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Old 4th Oct 2009, 13:43
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Think one of the ops or atc guys can answer that

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Old 4th Oct 2009, 13:45
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Rumour has it, portakabins will be set up for crews somewhere over near the Monarch hangar and they will be bussed to the aircraft. The main offices though will be at the train station building... just what I've heard.

I believe Monarch weren't too happy about the possibility of them being on a remote stand a lot of the time. However, they, like a lot of other airlines at the moment, are looking to lower their cost base and so I do wonder if MAG offered some kind of financial incentives in whatever deal was struck.
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Old 4th Oct 2009, 15:39
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I think the plan is for an ILS to be fitted to 23L, but just not sure whether this will be in time for the planned 23R resurface.

It has been interesting to watch the various headings and altitudes that the 23R landers have been using in the last month. I realise that a VOR approach really is a non-precision approach now! Although I guess some operators have taken visual approaches when conditions have allowed. Was interesting to see an IB A340 on the approach this afternoon... presuming it was a med or tech divert. The approach seemed to be one of the "steadier" ones, compared to various other aircraft.
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Old 4th Oct 2009, 15:48
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IB is going into Air Livery apparently. Wonder which airlines have signed contracts with them.
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Old 4th Oct 2009, 15:49
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Iberia is in for a spruce up at Air Livery, they seem to be keeping quite busy

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Old 4th Oct 2009, 15:50
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Yes the Monarch Engineers are based on T2 and have been for as far back as i can remember.

It will be nice for Monarch on T2 in the afternoons as its normally just tumbleweed over there.
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Old 4th Oct 2009, 18:59
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VLM ANR

VLM ANR continues, flight numbers are the only thing to change due to the City Jet takeover of VLM
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Old 5th Oct 2009, 09:14
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VLM ANR

The Manchester to Antwerp service is not bookable on any of the CRS Systems such as Amadeus and does not show as bookable on the VLM or CityJet web-sites.
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Old 5th Oct 2009, 10:58
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23L ILS

Alpha Whiskey Romeo,

There is no plan for an ILS on 23L in the foreseeable. There is an intention to introduce a P-RNAV (or BARO-VNAV) approach procedure to replace/supplement the VOR/DME.
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Old 5th Oct 2009, 11:10
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Wonder which airlines have signed contracts with them
Lots!

Air Livery Plc - Quality First in Aircraft Refinishing
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Old 5th Oct 2009, 11:11
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Can't see the point in any upgrade to the approach aids to 23L when the taxiway system is so poor. From a pilots point of view, i'd much rather have a parallel taxiway on 23L with the current VOR approach than a fancy new ILS that sees you stuck down at the loop whilst the two aircraft behind you land.
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Old 5th Oct 2009, 14:54
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Just tried to book for 6 December and all seems well
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Old 5th Oct 2009, 20:10
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4 new Jet2 routes: Dubrovnik (2 weekly), Split (2 weekly), Reus (2 weekly) and Prague (4 weekly). These are the highest ferquencies on the routes. Perhaps another aircraft to be based, and therefore more routes to be announced?
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Old 6th Oct 2009, 08:37
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B&B I understand your point, they are crap! But at the moment so are the approach aids and the runway for that matter!

Come on MAPLC get your act together!
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Old 6th Oct 2009, 08:58
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New ILS isn`t just plug in and go though unfortunately, once fitted which is somethime after 16th Oct if I remember rightly there will be 300 hours of unbroken service on CAT1 before CAT3 can be used.

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Old 6th Oct 2009, 16:21
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I thought I read on here that a flight calibration aircraft had been flying the new 23R ILS several weeks ago. Have they had problems, or had to re-install?
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Old 6th Oct 2009, 16:32
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Similar scenario at LTN, new ILS on 26 but only Cat1 ops until 16/10.
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Old 6th Oct 2009, 17:34
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As report earlier although 23R should have been back to CATI late September and CATIII by mid October all being well but there is now a NOTAM saying it is US and maybe until the end of October. Obviously something seems to have gone wrong and therefore I believe there is currently no ILS on 23R and no idea when there will be.

No doubt someone in the know can confirm what the position is at the moment.
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Old 6th Oct 2009, 18:07
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Further to my earlier post the MAG website is now saying CATI by mid October and CATIII by end of October all being well
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Old 6th Oct 2009, 22:38
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Heard a buzz the other day about something significant going on at the end of the month. (26th?). I have my own private opinion as what it may be but I'll keep schtum for now.

Anyone else heard anything?
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