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Old 5th Dec 2014, 19:55
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Don't forget they managed to squeeze BE from 4x daily to once a day on SOU-GCI when they introduced the ATR 72 to the route, I wouldn't put it past them!
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Old 12th Dec 2014, 00:49
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Handling

Rumor have it the fools at BCI are considering self handling (again)!

Any thoughts on the idea, my opinion is it cannot be cost effective.

Back to Servisair?
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Old 12th Dec 2014, 19:17
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I heard that rumour from a member of blue staff a week or two back, I doubt they will ever get the high calibre of staff they had before they dumped them in favour of a handling agent. Blue Islands once good customer service is a thing of the past & RV and his merry men have only themselves to blame.
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Old 13th Dec 2014, 13:22
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Blue News

Island FM news webpage has story that BI has good news for GCI but can't say what it is yet. Anyone know anything or can speculate what?

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Old 13th Dec 2014, 15:06
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They've been talking of opening a customer care desk in the terminal similar to what they have in JER. They were waiting on space. There's plenty now that the Flybe ticket desk has gone. Perhaps this could be it. Either that or a decent new route.
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Old 13th Dec 2014, 15:08
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What's your idea of "A Decent New Route" ? And, which one would be viable ?
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Old 13th Dec 2014, 18:45
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Could it be that they are taking over the ever decreasing handling business of Menzies & thus have their own GCI ground handling unit once again?
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Old 2nd Jan 2015, 08:41
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Emergency landing at Southend

BBC News - Plane makes emergency landing at Southend Airport after fire
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Old 2nd Jan 2015, 08:45
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Believe it was the Blue Islands JER-LCY

Not sure if it was the ATR or jetstream?
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Old 2nd Jan 2015, 08:53
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Now that is a "crew well done" if ever there was.

Give me engines on a pylon any time. Spars do lose strength very quickly when exposed to the heat of an uncontained fire!
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Old 2nd Jan 2015, 10:02
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ATR42 G-ISLF.
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Old 2nd Jan 2015, 10:33
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Good job by flight and ground crew.

Interesting to learn that the engines are "propeller-powered", I always thought that engines were fuel-powered !
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Old 2nd Jan 2015, 10:49
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Emergency landing at Southend

Good shot of the Vulcan in the background too when you open up the BBC link
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Old 2nd Jan 2015, 11:26
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Emergency landing this morning

BBC News - Plane fire fear forces emergency landing at Southend airport
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Old 2nd Jan 2015, 19:48
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Fascinates me that an engine fire on a Flybe flight warrants it's own thread in the rumours and news section but Blue Islands? No we will just merge it in to the Blue Islands thread thus in effect removing the story and subject of conversation.

It's getting a little selective as to what is left and what isn't now a days and that is rather disappointing.
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Old 2nd Jan 2015, 20:30
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What fascinates me is the way this event has been sensationalised as an engine fire when in fact the crew reported and engine fire INCDIATION, shut down the engine, triggered the engine fire retardant, and diverted. On inspection the engine showed no sign of a fire, so it points to an erroneous indication.
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Old 2nd Jan 2015, 20:39
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Well said gkmeeh sounds like a professional job done by the crew
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Old 3rd Jan 2015, 10:40
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Just how old are these ATR 42s? Presumably they are more prone to faults like these
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Old 3rd Jan 2015, 11:16
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They range from 17 years - 28 years through the fleet, aircraft involved was the youngest
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Old 13th Jan 2015, 17:24
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blue islands ATR-42 G-ISLG is squawking 7700 looks to be diverting to SEN
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