NEWCASTLE

[PapaRomeo]

As of yesterday the 737-300 back on the KL957/958 until july/august. They also used a Martinair A320 on the 961/962 today due to unservicabillities in the Fokker fleet!

[Topjet]

XLA Timetable if anyones interested...

MONDAY
XLA4010/1 NCL 0430 0755 CFU 1850 2220 NCL B738
XLA444/5V NCL 0600 1025 DLM 1125 1555 NCL B734
XLA4158/9 NCL 0900 1310 FNC 1410 1825 NCL B734
XLA402/3V NCL 1730 2010 MAH 2110 2350 NCL B734

TUESDAY
XLA414/5V NCL 0500 0740 PMI 0840 1120 NCL B738
XLA4210/1 NCL 0535 1000 JTR 1100 1530 NCL B734
XLA4178/9 NCL 0900 1355 TFS 1455 1920 NCL B736
XLA4022/3 NCL 1250 1705 CHQ 1805 2235 NCL B738

WEDNESDAY
XLA4148/9 NCL 0600 1050 PFO 1150 1655 NCL B738
XLA4030/1 NCL 0600 1040 RHO 1140 1620 NCL B734
XLA4042/3 NCL 0900 1335 KGS 1435 1925 NCL B734

THURSDAY
XLA4078/9 NCL 0800 1035 KGS 1135 1625 NCL B734
XLA4046/7 NCL 0700 1120 ACE 1220 1630 NCL B738
XLA4040/1 NCL 0710 1100 SKG 1200 1545 NCL B734
XLA646/7 NCL 1010 1925 SFB 2125 0540 NCL B763
XA404/5V NCL1715 2000 ALC 2100 2355 NCL B734
XLA424/5V NCL 1740 2040 AGP 2140 0045 NCL B738

FRIDAY
XLA434/5V NCL 0600 1035 TFS 1135 1600 NCL B738
XLA4266/7 NCL 0600 1025 DLM 1125 1555 NCL B734
XLA4150/1 NCL 0800 1155 JSI/VOL 1410 1800 NCL B734
XLA656/7 NCL 0830 1745 POP 2145 0614 NCL B763
XLA4174/5 NCL 1715 2000 IBZ 2100 2255 B734
XLA4050/1 NCL 1745 2000 HER 2300 0325 NCL B738
XLA4026/7 NCL 1930 2310 CFU 0010 0405 NCL B734

SATURDAY
XLA428/9V NCL 0430 0720 ALC 0820 1110 NCL B734
XLA406/7V NCL 0500 0805 AGP 0905 1215 NCL B738
XLA4166/7 NCL 0625 0850 VRN 1815 2050 NCL B734 TBA
XLA57P NCL 0715 0825 LGW
XLA4202/3 NCL 1245 1530 PMI 1630 1925 NCL B734
XLA4064/5 NCL 1330 1615 PMI 1715 2010 NCL B738
XLA4198/9 NCL 2110 0145 RHO 0235 0725 NCL B734
XLA4068/9 NCL 2130 0145 KGS 0245 0715 NCL B738

SUNDAY
XLA4154/5 NCL 0300 0645 ZTH 0745 1135 NCL B734
XLA4032/3 NCL 1000 1350 EFL 1450 1840 NCL B734
XLA4070/1 NCL 1015 1505 LCA 1605 2115 NCL B738
XLA3136/7 NCL 1305 1715 KLX 1815 2235 NCL B734

Summers looking fun!!

[CentreFix25]

Changed already! Typical...

XLA4202 Saturday to Palma now departs 05.20 arrives back 12.05.

[Britannia]

When is the Kuwait Airways going out?

Chris

[Topjet]

The Kuwaiti should be departing Tomorrow morning, im sure it was around 9am, though i could be wrong. Also, it should be a Airbus A300( Havn't seen it yet though!)

Centre Fix25 : Regarding the XLA, I dont know where you get the change from mate, but i was under the impression the timetable i was given was the final draft! I shall double check though somepoint on Thursday.

Topjet

[Maude Charlee]

Yes, the Kuwaiti is an A300 not a 777, and it should indeed have gone today.

[Kev 1]

XLA or SCY??

Just noticed that on Kosmar and XL.com some of the Excel flights for NCL are now showing SCY flight numbers, are Scandic returning with their Finnair 757s again?

Cheers

Kev

[10 DME ARC]

Yes
looks like XLA will be 2 x B734 & 1 x B752(SCY)!

[starship]

"This week" the plan seems to be :

Excel Airways using 2 734's from NCL this summer (Islandsflug) and Air Scandic will be operating the whole of the planned 738 program ex Newcastle, using a 752. Basically going back to the arrangement SCY had before Excel opened the base, operating the program for Libra/Kosmar/XLA group companies.

In addition, SCY will operate their Wednesday SFB for Prime, in July and August.

Busy summer for SCY with (planned) : 2 757 and an MD83 in MAN, 2 MD83 in EMA and 1 MD83 in STN... in addition to this late addition to their work.

Good one guys.

[HH6702]

Air Scandic

Here it goes

Monday

SCY6911/4 NCL-CFU leaves around 6am returns 2300.

anybody got anymore?

[GrahamK]

Friday Tenerife, Saturday Malaga, Palma also.

Are Excel planning on flying to Milan (Linate and Malpensa) from NCL as they are both down as destinations from NCL on the website, although no more details are given

[HH6702]

Aic Scandic times

Here it goes full timetable

Monday CFU 0530-2320 SCY6911/4
Tuesday TFS 1000-2020 SCY6921/2
Wednesday ?? SFB??
Thursday ACE 0800-1730 SCY6941/2
Friday TFS 0700-1700 SCY6951/2
HER 1930-0425 SCY6953/4
Saturday AGP 0600-1315 SCY6961/2
PMI 1430-2110 SCY6963/4
KGS 2230-0815 SCY6965/6
Sunday LCA 1015-2115 SCY6970/1


Excel just down to 2 b734 or 1 b738 and b734?

[starship]

Wednesday SCY Flight to Orlando (SFB)

SFB (WED)10:30-05:30 (THU) SCY 7731/7732 *

Return Thu, Ops 27/7 - 24/8.

[crewboi83]

Heard from a mate of mine that a new entrant cabin crew course has been cancelled at NCL by XLA... looks like only 2x 737-400's with the odd 738 popping in over the summer to cover the 734's maint. anyone got any more on that? I know SCY now have a summer base again at NCL, this could be due to the fact XLA are having problems sourcing extra 737-800.... has heard that SAA who usually let them 1x 738 cant provide it this summer, all rumours up to now but anyone care to comment?
and anyone know exactly how many a/c XLA now have at NCL?

[CentreFix25]

Looks to me like 2 x 737-400(Islandsflug) and 1 x 757(Scandic/Finnair) all flying on behalf of Excel and the holiday companys they are contracted to fly for, saving Excel the cost of opening up a seasonal base. I expect any of the 3 to disappear for a day or two, and/or have some long 'w's keeping them away most of the day.

[crewboi83]

Excel are opening the base...They have 2 Islandflug 734's leased to us in all excel interior and exterior colours etc.... Excel Crew and Islandflug flight deck.... same in BRS only 1 a/c tho.... we had problems gettin hands on a 737-800 that we usually lease from SAA so we had to get good old Scandic back in (not sure what a/c they using) to do some routes for XLA

[GrahamK]

I see tomorrow morning's BA1321 to Heathrow has got a 6 hour delay due to "operational reasons". Any idea what this is about? Lack of crew, lack of aircraft? Lack of Newcastle Broon Ale?

[crewboi83]

No doubt it will be crew rest or something, if the inbound a/c got in on time (the BA1338 last night) then it will prob be crew hours. They should just canx it... who will want to travel 6hrs late? all the ppl with connections will be rebooked on the 1325/1327 no doubt, and the ppl mainly going to london for meetings etc will miss um all... i bet when it goes there is only a hand full of ppl on it

[PapaRomeo]

Normally there is a crew change on the 1332/1333 and the flight crew getting off the 1332 would operate the 1321 the next morning. On this occasion the flight crew never made it in on the 1332 as they went tech somewhere on a previous sector so the flight crew operating the 1338 had to operate the flight the next morning but due to minium rest hours, couldn't operate until 1205. The flight eventually left with 6 passengers on board!

[GrahamK]

6 passengers on an A319? Easy job for the FA's then
I take it most of the pax booked on the flight went on the mid morning flight?