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Anyone know if/when those student charters from Madrid and Rome etc will be starting? Was nice to see the Iberia A321 from Madrid last year and lets not forget the Air Italy B762!
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Anyone know if/when those student charters from Madrid and Rome etc will be starting? Was nice to see the Iberia A321 from Madrid last year and lets not forget the Air Italy B762!
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Couple of issues at play here.
First off - WAT does not have a CAT2 approach, so if rvr is below CAT1 minima then off on a divert you go.
With 2 a/c in ORK if one developes a problem which downgrades it CAT2 capabilities then off on a divert you go.
If there is a newly upgraded skipper, they may be restricted with increased minima so unable to carry out a CAT2 approach. Not ideal but that's crewing issues for ya. ....................And off on a divert you go
First off - WAT does not have a CAT2 approach, so if rvr is below CAT1 minima then off on a divert you go.
With 2 a/c in ORK if one developes a problem which downgrades it CAT2 capabilities then off on a divert you go.
If there is a newly upgraded skipper, they may be restricted with increased minima so unable to carry out a CAT2 approach. Not ideal but that's crewing issues for ya. ....................And off on a divert you go
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Now, now, we are not going to have any of that CAT II or CAT 11 horse pooh here, now are we?
I would have thought Bill Clinton's visit to Cork Airport last Friday would have been worthy of a paragraph or two here. I got a great laugh out of it anyway. Good few bizjet visitors again lately some of which have parked up for quite a few days and paying the DAA or CAA handsomely for the privilege!
The Sikorsky S-92 of the Irish Coast Guard was due in Cork today for some familiarisation with the Airport Fire Service but she never materialised due to the weather being at CAT 11 or is it CAT II.
The visibility improved after 2 pm and it was interesting watching a few Aer Lingus A320s and a Ryanair 737 whilst low visibility procedures were still in place and to watch how deep they touchdown especially the two A320s - I am informed that this is to do with the rad alt business onto 17 where the dip is from the back road. Very interesting to watch.
I would have thought Bill Clinton's visit to Cork Airport last Friday would have been worthy of a paragraph or two here. I got a great laugh out of it anyway. Good few bizjet visitors again lately some of which have parked up for quite a few days and paying the DAA or CAA handsomely for the privilege!
The Sikorsky S-92 of the Irish Coast Guard was due in Cork today for some familiarisation with the Airport Fire Service but she never materialised due to the weather being at CAT 11 or is it CAT II.
The visibility improved after 2 pm and it was interesting watching a few Aer Lingus A320s and a Ryanair 737 whilst low visibility procedures were still in place and to watch how deep they touchdown especially the two A320s - I am informed that this is to do with the rad alt business onto 17 where the dip is from the back road. Very interesting to watch.
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To be fair, Cork OCC has been very accommodating towards private aircraft in recent years. However this is due to the availability of stands due to the sharp decline in Commercial movements. Of course nothing is being done to provide a General Aviation parking area so if and when Commercial business improves business aircraft and adhoc charters will once again be inconvenienced due to a combination of IAA red tape and DAA inaction.
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The case has ended and the result is 12 years with 5 suspended.
Edward Stapleton jailed for seven years for Cork Airport incident - RT News
Edward Stapleton jailed for seven years for Cork Airport incident - RT News
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Id have to agree with BlueSki Iberworld or Orbest as they're now known were much more reliable in terms of departing on-time or within the hour of a scheduled departure. Monarch which I hold very high opinions of after flying with them between 2002 and 2004 seem to have lost most credibility with regular technical faults and very long delays.. having a fairly old fleet doesn't help either.
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That's a pity, but thanks for the update. Can't book LGW past the end of October either. If EI could be keep the 4 aircraft for the winter it would be a real boost for the airport. Maybe 3 A320's and an A319 in a few years? Surely another route to Germany could work, Munich is only running at twice weekly in the winter as it is. I'd like to see Dusseldorf or Frankfurt.
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I see that Aerlngus has announced significant expansion from Dublin for the Winter. The excuse being peddled around Cork Airport and in the local media that the collapse in traffic there is all the recessions fault is beginning to sound very hollow particularly with the amount of Cork people driving to Dublin
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I see that Aerlngus has announced significant expansion from Dublin for the Winter. The excuse being peddled around Cork Airport and in the local media that the collapse in traffic there is all the recessions fault is beginning to sound very hollow particularly with the amount of Cork people driving to Dublin