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Whilst we wait for the 'big announcement', was quite interesting to read about the Trident 3 that aquaplaned off the runway in 1978.
Was in the local press the other day as the co-p had lost his press cuttings of the time.
https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/...deen-airport1/
Was just before my interest in aviation so don't recall it at the time, although I had seen reference to it since.
Was in the local press the other day as the co-p had lost his press cuttings of the time.
https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/...deen-airport1/
Was just before my interest in aviation so don't recall it at the time, although I had seen reference to it since.
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Pie Stand Announcement still "very shortly" I see.
As expected in July, Domestic and the Helicopters were a disaster with minus signs virtually everywhere - in fact only 4 domestic routes showed an increase, although LHR was one of them.
International was a bit better. Nice to see AMS break the 30k mark for the first time in a single month and GDN had another excellent month posting 93% loads. FRA also did well with over 20k in July.
As expected in July, Domestic and the Helicopters were a disaster with minus signs virtually everywhere - in fact only 4 domestic routes showed an increase, although LHR was one of them.
International was a bit better. Nice to see AMS break the 30k mark for the first time in a single month and GDN had another excellent month posting 93% loads. FRA also did well with over 20k in July.
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Icelandair to Reykjavik (KEF) from Aberdeen
Icelandair is starting KEF-ABZ from March 2016. Four times a week. Flights will be done by a Dash 8.
Icelandair introduces flights from Aberdeen
Icelandair introduces flights from Aberdeen
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I'm not sure how long this service is going to last.
It's not so much that it's a Dash8, nor that you might have stop in Vagar.
It's the fact that it costs £440 for a return journey.
Maybe it's more attractive for Icelanders to come to Aberdeen!
It's not so much that it's a Dash8, nor that you might have stop in Vagar.
It's the fact that it costs £440 for a return journey.
Maybe it's more attractive for Icelanders to come to Aberdeen!
Whilst it may require a stop on occasion, bear in mind that they already operate Dash8 (of various genre) and Fokker50 on flights of over 3h regularly between Greenland and Iceland.
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Hmm, I've just Very quickly priced up a random weekend return trip and comes to a little over £200. Must also be noted that Icelandiar will be expecting a good percentage of traffic to feed into their U.S. & Canada network.
The Q400 shouldn't have an issue on ABZ-KEF. It's a surprisingly capable aircraft with 1350nmi range (ABZ-KEF is only 850). Air Baltic operated a few ABZ-RIX rotations on their Q400's and that is quite a it longer than KEF.
The Q400 shouldn't have an issue on ABZ-KEF. It's a surprisingly capable aircraft with 1350nmi range (ABZ-KEF is only 850). Air Baltic operated a few ABZ-RIX rotations on their Q400's and that is quite a it longer than KEF.
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It's a shame that routes such as the new Poland route and the Iceland route were not brought in a few years ago as I'm sure this would of led to greater expansion.
Also why more emphasis wasn't placed on the charter market God only knows.
Instead management were solely focused on oil traffic and now the downturn has hit management are years behind where they should of been
Poor management is the sole cause of the airports problems
Also why more emphasis wasn't placed on the charter market God only knows.
Instead management were solely focused on oil traffic and now the downturn has hit management are years behind where they should of been
Poor management is the sole cause of the airports problems
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but if the oil price goes south so does the holiday market
no jobs = no cash
and the oil market made a lot more cash than the bucket & spade brigade ever does............ in fact you often finish up paying the holiday airlines to use the place
ABZ hasn't a very large number of people around it - if it wasn't for the oil field trash coming and going it would be like Inverness
no jobs = no cash
and the oil market made a lot more cash than the bucket & spade brigade ever does............ in fact you often finish up paying the holiday airlines to use the place
ABZ hasn't a very large number of people around it - if it wasn't for the oil field trash coming and going it would be like Inverness
Yes, before the oil & just before I was posted to PD ATC, the airport was closed on a Sunday & there were very few flights on the other days. Just Sumburgh, Glasgow, Edinburgh & Wick, if I remember correctly. Mind you, most other regional airports were a lot quieter then than they are today.
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bmi Regional
Not particularly surprising...
Aberdeen jobs under threat at bmi regional - BBC News
HQ functions to EMA; Engineering to BRS.
BMI have retrenched at ABZ whilst expanding especially at BRS where they have been pretty successful.
Won't be long before the remaining ABZ routes are cut or transferred to Logie Bear.
Aberdeen jobs under threat at bmi regional - BBC News
HQ functions to EMA; Engineering to BRS.
BMI have retrenched at ABZ whilst expanding especially at BRS where they have been pretty successful.
Won't be long before the remaining ABZ routes are cut or transferred to Logie Bear.
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And Loganair moving into the BMI Hangar. Is the bulk of Saab maintenance carried out at GLA presently?
Presumably the HQ will be added to the list of derelict, unloved buildings in Aberdeen before long?
Only BRS & NWI I would say are relatively safe for now. EBJ & OSL could go at any moment IMHO and wouldn't be a surprise either.
Presumably the HQ will be added to the list of derelict, unloved buildings in Aberdeen before long?
Only BRS & NWI I would say are relatively safe for now. EBJ & OSL could go at any moment IMHO and wouldn't be a surprise either.
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Any unusual movements this year as a result of Offshore Europe? I haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary sitting on the apron as I've driven by the airport this week.
In previous years BA had 767s on a couple LHR rotations during the week but that doesn't seem to have been the case this year.
In previous years BA had 767s on a couple LHR rotations during the week but that doesn't seem to have been the case this year.
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heard that no-one has had a probelm getting flights or hotels this week - normally when the conference is on it's really tight
rumours of a second set of cuts being prepared around the oil industry
rumours of a second set of cuts being prepared around the oil industry
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Much more hotel capacity on line of course (ridiculously so!).
I would think there will be cuts as long as the price means big oil is not viable not only here, but in most other provinces. Definitely more pain ahead.
Re OE I think the biggest thing was a chartered Danish CRJ2. Usual array of biz jets spread over the week.
I'm old enough to remember BA temporarily 'shuttling' the LHR route on certain rotations, plus the likes of Busy Bee, Sterling, Maersk, Braathens over OE years....
I miss those days...
I would think there will be cuts as long as the price means big oil is not viable not only here, but in most other provinces. Definitely more pain ahead.
Re OE I think the biggest thing was a chartered Danish CRJ2. Usual array of biz jets spread over the week.
I'm old enough to remember BA temporarily 'shuttling' the LHR route on certain rotations, plus the likes of Busy Bee, Sterling, Maersk, Braathens over OE years....
I miss those days...
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May be my memory, but I seem to recall a regular Tristar-1 operation by BA sometime early 80's on the Friday late afternoon rotation. Once the 757's started appearing on the route (I was on the very first one I think in May '83) then the Tristar's understandably faded away.