Funchal B747's?
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Funchal B747's?
Has anyone started operating B747s from Funchal?
Air Atlanta landed the first Jumbo there on 5 Oct 02! Check out www.dnoticias.pt and pull up 6 October 2002 for photos.
Air Atlanta landed the first Jumbo there on 5 Oct 02! Check out www.dnoticias.pt and pull up 6 October 2002 for photos.
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somewhat successfull internet translation: :-)
don't try reading this if you're hung over, you won't feel better afterwards!
somewhat successfull internet translation: :-)
don't try reading this if you're hung over, you won't feel better afterwards!
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They passed 34 minutes of the five of the afternoon of yesterday when Boieng 747 filled with earth in the Airport of the Wood, under the intent look of some thousands of curious that they had been dislocated until the local o to see, for the first time in the Wood, the landing of an aircraft of that dimension. In the words of the pilot of the aircraft, "it did not have difficulties" in the landing, being easy to fill with earth in this track since that the visibility is good, given that the winds do not constitute a problem for the 747, made to notice. "I am very satisfied for having come here and for having been received so well for the people", it synthecized Alan Nickolson, the pilot of the airplane. The aircraft made a first approach and covered low the altitude all the track, being possible to who was in the place to have the notion of the real dimension of that aircraft. Later, and in the Funchal-Machico direction the airplane filled with earth again, to that if they had followed palms given for many of the gifts. The same satisfaction revealed for the pilot was also yesterday present in some of the on figures to the event and the coming of the aircraft. Carlos Mirpuri, of the Air Luxor, made to notice its contentment for the event, observing that, in relation to the track, "how much bigger the airplane, minor the storm", being that all the landings in the Wood are "safe", in case that contrary would not become, pointed out. In the words of the secretary of the Social Equipment, Saints Coast, the day of yesterday served also so that "nobody has doubts of the capacity that this airport has to be able to play its function of intercontinental. From now the doubts are locked up that existed on this subject ", being possible "to fill with earth and to unglue in security", observed Saints Coast to the no longer interior journalists of the aircraft, visited for a comitiva VIP led for the ANAM and the responsible ones for the Airport. During the day of yesterday still some of the last works of preparation for the party of today, height elapsed where the first-minister will preside over to the inauguration of the remodellings and the increase of the terminal of passengers (to see text in low). New terminal of passengers triples previous the numbers that quantify the difference between the previous terminal and what today officially it will be inaugurated give account of an increase of (practically) three times in relation to the construction area (of 15.895 m2 in the old terminal and of 44.590 in the case of the current one). In the words of the vice-president of ANA and the ANAM, Blacksmith of We read, the terminal of passengers of the Wood now passes to have "installations model". The responsible ones for the workmanship of the new terminal of the airport (whose total value went up to around the 50 million euros), had made yesterday, during the morning, a visit guided to the place with the extensive comitiva of detached journalists to cover the event. As Blacksmith of We read is also previsible who the increase of the commercial units in that space can increase "cash-flow" of the company, still observed. On the possibility of ANA to extend until the a Wood the tax of 1 euro charged to the users of the stands of luggage, Blacksmith of We read said not to be, for already, foreseen this possibility and that in case that it comes to occur only is in the sequência of auscultation of diverse parts, including the Regional Government. Duarte Blacksmith, of the ANAM, and after the visit guided to the press, observed that the new workmanship will correspond to the "created expectations" in lathe of it. On the question of the winds, that member of the advice of administration of the ANAM said that the problem "if does not decide with demagogy", but yes with "scientific studies" that elapse. One of the examples of the security was the coming, yesterday, of Boeing 747, still wrote down the vowel of the administration of the ANAM. Between new and the old terminal some numbers elucidate the differences: the new public forecourt of the 4,412 departures has m2 (the previous one had 1,240), the embarkment rooms have now 3,264 m2 (were 1,093) and the space for 1.201 the 642 company aerial were of m2 and start to be of m2.
They passed 34 minutes of the five of the afternoon of yesterday when Boieng 747 filled with earth in the Airport of the Wood, under the intent look of some thousands of curious that they had been dislocated until the local o to see, for the first time in the Wood, the landing of an aircraft of that dimension. In the words of the pilot of the aircraft, "it did not have difficulties" in the landing, being easy to fill with earth in this track since that the visibility is good, given that the winds do not constitute a problem for the 747, made to notice. "I am very satisfied for having come here and for having been received so well for the people", it synthecized Alan Nickolson, the pilot of the airplane. The aircraft made a first approach and covered low the altitude all the track, being possible to who was in the place to have the notion of the real dimension of that aircraft. Later, and in the Funchal-Machico direction the airplane filled with earth again, to that if they had followed palms given for many of the gifts. The same satisfaction revealed for the pilot was also yesterday present in some of the on figures to the event and the coming of the aircraft. Carlos Mirpuri, of the Air Luxor, made to notice its contentment for the event, observing that, in relation to the track, "how much bigger the airplane, minor the storm", being that all the landings in the Wood are "safe", in case that contrary would not become, pointed out. In the words of the secretary of the Social Equipment, Saints Coast, the day of yesterday served also so that "nobody has doubts of the capacity that this airport has to be able to play its function of intercontinental. From now the doubts are locked up that existed on this subject ", being possible "to fill with earth and to unglue in security", observed Saints Coast to the no longer interior journalists of the aircraft, visited for a comitiva VIP led for the ANAM and the responsible ones for the Airport. During the day of yesterday still some of the last works of preparation for the party of today, height elapsed where the first-minister will preside over to the inauguration of the remodellings and the increase of the terminal of passengers (to see text in low). New terminal of passengers triples previous the numbers that quantify the difference between the previous terminal and what today officially it will be inaugurated give account of an increase of (practically) three times in relation to the construction area (of 15.895 m2 in the old terminal and of 44.590 in the case of the current one). In the words of the vice-president of ANA and the ANAM, Blacksmith of We read, the terminal of passengers of the Wood now passes to have "installations model". The responsible ones for the workmanship of the new terminal of the airport (whose total value went up to around the 50 million euros), had made yesterday, during the morning, a visit guided to the place with the extensive comitiva of detached journalists to cover the event. As Blacksmith of We read is also previsible who the increase of the commercial units in that space can increase "cash-flow" of the company, still observed. On the possibility of ANA to extend until the a Wood the tax of 1 euro charged to the users of the stands of luggage, Blacksmith of We read said not to be, for already, foreseen this possibility and that in case that it comes to occur only is in the sequência of auscultation of diverse parts, including the Regional Government. Duarte Blacksmith, of the ANAM, and after the visit guided to the press, observed that the new workmanship will correspond to the "created expectations" in lathe of it. On the question of the winds, that member of the advice of administration of the ANAM said that the problem "if does not decide with demagogy", but yes with "scientific studies" that elapse. One of the examples of the security was the coming, yesterday, of Boeing 747, still wrote down the vowel of the administration of the ANAM. Between new and the old terminal some numbers elucidate the differences: the new public forecourt of the 4,412 departures has m2 (the previous one had 1,240), the embarkment rooms have now 3,264 m2 (were 1,093) and the space for 1.201 the 642 company aerial were of m2 and start to be of m2.
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I'm not quite sure, but i don't believe there has been any further
747 flight to LPMA.
Portuguese operators (TAP, Air Luxor) have flown the Airbus 340,
Airbus 330 and Lockheed Tristar to Madeira, on special events
and on some regular/charter flights.
I don't believe that the local market is big enough for regular 747
flights.
Air Atlanta's B747 flight on the 5th of October 2002 was solely
a PR operation by Madeira's Regional Government or ANAM (The state
company that runs both Madeira and Porto Santo aiports), to
"celebrate" the opening of the new passenger terminal.
If i recall correctly, the flight only had crew on board, both
inbound and outbound.
The event drew quite a crowd.
747 flight to LPMA.
Portuguese operators (TAP, Air Luxor) have flown the Airbus 340,
Airbus 330 and Lockheed Tristar to Madeira, on special events
and on some regular/charter flights.
I don't believe that the local market is big enough for regular 747
flights.
Air Atlanta's B747 flight on the 5th of October 2002 was solely
a PR operation by Madeira's Regional Government or ANAM (The state
company that runs both Madeira and Porto Santo aiports), to
"celebrate" the opening of the new passenger terminal.
If i recall correctly, the flight only had crew on board, both
inbound and outbound.
The event drew quite a crowd.
