When do TUI'S 735's Arrive At Coventry?
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Oh right i see - so its been kept at EGBB since Maersk ceased operations with the 737 or was it kept as Lasham?
You working tomorrow John? I might pop down!
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You working tomorrow John? I might pop down!
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Dan - It was last used by Maersk of Denmark (bright blue colour) and was based in Denmark but they stopped using it last October and it has been stored since, mainly at Lasham.
It's history is, built in 1990, then to Maersk Denmark as OY-MAD, then to Maersk UK in 1998 as G-MSKB, back to Maersk Denmark in Dec 2002 as OY-MAD, stored from Oct 2003 and now G-THOB
Yep I'll be at the field 2moro!
Rgds,
Jon
It's history is, built in 1990, then to Maersk Denmark as OY-MAD, then to Maersk UK in 1998 as G-MSKB, back to Maersk Denmark in Dec 2002 as OY-MAD, stored from Oct 2003 and now G-THOB
Yep I'll be at the field 2moro!
Rgds,
Jon
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EAL 737 was apparently there to move around some F1 people but got cancelled or postponed.
Also keep a look out for a Contractors B727 over the next wee while doing the Electra flight to BFS. It was there last night and doesn't half take up some room on the apron. Nice to see all the same.
Hat off to the marshallers who do a smashing job!
Also keep a look out for a Contractors B727 over the next wee while doing the Electra flight to BFS. It was there last night and doesn't half take up some room on the apron. Nice to see all the same.
Hat off to the marshallers who do a smashing job!
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The B727-200's freighters arrive Cov at 22:00 from Belfast and depart at 03:30 back to N.Ireland the following morning! EI-HCI has been used this week so far.
The first Thomsonfly a/c should arrive at Cov early next week, along with a B757 (back up a/c) to mark out parking stands.
Jon
The first Thomsonfly a/c should arrive at Cov early next week, along with a B757 (back up a/c) to mark out parking stands.
Jon
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Oh right ok ill have a look out for that 727 - just this week then?
Never knew Coventry could take 757's - why do they need this aircraft to mark out parking stands?! I wonder if there will be any training flights throughout next week when the aicraft arrive....
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Never knew Coventry could take 757's - why do they need this aircraft to mark out parking stands?! I wonder if there will be any training flights throughout next week when the aicraft arrive....
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Bringing a 757, that will impress the neighbours and I dont think. We are only just persuading people not to worry about the 73-5 as the airfield cant take anything much bigger and TUI wont be able to run charter ops out of there. 
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Coventry handled a B757 last year on a passenger charter and an A300 Airbus a few years ago on a freight flight. There are shorter runways around the world that handle B757s, Coventry's problem is the lack of taxiways and parking.
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Jon01 - I assume you mean lack of CAR parking. Ha ha ha ha. 
I think the problems are a bit more widespread than you suggest, ie no planning permission and a planning authority that doesnt like airports!
Quite a difference, is there not, between landing a 757 diverting on a specific one off ocassion, (when wind rain temp conditions are known), and routinely scheduling it throughout the season, when much more adverse conditions are bound to apply at some point. The previous appearance of the 757 did not include a takeoff with a full payload of passengers and fuel to get to europe did it? More like a quick hop more or less empty to BHX
I think the problems are a bit more widespread than you suggest, ie no planning permission and a planning authority that doesnt like airports!
Quite a difference, is there not, between landing a 757 diverting on a specific one off ocassion, (when wind rain temp conditions are known), and routinely scheduling it throughout the season, when much more adverse conditions are bound to apply at some point. The previous appearance of the 757 did not include a takeoff with a full payload of passengers and fuel to get to europe did it? More like a quick hop more or less empty to BHX
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Right im going down - hope 05's in use! Went down earlier and there was a 732 parked on the apron??
I take it will be doing some trainign flights in the next week or so.
I take it will be doing some trainign flights in the next week or so.
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Yeah just saw it myself - touched down on 23 at about 6.45. Didnt seem to take up much of the runway prob due to there being no passengers on board.
Anyone know the plans of this aircrafts operations in the upcoming week?
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Anyone know the plans of this aircrafts operations in the upcoming week?
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I saw it too! where were you? didn't you see us in the little black car?
It's just going to Amsterdam now off Rwy 23(20:00) just as the anti airport development meeting starts in Wilenhall!
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It's just going to Amsterdam now off Rwy 23(20:00) just as the anti airport development meeting starts in Wilenhall!
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What an occasion:
-It did an excursion around Warwks/W.Mids for about 20 mins weaving in and out of Birmingham's traffic, passing over Cov airport at 9000ft 25 mins before it landed while B'ham radar tried to keep it inside controlled airspace during descent, but it has to leave the airspace eventually to land on Rwy 23 anyway...
-Got covered in foam when a fireman selected the wrong lever during the water cannon ceromony.
-There was no ILS, did an old fashioned talkdown approach.
-The day before a European 737-200 blocked the apron entrance for 3 hours when a pin broke on the brand new B737 tow bar while it was being moved.
Good old Coventry!
-It did an excursion around Warwks/W.Mids for about 20 mins weaving in and out of Birmingham's traffic, passing over Cov airport at 9000ft 25 mins before it landed while B'ham radar tried to keep it inside controlled airspace during descent, but it has to leave the airspace eventually to land on Rwy 23 anyway...
-Got covered in foam when a fireman selected the wrong lever during the water cannon ceromony.
-There was no ILS, did an old fashioned talkdown approach.
-The day before a European 737-200 blocked the apron entrance for 3 hours when a pin broke on the brand new B737 tow bar while it was being moved.
Good old Coventry!
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Yeah saw it go overhead Cov before landing and knew i hadnt missed it. When did they christen the aircraft - dditn see that?! Didnt have my radio on though so couldnt hear what their intentions were. Were there any other passengers on board at all?
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