NEWCASTLE - 8

[LTNman]

It would seem that Newcastle are not to keen on Scottish independents

Newcastle airport chiefs concerned over Scottish independence fallout - www.travelweekly.co.uk

[MerchantVenturer]

It's possible that a Westminster government would devolve responsibility for APD to Scotland anyway. The same applies to Wales with the Bristol Airport management similarly concerned about how a significantly lower APD rate (even right down to a nil rate) in Wales would impact on them.

[GrahamK]

I notice SAS have been using a fair few CRJ900s to CPH recently, shortage of Cimber CR2s, or higher than normal loads?

[Jamesair]

I understand that the CRJ900 is now programmed for the majority of NCL flights.

[VentureGo]

747 Friday at around 3pm?

Anyone know what was the Boeing 747 landing just after 3pm yesterday (Friday)

[GrahamK]

It was an Atlas Air 747-400 which came in from Brazil, and departed to Calgary via Brize Norton at about 2:30am this morning.

There's also been a few Atlas 767s in recently too, as well as Kuwait Air Force C17s.

[Jamesair]

There is a good picture of it on the airport twitter link. I think it was an MOD flight (used to be MME).

[yeo valley]

mod flt

make sense an mod flight to canada, as a logistis ship sailed from marchwood military port a few weeks ago,perhaps with the heavy hardware.

[EK77WNCL]

Might be too much of a big ask but does anyone know if/when anymore of these are due? Keep missing them. It's bittersweet really, I'm glad NCL is getting the revenue/pax etc from this but nothing will beat seeing these big buggers at MME, you can get bloody close there (good memories of the Air Tahiti Nui A343, Cyprus Airways A332 and probably most fondly... Seeing a Euroatlantic 772 and Air Caraibes A333 on the ground at the same time).

[N707ZS]

EK77WNCL Atlanta 742 tail scrape was very interesting at MME.

[EK77WNCL]

I wasn't aware of this? Pray tell good sir

[N707ZS]

Sorry for the thread drift.

http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources...pdf_023410.pdf

[EK77WNCL]

Very interesting, thank you, I see that aircraft was the RR testbed for the Trent 1000. Back on topic though, fingers crossed for more at NCL.

[JonnyH]

EK036 cancelled after being delayed today. I wonder where they'll be sending the passengers!

[VickersVicount]

options will be MAN, GLA or LHR I would have thought, or tomorrows half full EK

[VentureGo]

EK36

No!! - Landing in Dubai tonight at 23:51 UK Time (02:51 tomorrow Dubai time)

Don't know what problem was - Arrived NCL on Time

[NCL-TRC]

Technical issue came to light just after pushback and the aircraft pulled straight back onto stand, I beleive the plan is to operate the flight with whatever passengers and cargo there's left after tomorrow's scheduled departure, with today's looking to go at some point during the afternoon.

[EK77WNCL]

Ooooh so 2 77W's on the ground tomorrow? Shall be heading up there after my exam.

[bar none]

ek77wncl

There is an Atlas 747 on approach now.

[EK77WNCL]

Damn, according to Fr24 it left early hours of this morning too