic is unsinkable

[DutchBird-757]

What are these new WX routes and when will they start them?

[Jetfella]

nantes ex lcy

Nantes,to be announced later today,starts april 27th

[davidjohnson6]

Nantes,to be announced later today,starts april 27th

I know that LCY does not have much overlap with LCCs, but is there really enough demand in a recession for a LCY-NTE route, given that Easyjet and Ryanair have both cancelled their own LGW-NTE and STN-NTE routes in the last 12 months ?

[Jetfella]

Id say very little demand,don't bank on it lasting long,cityjet are notoriously poor at picking routes.

[flyzen]

fights plans NTE/LCY

Flights as follows (AF by cityjet)

NTE/LCY: dep 07h45 arr 08h30 (1-2-3-4-5-6) using VLM F50
NTE/LCY: dep 17h30 arr 18h15 (1-2-3-4-5-7) using VLM F50

LCY/NTE: dep 08h25 arr 11h10 (1-2-3-4-5-6) using VLM F50
LCY/NTE: dep 17h45 arr 20h45 (1-2-3-4-5-7) using VLM F50

additional flight on week end from 13/06 to 06/09

NTE/LCY: dep 11h25 arr 11h45 on sat (ARJ85)
NTE/LCY: dep 17h40 arr 18h00 on sun (ARJ85)

LCY/NTE: dep 08h25 arr 10h45 on sat (ARJ85)
LCY/NTE: dep 14h40 arr 17h00 on sun (ARJ85)

(source nantes ap forum)

* ryanair will stop STN/NTE end of the present week for official reason, as per local press relaese, cost in STN airport no comments !
* easyjet LGW/NTE of last summer was the ex GB Aw flight, it seems Nantes was not really in easyjet plans !

[Dash-7 lover]

AIR SOUTHWEST -8 training date

First aircraft coming up on 31st mar around 0945 for crew training and refreshers as some of the crew were the first to fly into LCY when it first opened on the Brymon Dash-7s

Funny overhearing some of the comments like '''at least we don't have to eyeball it in and out any more or drag our cases through the mud when we get there!'' ;-)

[Buster the Bear]

E190 PP-XMA is in for certification trials at City. It should be at City Saturday morning & possibly Sunday afternoon, returning to Luton when City is shut.

[DutchBird-757]

Anybody taking pictures?

[OpsSix]

Made it's approach, landed and parked on stand 21 with no problems.

[DutchBird-757]

More, more, more! Like the adapted scheme too! And it's already wearing the union jack...

[OpsSix]

[DutchBird-757]

Love the last one! Old and new in one shot. Will it be in LCY this sunday?
Thanks for uploading!

[OpsSix]

No probs. It's going to be there for a few days yet.

[Spitfire boy]

G20 next door

Are there any NOTAMs for LCY this week with flight schedules impacted by the G20 meeting next door at the Excel centre?

[OpsSix]

LCY NOTAM reads as follows:

EGLC APT 2009031923CV01 J1818/09
Q)EGTT/QRTCA/IV/BO / /000/030/N5130.3E00003.3R015
A)EGLC B)200904020400 C)200904022100
E)RESTRICTED AREAS (TEMPORARY).
RESTRICTION OF FLYING REGULATIONS MADE UNDER ARTICLE 96 OF ANO 2005

(MIL ACFT SHOULD COMPLY WITH JSP552 201.135.9).
AREA 1, NO ACFT IS TO FLY WI AREA BOUNDED BY 513547N 0001221W -
513505N 0001022E THENCE A CLOCKWISE ARC OF A CIRCLE RADIUS 6.5NM
CENTERED ON 513019N 0000319E TO 512507N 0000923E TO 512541N
0000828W
THENCE AN ANTICLOCKWISE ARC OF A CIRCLE RADIUS 12NM CENTERED ON
512812N 0002713W TO 513547N 0001221W.
REGULATIONS FOR AREA 1 DO NOT APPLY TO ANY ACFT IN THE SERVICE OF
THE MET POLICE OR FLYING IN ACCORDANCE WITH SPECIAL FLIGHT
NOTIFICATION 03/09 OR SPECIAL FLIGHT NOTIFICATION 36/09 OR
FLYING IN ACCORDANCE WITH A CLEARANCE FROM LONDON HEATHROW ATC,
LONDON CITY ATC, OR RAF NORTHOLT ATC IF TAKING OFF FM OR DEPARTING
FROM THESE THREE AERODROMES.
AREA 2, NO ACFT IS TO FLY WI AREA BOUNDED BY A CIRCLE RADIUS 14NM
BASED ON 513003N 0000146E, EXCLUDING AREA 1 DEFINED ABOVE.
REGULATIONS FOR AREA 2 DO NOT APPLY TO ANY ACFT IN THE SERVICE
OF THE MET POLICE OR FLYING IN ACCORDANCE WITH SPECIAL FLIGHT
NOTIFICATION 03/09 OR SPECIAL FLIGHT NOTIFICATION 36/09 OR FLYING
IN
ACCORDANCE WITH A CLEARANCE FROM LONDON HEATHROW ATC, LONDON CITY
ATC, RAF NORTHOLT ATC, LONDON STANSTED ATC, LONDON LUTON ATC,
SOUTHEND ATC, FARNBOROUGH ATC, BIGGIN HILL ATC OR THAMES RADAR.
AUS 09-03-0263C/AS7.
F)SFC
G)2500FT AGL

[OpsSix]

For info, the Emb190 is doing circuits as I type.

[MikeStanton]

^^ yes I have been watching the Embraer did a figure of eight across the centreline for a left hand circuit going right over my house at 3000ft was an unusual sight in SE London.

[Lyco360]

What a fantastic looking jet! Thanks for the photos ops6! Bet it turned a few heads!