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Big deal flying a mini-bus into London City Airport?

Old 22nd Apr 2017, 01:13
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Big deal flying a mini-bus into London City Airport?

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No, not really.
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Old 22nd Apr 2017, 01:37
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Didn't think so.
Nice weather and all.
I should get a medal for for flying jumbos to Quito at night and max landing weight in the rain compared to this Lady.
Forgot to bring my go-pro video camera, damn.
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Old 22nd Apr 2017, 01:40
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The margins for error are smaller than usual here.
That calls for informed judgment, does the benefit in terms of convenience offset the increased risk. In an analogous case here in the US, the then FAA administrator decided that NYC La Guardia airport was unsuitable for wide bodied jets. London City Airport may be similarly inadequate for routine operations of conventional jetliners.
Can anyone provide a more in depth perspective on the issue?
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But is LCY really the most challenging approach in BA's route network?
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Bombay in the moonson season perhaps?
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Aviation is only safer when landing is just a sweet routine, in any conditions. For CSeries LCY is a walk in a park.
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'One of only 27 Captains' qualified to fly into LCY'


Isn't that because they don't need any more ?


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The video was produced by British Airways, so I guess it is aimed more at the general public as a promotional piece.
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One of the 318's will apparently be making an appearance at Blackbushe at the beginning of July (part of EGLK's 75th Birthday event (Blackbushe 75 |)
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The video was produced by British Airways, so I guess it is aimed more at the general public as a promotional piece.
Exactly. Sadly that seems to have escaped TowerDog!
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Originally Posted by Hotel Tango
Exactly. Sadly that seems to have escaped TowerDog!
Nah, I did not think it was for flight training, too much drama and B.S, but thanks for thinking of me.
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Old 29th Apr 2017, 16:56
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One of the 318's will apparently be making an appearance at Blackbushe at the beginning of July
Apparently one of the 318's has left the fleet this week (no longer needed I guess due reduced LCY-JFK schedule) so the above no longer happening either.
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Out of interest, has there been such a reduction in passenger numbers to cause the reduced schedule ? I'd have thought the financial world would've kept that route in clover ad infinitum.
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Any chance of BA picking up a couple of CS100'S to operate LCY-JFK non stop ?
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I wonder how the service will do if Trump bans laptops, iPads etc going over to JFK? Perhaps clearing immigration at SNN will still be key to keeping the route.
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Out of interest, has there been such a reduction in passenger numbers to cause the reduced schedule ?
The word I read on another thread is that a large Corporate client stopped using the route.
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Any chance of BA picking up a couple of CS100'S to operate LCY-JFK non stop ?
Only for that limited service? I seriously doubt it. No cross-qualification with the rest of the shorthaul fleet for the crew, no part commonality either, which means that the cost of that service would skyrocket.
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Apparently one of the 318's has left the fleet this week (no longer needed I guess due reduced LCY-JFK schedule) so the above no longer happening either.
According to Jethros G-EUNB is being acquired by Titan. It positioned to Cambridge for maintenance recently.

I have used the service to JFK and I thought it was excellent. One if the key plus points is that you go through US customs at Shannon and therefore arrival at JFK is simple and quick. This only applies to the morning service. As a result the afternoon service did not have the same appeal as there was still a refuelling stop, hence its decline as it would be quicker from one of the other London airports.
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Old 30th Apr 2017, 19:24
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I wouldn't be surprised to see the remaining A318 follow.

Operating a single-aircraft fleet is a risky operation, and BA's target LCY/JFK market isn't one that will take kindly to last-minute cancellations when the aircraft goes tech with absolutely no prospect of bringing in a substitute.
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