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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th May 2014, 12:11
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

Dream on, Perhaps the reason it costs a...

Dream on,

Perhaps the reason it costs a couple of hundred quid at DSA is because business is so p1ss poor they need every penny from any passing sucker ... Of course business at a re-opened...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Dec 2013, 00:17
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

ShyT, The point I was making is that one of...

ShyT,

The point I was making is that one of the contributing factors to how much an airport buys their fuel in for is by volume, the more one buys then the more negotiating power one has.

Now,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Dec 2013, 11:12
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

Aircraft, much the same as commercial road...

Aircraft, much the same as commercial road vehicles, stop for fuel where the price is right without diversifying to far off their optimum route.

I don't know the price of fuel at a Sheffield City...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Feb 2013, 14:25
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

Elton, Here's a straw to grab ... Just how...

Elton,

Here's a straw to grab ... Just how may a re-opened Sheffield City Airport break even or, indeed, make a profit?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Feb 2013, 08:02
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

Let's cut to the chase then Elton ... How is it...

Let's cut to the chase then Elton ... How is it proposed that a re-opened Sheffield City Airport will turn a profit?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Feb 2013, 00:14
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

Correct me if I am mistaken but, reading through...

Correct me if I am mistaken but, reading through this thread, the FSB are making hot air that perhaps Sheffield City Airport should be re-opened and apparently there is an individual waiting in the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Feb 2013, 02:20
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

wb9999, I was referring to the runway at ACI...

wb9999,

I was referring to the runway at ACI and not the radar, if ACI isn't "STOL" then I don't know what is!

I'd suggest that Peel are doing any potential buyer/operator of SZD a favour by...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Feb 2013, 02:04
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

Twin Otters, Islanders, Do228's are all in...

Twin Otters, Islanders, Do228's are all in current production so who can say how many there are?

Dundee is in Scotland is it not ... You'd already covered that in one of your previous loopholes....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Feb 2013, 01:35
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

wb9999, Nope, the Shoreham service ain't...

wb9999,

Nope, the Shoreham service ain't going to Paris ... It's going to POX :)

And, hailing from the South-East and having lived and worked in Sussex twice during my career I'm reasonably...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Feb 2013, 01:08
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

"It's unlikely any airline would use SZD, as it...

"It's unlikely any airline would use SZD, as it is too short and doesn't have radar. There are currently no commercial flights from any similar sized runway in the UK, and, other than a few rare...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Feb 2013, 00:36
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

wb9999, LPL open for decades before 15 years...

wb9999,

LPL open for decades before 15 years ago?

Which "LPL" are you talking about, the old or the current? Of the current LPL the runway was laid circa 1966 and the current airport opened...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Feb 2013, 23:01
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

wb999, You are quite incorrect regarding...

wb999,

You are quite incorrect regarding your summarisation of, supposedly, how the likes NCL, LPL and LBA were 15 years ago, you might have only visited such airports for a package deal to the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Feb 2013, 22:48
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

wb9999, You keep referring to an "SZD" sale...

wb9999,

You keep referring to an "SZD" sale yet it seems you accept that any re-opened SZD would be a loss making disaster and wouldn't stay in business for very long at all.

So what is the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Feb 2013, 14:22
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

wb999, I'm in favour of anything that is...

wb999,

I'm in favour of anything that is needed and will make money.

Such as this island on which I live, it has developed to the stage whereas it needs a supermarket on the island, we need...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Feb 2013, 12:40
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

wb999, No, I'm not missing the point, I'm...

wb999,

No, I'm not missing the point, I'm offering unbiased opinion based on the fact that I have never been to SZD, I am not from the area and my only experience of DSA was when I flew past in...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Feb 2013, 12:04
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

An "AIRPORT" of any viability shouldn't need to...

An "AIRPORT" of any viability shouldn't need to give two hoots to "Airfix Kits" such as PA28's and Cessna 150's that pay how much per landing fee?

This area is for Airlines, Airports & Routes, not...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Feb 2013, 11:42
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

SZD, literally, can't accept anything larger than...

SZD, literally, can't accept anything larger than an Airfix kit ... It's kind of like suggesting that Shoreham-By-Sea jeopardises any investment in Gatwick and/or Cumbernauld jeopardises any...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Feb 2013, 10:51
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

Isn't this thread supposed to be about Sheffield...

Isn't this thread supposed to be about Sheffield Heliport and NOT the former RAF Finningley?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Jan 2013, 23:20
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

I was reading this nonsense from the Cardiff...

I was reading this nonsense from the Cardiff thread only the other day:

Dubai money men could create 600 jobs at Pembrey Airport | This is South Wales...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Jan 2013, 13:05
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

Aha, So it wasn't KLM mainline or...

Aha,

So it wasn't KLM mainline or Cityhopper, it was KLM UK which was another old employer of mine from previous lives, Air UK, indeed Air Anglia and British Island Airways, under a different...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Jan 2013, 12:38
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

Pug, I find it somewhat questionable to...

Pug,

I find it somewhat questionable to believe that "Royal Dutch Airlines" that owns and/or has shares in two Schiphol Handling Agents and/or owns or has shares in such airlines, past and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Jan 2013, 11:41
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

Pug In it's heyday Sheffield City had a...

Pug

In it's heyday Sheffield City had a grand total of four "Puddle Jumper" operators, KLM pulled out, apparently, over aircraft performance, Sabena pulled out due to poor loads, BA dropped the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Jan 2013, 12:24
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

Just out of curiosity what upgrade in fleet...

Just out of curiosity what upgrade in fleet caused KLM to withdraw, would it have been when they withdrew from service the ex Netherlines SF340's and the NLM/KLM F50's simply couldn't perform in/out...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Jan 2013, 11:12
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

Try popping in to Plymouth City and/or Filton...

Try popping in to Plymouth City and/or Filton and/or Ipswich and/or Portsmouth airports/aerodromes on a XC sometime!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Jan 2013, 09:04
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

Pug, Barton is adjacent to, effectively,...

Pug,

Barton is adjacent to, effectively, England's 2nd city and with the other Manchester Aerodrome being significantly busy with the big stuff and significantly expensive to operate in and out...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Jan 2013, 05:00
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

"Manchester City Airport"? I can call my...

"Manchester City Airport"?

I can call my house a castle but it doesn't mean that William & Kate will be popping in for tea and biscuits anytime soon ... Manchester/Barton is a grass aerodrome ......
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Jan 2013, 00:23
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

I get you Pug ... I think resurrecting...

I get you Pug ...

I think resurrecting Sheffield is a wonderful idea and I give it my 100% support.

Are you happy now Pug?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Jan 2013, 08:47
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

Support a City Airport? Hell no, far too...

Support a City Airport?

Hell no, far too high tech for me, I'll stick with my local airport :)


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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Jan 2013, 07:26
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

Elton, Sheffield hasn't got an airport, only...

Elton,

Sheffield hasn't got an airport, only a heliport!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Jan 2013, 13:03
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

FDF, Looking at GE I'd guesstimate that from...

FDF,

Looking at GE I'd guesstimate that from the railway line to DSA terminal is approx 1km ... and I'd guesstimate that is a similar distance to the main concourse and gate 22 (if it's still...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Jan 2013, 22:47
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

So what is Sheffield does re-open as an airport,...

So what is Sheffield does re-open as an airport, what are they going to do with it and has the population of Sheffield been approached to see if they'd be willing to subsidise it until it may, if...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Jan 2013, 12:22
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

I'm not from Sheffield and I'm not from Coventry...

I'm not from Sheffield and I'm not from Coventry and neither Coventry Airport nor Sheffield Heliport, come an Airport, are likely to turn a penny in profit for the foreseeable years ahead.
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Jan 2013, 09:04
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

Monchengladbach has an airport a similar size to...

Monchengladbach has an airport a similar size to Sheffield "Heliport", it too is pretty much useless, previous scheduled service operator(s) have gone elsewhere and the people of Monchengladbach need...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Nov 2012, 15:08
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

How about Monchengladbach ... That is/was a City...

How about Monchengladbach ... That is/was a City Airport that has succumbed to the demise of a number of other City Airports.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Nov 2012, 14:42
Replies: 256
Views: 39,026
Posted By Phileas Fogg

I recall when a STOLPORT at Sheffield was...

I recall when a STOLPORT at Sheffield was announced jumping on the Plymouth STOLPORT and subsequently London City STOLPORT theme, if I recall correctly Sheffield City Airport was the brainchild of a...
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