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Experts from the RAF have expressed fears that too many wind farms in the English Channel could create security risks to the UK by allowing foreign aircraft to fly to our shores undetected
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Meridian / ACE in Kent
Meridian Airways operate 5 DC8 freighters. Currently operating from Ostend, a Belgian forum says they'll move to Manston from June. I believe they have been enquiring at Manston for office space etc. (http://www.pprune.org/airlines-airpo...ml#post5494735 )
Apparently 9G-AXA => AXE banned in the UK and Belgium! What happenend?
What about 9G-AED ? Still seen at Manston? And Andy and Tony at Advertising Link Removed. Any activity in the darkrooms of Kent Aviation?
Apparently 9G-AXA => AXE banned in the UK and Belgium! What happenend?
What about 9G-AED ? Still seen at Manston? And Andy and Tony at Advertising Link Removed. Any activity in the darkrooms of Kent Aviation?
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Out of interest can anybody tell me who owns the Falcon 2000 which is often at MSE and where it comes from and goes to. Also as I passed on Thursday (I think) it was there along with a Falcon 900 which was parked over on the cargo ramp. Any details for that aircraft would also be gratefully received.
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Experts from the RAF have expressed fears that too many wind farms in the English Channel could create security risks to the UK by allowing foreign aircraft to fly to our shores undetected Said experts maybe ought to check the RAF's radar coverage of the English Channel. I think they'll find there isn't any, because we never expected the Ruskies to launch their invasion through France
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RAF Ash (formerly RAF Sandwich) was an RAF underground control centre and radar station situated near the village of Woodnesborough, Kent, England.
RAF Sandwich was originally a Ground Controlled Interception (GCI) site situated in Ash Road, Sandwich. However, after the Second World War the area was chosen for one of a chain of ROTOR air defence radar stations and the site was relocated to an underground bunker 1.5 miles to the south-west in Marshborough Road, Ash, the new site being renamed RAF Ash.
RAF Ash was closed and the site sold in July 1998.[1] It is now used as a secure server farm by an Internet hosting company
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Hi, Can anybody explain why there is an MD-11 operating frequently with a Flight number over the last few days? Troop flights?
Secondly a n E195 has been used on the Flybe Edinburgh route. Is there that much demand...?
Secondly a n E195 has been used on the Flybe Edinburgh route. Is there that much demand...?
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You would be better off asking these questions on spotter forums you belong to. The World MD11 is a freighter, which you could check by googling, and don't all flights have a flight number? The Embraer has been used in the past if the regular Dash 8 is tech.
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Twitch, I'm not a spotter hence the reason that I asked the question here. If your suggesting that the spotter forum is more comprehensive than this forum then that says an awful lot about the Manston Airport threads here.
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Hangar 9 asked the question, not you? he uses other forums. If it was troop flights it should not be raised and discussed here either way. PPrune frown upon spotter type questions, this forum is for airport news, the questions asked seemed more 'spottery' than news.
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Yes but there hasn't been an RAF radar there since 1958. The CAA had radars there for ten years in the 60s/70s which fed the air defence system but from then on, although Ash was an RAF air defence unit it did not have a radar.
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I seem to remember that during the "Cold War" At nearby Sandwich a certain Air Defence Radar Station!
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According to the CAA provisional July stats, 2,832 pax were carried on the EDI-MSE-EDI route.
I assume all flights operated daily as timetabled, so that would give a load factor of 59%.
I assume all flights operated daily as timetabled, so that would give a load factor of 59%.
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According to the CAA provisional July stats, 2,832 pax were carried on the EDI-MSE-EDI route.
I counted 48 off the EDI-MSE this afternoon and just 11 heading for MAN. The MSE-MAN route might pick up in the next few weeks once the word gets around but they haven't exactly been shouting it from the rooftops
I counted 48 off the EDI-MSE this afternoon and just 11 heading for MAN. The MSE-MAN route might pick up in the next few weeks once the word gets around but they haven't exactly been shouting it from the rooftops
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second coming - Don't think you can really base a daily pax total around a first flight for which loads are often light, especially if a lot of the traffic is from the other direction. Don't you think flybe would have pulled the route before starting if loads were that low ordinarily?
The EDI average was 50.7 in August, a quite respectable 65% LF. The Jersey flights were virtually full - presumably this was the normal load of 36/37 plus extras from the pulled Lydd flights? Anyone know how MAN loads have been since the first flight?
The EDI average was 50.7 in August, a quite respectable 65% LF. The Jersey flights were virtually full - presumably this was the normal load of 36/37 plus extras from the pulled Lydd flights? Anyone know how MAN loads have been since the first flight?
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I don't mean any offence to anyone was just curious, more about how the airport operator itself manages to turn a profit. As Function has pointed out though they seem to have other areas of business.