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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd May 2017, 12:02
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

OK so to try to add some context to the recent...

OK so to try to add some context to the recent exchanges I've done a wee comparison of the latest CAA stats (Feb 2017) with the same month last year. It shows:

Pax ATMs up 57%
Cargo ATMs down 8%...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Jan 2017, 09:12
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

Or, in another world, to designate Prestwick as...

Or, in another world, to designate Prestwick as Scotland's long-haul airport in order to reduce the pressure at EDI and GLA and make more efficient use of existing national aviation infrastructure....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Jan 2017, 17:36
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

Where've you been? SNP policy...

Where've you been? SNP policy (http://www.snp.org/pb_what_is_the_snp_s_position_on_apd) for some time has been to abolish APD. Totally misguided in my view. Pax numbers already rising at a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Jan 2017, 17:45
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

What, only by Brexit?

What, only by Brexit?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Oct 2016, 11:10
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

Agreed. Next, how about a commercial training...

Agreed. Next, how about a commercial training centre, combining simulators and live line training opportunities, building on what they already do?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th May 2016, 11:32
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

Nor does the Virgin Galactic site suggest that it...

Nor does the Virgin Galactic site suggest that it will. As I understand it they've never made any commitment to any activity in the UK.

I've not seen any explanation of how spaceplane launches...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd May 2016, 09:04
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

Was that in a Newquay Airport press release by...

Was that in a Newquay Airport press release by any chance? Papers I read said the new approach could involve licensing several locations, all of which might support space ops.

But in reality it's...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Mar 2016, 18:14
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

pikman:Yeah but Edinburgh has been deterring exec...

pikman:Yeah but Edinburgh has been deterring exec jets for years because they don't generate enough income. They deliberately give them just a tiny remote parking space in order to try to force them...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Nov 2015, 10:33
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

Four flights a day not enough for you?? Seems to...

Four flights a day not enough for you?? Seems to me you are actually quite spoiled.

And since as you rightly point out the whole idea of the Prestwick hub providing better services to the likes...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Nov 2015, 10:56
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

I see the Herald on Saturday carried an interview...

I see the Herald on Saturday carried an interview with the chairman of Prestwick Airport. Apart from the scratched record of associated aviation businesses next door/freight/diversions/attract more...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Jun 2015, 13:50
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

Let's hope they're not paying them :uhoh:

Let's hope they're not paying them :uhoh:
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th May 2015, 17:09
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

Why? It's been bandied about as the saviour of...

Why? It's been bandied about as the saviour of Stornoway, Lossiemouth (!), Leuchars, Machrihanish and Prestwick for some time now. This is an ideal place to discuss the practicalities, such as...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th May 2015, 12:47
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

Kennedy Space Center has restricted airspace out...

Kennedy Space Center has restricted airspace out over the sea to a radius of 35nm. It's closed to all traffic at Launch -3hrs and Recovery -3.5hrs, SFC to UNLIMITED.

Spaceplanes obviously have...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Nov 2014, 16:56
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

OMG I've really started something here haven't I?...

OMG I've really started something here haven't I?

Shall we rename the thread 'Ship Spotters Anonymous'? :)
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Nov 2014, 20:18
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

I think the Press & Journal encapsulated the...

I think the Press & Journal encapsulated the essence of this announcement by claiming that it would be good for Aberdeen because it would mean golfers would fly into Prestwick and then be...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Nov 2014, 16:05
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

Just as well Trump has found out that Prestwick...

Just as well Trump has found out that Prestwick is quite close to Turnberry because all those golfers in private jets previously flew in to Aldergrove, took the bus to Belfast, got on the ferry to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Nov 2014, 10:34
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

Is that all? A few golfers being helicoptered to...

Is that all? A few golfers being helicoptered to Turnberry?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Nov 2014, 17:11
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

Yes, and Sturgeon yesterday told the Parliament...

Yes, and Sturgeon yesterday told the Parliament that they would be adjusting staff levels to align with the winter schedules.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Nov 2014, 17:50
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

Zulu Kilo: You're surely not suggesting that a...

Zulu Kilo: You're surely not suggesting that a few thousand travellers would object to orbiting Newcastle for a few hours to allow Richard Branson to fly Donald Trump round the moon for fun? We...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Nov 2014, 10:59
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

Nicola Sturgeon has just told the Parliament that...

Nicola Sturgeon has just told the Parliament that it's up to the airport management to make their own plans and she can't go into detail on what they might be announcing with Trump on Friday
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Nov 2014, 19:37
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

If Nicola Sturgeon allows Trump to take over...

If Nicola Sturgeon allows Trump to take over Prestwick, rename it "Donald Trump International" and focus it on ferrying the global super-rich to his latest resort, I wouldn't hold out too much hope...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Oct 2014, 18:53
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

Great. Except that it hasn't been selected as...

Great. Except that it hasn't been selected as the UK Spaceport. For it to function as a spaceport, it would have to be prepared to (a) stop all other movements at the airport for however long it...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Oct 2014, 18:26
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

Well they've explicitly stated that the loans are...

Well they've explicitly stated that the loans are at market rates so I can't imagine they're going to lay themselves open to EU legal action.

Yeah but when do they use 12/30? Never, except when...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Sep 2014, 11:45
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

Simply illustrates the nonsensical position we've...

Simply illustrates the nonsensical position we've got ourselves into where some upstart nyaff can dictate the fate of our national infrastructure - irrespective of the ownership of the latter.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Jun 2014, 15:30
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

I watched the Sturgeon presentation this morning....

I watched the Sturgeon presentation this morning. The £11m loan is the amount for this year only. She couldn't/wouldn't say what it would be next year, but made the point that the business plan...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Jun 2014, 10:43
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

I can't see the CAA taking less than ten years to...

I can't see the CAA taking less than ten years to decide whether to approve remote aerodrome control ops. And then it'll probably be no. Rightly too in my view.

NS
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Apr 2014, 17:13
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

FBO schmeffBO. What Prestwick needs is another...

FBO schmeffBO. What Prestwick needs is another secret war so they get loads of lucrative rendition flights. Could generate a nice local trade in Scottish-built shackles and tartan "eyeshades".
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Mar 2014, 11:07
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

No they don't. They have their own primary radar...

No they don't. They have their own primary radar and full ATC on the airfield. You may possibly be thinking of the fact that their SSR feed comes from NATS. Prestwick is exactly the same - own...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Mar 2014, 19:29
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

silverstreak: Oh yeah? When was the last time a...

silverstreak: Oh yeah? When was the last time a Royal Mail aircraft used 12/30 - or are you only talking about the times 12/30 was opened at night because 06/24 was under maintenance?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Mar 2014, 19:06
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

But everyone agrees that Prestwick's current...

But everyone agrees that Prestwick's current terminal is ancient, falling apart, too big and not fit for purpose. So if the sole determinant of all of this is M O'L scratching his ba's of a morning,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Nov 2013, 06:23
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

Sadly, no-one

Sadly, no-one
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Sep 2013, 17:57
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

Totally agree with you S1E. The pickings are now...

Totally agree with you S1E. The pickings are now so thin, so privatised, and so biased towards the already-successful that PIK is, like so many others, in a very bad place. The reality is that...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Jan 2013, 09:52
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

The big thing missing in Prestwick's portfolio is...

The big thing missing in Prestwick's portfolio is training. To give some idea of the size of the hole, in 1990 - when Prestwick's last major crisis kicked off - 84% of the airport's total aircraft...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Nov 2012, 15:26
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

Yeah that was Ryanair's business plan for PIK too...

Yeah that was Ryanair's business plan for PIK too :hmm:
NS
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd May 2012, 07:02
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By NorthSouth

They could always divert to Edinburgh :)

They could always divert to Edinburgh :)
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