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True, I agree about Jet 2 & LPA.
Think Jet 2 got 2 carried away with TFS to think about LPA??
LPA can be just as profitable as TFS, As you know.
TFS has lost alot of 'Core' UK pax over the last few years, To Egypt & Turkey.
BTW, Have LPA ever reopened the viewing terrace again??
The last time I holidayed there it was closed until further notice - 2005.
I would go 2X a year if they reopen the terrace.
Used to park by the garage on the main highway - GC1??
Think Jet 2 got 2 carried away with TFS to think about LPA??
LPA can be just as profitable as TFS, As you know.
TFS has lost alot of 'Core' UK pax over the last few years, To Egypt & Turkey.
BTW, Have LPA ever reopened the viewing terrace again??
The last time I holidayed there it was closed until further notice - 2005.
I would go 2X a year if they reopen the terrace.
Used to park by the garage on the main highway - GC1??
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BTW, Have LPA ever reopened the viewing terrace again??
I don't know anything about a "spotters" area close to the airport though. As far as I know there is none.
(Sorry to go OT).
Join Date: Nov 2003
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FDD, I think you'll find the F/D actually get between 1 & 6 nights in Sharm, depending on which rotation they are operating. Lucky sods.
Not that I'm jealous or anything - just in the wrong job!!!
BD
Not that I'm jealous or anything - just in the wrong job!!!
BD
Join Date: Jun 2000
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BD, perhaps I should be a little less polite...Fdeck, yep get 6 days to play with 4X4 jeeps in the sandpit , go scuba diving, top up the tan and wear their ray bans, get a dodgy henna tattoo etc....Just like the old Dubai
w-ends on the Airbus..
Fcrew however.. i.e the custard cream chuckers...will enjoy the delights of an Airport Hotel next to the M1 or the little Country Motel next to the truck stop burger bar....or even better....... their own little coach up and down the
M5/M6/M62 !
Maybe I'm in the right job !
w-ends on the Airbus..
Fcrew however.. i.e the custard cream chuckers...will enjoy the delights of an Airport Hotel next to the M1 or the little Country Motel next to the truck stop burger bar....or even better....... their own little coach up and down the
M5/M6/M62 !
Maybe I'm in the right job !
Join Date: May 2005
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Jet2 MSE
Ok,I admit I had to look that airport code up!.
MSE-Kent International Airport formerly Manston
What do you mean?,Jet2 to follow in the footsteps of EUJet,and try and make a go from this airport?
MSE-Kent International Airport formerly Manston
What do you mean?,Jet2 to follow in the footsteps of EUJet,and try and make a go from this airport?
Last edited by lbalad; 1st Nov 2008 at 10:05. Reason: Give the airport its correct name
Join Date: Jul 2007
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As much as I more than anyone wish there was a jet2 base south of the watford gap, it ain't likely to happen is it!! 
Especially on the 757. Even having been there a couple of years I'd still be way down on the transfer list!!
The people up'north are lovely but the weather does your head in!
Especially on the 757. Even having been there a couple of years I'd still be way down on the transfer list!!
The people up'north are lovely but the weather does your head in!
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Speed... there's a Jet2 station, but not a base... south of Watford Gap.
Ufortunately it aint your type !
Why not badger crewing about a couple of BRS rotations this winter.... as long as you remember to take yer wellies when sailing in the Red sea !!
I think Cliff edge has got his knickers in a twist when he saw a Jet2 757 in MSE last week.....they were bringing back 2 Para from Helmund alwight.
Ufortunately it aint your type !
Why not badger crewing about a couple of BRS rotations this winter.... as long as you remember to take yer wellies when sailing in the Red sea !!
I think Cliff edge has got his knickers in a twist when he saw a Jet2 757 in MSE last week.....they were bringing back 2 Para from Helmund alwight.
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I know, I didn't even bother asking for the SSH, looks like I'll have to be content with my one flight in November and just glad we still got a job!! 
Gives me more time to enjoy breeding whipets and racing pigeons!!
Gives me more time to enjoy breeding whipets and racing pigeons!!
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Winglets on an older airframe?
Winglets are just as effective on an airframe of any age.
On a 757-200 the fuel saving on sectors above around 1500 n miles is
about 4 to 5%. The price of fuel is the biggest factor in the time it takes
to get your money back. When the winglets were first introduced, fuel
was cheaper then it is now, and the winglet manufactures were claiming
a payback time of around 3 years.
Winglets also are a great help at the extremes of the range of an aircraft,
such as Leeds - NewYork, enabling a few extra tonnes of payload to be
loaded.
So all in all, if an aircraft has around 3 years of life left in it, and doesn't
spend all it's time on very short sectors, it is worth while fitting winglets.
On a 757-200 the fuel saving on sectors above around 1500 n miles is
about 4 to 5%. The price of fuel is the biggest factor in the time it takes
to get your money back. When the winglets were first introduced, fuel
was cheaper then it is now, and the winglet manufactures were claiming
a payback time of around 3 years.
Winglets also are a great help at the extremes of the range of an aircraft,
such as Leeds - NewYork, enabling a few extra tonnes of payload to be
loaded.
So all in all, if an aircraft has around 3 years of life left in it, and doesn't
spend all it's time on very short sectors, it is worth while fitting winglets.
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No it isn't!! 
Because of structual problems with the very first winglets a few years ago the wing spar has to be strenthend and almost the entire wing has to be removed...... still worth it in the end.
Remember, its not only the fuel savings and extra payload capacity, it adds a nice ammount to the aircraft's value and hence the balance sheet!!
Because of structual problems with the very first winglets a few years ago the wing spar has to be strenthend and almost the entire wing has to be removed...... still worth it in the end.
Remember, its not only the fuel savings and extra payload capacity, it adds a nice ammount to the aircraft's value and hence the balance sheet!!