MANSTON - 4
Did MSE attract any snow diversions today?
One would have thought that it might, with STN and LTN being closed for much of the morning.
It is reported on this Forum that SEN received 27 diversions, although I cannot vouch for that figure being correct. There would obviously have been many others that SEN could not accept due to runway length and if MSE is looking to be taken seriously it needs to be picking up this sort of business on days like this. Otherwise ............
One would have thought that it might, with STN and LTN being closed for much of the morning.
It is reported on this Forum that SEN received 27 diversions, although I cannot vouch for that figure being correct. There would obviously have been many others that SEN could not accept due to runway length and if MSE is looking to be taken seriously it needs to be picking up this sort of business on days like this. Otherwise ............
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.....absolutely correct dtup.
Unfortunately to prepare for the summer business, Bravo Apron is closed and work is being completed on most of the taxiways to finish and comission the new taxiway lighting and repairs.
Echo is the only apron available, which is being used by Air Atalnta, MK, and Egypt.
MSE did manage to open today for business, which considering the amount of snow/slush that had to be removed from the runway and taxiways was an excellent effort.
I am biased, but the teams did work very hard today, to ensure it was business as usual.
Unfortunately to prepare for the summer business, Bravo Apron is closed and work is being completed on most of the taxiways to finish and comission the new taxiway lighting and repairs.
Echo is the only apron available, which is being used by Air Atalnta, MK, and Egypt.
MSE did manage to open today for business, which considering the amount of snow/slush that had to be removed from the runway and taxiways was an excellent effort.
I am biased, but the teams did work very hard today, to ensure it was business as usual.
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What is happening to MK?
After a first of its B747-200 being UK re-registered (G-MKAA) in August 2006, it was expected, according to Mike Kruger, that every month another B747 would join the UK register. Not so!
Why didn’t the last by MK in October 2006 acquired B747-200 get a Ghana-registration instead of a UK one?
According to a Memorandum of Understanding of November 2005, the actual MK-fleet would be soon and gradually replaced by B747-400. Not so either! Instead, MK is going to keep its 25 year old planes flying by equipping them with supplementary Pratt&Whitney kits (http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070202/clf061.html?.v=39) and so trying to extend their viability. 36 kits seem to be ordered, i.e. good for 9 B747’s, MK having at this moment 7 of these planes. The capabilities and performances of these P&W kits can be found on http://www.imakenews.com/pwconnectio....cfm?x=b11,0,w.
What is happening? Or are all the prospects just postponed?
Why didn’t the last by MK in October 2006 acquired B747-200 get a Ghana-registration instead of a UK one?
According to a Memorandum of Understanding of November 2005, the actual MK-fleet would be soon and gradually replaced by B747-400. Not so either! Instead, MK is going to keep its 25 year old planes flying by equipping them with supplementary Pratt&Whitney kits (http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070202/clf061.html?.v=39) and so trying to extend their viability. 36 kits seem to be ordered, i.e. good for 9 B747’s, MK having at this moment 7 of these planes. The capabilities and performances of these P&W kits can be found on http://www.imakenews.com/pwconnectio....cfm?x=b11,0,w.
What is happening? Or are all the prospects just postponed?
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What is happening to MK?
According to government sources, the six remaining aircraft have been dry-leased by the airline pending their transfer to the UK register. Although they are registered in Ghana the aircraft are operated under MK's UK AOC, and are under the supervision of the UK CAA. The initially anticipated rate of re-registration has been slowed by "an unexpected" shortage of JAA qualified engineers and pilots.
Doesn't make any sense to me, but you decide.
According to government sources, the six remaining aircraft have been dry-leased by the airline pending their transfer to the UK register. Although they are registered in Ghana the aircraft are operated under MK's UK AOC, and are under the supervision of the UK CAA. The initially anticipated rate of re-registration has been slowed by "an unexpected" shortage of JAA qualified engineers and pilots.
Doesn't make any sense to me, but you decide.
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Maybe The change to P&W comlies moreso with UK aviation laws so no new registering will take place until the engine change has taken place.
I am probably totally wrong but it gives us somthing to discuss/argue about, whatever your viewpoint
I am probably totally wrong but it gives us somthing to discuss/argue about, whatever your viewpoint
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I suggested that discussion of MK as a company would better be carried out on a Freight Dogs thread, as that is the correct procedure. The danger with the Manston thread is that Kevin Spacey's crowd pluck a theme from the air and turn it into another "Manston is finished" rant. The one this week on snow diversions was a masterpiece of the genre.
The well-informed Snarfel has tried several times to fish on whether MK is or should be moving to Manston from Ostend. Nobody ever replies to him; I must admit that I should have but didn't, because I was suspicious about his motives.
MK has had capacity problems for a few weeks, arising from unplanned maintenance demands. This week they've hired in a DC-8 and a 747.
The rumour around the airport is that the new shareholders in MK are pressing for the base to be moved to Manston. Not only are there lots of short-hop positioning flights, the Synergy-operated crew-ferry flights can't be cheap.
I shan't say anything at the moment about rumblings re DAS, another DC-10 operator, and African International.
The well-informed Snarfel has tried several times to fish on whether MK is or should be moving to Manston from Ostend. Nobody ever replies to him; I must admit that I should have but didn't, because I was suspicious about his motives.
MK has had capacity problems for a few weeks, arising from unplanned maintenance demands. This week they've hired in a DC-8 and a 747.
The rumour around the airport is that the new shareholders in MK are pressing for the base to be moved to Manston. Not only are there lots of short-hop positioning flights, the Synergy-operated crew-ferry flights can't be cheap.
I shan't say anything at the moment about rumblings re DAS, another DC-10 operator, and African International.
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My recollection is that Kevin Spacey was 100% right about everything. He WAS an alien and he DID return to K-Pax on a beam of light. If the Kevin Spacey crew are predicting failure for Manston, watch out!!!
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It is not my job to moderate this forum, however, a few timely reminders seem to save the moderators some aggravation.
Jes-
Your comments on Snarfel ("suspicious about his motives") amount to a slur. This places him/her in a difficult position - allow the slur to go unchallenged, or respond and risk a return to bickering. This has been a troubled thread in the past, and must now set the highest standards on pprune.
To paraphrase Evileyes - "play the ball, not the player", and "if you use another person's name, you may well be sniping."
I find it disappointing that a handful of "Manston Supporters" seem unable to go for more than a small march of days without veering away from the subject of the airport, and having a pop at other contributors. If you really cling to the belief that MSE has a profitable future, you should be able to make your point without personal comments.
This is an anonymous forum, and one should retain a healthy scepticism for all contributors. Please don't just pick on Snarfel.
Speaking of healthy scepticism...
In September you posted a rumour that there may be two new passenger operators at MSE this year.
As we could reasonably have expected an announcement by now, do you have any more information on this?
Jes-
Your comments on Snarfel ("suspicious about his motives") amount to a slur. This places him/her in a difficult position - allow the slur to go unchallenged, or respond and risk a return to bickering. This has been a troubled thread in the past, and must now set the highest standards on pprune.
To paraphrase Evileyes - "play the ball, not the player", and "if you use another person's name, you may well be sniping."
I find it disappointing that a handful of "Manston Supporters" seem unable to go for more than a small march of days without veering away from the subject of the airport, and having a pop at other contributors. If you really cling to the belief that MSE has a profitable future, you should be able to make your point without personal comments.
This is an anonymous forum, and one should retain a healthy scepticism for all contributors. Please don't just pick on Snarfel.
Speaking of healthy scepticism...
In September you posted a rumour that there may be two new passenger operators at MSE this year.
As we could reasonably have expected an announcement by now, do you have any more information on this?
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DD as much as i respect your new role as community forum police could you please stick to the the facts , The original post by jes states
" because I was suspicious about his motives."
note the word "was" is chosen and not "am"
I come to this forum for Rumours and News, when i want made up stuff I'll read a newspaper.
DTUP
" because I was suspicious about his motives."
note the word "was" is chosen and not "am"
I come to this forum for Rumours and News, when i want made up stuff I'll read a newspaper.
DTUP
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Hangar_9 vbmenu_register("postmenu_3119213", true); My point off veiw off MK moving to 1 ramp MSE is I would love it if MK came back to MSE and I would hope they would create more flights from MSE plus it be good to have some movements 
and also be good to see the 747-200F there all the time. who is Kevin Spacey
James
and also be good to see the 747-200F there all the time. who is Kevin Spacey James
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ermmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......... What the first bit of your post about apart from wasting pprune bandwith?
About rumours
I have heard some news but nothing is official so it cant be said.
Give it 3-6 weeks and something may happen i.e MK.
About rumours
I have heard some news but nothing is official so it cant be said.
Give it 3-6 weeks and something may happen i.e MK.
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Seems strange that MK would move op to Mse now that they have their own dedicated freight shed/offices and large ramp area at Ostend, I believe that they also arranged a good deal for their fuel to be brought into the port of ostend.