One of TUI's 757-200's has just flown the approach to 05 over Leamington and i guess has just touched down!! What a sight
Many Thanks
Dan

So the local council have told the airport not to use the building and thomsonfly have said they are going ahead with the launch next week, going to be interesting...

Jon


Council planning officer, Gary Stephens, said: "The council is saying that the development they, the airport management, have undertaken for the passenger terminal facilities and associated works is of such scale that it is likely to have a significant effect on the environment.

"And in those circumstances, the development requires to be subject to a planning application and Environmental Impact Assessment.

"We, the council, have notified them, the airport management, that they need to make a planning application and asked that they stop work on the terminal and do not to use the terminal building.

"It is up to them whether they do so. They could carry on and start using the building next Wednesday.

"If they do, then they are subject to enforcement action."

Due at approximately 17:30 Wed is G-THOB from Lasham TOM003P.


Coventry Rwy now closed 0900-1700 Thu-Sat

Jon

G-THOB just landed at Birmingham!!

Should come over to Coventry later Wed eve....


Jon

Prob landed at birmingham due to the runway being closed? You see the 757 earlier Jon?
If 05 in use i will be looking out for OB - is it staying there until next week?

Hi Dan, He did some approaches at Birmingham to certify the ILS kit for autolands, something they can't do at Coventry. Just about to depart for Cov, should be landing on 05.

Yep, saw the 757 land 05, took of at 13:20 for the 15 minute flight to Luton.

The runway at Cov is closed Thu, Fri and Sat 0900-1700.

Not sure how long he is staying, I'll keep you posted.

Jon

G-OB just touched down on 05 as well - good timing!
Thanks for this - how do you get all the info for the flights?!
Runway closed due to threshold work?

G-THOB is tonight (Thu) doing four 25min local flights to Cowley and back out of Coventry:

18:00
18:40
19:20
21:00

Jon

Yeah i guess it was practicing the most common departure route off 05. You kno if G-OB is staying for the next week?
Many Thanks
Dan

G-THOB is doing some local trips to Cowly/Wod Monday. TOM001P at 07:00, TOM007P at 10:20 and TOM007P at 12:00.

There is a B737-800 at Cov today as well 12:05/14:15. It's G-XLAH (brand new a/c)doing a charter to Kristianstad, Sweden.

Jon

G-THOA arrives today to join it's sister (Tue) from Amsterdam 09:05 TOM001P. It then does two local flights to DTY and LIC TOM009P and TOM010P.

Jon

Yeah saw them earlier today - any more flights tonight or is that it until passenger operations tomorrow?
Ho wmany more aircraft are to come then?
Many Thanks
Dan

When do the next come?
 

So now G-THOA AND G-THOB have arrived and are in operational service, when do the next two come - i heard they are ex - BMI baby?
Many Thanks
Dan

Yep, next two come from baby, not for a while yet.

Hers's some recent photo's i've found of the first a/c in service:

http://www.myaviation.net/search/pho...372&size=large

http://myaviation.net/search/photo_s...920&size=large

http://www.myaviation.net/search/pho...581&size=large




Jon

I wasnt wrong then, when i said they'd need every last inch of the runway. Bloddy hell another 3 inches and it it would be on the interim stopway hardstanding overun facility(definitely not a starter extension):O

Only comment deserved is "You should have gone to Specsavers"

Good shot Jon, you uploaded any more on airliners yet?

Well that gives your hidden superhero identity away Jon! I wasn't quite sure, but that now explains why you know every little detail on the operation :ok:

Twostroke - if you're a pilot you should know that one of the three most useless things in aviation is "runway behind you" ;)

Twostroke, I would be ever so grateful if you could remind us of your qualifications to comment on civil transport performance requirements.