When do TUI'S 735's Arrive At Coventry?
 

Hi everyone, just interested to know weather the aircraft are coming down the day operations start or a week or so beforehand...
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Dan

Well I pondered that in a thread - TOM 737-500's yesterday.
The two that were supposed to be going to TUI from BMiBaby are still very much in Baby livery and were at CWL last weekend.

So what are they getting......ex Maersk ones first?

GK430 - in a word yes! The first one is doing a test/training flight today.

Hmmm - went down earlier didnt see any 737's parked up or in the air doing circuits over leamington (05 in use!)...
Many Thanks Dan

Easy 226

You won't see 737s in the circuit at CVT. The runway's too short for touch and goes and the noise issue is far too sensitive at the moment! They're probably training/testing at EMA or elsewhere.

The first two are ex Maersk and the Bmi baby ones are due after start up. I think around April/May.

Hi Dan/all

The first Aircraft, G-THOA did a 1 hour test flight out of Lasham at 12:10 today (10th) Flight No TOM001T (callsign 'Thomson')

I will keep you posted on further movements.


(When you down at the airfield next Dan?)

Cheers,

Jon

Hi not sure really probarbly next week sometime - usually go down there as its not too far away and you can get pretty close to the threshold of 05 !!
You ATC therE?
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Dan

On the Thomsonfly webpage they have announced a spring sale, flights to Jersey from 99p plus tax!

Just 20 days to go!


Dan: Wrong airfield, I was referring to the airfield you learnt to fly at!


Jon

Alright John! Never guessed it was you! Hows things/controlling going? My friend Steve went down and took his girlfriend up yesterday for a few circuits. Well were planning a flight down to Bembridge soon so i ll be down in the not too distant future.

I have just been and looked at cheap flights with Thomsonfly - CVT to JER......there are some really good bargains....99p each way - for 6 of us (four of which are children) and its still gonna cost us nigh on £200. Have you seen how much Pax Tax and service Tax they have added going out of CVT.............and no eatery, amusement arcade or parking too! Shame!

Maybe the kidz had better practice rowing!!!!!!

G-THOA departs Lasham today at midday for Maastricht as TOM001P.

Jon

The flight to Maastricht was cancelled today, so the 1st aircraft remains at Lasham with no paint scheme. It's currently white all over.

Maastricht is where Tui group aircraft are painted.

Jon

Jon - how do you know all this?! So when do the 735's actually arrive at Coventry?
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Dan

G-THOA should now depart Lasham today (Friday 12th) at midday for Maastricht as TOM001P.

Jon

Back To The Top!
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Dan

Latest from Cov:

A local MP will now be asking the aviation minister for an Enviromental Impact Assessment to be done for Coventry. If this happens then the flights will not be allowed to commence until it is complete (anyone booked one?)

Also there is still no date for a hearing by WDC on the new terminal application.


Jon

N928CT is now outside hangar 10 at AMS Schiphol-east
in full Thomsonfly.com colours. It was painted at Maastricht after arriving there from Lasham on 6th March: -

http://coppermine.luchtzak.be/albums...027/N928CT.jpg

It will become G-THOB shortly.


G-THOA is ex G-MSKA
G-THOB is ex G-MSKB

Both were with Maersk Air UK at Birmingham!


Jon

Here's the 1st photo of Thomsonfly.com full colours. Notice the American reg is still there but 'OB' is on the nosewheel door:



http://www.airliners.net/open.file/531644/L/


I'll keep everyone informed of movements at Coventry, I only live 3 miles from the end of the runway.


Rgds,

Jon

Cheers for that Jon - how come it had an N registration when it was previously owned by Maersk?! Good piture that is!
Im sure i will be able to tell when they arrive at Coventry too - I live 4 miles away!:)
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Dan

Anyone else see the EAL 737 on the south ramp yesterday?

N reg because Maersk only leased it, it's owned by C I T Leasing Corp of New York.

Jon

Oh right i see - so its been kept at EGBB since Maersk ceased operations with the 737 or was it kept as Lasham?
You working tomorrow John? I might pop down!
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Dan

Dan - It was last used by Maersk of Denmark (bright blue colour) and was based in Denmark but they stopped using it last October and it has been stored since, mainly at Lasham.

It's history is, built in 1990, then to Maersk Denmark as OY-MAD, then to Maersk UK in 1998 as G-MSKB, back to Maersk Denmark in Dec 2002 as OY-MAD, stored from Oct 2003 and now G-THOB

Yep I'll be at the field 2moro!

Rgds,

Jon

EAL 737 was apparently there to move around some F1 people but got cancelled or postponed.

Also keep a look out for a Contractors B727 over the next wee while doing the Electra flight to BFS. It was there last night and doesn't half take up some room on the apron. Nice to see all the same.

Hat off to the marshallers who do a smashing job!

The B727-200's freighters arrive Cov at 22:00 from Belfast and depart at 03:30 back to N.Ireland the following morning! EI-HCI has been used this week so far.

The first Thomsonfly a/c should arrive at Cov early next week, along with a B757 (back up a/c) to mark out parking stands.


Jon

Oh right ok ill have a look out for that 727 - just this week then?

Never knew Coventry could take 757's - why do they need this aircraft to mark out parking stands?! I wonder if there will be any training flights throughout next week when the aicraft arrive....
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Dan

Bringing a 757, that will impress the neighbours and I dont think. We are only just persuading people not to worry about the 73-5 as the airfield cant take anything much bigger and TUI wont be able to run charter ops out of there. :hmm:

Coventry handled a B757 last year on a passenger charter and an A300 Airbus a few years ago on a freight flight. There are shorter runways around the world that handle B757s, Coventry's problem is the lack of taxiways and parking.

Jon

Jon01 - I assume you mean lack of CAR parking. Ha ha ha ha. :D


I think the problems are a bit more widespread than you suggest, ie no planning permission and a planning authority that doesnt like airports!

Quite a difference, is there not, between landing a 757 diverting on a specific one off ocassion, (when wind rain temp conditions are known), and routinely scheduling it throughout the season, when much more adverse conditions are bound to apply at some point. The previous appearance of the 757 did not include a takeoff with a full payload of passengers and fuel to get to europe did it? More like a quick hop more or less empty to BHX

The first Thomsonfly 737-500 G-THOA is due to arrive at Coventry at 18:00 today.

Right im going down - hope 05's in use! Went down earlier and there was a 732 parked on the apron??
I take it will be doing some trainign flights in the next week or so.

G-THOA has just touched down and is parked on the South Apron!

Yeah just saw it myself - touched down on 23 at about 6.45. Didnt seem to take up much of the runway prob due to there being no passengers on board.
Anyone know the plans of this aircrafts operations in the upcoming week?
Many Thanks
Dan

I saw it too! where were you? didn't you see us in the little black car?

It's just going to Amsterdam now off Rwy 23(20:00) just as the anti airport development meeting starts in Wilenhall!

Rgds,

Jon

What an occasion:

-It did an excursion around Warwks/W.Mids for about 20 mins weaving in and out of Birmingham's traffic, passing over Cov airport at 9000ft 25 mins before it landed while B'ham radar tried to keep it inside controlled airspace during descent, but it has to leave the airspace eventually to land on Rwy 23 anyway...

-Got covered in foam when a fireman selected the wrong lever during the water cannon ceromony.

-There was no ILS, did an old fashioned talkdown approach.

-The day before a European 737-200 blocked the apron entrance for 3 hours when a pin broke on the brand new B737 tow bar while it was being moved.


Good old Coventry!

['an old fashioned talkdown approach']

that will be an SRA then!!

Yeah saw it go overhead Cov before landing and knew i hadnt missed it. When did they christen the aircraft - dditn see that?! Didnt have my radio on though so couldnt hear what their intentions were. Were there any other passengers on board at all?
Many Thanks
Dan

I would like to thank jon01 and all the rest for giving us such a warm welcome last night.

I can't wait to see the pictures (including the foam? :) )

jono1
 

Was that you in the car with Stan Collymore!