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German Air Force A310
Someone in the know told me that the biggest stairs in ORK, used for the A310 ,were 30cm to short but that when they told the Luftwaffe, they were ok with this.
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Cork handled a whole range of widebodies on a regular basis since the early 1990's. This is a major step backwards if its true.
Nice to see Aerlingus are using the Airbridge regularly. They have 4 aircraft based here so there's no excuse for not installing a few extra ones now. The line that airlines don't want to use them no longer applies.
Nice to see Aerlingus are using the Airbridge regularly. They have 4 aircraft based here so there's no excuse for not installing a few extra ones now. The line that airlines don't want to use them no longer applies.
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AMS ORK was cancelled last night. It showed up as departed ORK for AMS but AMS arrivals had it not arrived late last night . Did it divert and to where?
I expect it was tech somewhere as this morning there was a positioning flight of an A320 down to ORK , to op AGP I expect it was in place of tech 320 ?
I expect it was tech somewhere as this morning there was a positioning flight of an A320 down to ORK , to op AGP I expect it was in place of tech 320 ?
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Bad few days we've had, last Wednesday EI-DEK went tech in CDG with the flt cancelled and pax put on later CDG-DUB flights and then bussed to Cork. Thursdays schedule was delayed then with EI-DVH positioning down, EI-DEK and it's crew postioned to DUB later that morning also. The start of the Summer schedule yesterday saw, EI-DEE go tech after pushback headed for AMS as EIN84L, crew/pax swapped a/c to EI-DVH, EI-DEE then returned to service later that morning operating the AGP sectors delayed. That night EI-DVK went tech in AMS after arriving as EIN844, a/c is still there I believe, pax out on the early morning AMS-ORK/DUB services. As a result then EI-DEH had to position down from DUB this morning to operate once again delayed service to AGP, then it had to return to DUB as it has maintenance later this week, so EI-DEA postioned down this afternoon from DUB to operate delayed service from ORK to BRU and NCE today.
Hoping the rest of the week is better, ha!
Hoping the rest of the week is better, ha!
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Fog at LHR below minima around 175 RVR at times!
Three flights cancelled in all;
EI711 LHR-ORK
EI712 ORK-LHR
EI713 LHR-ORK
DEC positioned down from DUB to look after the 714 to LHR.
Three flights cancelled in all;
EI711 LHR-ORK
EI712 ORK-LHR
EI713 LHR-ORK
DEC positioned down from DUB to look after the 714 to LHR.
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Cork has published its Summer 2014 Schedule. Crete and Bodrum are the notable absentees. No mention either of the loss of Krakow and Warsaw to Shannon. Difficult to explain why the two charters aren't operating as they always seemed to do well.
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Oldest in fleet now in Cork
As a result out of 29 airbus 320s Cork now has the oldest, second oldest, 5th and 7th oldest ones in the fleet based there surely they need to swap out either EI-CVA or EI-CVB?
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I know they change via AMS and LHR but AMS more than LHR, just think they need more care and with all the techs in recent days I just think a mixture of old and new is good. And i know the techs have been with newer A320s, would love to see EI-DVM make a return to Cork!
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As Fivejuliet has pointed out the a/c swaps are done in AMS (LHR not so regular although it does happen on rare occasions).
Not to be prudent but referring to individual a/c in the fleet as oldest? The oldest Airbus A320 is from 2000, 14 years? Nothing and how you're judging the technical status of each a/c by its age is well, nonsensical. By the way VA and VB are great birds as is the whole fleet, both just had heavy maintenance done during the winter (D-Checks).
Regards you wanting to see VM, I'll post when its in the system for a swap (be advised it might not be down for a few months).
Not to be prudent but referring to individual a/c in the fleet as oldest? The oldest Airbus A320 is from 2000, 14 years? Nothing and how you're judging the technical status of each a/c by its age is well, nonsensical. By the way VA and VB are great birds as is the whole fleet, both just had heavy maintenance done during the winter (D-Checks).
Regards you wanting to see VM, I'll post when its in the system for a swap (be advised it might not be down for a few months).