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Why LPL??
Just wondering why LPL?? is there much demand for flights to SOU or ABZ from LPL?. Did BE not attempt and fail to operate ABZ or SOU from LPL when they opened there short lived base at LPL a couple of years ago??
I would have thought a small business airport like GLO would be a good edition to T3's route network or would even make a good hub airport for them to start and expand. It has worked well for NM (Manx2). There is a market from this airport for frequent flights to the likes of EDI, GLA and SOU and even into europe to such airports as BRU, CDG, FRA and even DUB.
I would have thought a small business airport like GLO would be a good edition to T3's route network or would even make a good hub airport for them to start and expand. It has worked well for NM (Manx2). There is a market from this airport for frequent flights to the likes of EDI, GLA and SOU and even into europe to such airports as BRU, CDG, FRA and even DUB.
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Air Southwest have been using an Eastern Saab for most of this week on some of the Newquay-Bristol-Leeds flights. Some days have been all day and others for the evening roatation only.
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No they have not, they have got a S2000 on a ACMI lease from Eastern to cover for them, whils't either one of their Dash's is on maintenance or flying the new LCY flights.
And performance wise the block times are been blown out of the water with the extra speed of the SAAB
And performance wise the block times are been blown out of the water with the extra speed of the SAAB
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I heard it was back up for tender with other airlines showing an interest (again), maybe another carrier will get the 5 year contract. How come there are cancellations practically every day, is this because there are no passengers/oil workers to carry back from Scatsta or is it the weather? Flightline use to be the same......?
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I hope Eastern get it as generally people using/travelling with us (yes, I do) seem to be impressed and alot of good things have been said.
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Canx of some rotations on these sorts of flights though have always happened, even since BAF's time operating solely for Shell back in the day.
Client requirements will always out - but definitely been a downturn in the last 12mths due to the oil price & recession. Plus less manpower as the North Sea ages.
Client requirements will always out - but definitely been a downturn in the last 12mths due to the oil price & recession. Plus less manpower as the North Sea ages.
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Really? The Caa figures show 12605 people flew between Aberdeen and SCS in April 09 compared to 11601 in April 2008, doesn't look like a definate downturn to me. Its a 9% increase.
Its a lot easier to file regular flight plans throughout the day, and then cancel them if you dont need them, rather than file one at short notice. Its just a taxi service at IACs members convenience. On the coal face the new operator seems well recieved and the increase in frequency of flights has been warmly welcomed, after all who wants to sit around all day waiting for a flight and not just fly home as soon as youve taken your survival suit off or be able to analyse a sample within a few hours.
Im looking forward to hearing the results of the five year tender, later in the summer.
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/80/airport...tic_Routes.pdf
Its a lot easier to file regular flight plans throughout the day, and then cancel them if you dont need them, rather than file one at short notice. Its just a taxi service at IACs members convenience. On the coal face the new operator seems well recieved and the increase in frequency of flights has been warmly welcomed, after all who wants to sit around all day waiting for a flight and not just fly home as soon as youve taken your survival suit off or be able to analyse a sample within a few hours.
Im looking forward to hearing the results of the five year tender, later in the summer.
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/80/airport...tic_Routes.pdf
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Its a lot easier to file regular flight plans throughout the day, and then cancel them if you dont need them, rather than file one at short notice.
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Internal Irish PSO routes
Have heard Easterns name knocked around Dublin as a potential carrier when the Aer Aran PSO contract expires as irish government and EU have warned RE that they are not cost effective due to current a/c size.
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