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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

17th May 2013, 22:01

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Posted By roverman

EL AL

Little chance of seeing EL AL at NCL I think. They flew TLV-MAN for many years and then dropped it. Picked up by Jet 2 and lately by EZY. Manchester has a large Jewish community, both Orthodox and...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

9th Oct 2012, 05:53

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NEWCASTLE - 8

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Posted By roverman

EK equipment

There seems to be fleet rotation going on around the network generally. The morning MAN service has been a B772 several times recently instead of the usual B77W.

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

19th Dec 2011, 16:27

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NEWCASTLE - 8

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Posted By roverman

B777s

I'm sure NCL will get an EK B777 before long. Looking at the Google Earth aerial view I can't see too many problems for ground maneouvring of a 772 or 773 on the runway and taxiways - no really tight...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

19th Oct 2011, 17:19

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NEWCASTLE - 8

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Posted By roverman

NYC from regionals

Skipness is right about the problem with getting market penetration. At MAN we know all about this - the figures say there is a market for HKG, BKK, SYD and more, but we still don't have these...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

19th Apr 2011, 16:34

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NEWCASTLE - 8

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Posted By roverman

Who owns NCL?

Just for my clarity of mind...is NCL still owned by the council and the operation contracted out? I thought it was now in (majority) private hands?
Thanks for any nfo.

roverman (a Manc...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

8th Nov 2010, 15:55

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Posted By roverman

B777 & Runway shoulders

Ops Guy....

B777 is an ICAO 'Code E' type for airfield infrastructure, but so is the A330. According to ICAO Annex 14 and the UK's CAP 168, a Code E runway of 45m width should have 7.5 metres...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

13th Jan 2010, 20:03

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NEWCASTLE - 8

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Posted By roverman

Emirates at NCL

It will be interesting to see what EK are planning in the longer term for NCL, because they will begin phasing out A330s later this year. B772/3 could probably operate with reduced payload or with...

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