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Old 26th Jun 2007, 14:58
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Pray tell me how Ryanair Ops keep track of their operation. Most airlines use ACARS to provides Chocks away. Airborne, Landing and Shutdown of each service back to their ops centre at the home base.

More to the point though, in the present age not to have ACARS for weather information, especially when the option means one of the two pilots "out of the loop" on VHF2 (around the TOD) is more than just a cost saving exercise. It directly affects safety.

With regard to I assume the likes of Gerona weather not being available other than by FIS until late on in the sector, what has Ryanair management done to put pressure on the swiss to include, for example, the Genoa TAR on Geneva Volmet and help their flightcrew.

Obviously they are not going to bother to push the Spanish to add to Madrid as the only Spanish ATIS being available on ACARS.
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