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And then they invented Eurocontrol/CFMU who simply ground all short-hauls in europe and leave the holds free to be cluttered with heavies !!
The days of mass diversions are well and truely over !!!
The days of mass diversions are well and truely over !!!
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ah! memories eh! the good ole days, i can remember wagging skool in the late 70s to watch the divs come in at the airport, like you say some days it was rammed with aircraft from all over.
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A380 To Man
taken from another forum
Effective 1 September 2010
EK017/018 DXB-MAN-DXB upgraded from B777-300ER to A380-800. First class now
offered on this flight.
The above info is tentative and subject to change for operational reasons and
subject to delivery of aircraft from Airbus on time. It is not yet clear where
the freed up B77Ws from these routes will be deployed. The new A380 flights
haven't been loaded into reservation systems yet as this is still a provisional
plan.
MAN getting it's A380 upgrade as predicted.
Barry
Effective 1 September 2010
EK017/018 DXB-MAN-DXB upgraded from B777-300ER to A380-800. First class now
offered on this flight.
The above info is tentative and subject to change for operational reasons and
subject to delivery of aircraft from Airbus on time. It is not yet clear where
the freed up B77Ws from these routes will be deployed. The new A380 flights
haven't been loaded into reservation systems yet as this is still a provisional
plan.
MAN getting it's A380 upgrade as predicted.
Barry
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Also in those days the airport authority controlled all the apron handling, there were no handling agents operating on a shoestring. The authority had a very large pool of unionised staff who would pull together to get things done (albeit for a small bonus for every extra aircraft they handled). I worked as a temp in 1979 and 1987 there were times when baggage staff would sit around for hours waiting for something to do, I bet that most ground crews are now occupied down to the last minute !
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Saddo MAN folk
It seems that my criticism of MAN management needs to be met by a hysterical defence and strident accusations that one is inventing a story about being a pilot and actually operating aircraft.
I have had enough of the silliness. Just for reference, I paxed into MAN from a short break in Zurich, travelling in their ever-so-pleasant C class, on the last LX from ZRH, which arrived on-time and was directed to a duff stand (22) and ultimately delayed by 1hr10mins on subsequent departure. I meanwhile went home, to be called off standby the following morning and eventually operate as single sector to LGW around 1630, arriving at temporarily blocked stand 177M an hour later.
I am now preparing to operate a delayed flight out of LGW, the delay being due to a tech a/c.(Having enjoyed a pleasant day with a spot of Standby and relaxing inthe plush crew hotel at LGW on Thursday). Ultimately I will be returning, operating back into LGW in a few days time.
Is this all so far-fetched? (Not if you work as a pilot...glamorous it ain't, but real it is)
Anyway I'll leave you wannabees and Walter Mitty airline pilots to squabble amongst yourselves, whilst reminding you of the name of this website (Professional Pilots.....etc). IMHO MAN remains a very poor imitation of an international airport.
PS I will return, but not on this thread. Tara.
I have had enough of the silliness. Just for reference, I paxed into MAN from a short break in Zurich, travelling in their ever-so-pleasant C class, on the last LX from ZRH, which arrived on-time and was directed to a duff stand (22) and ultimately delayed by 1hr10mins on subsequent departure. I meanwhile went home, to be called off standby the following morning and eventually operate as single sector to LGW around 1630, arriving at temporarily blocked stand 177M an hour later.
I am now preparing to operate a delayed flight out of LGW, the delay being due to a tech a/c.(Having enjoyed a pleasant day with a spot of Standby and relaxing inthe plush crew hotel at LGW on Thursday). Ultimately I will be returning, operating back into LGW in a few days time.
Is this all so far-fetched? (Not if you work as a pilot...glamorous it ain't, but real it is)
Anyway I'll leave you wannabees and Walter Mitty airline pilots to squabble amongst yourselves, whilst reminding you of the name of this website (Professional Pilots.....etc). IMHO MAN remains a very poor imitation of an international airport.
PS I will return, but not on this thread. Tara.
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Roy Hudd....
Guessing you took the TCX332P, out of Interest how did you manage to get a slot, was it down to the sheer number of cancellations ??? (Thats not a trick question BTW, its one of genuine interest)
Cheers
Guessing you took the TCX332P, out of Interest how did you manage to get a slot, was it down to the sheer number of cancellations ??? (Thats not a trick question BTW, its one of genuine interest)
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I think you may find that "Mr Hudd" did not get a slot...
The less than worthy (in his eyes apparently) ops staff would have been the ones doing that. Of Course in Mr Biggles eerrrrr.... I mean Hudds little dream-world, the guys and gals that load the plane, deal with the pax, fuel, de-ice, dispatch and w&b, ops, clean, cater and pushback the plane are irrelevant. As they are not "worship the ground I walk upon" pilots.
No man is an island my dear boy. Just remember it is hard to "pilot" your aircraft with my 40 tonne tug attached to your nose wheel. Keep running your mouth, we are slowly but surely figuring out who you are! And when that happens, you may find that you will have REAL reason to complain about MAN as your turnarounds there will start getting a tad more "challenging".
The less than worthy (in his eyes apparently) ops staff would have been the ones doing that. Of Course in Mr Biggles eerrrrr.... I mean Hudds little dream-world, the guys and gals that load the plane, deal with the pax, fuel, de-ice, dispatch and w&b, ops, clean, cater and pushback the plane are irrelevant. As they are not "worship the ground I walk upon" pilots.
No man is an island my dear boy. Just remember it is hard to "pilot" your aircraft with my 40 tonne tug attached to your nose wheel. Keep running your mouth, we are slowly but surely figuring out who you are! And when that happens, you may find that you will have REAL reason to complain about MAN as your turnarounds there will start getting a tad more "challenging".
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Trash Hauler....
Seen as he is type rated on the Airbus 320/321 and 330 and took a positioning flight from Manchester on the 13/01 at around 1630 hrs...can only have been TCX332P the only A330 from TCX to have left during that period.
Find out who had that and you have your man
Seen as he is type rated on the Airbus 320/321 and 330 and took a positioning flight from Manchester on the 13/01 at around 1630 hrs...can only have been TCX332P the only A330 from TCX to have left during that period.
Find out who had that and you have your man
Huddlines..........
To quote our Roy from a previous thread
Nuff said. Can't believe BMI let you go.
Sorry, incomprehensible to me. (Granted I am a bit thick). I do fly 330's despite that.
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Re Biggles
Hardly Saddos Biggles !
This forum contains some good banter, many strong differences of opinion some good, some bad, some factual , some not, BUT at least most posters are passionate ,seldom are they utter drivel .....as most of your comments are !
Brace yourselves Gatwick Forum ...Biggles is turning inbound !
Re Divs
...who could forget BCAL 10s..you only needed a housewife to boil an egg in the general area of Crawley between Oct - and Mar and in they came !
Great stuff !
Hardly Saddos Biggles !
This forum contains some good banter, many strong differences of opinion some good, some bad, some factual , some not, BUT at least most posters are passionate ,seldom are they utter drivel .....as most of your comments are !
Brace yourselves Gatwick Forum ...Biggles is turning inbound !
Re Divs
...who could forget BCAL 10s..you only needed a housewife to boil an egg in the general area of Crawley between Oct - and Mar and in they came !
Great stuff !
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The evening DXB will be changed to a 3 class aircraft which will reduce capacity in the evening, which, funny enough, happens around a similar time that the expected A380 schedule begins?!
Another forum (the bigger one) also have posts to suggest EY are increasing their aircraft to the 77W at some point but not sure.
So now it almost seems certain that the A380 will finally be gracing MAN's runways offering their first class product as will their evening schedule.
With SQ and EK soon to operate F class - who will be next? QR?
Another forum (the bigger one) also have posts to suggest EY are increasing their aircraft to the 77W at some point but not sure.
So now it almost seems certain that the A380 will finally be gracing MAN's runways offering their first class product as will their evening schedule.
With SQ and EK soon to operate F class - who will be next? QR?
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Well I'm just a PAX and fly 2 sometimes 3 times a year from Manc and have used all terminals, cant fault the place!! Good check staff, dispatch staff good and have never had a delay of over an hour. Have had a look at the last 5 pages and it appears peeps like Mr Hudd(pilot????) who slag our airport off are all southern based, can you please go back there and dont bother coming back?? Thank you and good riddance!! 
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I remember a [Tiger?] DC8 reversing off 10/28 onto 06 for taxi for a 24 dep...a BOAC VC10 slamming on reverse thrust to stop before colliding with the pier at stand 2..[Taxiway de-iced....stand not]
Also the taxiways, Rw28/10 Fantail etc filled with Dive. The most divs I saw was 28 [on an afternoon shift....bearing in mind, I started at 13.30, and some had departed]
Ahhhh the Good old days...
Also the taxiways, Rw28/10 Fantail etc filled with Dive. The most divs I saw was 28 [on an afternoon shift....bearing in mind, I started at 13.30, and some had departed]
Ahhhh the Good old days...
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That DC-8 was that 1970? if so I think it was American Flyers, if it was I had been to Heathrow the previous weekend and it was so cold and foggy then all hell let loose at
Manchester and I have never seen so many diversions which included double parking on some stands and most of the taxyways closed with aircraft the full length
Ian B
Manchester and I have never seen so many diversions which included double parking on some stands and most of the taxyways closed with aircraft the full length
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Chiglet
Was that the day when they parked a couple of Olympic 727s in front of the terminal - where stands 16-17 are now - and also PH, as Ops 1, had a Tarom 1-11 parked up on the old taxiway to what would have been the threshold of 20 (I think it ran through what is now stand 100)?
No SBS in those days of course so we just listened to 133.7 and tried to hear what was holding around Brecon and looking to divert, or to the ops frequencies of Speedbird, Bealine, Servisair and possibly Manchester Handling to understand what was happening.
Oh the old days, we could even think of moving this whole thread to 'History and Nostalgia'.
ps - how about the long outstanding pint that I owe you? Send me a PM.
Cheers for now.
Scottie (very old) Dog.
Was that the day when they parked a couple of Olympic 727s in front of the terminal - where stands 16-17 are now - and also PH, as Ops 1, had a Tarom 1-11 parked up on the old taxiway to what would have been the threshold of 20 (I think it ran through what is now stand 100)?
No SBS in those days of course so we just listened to 133.7 and tried to hear what was holding around Brecon and looking to divert, or to the ops frequencies of Speedbird, Bealine, Servisair and possibly Manchester Handling to understand what was happening.
Oh the old days, we could even think of moving this whole thread to 'History and Nostalgia'.
ps - how about the long outstanding pint that I owe you? Send me a PM.
Cheers for now.
Scottie (very old) Dog.