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If your friends flight was LS917 at 14.30, it was listed to be operated by a B752 throughout June. Therefore it is likely that the use of Strategic was to prevent a lengthy delay due to a tech problem with a Jet2 aircraft and was not pre-planned well in advance.
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The EDI 300s are all QCs which, with a full load of passengers and bags, struggle to go more than around three and a half hours with reserves. That makes places like Faro and Malaga close to the limit from EDI.
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LS also operate the 300s on the DBV route, which is, according to GCMAP, about 4 miles longer than EDI-AGP. EDI-CFU is, however over 200 miles further, so DBV could be the furthest we see from EDI with Jet2 at the moment.
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Oh dear.
Looks like Jet2's latest Boeing 737-3Y5, G-GDFH (ex Norwegian LN-KKC) which was delivered to Leeds on Monday wont be going anywhere soon. As it requires a "window belt skin repair" Which I understand quite a big job.
This dose beg the question as to why it wasn't picked up while the aircraft was recently having it's c-check done down in Belgrade by Jat Tehnika?
Anyway in the meantime the airline is to lease a Boeing 737-700 from Germania for the reminder of the summer season to be based at Leeds-Bradford.
Looks like Jet2's latest Boeing 737-3Y5, G-GDFH (ex Norwegian LN-KKC) which was delivered to Leeds on Monday wont be going anywhere soon. As it requires a "window belt skin repair" Which I understand quite a big job.
This dose beg the question as to why it wasn't picked up while the aircraft was recently having it's c-check done down in Belgrade by Jat Tehnika?
Anyway in the meantime the airline is to lease a Boeing 737-700 from Germania for the reminder of the summer season to be based at Leeds-Bradford.
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he EDI 300s are all QCs which, with a full load of passengers and bags, struggle to go more than around three and a half hours with reserves. That makes places like Faro and Malaga close to the limit from EDI.
What is QC , pardon my ignorance . I have noted they often struugle to keep time especially on Malaga , even on weekdays , is that because they are not flown at full speed to conserve fuel ?
What is QC , pardon my ignorance . I have noted they often struugle to keep time especially on Malaga , even on weekdays , is that because they are not flown at full speed to conserve fuel ?
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The QC aircraft have strengthened cargo floors and a large main deck cargo door. All this adds nearly two tons in weight, which has the effect of restricting payload/fuel in passenger mode. This is what restricts the EDI aircraft, and the QCs based at other airfields (Newcastle and Belfast) to around three and a half hours maximum range when full of passengers.
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They wont be flying directly to Montenegro, but they will just selling package holidays with the flights operating out of the Croatian airport of Dubrovnik, which is already linked to 6 British destinations.
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Cargo flights are operated from several Jet2 bases. Belfast, Newcastle, Edinburgh, East Midlands, Stansted and Exeter all see Jet2 737 QC aircraft flying night cargo for the Royal Mail. This is a long standing agreement/contract that has been running for several years now.
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"munrobagger" Along with Edinburgh base, Jet2 also run overnight royal mail contract flights out of there bases at Newcastle & Belfast Int'l using the fleet of 8x B737-300QC's G-CELA/O/P/R/X/Y/Z & G-GDFE on routes to London Stansted and East Midlands.
They also have a freight only Boeing 737-300, G-CELW which is based at Exeter.
They also have a freight only Boeing 737-300, G-CELW which is based at Exeter.
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I know this may sound like a daft question, But after posting the message late last night about B737-300, G-GDFH.
Is there anyone on here in the know as what this "window belt skin repair" work will entail and how long the work normally takes to fix the aircraft?
Is there anyone on here in the know as what this "window belt skin repair" work will entail and how long the work normally takes to fix the aircraft?
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I load the jet2 QC aircraft at east midlands, the contract expires with royal mail expires in 2014, the last flight on weekdays is usually around 01:30 outbound so I'd say the aircraft are returned their bases for around 03:30 to be converted back to a passenger aircraft within around 30 mins