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won't be just BP - everyone wil go that way - cutting the rotations is a major and instant saving on the OPEX for these platforms
with a number of fields producing at costs which are higher than the oil price it is depserately needed
with a number of fields producing at costs which are higher than the oil price it is depserately needed
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Ouch
Aberdeen Airport traffic 'hit by oil sector cuts' - BBC News
And you can expect more of that for the forseeable. 5m pax is a pipedream. Only one way this city and airport are going... into reverse.
And you can expect more of that for the forseeable. 5m pax is a pipedream. Only one way this city and airport are going... into reverse.
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correct CC - oil prices will come back
the real problem is the small size of new discoveries (10mm barrels is now the norm) and the unbelievable costs for both production and new fields- it seems impossible to bring anything onstream for less than $ 1.5 billion these days
I can see a gradual decline TBH - people like Shell & BP will move their main operations elswhere and onlythe small guys will be left
the real problem is the small size of new discoveries (10mm barrels is now the norm) and the unbelievable costs for both production and new fields- it seems impossible to bring anything onstream for less than $ 1.5 billion these days
I can see a gradual decline TBH - people like Shell & BP will move their main operations elswhere and onlythe small guys will be left
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ABZ today
Had a flight SW of Dyce today. Back and forth, back and forth, 2-4000ft(?) Wondered why. Any info on the twin it was gratefully received. Approx 1600 to 1700 today.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
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Thank you topoverhaul.
Blinking noisy old stylee one. Next they'll be getting Trislanders in!
Given the noise factor of these models, how totally unsuitable an aircraft type for this type of aerial work, at lower alts, IMO.
The Hampshire Police used to run one of these (that actual airframe??), and actively encouraged noise complaints against the noise of it's own ops in order to help justify the cost of funding a turbo prop version. Much quieter!
http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/daedalus/Police.html
Blinking noisy old stylee one. Next they'll be getting Trislanders in!
Given the noise factor of these models, how totally unsuitable an aircraft type for this type of aerial work, at lower alts, IMO.
The Hampshire Police used to run one of these (that actual airframe??), and actively encouraged noise complaints against the noise of it's own ops in order to help justify the cost of funding a turbo prop version. Much quieter!
http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/daedalus/Police.html
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Ban it!
Heared this too, but it didn't sound too offensive. Unless they are going to survey every day, which i doubt, it did make change to the usual mix of 225/92.
Compare to a DA42 , the BN2 is a bit elderly, but there again a DC3 and a pair of big radials would have been a real treat,especially at low level.
Given the reduced production of Avgas, the move to Jet A fueled diesels and the gradual retirement of old airframes, time is not on the side of that old girl.
Compare to a DA42 , the BN2 is a bit elderly, but there again a DC3 and a pair of big radials would have been a real treat,especially at low level.
Given the reduced production of Avgas, the move to Jet A fueled diesels and the gradual retirement of old airframes, time is not on the side of that old girl.
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In regards to the decline at Aberdeen compared to growth last year it's worth noting that when Virgin stops in September there are currently no plans for BA to add anymore flights, even though themselves have cut flights to Heathrow from 11 a day to 8. A bit like flybe have cut flights compared to last year on Manchester and Birmingham even though bmi pulled out of the Manchester route.
In last 12 months and up until September this year following routes have received cut backs in flights or capacity or stopped completely:
Heathrow
Birmingham
Manchester
Frankfurt
London City
Oslo
Stavanger
Belfast
Leeds Bradford
Jersey
Southampton
Riga
Kristinsund
Bergen
Sumburgh
Norwich
Dublin
Will be of note to see how long Gdask lasts
In last 12 months and up until September this year following routes have received cut backs in flights or capacity or stopped completely:
Heathrow
Birmingham
Manchester
Frankfurt
London City
Oslo
Stavanger
Belfast
Leeds Bradford
Jersey
Southampton
Riga
Kristinsund
Bergen
Sumburgh
Norwich
Dublin
Will be of note to see how long Gdask lasts
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BA have never had 11x daily flights to LHR. The most I know of is 10x on Fridays only last winter with 4 of them being middle of the day slot sitters leaving in a 4 hour period between 11 & 3pm. BA are currently running about 6000 extra seats per month currently on the route.
ABZ-MAN will return to 6x daily as of the start of W15 schedule. BHX looks to be static on last year.
Half of the routes above haven't even had any noteworthy changes to them if it all.
GDN seems to have got off to a strong start; assuming their seat maps don't tell fibs; I don't think there's been a flight in or out yet with less than 165 pax booked. If RIX is ever resurrected then I think Wizz would be a carrier much better equipped than Air Baltic.
Finally, even with the decline in fortunes, ABZ is far from a ghost town for now as evidenced by the following picture from this morning...
Yes, that is the front door!!
ABZ-MAN will return to 6x daily as of the start of W15 schedule. BHX looks to be static on last year.
Half of the routes above haven't even had any noteworthy changes to them if it all.
GDN seems to have got off to a strong start; assuming their seat maps don't tell fibs; I don't think there's been a flight in or out yet with less than 165 pax booked. If RIX is ever resurrected then I think Wizz would be a carrier much better equipped than Air Baltic.
Finally, even with the decline in fortunes, ABZ is far from a ghost town for now as evidenced by the following picture from this morning...
Yes, that is the front door!!
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Glasgow and Edinburgh airports report record June - BBC News
Enough said, Central belt airports are going from strength to strength and Aberdeens decline continues.
As per last picture that's probably because the machines are broken again!!!
Enough said, Central belt airports are going from strength to strength and Aberdeens decline continues.
As per last picture that's probably because the machines are broken again!!!
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Wizz
As per the CAA June provisional stats:
Gdansk - 1,366 - 171pax - Avg Load 95% (4% above network average)
Cracker of a month for a brand new route!
And by Comparison for Riga last year; a vaguely similar route:
Riga - 2,856 - 79pax - Avg Load 66%
Gdansk - 1,366 - 171pax - Avg Load 95% (4% above network average)
Cracker of a month for a brand new route!
And by Comparison for Riga last year; a vaguely similar route:
Riga - 2,856 - 79pax - Avg Load 66%
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Thats great news for GDN. Wizz are often quite quick to add capacity and routes so maybe more to come. Puts paid to theories elsewhere that new routes have to have ages to build up half decent load factors.