EWL your history is spot on, but ratchit is correct, prior to EWA the 3000's were owned by Cimber Air, on lease to the Saudi's. As for performance I recall 300knots to 3.6 dme SYD rwy16(R) on slope, and a heave on the ol' everybody up-front lever, and the f28 would cross the threshold in the groove. Unfortunatley due to the effectivness of those big barn door speedbrakes, if you weren't bolted in you'd be hard up against the forward bulkhead. They didn't go too fast, but boy could they stop.
[ 26 October 2001: Message edited by: Back Seat Driver ]