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Lets hope any expansion ex LHR boosts their ‘local’ Scottish routes and airports.
BA may have something to say though on their essentially high fare LHR connection monopoly.
Good news though. Have they got capacity/aircraft and resilience though? We don’t need another Flybe
BA may have something to say though on their essentially high fare LHR connection monopoly.
Good news though. Have they got capacity/aircraft and resilience though? We don’t need another Flybe
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G-SAJD has sat at Teesside since February and work seemingly never started on it. When the aircraft go to OGMA in Portugal, they are often there for six months at a time. An expensive and time consuming business.
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Wasn't there a plan that all of the E145s would receive their heavy maintenance at Willis at Teesside? This would mean aircraft wouldn't have to be flown to Portugal or even the USA for C and D checks.
G-SAJD has sat at Teesside since February and work seemingly never started on it. When the aircraft go to OGMA in Portugal, they are often there for six months at a time. An expensive and time consuming business.
G-SAJD has sat at Teesside since February and work seemingly never started on it. When the aircraft go to OGMA in Portugal, they are often there for six months at a time. An expensive and time consuming business.
The MRO in Lithuania have encountered delays also, mostly down to lack of spares for a legacy fleet of aircraft.
Bare in mind that both the MRO's are recognised Embraer service center's, not many of them in the good old UK..
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I'm pretty certain this is the first LM aircraft into OGMA in quite some time - like three or four years. Others might have had issues with aircraft stuck down there but Vilnius has been the MRO of choice for the 145s for ages now. Only one ever went to the USA.
It's well on its way there so whatever happens, doesn't look like the C Check is being done in Teesside.
It's well on its way there so whatever happens, doesn't look like the C Check is being done in Teesside.
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Maybe EASA actually did a proper audit? Is this hangar fit to do maintenance in? Is it ready to do maintenace in? I wouldn't tell you if it is or isn't because it isn't any of your business.
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Loganair to interline with Aer Lingus
Loganair seals interline agreement with Aer Lingus (travelmole.com)
Loganair seals interline agreement with Aer Lingus (travelmole.com)
Was there a business logic for sourcing both ATR42-500 and -600 as well as ATR72-500 and -600? Or was it down to pure airframe availability and they can happily mix and match marques?
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Assume it was airframe availability as both versions are similar apart from the 600 versions having superior performance and higher weights as well as higher automation levels for the pilots.
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72-500s are all freighters and 72-600s are all passenger aircraft with no plans to get either 72-500 pax or 72-600 freighters.
The original plan was 42-500s as Saab 340 replacements where the numbers wouldn't work for more expensive 42-600s on thinner regional routes where the routes (and island airports in some cases) could neither take nor need an ATR72.
Both 42-600s were short-notice additions to the fleet at different times to take up opportunities as they were offered, I believe. Both heading for Glasgow base imminently.
Just btw runway performance and MTOW for the 42-600 is exactly the same as the 42-500 - there's no difference in terms of capability. 18600kg MTOW for both. Some cosmetic differences in the cabin, and quite a big difference in the flightdeck requiring a delta course, training and split OPCs.
The original plan was 42-500s as Saab 340 replacements where the numbers wouldn't work for more expensive 42-600s on thinner regional routes where the routes (and island airports in some cases) could neither take nor need an ATR72.
Both 42-600s were short-notice additions to the fleet at different times to take up opportunities as they were offered, I believe. Both heading for Glasgow base imminently.
Just btw runway performance and MTOW for the 42-600 is exactly the same as the 42-500 - there's no difference in terms of capability. 18600kg MTOW for both. Some cosmetic differences in the cabin, and quite a big difference in the flightdeck requiring a delta course, training and split OPCs.