BELFAST (BHD) - 3

[Facelookbovvered]

BHD Runway extension progress

Not from the region, can anyone update me on where BHD is at with the planned extension? timetable

Ta

[cessnarocket]

6 months in planning and 6 months to build Mol words, quess someone was a bit out !!!!!!!

[BFS101]

Any outcome, or is the investigation continuing, regarding the roof tiles allegedly being blown off the house in east Belfast? Has it been concluded and put to bed?

This article from a different forum seems very similar...

Jetliner blows roof-tiles off house in Germany

http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20091113...off-house.html

[MungoP]

Christine, ATC at Belfast City

For those of us that have operated into the City over the past whatever years there's going to be something missing after November... Christine is retiring... No more that cheery lillting voice... wonderful lady who suffered hugely from what to most of us would have been a crushing illness over so many years yet always remained positive and cheerful... Really sad to see her go.. Thoroughly professional always calm and always had a welcoming warmth...
We'll miss you Christine...
Let's all wish her a long and happy retirement next time we're on frequency...

[FourTrails]

Never knew anyone who could put a name to a voice so easily....a wonderful lady who i haven't spoken to in 7 years or so but for whom I have best regards. Have a wonderful retirement and I'll try an give you shout some day as I go overhead.

[Tower Ranger]

I`m afraid that you will not be able to hear Christine on any of the City frequencies again, well not legally at least, as she was off work for a few months beforehand.

If you are passing overhead NI you may be able to raise her at her own little grass strip Aerodrome on the Dunnyvadden frequency, which escapes me at the moment.

Happy Retirement!!

[tigger2k8]

well BFS looked abit like LTN tonight.... EZYs on stands 12,13,14,15,16,17,18,25,26 at the same time all.. all turnarounds apart from 15

did my eyes play tricks on me or did i see 7-9 merlin/puma helicopters land at the RAF side? was an awesome sight to see them fly in formation... but i couldnt identify the heli type..

[eastern wiseguy]

Pumas. 230 squadron preparing to leave. Mass flypast tomorrow. End of an era.

[tigger2k8]

shame to see them go , however it was some impressive flying they done during the strong winds yesterday (as they were hovering on 25 to land at the aldergrove base)

BFS had their fire drill today down at Delta...

first EZY airbus will arrive on the 7th December, will perform its first flight on the 9th December... EDI and STN frequencies will be increased to make up for losing LTN

[BFS101]

Airport to open doors on new £6 million expansion.

Airport to open doors on new £6m expansion - Business News, Business - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk

[BFS101]

Good news on bmi's performance from BHD.

Growth in passengers keeps bmi soaring against trend - Business News, Business - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk

BMI is bucking the trend in the aviation industry with 6% growth on its route from Belfast to London.

The latest Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) figures show that the local airline, which employs more than 100 people in Northern Ireland, grew passenger numbers to 41,370 on its George Best Belfast City to London Heathrow route, despite rival airlines, including Easyjet, Aer Lingus and Ryanair, recording a slump on their London routes. Flybe was the only other airline to experience growth.

Pity bmi's performance overall is so questionable. At least the Belfast route must surely be safe, should Lufthansa decide to reorganise the airline.

[tigger2k8]

anyone know why (as of yesterday) 737's, A319's or larger are not permitted to exit via Bravo if landing on 25?

[BELHold]

"anyone know why (as of yesterday) 737's, A319's or larger are not permitted to exit via Bravo if landing on 25?"

NOTAM saying that it is due to pushback procedures.

PPR only for exiting Bravo.

[with alacrity]

There are two notams in force concerning taxiway Bravo.
One has been out for a long time and applies to runway 25 and 07 vacation at Bravo being PPR due to apron pushback procedures.
The other notam issued on the 23rd Nov. applies to runway 25 only and prohibits vacation at Bravo for certain aircraft type.
Not at work at the moment but I would imagine this is to prevent damage to the runway surface at the turning point.

[tigger2k8]

thanks for the info, tis a shame they've brought that out.. as a good percentage of aircraft landing via 25 at this time of year can easily vacate via Bravo which is more conveniant (and fuel friendly?) for stands 9-22, but i guess if it is indeed for the runway surface then its the only thing they can do

i did see high vis jackets sniffing around the exit before Bravo ( not sure, is it Alpha?).. can never remember it being open anyway

[eastern wiseguy]

not sure, is it Alpha?)

If it is the disused one then no it ain't Alpha,it is known as "old Bravo"

easily vacate via Bravo which is more conveniant (and fuel friendly?) for stands 9-22

Only if there is nothing moving outside of the cul de sac which sterilises that portion of the apron. The aircraft would have to hold on Bravo but then that could/would infringe 25.

Tricky stuff this ATC

[tigger2k8]

If it is the disused one then no it ain't Alpha,it is known as "old Bravo"

i actually thought about it being called Old Bravo, but thought to myself, nope.. thats too simple lol

Only if there is nothing moving outside of the cul de sac which sterilises that portion of the apron. The aircraft would have to hold on Bravo but then that could/would infringe 25.

Tricky stuff this ATC

yep.. , unfortunately each section of BFS can only have 1 movement at a time... 9-15 and 16-24 is the worst, have seen 4 aircraft on each area (different days) all ready for pushback at the same time... (average pushback time for these stands is around 4 minutes from start to aircraft moving off), which for the last aircraft in the queue can result in a significant delay

dont know why the airport cant simply put red and white blast barriers up against the grass at stands 9-11 to allow for a quick pushback (providing they are clear)... would mean that the amount of time that area is limited to 1 A/C movement is reduced by more than half... could also allow for an arriving aircraft to go onto stand while the one that has been pushed back holds (for anyone who knows ATC movements at BFS then a similar system is in place with stands 25+26 when an aircraft is pushed from 27-29) could either be towed to the 9<->15 marker or under own power... i guess it either makes things more complicated for ATC / Operations doesnt want to have to move the chock cages / cost of blast barriers / or too much of a risk if someone has a bad pushback or all of the above


ofcourse im no expert in ATC movements, and im sure the airport has already considered the above

[gate 22]

Belfast airports lock horns over City&rsquo;s breach of passengers cap deal - Local & National, News - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Does anybody actually understand this planning agreement. I thought it was very simple, now I am not so sure. I thought that originally it was 1.5million seats departing and 1.5million seats arriving that could be put up for sale. Now I thought this was increased to 2million dep/arr. Thus technically speaking if every seat put up for sale was sold then all operators at the facility could carry 4 million passengers. However in this report it suggests that this cap has been broken as BHD had 2.3 million pax through its doors in the last year. Surely BHD has had above 2 million pax per annum for a number of years now. Maybe the official passengers figures are for return journeys, I always thought that they were the totals for departing and arriving passengers. Maybe I am missing something. Can anybody clear this up.

[gate 22]

From an objective point of view, there is going to be one major airport for Belfast. If the runway gets the go-ahead, the planning cap will be lifted, then all BHD needs to do is get rid of BE and then EZY/FR/BD/WW/CO can all operate out of there. BE use small aircraft and will be a nusiance to BHD as they will eat up the maximum flights permitted. Most of EZY flights and all of WW flights will work with the curfew. Of course at some point FR will probably shift up to BFS. So BFS will be like PWK probably with one or two charter based units and LS/EI.

[EI-BUD]

Flybe LBA BHD was just diverted to BFS due in at 2125.
Anyone know why this happened?

EI-BUD