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If I'm not mistaken FR only operate the special short-field performance B738s at SEN, hence the entire schedule is operated wholly by those 3x based a/c.
Could you imagine the operational headache of flying non-based aircraft in from Europe that have to be short field performance... that would be hugely challenging, if not near on impossible.
Could you imagine the operational headache of flying non-based aircraft in from Europe that have to be short field performance... that would be hugely challenging, if not near on impossible.
Broadly that is correct. A SEN route from an out station could only be operated from a base with enough SFPs to be sure of having one available when needed.
But apparently the FR fleet of SFPs may now total some 45-48 airframes so it may not be as difficult as it appears at first sight.
But apparently the FR fleet of SFPs may now total some 45-48 airframes so it may not be as difficult as it appears at first sight.
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I think I agree with you that it would be very problematic to ensure that a non-based SFP aircraft would always be available to operate XXX-SEN flights. Aircraft substitution situations would always arise and if the SFP fleet is really only some 45-48 in number then that speaks for itself. At present SEN aircraft operational swaps always seem to happen at DUB.
I think I agree with you that it would be very problematic to ensure that a non-based SFP aircraft would always be available to operate XXX-SEN flights. Aircraft substitution situations would always arise and if the SFP fleet is really only some 45-48 in number then that speaks for itself. At present SEN aircraft operational swaps always seem to happen at DUB.
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May I suggest it is more to do with flight deck crewing having worked there socks off during the summer and very little flying time left in there annual flying hours so a number of aircraft are parked up during the winter plus also a lack of demand.
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There are already night freight flights in operation, mainly using small aircraft such as Dornier 228s and Metroliners. Maybe JOTA's 146 freightliners will start services.
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There are no regular nightly freight flights any more and haven't been for some time, only the odd ad hoc charter. There was talk at one time of Jota starting contract freight flights from SEN so maybe that is a possibility but because the job description says 'security screening of parcels and packages' that sounds more like courier express parcels than palletised freight, so smaller aircraft maybe.
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Of particular note in the ad. it says 'screening of outbound packages'. The airport as far as I am aware, has not as yet invested in an a dedicated cargo xray screening machine, so unless this is being entertained now, it will be still limited the operation to smaller parcel types/aircraft types.
As previous poster said, Brexit would be the time to have all this in place by, particularly as the Government is known looking to find solutions to help iron out any wrinkles that occur from the 1st November onwards, including air freight capability and options. Hopefully conversations will already have been held.
As previous poster said, Brexit would be the time to have all this in place by, particularly as the Government is known looking to find solutions to help iron out any wrinkles that occur from the 1st November onwards, including air freight capability and options. Hopefully conversations will already have been held.
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Loganair appear to have dropped one of the three flights to Glasgow. The one that operated from and to Stornoway has been removed and now flights involve a change in Glasgow.
Looks like Aberdeen has also had its lunchtime departure removed from September.
Looks like Aberdeen has also had its lunchtime departure removed from September.
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That’s a shame. The direct option to SYY is still there northbound but only southbound on a Sunday. It’s a 4:50 journey rest of the week.
The ABZ evening flight has also been retimed a bit earlier which isn’t so useful if you want to head up there for the day.
The ABZ evening flight has also been retimed a bit earlier which isn’t so useful if you want to head up there for the day.
That's very short notice to just today cancel the lunchtime flights with effect from 2nd September - I wonder why they did that as many people already booked will be greatly inconvenienced. Both GLA and ABZ running at about 56% load factors at the moment, assuming all operated on the ERJ145. Also the lunchtime flights don't seem any less busy than the other two. Moving the 'evening' flights 2 hours earlier will lose a lot of business I think.
