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The left hand hangar in the 1934 shot remains relatively unchanged today apart from a blue skin and can be seen here http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0630774/L/ sitting between the two Monarch hangars on the extreme right of the photo. A 72 year old hangar at a major airport must be one of the UK's oldest I would have throught. The hangar today is called hangar 9.
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You can also see how monarchs hangars 7&8 where seperate and different sizes and then in the later photo the hangar 8 side has been extended back and probally joined together inside.
These are great photos, have to say the lie of the land does not look as bad as it is now with more slopes ramps and walls than any other airport i know.
These are great photos, have to say the lie of the land does not look as bad as it is now with more slopes ramps and walls than any other airport i know.
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Originally Posted by CAP493
Perhaps the most telling aspect (apart from the obvious historic interest) is what these photographs tell you about Luton Council's attitude towards its Airport: over a 27-year period (1934 to about 1961) the Airport itself appears to have had virtually no development (buildings + control tower excepted) and in the last pic still sported state-of-the-art grass runways i.e. well into the jet age!!!
When package holidays did kick off Luton was there at the forefront with Euravia and Autair. The runway was adequate so they just built a wooden terminal building (building 50). A thriving flying club was going at this time and the grass runways ideal.
In the 1960 photo you can just make out the tail of the Bristol Freighter (bottom left) that use to fly new Vauxhall cars to Ireland regularly.
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Originally Posted by vintage ATCO
In the 1960 photo you can just make out the tail of the Bristol Freighter (bottom left) that use to fly new Vauxhall cars to Ireland regularly.
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Originally Posted by vintage ATCO
Very unfair. Luton during this period was a manufactuer's airfield.
Very unfair. Luton during this period was a manufactuer's airfield.
The fact that their idea of a 'modern' terminal building in the early sixties was a wooden shack again illustrates this lack of interest, planning and understanding.
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Will RE base an aircraft at LTN this summer?
With a record movements day reaching 380 recently, and an all-time record week of 2506 movements, it looks almost certain that LTN will break the 400 movements a day barrier in either June, July and/or September ~ particularly as the full summer programme of charter flights has not yet kicked in.
A large number of extra corporate flights are also expected because of Farnborough's limited availability during Farnborough 'week'.
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RE based aircraft
There already is a based ATR72 .... not that it is doing much.
The based aircraft arrived when the Lorient flights started but those only depart mid afternoon and are not 7 days a week. The aircraft sits doing nothing most of the time although it has flown a few sub-charters (mostly for Eastern) and covered for other RE ATR's that have gone sick.
The based aircraft arrived when the Lorient flights started but those only depart mid afternoon and are not 7 days a week. The aircraft sits doing nothing most of the time although it has flown a few sub-charters (mostly for Eastern) and covered for other RE ATR's that have gone sick.
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Aer Arann
CABIN CREW - LONDON LUTON This is an ongoing vacancy
LONDON LUTON
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Cabin Crew - London Luton
We are delighted to announce the opening of Aer Arann’s fifth and newest base at London Luton. Our soon to be busy Lodon Luton base willoperate two French routes, one Belgian route, two Irish routes and one Isle of Man route. (I think they need a spell checker)
CABIN CREW - LONDON LUTON This is an ongoing vacancy
LONDON LUTON
£NOT DISCLOSED
Cabin Crew - London Luton
We are delighted to announce the opening of Aer Arann’s fifth and newest base at London Luton. Our soon to be busy Lodon Luton base willoperate two French routes, one Belgian route, two Irish routes and one Isle of Man route. (I think they need a spell checker)
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We are delighted to announce the opening of Aer Arann’s fifth and newest base at London Luton. Our soon to be busy London Luton base...
That'd be a first for Luton!
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The Luton airport site was a camp containing German POW's, it was called Camp 270.
Newquay, how about a bear on a surf board! The Arann operates a 'W' departing at 0715, getting back in the afternoon.
Newquay, how about a bear on a surf board! The Arann operates a 'W' departing at 0715, getting back in the afternoon.
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Originally Posted by Buster the Bear
The Luton airport site was a camp containing German POW's, it was called Camp 270.
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Buster where did you get your information from? Was you a prisoner? I would have thought by now they would have let you out!
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Newquay, how about a bear on a surf board! The Arann operates a 'W' departing at 0715, getting back in the afternoon.
This route could do well serving NW London and the M1 corridor and surrounding areas.
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Anyone know how the runway resurfacing work is progressing? I noticed this morning that activity was concentrating on an area half way between the taxiway entry point for 08 and the 08 turning circle. If work started at the 26 end then the project could be finished for June 30th which was meant to be the end of phase 1. Phase 1 being a 4 month project with phase 2 starting October 1 until November 30th.
I see that a temporary camera on a long pole has been strapped to the lamp post close to the bus stop outside the Holiday Inn Express hotel. No doubt this will record the facial expressions of angry passengers as they queue to get into the airport at busy periods.
I see that a temporary camera on a long pole has been strapped to the lamp post close to the bus stop outside the Holiday Inn Express hotel. No doubt this will record the facial expressions of angry passengers as they queue to get into the airport at busy periods.
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Anyone know how the runway resurfacing work is progressing?
The runway closes overnight again on 01 October until 30 November to complete the lighting installation on Runway 08. Other associated work includes the junction between Taxiway Charlie and the runway (due to be completed by the end of next week) and the junction between Taxiway Bravo and the runway.
It is rumoured that because of 'significant' new cargo business and the keeness of those carriers that have temporarily decamped (e.g. DHL, MNG, AAG) to return to Luton ASAP, it's possible that the runway overnight work - if it stays ahead of schedule - could actually be completed at the end of October enabling the runway to reopen H24 and fully Cat. 3b from 01 November.
Good news all round!!
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I was offered a set of documents recently relating to Camp 270, most of the contents were in German, the bits I could not understand I got a German language expert to translate. In the main, they were letters and postcards from German POW's sent back to their home/friends/family in Germany/Austria and Hungary.
There was direct reference to POW's being held at Luton airport via the official censorship which accompanied the prose.
The items were eventually sold to a dedicated collector in Austria. I declined to purchase as they were outside my collecting parameters, but were interesting none the less. From memory, much reference was made to repatriation back to Germany, so maybe it was a staging post afer the end of WW2? Judging by the bureaucracy in the UK, I am surprised Autair were not flying them home in the 1960's!
Good news relating to the runway. The Arann timings are acknowledged Mr 1 BRAVO, hopefully more easterly wind to come for the summer! I am getting my noise complaint pad printed this week!
There was direct reference to POW's being held at Luton airport via the official censorship which accompanied the prose.
The items were eventually sold to a dedicated collector in Austria. I declined to purchase as they were outside my collecting parameters, but were interesting none the less. From memory, much reference was made to repatriation back to Germany, so maybe it was a staging post afer the end of WW2? Judging by the bureaucracy in the UK, I am surprised Autair were not flying them home in the 1960's!
Good news relating to the runway. The Arann timings are acknowledged Mr 1 BRAVO, hopefully more easterly wind to come for the summer! I am getting my noise complaint pad printed this week!
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So what time is the England team flying out on Monday? I assume they will be using a BA 777 parked on stand 47. No doubt there will be a media circus in the drop off area but the atmosphere should be great.