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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

30th Jul 2015, 13:36

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Posted By Shed-on-a-Pole

Has anybody else on the AA&R forum spotted the...

Has anybody else on the AA&R forum spotted the thread entitled: La Guardia to be completely rebuilt?

La Guardia is located in NEW YORK, like London a global mega-city. High real-estate prices,...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

25th Jul 2015, 08:44

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Posted By Shed-on-a-Pole

Basil - This notion of contributing to public...

Basil - This notion of contributing to public infrastructure costs would not be a new precedent in MAG's case. They actually contributed around GBP50M to the construction of the new Metrolink tram...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

14th Jul 2015, 01:31

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Posted By Shed-on-a-Pole

NO. What a bizarre question. All my postings have...

NO. What a bizarre question. All my postings have made abundantly clear that my objections relate to the public element of funding requirements.

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

13th Jul 2015, 13:58

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Posted By Shed-on-a-Pole

T&N - At no stage have I suggested that LHR R3...

T&N - At no stage have I suggested that LHR R3 lacks supporters. I merely called out your claim that "all sectors" support the project. Clearly they do not. Support for LHR R3 is not universal. I...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

11th Jul 2015, 19:48

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Posted By Shed-on-a-Pole

AndyH52 - Thankyou for a very thoughtful reply....

AndyH52 - Thankyou for a very thoughtful reply. You are clearly experienced in the field of capital infrastructure projects.

I would like to come back on some of your points, however.

T&N...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

11th Jul 2015, 12:55

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Posted By Shed-on-a-Pole

The subject of this particular exchange is...

The subject of this particular exchange is transport infrastructure projects competing for scarce state funding. That is the link. Wholly valid comparison in that context.

Huh? Leeds Railway...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

11th Jul 2015, 10:20

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Posted By Shed-on-a-Pole

T&N - I regard all 60-year financial...

T&N -

I regard all 60-year financial forecasts with profound scepticism based upon the track-record of previous examples. Of Davies' numbers I wrote:

So whilst I expressed my...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

10th Jul 2015, 21:06

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Posted By Shed-on-a-Pole

Response to Trash 'n' Navs - WARNING: Partially Off-Topic

Now there is a sore point! Electrification planned for the North is grinding to a halt. The current £260M project has been "indefinitely delayed" due to a national overspend at Network Rail. The...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

10th Jul 2015, 11:53

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Posted By Shed-on-a-Pole

But that is not the argument. It is "we in the...

But that is not the argument. It is "we in the North" demand a fair share of the national public transport infrastructure budget before the SE gets yet another sequential turn at the trough.

...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

10th Jul 2015, 11:02

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Posted By Shed-on-a-Pole

Skipness - the arguments concerning 'trickledown'...

Skipness - the arguments concerning 'trickledown' relate to the true extent of its effects (in all instances, not just LHR). Hence my use of the word 'overwhelmingly' in the quote you highlight, as...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

10th Jul 2015, 10:22

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Posted By Shed-on-a-Pole

DON'T FORGET THE BILL!

Taking Portmanteau's example a stage further, HKG (CLK) cost around GBP12Bn to deliver in 1998 terms, which equates to GBP19.5Bn in today's money. So a project to deliver ONE new runway at LHR is...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

7th Jul 2015, 13:23

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Posted By Shed-on-a-Pole

Skipness - Another dose of the old "pots and...

Skipness - Another dose of the old "pots and kettles" from you there. I truly doubt that there is a more ardent "supporter" on PPRuNe than your good self, BA and LHR being the objects of your own...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

1st Jul 2015, 06:06

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Posted By Shed-on-a-Pole

Do we know which of the two LHR options has been...

Do we know which of the two LHR options has been recommended at this point?

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

29th Jun 2015, 09:35

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Posted By Shed-on-a-Pole

I have no wish to upset you, Skipness, but if you...

I have no wish to upset you, Skipness, but if you write the line quoted above you cannot then claim:

LGW is a perfectly reasonable solution for providing much needed new capacity in the SE,...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

29th Jun 2015, 02:07

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Posted By Shed-on-a-Pole

The 21st century aviation market is comprised of...

The 21st century aviation market is comprised of distinct segments, Skipness, and those segments behave according to their own specific patterns. Hub transfer traffic is just one of these segments....

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

27th Jun 2015, 09:58

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Posted By Shed-on-a-Pole

Errr ... Dannyboy39 ... you need to read back...

Errr ... Dannyboy39 ... you need to read back over this thread on that one! A substantial element of public funding WILL be required. Estimates vary considerably, with the highest from TfL suggesting...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

18th Jun 2015, 15:08

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Posted By Shed-on-a-Pole

And a brief response to Fairdealfrank

Investment from the government for transport infrastructure is also always welcome and also desperately needed, so why is it an issue in relation to Heathrow, but not, say, in relation to Ringway?
...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

18th Jun 2015, 14:41

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Posted By Shed-on-a-Pole

Reply to AndyH52

AndyH52 writes:

Your're quite right, no one has explicitly said this is about using capacity in the regions instead of Heathrow, but I'm sorry that is how it comes across to me (here and the...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

13th Jun 2015, 22:00

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Posted By Shed-on-a-Pole

ANDYH52 -

Your posting has me intrigued. I can't recall anybody, "supporter of MAN" or otherwise, who has argued the point of view suggested in your posting. However, to give you the benefit of the doubt, I...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

12th Jun 2015, 10:48

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Posted By Shed-on-a-Pole

Off-Topic

Yes - apologies for the blue quote box thing. If any Apple users here have got these to work since the upgrade to OSX 10.10.2 Yosemite, please PM me a step-by-step guide of what you did. 'Blue Quote...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

11th Jun 2015, 22:18

Replies: 530

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Posted By Shed-on-a-Pole

Felixflyer ...

Well, Mr Felixflyer, I gave you all the rope I could, but it seems that you are determined to hang yourself. So be it.

Now you are talking about the £8-20bn from the taxpayer so we are getting...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

11th Jun 2015, 17:53

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Posted By Shed-on-a-Pole

More Circles For Felixflyer ...

London is our capital city and money spent there has a knock on effect throughout the country

Money spent in the regions also has a knock on effect throughout the country. And we deliver better...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

11th Jun 2015, 13:19

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Posted By Shed-on-a-Pole

More For Felixflyer

Feeder services flying into LHR onto the new shorter runway

Both proposals relating to LHR under consideration by the Davies Commission concern a full-length intercontinental-capable runway.

I...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

10th Jun 2015, 23:07

Replies: 530

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Posted By Shed-on-a-Pole

kcockayne - I never said you weren't allowed to...

kcockayne - I never said you weren't allowed to say so. I haven't gagged you. But I did address your erroneous claim that sceptics were ignoring / dismissing the EGLL hub argument. I AM allowed to do...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

10th Jun 2015, 22:30

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Posted By Shed-on-a-Pole

kcockayne - Sceptics are dismissing the LHR hub...

kcockayne - Sceptics are dismissing the LHR hub argument on the grounds of cost, not operational desirability. Do you honestly suggest that upto £40Bn should be spent at LHR to spare a small minority...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

10th Jun 2015, 16:44

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Posted By Shed-on-a-Pole

Response to Felixflyer

The desire [to connect via LHR] comes from the passengers

I hate to break this to you, but I detect ZERO desire from Northern passengers to change planes at LHR. They sometimes tolerate this out...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

10th Jun 2015, 00:46

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Posted By Shed-on-a-Pole

Addressing Points Raised ...

This is a thread about Heathrow expansion

Which cannot be meaningfully discussed without reference to the alternatives which include LGW R2

the need for Gatwick to build a new runway to cater...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

9th Jun 2015, 13:22

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Posted By Shed-on-a-Pole

Whilst we within the industry like to dwell upon...

Whilst we within the industry like to dwell upon connectivity, hubbing and the allure of new exotic business destinations, the truth is that the majority of growth in demand from London can be...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

24th Apr 2015, 17:41

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Posted By Shed-on-a-Pole

OK, Skipness. Lots of answers to questions I...

OK, Skipness. Lots of answers to questions I never asked and no answer to the one I did ask. Never mind. Let's take your points in turn.

"I am not close enough to the project to give you a number"...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

24th Apr 2015, 10:38

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Posted By Shed-on-a-Pole

Skipness - I see that you are again demanding...

Skipness - I see that you are again demanding answers from others on this topic. Can I gently remind you that the question I asked you relating to LHR expansion still remains unanswered by your...

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