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QR 777
Qatar 777 will arrive Sunday morning as QR041/042. We were advised 21st as aircraft leaves DOH on 21st and arrives at MAN on 22nd. Aircraft reg will be A7BBC.
777 will also operate QR041/042 service on 25th Nov.
Upgraded due to Hajj
777 will also operate QR041/042 service on 25th Nov.
Upgraded due to Hajj
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Seems to me that his space could be better utilised by, and SHOULD be used by.... Airfield Control (formerly Apron Control). They (AC) now occupy an office in the decrepit old Tower Block with NO windows. They cant even SEE the apron they are meant to be controlling! Absolute madness if you ask me! I don't see why MAPLC just doesn't get rid of the airplane side of the airport all together and run the place as one big friggin mall, because that's what it is! Nothing more than an extension to the Trafford Centre!
Airfield Control do have windows and they face south west from the referbished 6th Floor of the Tower Block. The old Ops Tower was built when there was only one terminal and so they didn't have views of the the 50s (T3) and T2 was just a line of tails; unable to see which stand an aircraft was on (MARS stands).
Now they're part of an intergated Control Centre (like real airports have; LHR MAD MUC etc) and have enhansed CCTV coverage of all stands.
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ACCMan
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"enhansed(?) CCTV coverage of all stands".
And how much CO2 does that produce ACCMan?
Surely at an 'environmentally-responsible' airport like Manchester, a window is cheaper to look through than a CCTV camera is to operate?
And how much CO2 does that produce ACCMan?
Surely at an 'environmentally-responsible' airport like Manchester, a window is cheaper to look through than a CCTV camera is to operate?
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Originally Posted by ZOOKER
And how much CO2 does that produce ACCMan?
Surely at an 'environmentally-responsible' airport like Manchester, a window is cheaper to look through than a CCTV camera is to operate?
Surely at an 'environmentally-responsible' airport like Manchester, a window is cheaper to look through than a CCTV camera is to operate?
Jeez.... CO2 from CCTV?
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Planetary Destruction by CCTV
ZOOKER ... Please tell me your posting was intended as a joke? If not, I suggest that you spend an hour studying the excellent climatedepot.com website. This will soon disabuse you of the wilder propaganda put about by climate extremists and tax-raising politicians. And it may just save you from looking so silly ever again.
Good luck. SHED.
Good luck. SHED.
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SHED,
loving your work!
As you most kindly suggested, I have just checked out the 'Climatedepot.com' website, and sadly, "excellent" is not the adjective I would use to describe it.
In aviation, one of the most accurate pieces of equipment in general use is 'The Mk.1 Eyeball'.
Surely a better plan would be to move Apron Control to the existing ATC VCR when ATC move to the new tower.
Sorry, I forgot, the new tower has been shelved while MAG spent £50m on developing T1 into a rival to Dumplington market, (AKA The Trafford Centre).
Now there's a SHEDload of CO2 for you!
loving your work!
As you most kindly suggested, I have just checked out the 'Climatedepot.com' website, and sadly, "excellent" is not the adjective I would use to describe it.
In aviation, one of the most accurate pieces of equipment in general use is 'The Mk.1 Eyeball'.
Surely a better plan would be to move Apron Control to the existing ATC VCR when ATC move to the new tower.
Sorry, I forgot, the new tower has been shelved while MAG spent £50m on developing T1 into a rival to Dumplington market, (AKA The Trafford Centre).
Now there's a SHEDload of CO2 for you!
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ZOOKER
Good point about the need for a new control tower, however if it ever happens the current VCR would be retained as a stand-by.
Unlike ATC Ground, Apron (Airfield) Control need to see each and every stand to ensure safe allocation. Nowhere on the airport can achieve this so even if they were relocated into the current VCR, they would still need CCTV for all of T2, T3 50s, B Pier evens and stands 22/31/32.
Sorry about your CO2; CCTV is a bi-product of operating a safe airport.
Regards,
ACCMan
Good point about the need for a new control tower, however if it ever happens the current VCR would be retained as a stand-by.
Unlike ATC Ground, Apron (Airfield) Control need to see each and every stand to ensure safe allocation. Nowhere on the airport can achieve this so even if they were relocated into the current VCR, they would still need CCTV for all of T2, T3 50s, B Pier evens and stands 22/31/32.
Sorry about your CO2; CCTV is a bi-product of operating a safe airport.
Regards,
ACCMan
Expansion of airport World Freight Terminal approved
