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I have been informed that EI-LBR will be going into the paint hangar next Monday, 27th January for partial painting only. The proving flights will happen on the 31st Jan & 1,2 Feb.
They are hoping to launch full service on Feb 5th ????
They are hoping to launch full service on Feb 5th ????
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Only a partial repaint you say? I wonder if it'll be another socialjet, or will it more closely resemble the actual Aer Lingus livery?
Either way, they're cutting it a bit fine aren't they?
Either way, they're cutting it a bit fine aren't they?
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Been informed today that EI-LBR is being moved into the paint hangar tomorrow morning. They are only painting the tail and the engine cowlings so I'm afraid we will have a white bird for the near future.Current plan is for it to operate the proving flight SNN-BOS-DUB-SNN as EI-2133 out on this Saturday and back on next Monday morning. Movement at last.
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I presume they just don't have time on their side at present. They have 3 days in the paint hangar and remember all the interior has to be deep cleaned also to have it ready for Saturday. They are only just about finished on the inside cabin.
The high winds today (12th Feb) look like they may have damaged an ATR42
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Perhaps it looks like an obvious flaw but in reality we don't know if localised eddies, unpredictable airflows or other factors had a part to play. Just saying it is perhaps a little unfair to express criticism of crew by referring to a photo and a FC which we know is incomplete evidence and as such it can only lead to a premature conclusion.
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Sober,
Forecast winds (as Bearcat point out) regardless of what your deeming of its predictability is, has always been used to determine where aircraft park including the aircraft's own requirements - We've never had such an issue in Cork since the late 80's with aircraft flipping over due wind following the practices which we use - For example there was a forecast wind gust of 23kts last week in Cork - We parked the ATR's into the wind regardless of whether or not the forecast proved right or not, its always better to be safe then sorry.
The aircraft was nose-in parked, and chocked, with the wind gust which approached 100kts (And I've never heard/seen anything like that!) the left main gear gave way - subsequently the left wing contacted the ground and its unconfirmed if there's prop damage. Its a basic parking error - and thus liability is always with the Dispatcher and Commander, which I'm sure we will hear about shortly.
Forecast winds (as Bearcat point out) regardless of what your deeming of its predictability is, has always been used to determine where aircraft park including the aircraft's own requirements - We've never had such an issue in Cork since the late 80's with aircraft flipping over due wind following the practices which we use - For example there was a forecast wind gust of 23kts last week in Cork - We parked the ATR's into the wind regardless of whether or not the forecast proved right or not, its always better to be safe then sorry.
Perhaps it looks like an obvious flaw but in reality we don't know if localised eddies, unpredictable airflows or other factors had a part to play. Just saying it is perhaps a little unfair to express criticism of crew by referring to a photo and a FC which we know is incomplete evidence and as such it can only lead to a premature conclusion.