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Originally Posted by uklad007
i flew two weeks ago to Manchester as i worked till 3pm on the Friday and needed to be in Manchester by 18:30 and thats what i was able to do thanks to flying and will be flying the route again next weekend - albeit from Heathrow, as the thought of driving or going by train for the 24 hour visit am making vs the plane is a no brainer...
On the other hand, there are trains from Euston every 20 minutes, taking 2hrs 7mins from city centre to city centre. It seems to me that for this particular journey it is the train that is the "no-brainer".
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Not really no - i work in Reading and needed to be in central manchester.
Reading to Heathrow by car took 30 mins even on a Friday on the M4 towards London, flight was around 5pm (had a nice couple of drinks in the bar in T5 - all chilled and relaxed), landed just before 6pm and i was where i wanted to be in the centre of man by around 6:30pm.
Maybe i acheieved the impossible but your right if i worked near heathrow and wanted to stay in a hotel near the airport it would have been even easier than that
Reading to Heathrow by car took 30 mins even on a Friday on the M4 towards London, flight was around 5pm (had a nice couple of drinks in the bar in T5 - all chilled and relaxed), landed just before 6pm and i was where i wanted to be in the centre of man by around 6:30pm.
Maybe i acheieved the impossible but your right if i worked near heathrow and wanted to stay in a hotel near the airport it would have been even easier than that
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BA8741 - Diversion
Just noticed that BA8741 en route to LYS has diverted back to STN. Flight departed LCY at 12:56 and arrived STN at 14:07 anyone know what the problem was.
BA8742 LYS/LCY no cancelled.
BA8742 LYS/LCY no cancelled.
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The Shelter you see is to do with the G20 next week at the Excel Centre.
A stand off has developed between BAe and the insurance company. BAe want to fix as it's work up to £10 Million in Leasing revenue. Insurance want to scrap as it's expensive to fix. They want to buy it for £5M and sell for spares. Not too many RJ spares.... Watch this space......
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A stand off has developed between BAe and the insurance company. BAe want to fix as it's work up to £10 Million in Leasing revenue. Insurance want to scrap as it's expensive to fix. They want to buy it for £5M and sell for spares. Not too many RJ spares.... Watch this space......
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Just been kicked off our Titans operated BA flight here at lcy - the 18:05 to glasgow - anyone know what the problem was with the plane? Staff all being good - lot of cranky idiots complaining...
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Well I managed to get a seat on the next plane thank God - quite a few weren't so lucky and it was too late to get them to Heathrow/Gatwick if there were any seats there!
I normally don't mind flying Titan - it's like the difference between a taxi and a limo - pilot seems far less concerned about a smooth flying experience than a typical BA pilot and it's rather fun up the back
Before any angry Titan pilots maul me I do not for one minute think they are any less safe and I don't consider that a criticism, they just have an obviously non-big firm style about them - it feels a bit cowboy and fondly reminds me of flying for small operators when I was young
I normally don't mind flying Titan - it's like the difference between a taxi and a limo - pilot seems far less concerned about a smooth flying experience than a typical BA pilot and it's rather fun up the back
Before any angry Titan pilots maul me I do not for one minute think they are any less safe and I don't consider that a criticism, they just have an obviously non-big firm style about them - it feels a bit cowboy and fondly reminds me of flying for small operators when I was young
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Embraer Deliveries
Firstly sorry if these points have been discussed before. However I have a few questions about the Embraer deliveries and expected performance that hopefully someone can answer.
I have noticed on a few websites that the first 170 is due around September. Does anyone know if BACF will take delivery of all the 170's before the first 190SR is delivered?? and how long after receiving the first aircraft will BACF take delivery of their last E-jet?
As each E-jet enters service will BACF remove a RJ from the fleet immediately or have it hang around for a week or two as a standby aircraft incase of any problems with the E-jets.??
Finally will the E170 and 190SR's be able to reach destinations such as MAD without a weight restriction problems they faced with the RJ100's when it operated to MAD??
In advance thanks for any info..
I have noticed on a few websites that the first 170 is due around September. Does anyone know if BACF will take delivery of all the 170's before the first 190SR is delivered?? and how long after receiving the first aircraft will BACF take delivery of their last E-jet?
As each E-jet enters service will BACF remove a RJ from the fleet immediately or have it hang around for a week or two as a standby aircraft incase of any problems with the E-jets.??
Finally will the E170 and 190SR's be able to reach destinations such as MAD without a weight restriction problems they faced with the RJ100's when it operated to MAD??
In advance thanks for any info..
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Within BA there seems to very little infomation at this time but the wheels are grinding as TLC (turnaround load control) and Aircraft suoervisors (loading) courses are looked at. I cannot say with confidence but it would be best that an RJ is kept on standby for the first few months as the EMB's bed in and no doubt problems occur that we had not anticipated. Much is being left however, as the plot unfolds as it is not out of the question that as a result of summer load factors there could be a reduction in flights anyway. RThat said the aircraft operates with large numbers of airlines anyway and may well be virtually trouble free. Flight crews I believe have / are already on conversion courses in the USA.
It would be difficult to know where to put any standby aircraft, given that LCY don't allow any to be there - at peak times it's in and out in 30 minutes only. There's no parking space for one anyway.
AOG aircraft are just one of those things, however. They have traditionally been pushed into the weeds at the end of the Jet Centre until fixed. Any reason why the RJ stuck here currently has been allowed to occupy a more mainstream position ?
AOG aircraft are just one of those things, however. They have traditionally been pushed into the weeds at the end of the Jet Centre until fixed. Any reason why the RJ stuck here currently has been allowed to occupy a more mainstream position ?
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HZ123 no crews other than Training Manager and GMFO have been on a course yet and they did it in the UK. First course for trainers is early June and 1st course for line pilots August I believe. As for performance and delivery schedules I have no idea!
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A few routes have been chopped since the credit crunch and there is a little more slack than this time last year with the opening of Stands 21-24 on the East Apron. Hence no need to float another RJ100 across the dock. Has a repair or write of decison been made yet on G-BXAR?