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Don't get me wrong, I hope the airport & beyond goes from strength to strength. We do need oil prices to hold up, so it is good to know oil cos. have budgeted for developments to be economic at a lower price.
But worrying when I read that Oilexco, one of the aggressive players, are talking about scaling back budgets because the banks won't give them more Credit to help them develop their offshore assets.
But I agree, oil seems to be the be-all-&-end-all...& oor useless cooncil can't help diversify the city in their current mess.
Where's Trumpie when you need him...
But worrying when I read that Oilexco, one of the aggressive players, are talking about scaling back budgets because the banks won't give them more Credit to help them develop their offshore assets.
But I agree, oil seems to be the be-all-&-end-all...& oor useless cooncil can't help diversify the city in their current mess.
Where's Trumpie when you need him...
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Well most of the people in the oil biz reckon the North Sea is about half way done.With new technology then they might be able to extract even more.
I'm old enough (just) to remember ABZ before oil,and it was a bit like Wick.One Viscount a day.
Beyond oil,well it will just go back to what it used to be.A bog with coos, tatties and neeps.A weel (sigh).Or a wind farm,cos there won't be any oil left.
I'm old enough (just) to remember ABZ before oil,and it was a bit like Wick.One Viscount a day.
Beyond oil,well it will just go back to what it used to be.A bog with coos, tatties and neeps.A weel (sigh).Or a wind farm,cos there won't be any oil left.
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Mention of the business jets above made me wonder how many ad hoc freight flights with smaller aircraft pass through Aberdeen to support the oil industry or does most cargo move on the ATP or as belly freight?
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Very few small Ad-hoc freighters appearing these days. Most of the freight goes, as you say, on the Friday WestAir ATP or on the SAS Norway (Braathens)/Wideroe. Kinda glad - trying to manipulate 500kg drilling equipment into the slender guts of a metro is about as easy as putting toothpaste back in the tube.
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Taxiway W
What work is ongoing on the W taxiway, between apron & W1?
Was closed Sat/Sun (part of), believe to be closed for a few weeks each weekend?
Also birdlife (feathered variety
) is becoming a problem, especially with gulls & it being geese migration season. Is Mk1 eyeball the only way to avoid them...do they not squawk ident?
Was closed Sat/Sun (part of), believe to be closed for a few weeks each weekend?
Also birdlife (feathered variety
) is becoming a problem, especially with gulls & it being geese migration season. Is Mk1 eyeball the only way to avoid them...do they not squawk ident?
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Weather a tad blowy yesterday!!
Don't suppose we are worse off than any other airport, but a fair few route frequency cutbacks - BA, easyjet, bmi Baby for example. Proof that whilst we may be "protected" by the oil industry, even it can't totally protect this area from the downturn - and oil prices continue to drop, I hope not to levels that will make the oil industry up here catch cold. But if economic analysts cannot predict the future nor how long the downturn will last, who is to say oil prices won't collapse to levels making the UKCS uneconomic?
Never mind - at least stands should be readily available!
See also S09 will see no bmi flights to FAO or ALC, as the tour operators concerned have axed the destinations. Probably uneconomic flying all the way up to ice-station Aberdeen...well I never!
Snow due next week?
Don't suppose we are worse off than any other airport, but a fair few route frequency cutbacks - BA, easyjet, bmi Baby for example. Proof that whilst we may be "protected" by the oil industry, even it can't totally protect this area from the downturn - and oil prices continue to drop, I hope not to levels that will make the oil industry up here catch cold. But if economic analysts cannot predict the future nor how long the downturn will last, who is to say oil prices won't collapse to levels making the UKCS uneconomic?
Never mind - at least stands should be readily available!
See also S09 will see no bmi flights to FAO or ALC, as the tour operators concerned have axed the destinations. Probably uneconomic flying all the way up to ice-station Aberdeen...well I never!
Snow due next week?
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Thats utter tosh
Because I know for a fact that Eastern with Saab 2000's and Titan with 146 are bidding for it.
And apparently it gets quite windy in Scatsta, crosswind limit in Dash is 32knots, Saab 40 knts
go figure
Because I know for a fact that Eastern with Saab 2000's and Titan with 146 are bidding for it.
And apparently it gets quite windy in Scatsta, crosswind limit in Dash is 32knots, Saab 40 knts
go figure