Manchester Happenings (Merged)
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I doubt if Indian Airlines would be much of an asset to MAN or BHX. They are are very different kind of outfit to Air India. Anyone who has done much domestic flying around India will probably have suffered their so-called "service" at some time. Customer relations are virtually non-existent. Indefinate delays, uneatable food, rugby-scrum type check in queues. I would guess they would have to offer rock-bottom fares to attract the punters, when you have the choice of flying a quality airline like Emirates, even with the flight change at DXB.
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bmi baby are currently evaluating operating MAN/EDI as they (regional barbie jet) are losing traffic to jet2.
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SR Technics
Someone went ot a lot of trouble recently to take down the logo from the side of the big blue hangar at Manchester that decreed 'FLS Aerospace' to be the occupying force, to inform all the passing trade that ' SR Tecnics ' were the new incumbants of the said Hangar space (Well at one end of it at any rate).
Can anyone enlighten me as to why they would wish to spend valued money on doing this, as no business seems to have passed through their hands since doing so, except for a DC-10 that sat at the rear for some two weeks or so?
Are they ever going to get any meaningfull work?
Suggestion: Actively seek out to supply the USAF with a package of maintenence support and handling for their many transatlantic transit stops, which would include the back-up required for all models of C-130, C-17, C-5. Chuck in a free round or two of golf at Mere Country Club for the crews and tour of Robby's brewery in Stockport and I reckon they'd be onto a winner. (Now all they have to do is find somewhere to park them) !
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Can anyone enlighten me as to why they would wish to spend valued money on doing this, as no business seems to have passed through their hands since doing so, except for a DC-10 that sat at the rear for some two weeks or so?
Are they ever going to get any meaningfull work?
Suggestion: Actively seek out to supply the USAF with a package of maintenence support and handling for their many transatlantic transit stops, which would include the back-up required for all models of C-130, C-17, C-5. Chuck in a free round or two of golf at Mere Country Club for the crews and tour of Robby's brewery in Stockport and I reckon they'd be onto a winner. (Now all they have to do is find somewhere to park them) !
Lord Twofouright
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Chuck in a free round or two of golf at Mere Country Club for the crews and tour of Robby's brewery in Stockport
They could park the a/c on the area of staff west that they are busy flattening.
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March figures look to be pretty good.
From what I hear we should be looking at an increment of in the region of 10-11pc for both passengers and movements.
Chiglet - how are the wallpaper plans you alluded to going? The beer is starting to get a wee bit warm.
Scottie Dog
From what I hear we should be looking at an increment of in the region of 10-11pc for both passengers and movements.
Chiglet - how are the wallpaper plans you alluded to going? The beer is starting to get a wee bit warm.
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South African
This sounds like the service that sould of started last Oct !
From what I understand the PLC had to send people down to the DfT to find out why there was problems with the license .
Turns out there had been a complete turnover of staff in that dept and they had it in their heads to protect our national carrier !
From what I understand the PLC had to send people down to the DfT to find out why there was problems with the license .
Turns out there had been a complete turnover of staff in that dept and they had it in their heads to protect our national carrier !
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the airline concened was South African. The airline had given all the handling contracts out at MAN then the DfT started to back certain airlines objections , result , service delayed
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the airline concened was South African. The airline had given all the handling contracts out at MAN then the DfT started to back certain airlines objections , result , service delayed
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Euromanx/Airport Development
I see that the above have started operations - with a Jetstream 31 on the 3W705 which has just landed. I will leave the speculation on RJ/Dash-8 operations to the seperate Euromanx Information thread.
Have made my monthly cycle up to the terminals. It was interesting to see certain development work that is currently underway, and which appears to have gone unreported.
The Station - construction of 15+ checkin desks on the ground floor. Work started 1st week March and due for completion in 18 weeks.
Terminal 1 - Arrivals area being extended out towards the car park. Work started February and again due for completion in approx 18 weeks. I understand this work may involve a domestic arrivals facility - anybody care to comment.
Apron - As previously report, the work is progressing well on provision of extra stands at the north-west end of Taxiway N. There also appears to be work taking place on the grass island behind stand 6. Rumour had it that the airport was considering a couple of drive-through stands for 737 sized aircraft in this area. Could this be preparatory work?
Anybody else noticed any other development - apart from the new Travel Inn (?) at T2?
Scottie Dog
Have made my monthly cycle up to the terminals. It was interesting to see certain development work that is currently underway, and which appears to have gone unreported.
The Station - construction of 15+ checkin desks on the ground floor. Work started 1st week March and due for completion in 18 weeks.
Terminal 1 - Arrivals area being extended out towards the car park. Work started February and again due for completion in approx 18 weeks. I understand this work may involve a domestic arrivals facility - anybody care to comment.
Apron - As previously report, the work is progressing well on provision of extra stands at the north-west end of Taxiway N. There also appears to be work taking place on the grass island behind stand 6. Rumour had it that the airport was considering a couple of drive-through stands for 737 sized aircraft in this area. Could this be preparatory work?
Anybody else noticed any other development - apart from the new Travel Inn (?) at T2?
Scottie Dog
Last edited by Scottie Dog; 28th Mar 2005 at 12:10.