And why not ?

Silverstone have openly admitted that they can not finance the £11M race fee required each year and do not have the finances to update the spectator experience and corporate areas etc without major financial exposure.

Donnington have openly stated as has Bernie Eck that contracts have been agreed. How binding they are at this time, only they know. But, that wouldn't be done and publically announced on a whim, without any solid evidence to support the bid from Donnington. This isn't fag packet stuff.

It would be massive shot in the foot to the county if NWD council rejected any development plans. They ain't gonna do that are they ? Revenues are too good a deal for the local area and the developer has cash on the hip to finance the A453.

On a separate note. Loose tittle tattle suggested that the DHL building will, at some point in the hazy future, be vacated by it's current operator. In doing so, it will then go on to become the main airport terminal building. I see the new connecting road is as good as done now.

June Provisional Pax
 

CAA Provisional stats. show June's pax total as 582,482 + 8.5% on '07 bringing the 12 month figure to 5,693,714 an increase of 11.5%

Baby Woes.
 

Baby again must be short of aircraft this morning at EMA. The Morning BFS Flight is a coach service from BHX. Yesterday it was a coach service for the JER passengers from BHX. Not Good:(.

Notice theres a New Onur flight tonight OHY2605 From Bodrum. Any one know if this is a one off or just operating for a short period of time. Hopefully it will be something different than the usual A321.:ok:

Runway Extension
 

The local press are reporting that a decision on the long-standing 190m runway extension application will be made by NWLDC before the end of the year; this has naturally propted the usual flurry of ill-informed stock comments from the local anti-airport nimby's!
As far as the airport management are concerned, it was stated in the minutes of the June ICC meeting that if the application was approved, work on the extension would be unlikely to commence quickly "due to the need to plan around continuing operations" - or should that read until we can find the money?
After waiting 8 years for a decision I shouldn't imagine they are in too much of a hurry anyway...!

blowing air
 

Any news on the proposed construction on the wind turbines, airport website suggested construction by spring 08, which has clearly passed,
or is this just a case of waiting for planning permission from NWLDC, which if anything like the runway extension could take years, it will be interesting to see what the race track submits for planning and how long that takes to pass through.
rgds

TOYI
 

Be surprised if it goes NWI as it's way over due from Canada already. The paint job can wait but expect it to undergo mods to bring it onto the UK register, namely to meet EASA requirements. Believe it's due today from across the pond

Right I'll get me coat....................

AS for the 190M i thought they had already laid it when they did the last runway extension. They then grassed it over because of planning problems. I thought that all they needed to do was uncover once they get approval.

I hear on the vine that a trolley dolly refused to fly on to PRG last week because of the paint work or something, so the skipper off loaded her......................in AMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! respect:ok:

She had a lovely time, airside at Schipol, for seven hours !

Runway 'extension'
 

Mickey,

I think there has been some confusion about what lies beneath the grass at the end of the runway. Like other airports, EMA has a Runway End Safety Area (RESA), which involves reinforcing the ground up to (if I remember correctly) 200 metres beyond the end of the paved surface to support the weight of an aircraft should it overrun, this also makes the aircraft easier to recover.

R5

Blowing wind
 

Don't know where you got the 'spring' bit from, when it was officially announced at the end of March, they advised 'late' on this year - maybe the statement was changed, as far as I'm aware, NWLDC has passed it all off...

Can anyone tell me why east midlands only permits one piece of hand luggage when flying ?
Is it to avoid confusion for the 6 pound an hour numptys. If you question this they will tell you its gov law, which is not the case.

East Midlands-6
 

Now,Now,B257 c,mon lets have all your baggage checked in so us six pound an hour numptys specially hired from rent-a-moron.com can hurl it down the baggage hold,squeeze it into gaps it really dosent fit into all the time knowing how really pissed off you are cos you only got to keep one one piece of hand luggage just like everybody else!!!Ooh the feeling of power when you are told "one piece of hand luggage sir or you you aint going nowhere"Six pound an hour numptys telling you what you can and cant do .Aaah diddums!!!

The BMI was an A321 G-MIDL in Star Allience livery to TFS today. Arrived yesterday I believe and departed an hour late to TFS. Not sure of the reason for the delay.

Heard on the news this morning about a bus incident at EMA last week. Didn't really catch it just overherd a few words. Anyone with anymore information?

flyboy
yeah i tried to get a lift in the bus from the terminal to DHL hub and the driver wasn't very impressed so i told him what i thought and walked.
After 25 years at the airport............. :\

1 bag rule
 

B257 - The one bag rule isn't something that EMA enforces on it's passengers, it's the indiviual airlines choice as to how many pieces they allow in the cabin.
EMA applied to, and was granted by DfT the ability for passengers to take more than one piece of hand baggage and some airlines have taken advantage of this and some airlines have not.
A321 still running 1 hour(ish) late, reactionary delay.

Xl W08/09
 

Is it true they are pulling out end of Oct and not returning at all even next summer ? Heard they are off to Brum to replace Air Malta next summer ? but thought with new acft arriving they would return to NEMA as well ?

I have no idea on this
but

XL have already announced some winter routes 08/09 from EMA to Lanzarote, Sharm El Sheikh and Tenerife, and they dont seem to be on a 'W' pattern or anything which may suggest they arent leaving, but i guess it could be a possibility, though, they best not leave though, so much for ema expanding in the future if they do

baby TOY's
 

Now i am confused, has baby got or still getting twins anytime some?:confused:

WW Its Should be Triplets.
 

Baby Should be Having Triplets But I Dont think any one knows when they are arriving One should Have Arrived last week. Thats the one that should be comming from canada well thats where its being worked on. theres one i think in Budapest, and the other one is in India!!!

Just Heard TOYI Should be Delivered tomorrow Monday night 7pm This Is The One thats been in Canada.

I guess that they should name this one "Geordie Baby" :}

A

Runway Extension - All is revealed!
 

According to an article in the Burton Mail "Jumbo jets could be flying over the rooftops of Burton" if the runway extension is approved!

The article goes on to report that objectors to the plans are accusing the airport of having "other motives" as the reason for extending the runway; quoting the Chairman of the campaign group Demand as saying "I think they are looking to attract fully laden Boeing 747's and long-haul flights"..... and there was me thinking the extra concrete was an attempt by the management to reduce the amount of grass that had to be mowed on the airfield.....?

You have to smile don't you? :)

I smiled...

On a different note, It seems like TCX has dropped Izmir for S09. They seem to be operating the Paphos flight with there own A320 and added another Monastir flight a week

TOYI was eventually delivered to EMA this evening.

G-TOYI
 

Lets hope it's servicable:ok: why eye up the toon !!

G-TOYI.
 

Think it had a new Skin Put On in Canada So Probably Will Be Next Week at The Earliest Before its in service. As they Will Need to do a few checks in the hanger first. Thou they need it Badly. Well least its Finally here:ok:

RE:TOYI

We've been told that we will easily see which aircraft it is, but more details will come at a later date, in an internal memo! New Logojet maybe??

Easy to spot: its got Lufftybaby on it! and should be up to TOYP by S09:ok:

It has a slightly different tale logo where the whole baby face including the ears are shown, that may be what you will be able to tell the difference from the other aircraft.

Xl W08/09
 

quote

"Is it true they are pulling out end of Oct and not returning at all even next summer ? Heard they are off to Brum to replace Air Malta next summer ? but thought with new acft arriving they would return to NEMA as well ?"


just had my lanzarote W08/09 flight cancelled due to a 'commercial decision'

Xl W08/09
 

Just heard cabin crew have been told no more for the winter but expect BHX next summer!

Well with COA alone planning to park 67 pig classics, I'd say BMI may well be spoilt for choice...

-Dazza

Rhino Power
 

There's been plenty of desert parked Classics in the US for years. Paperwork for the Legacy carriers is an absolute nightmare though - just ask any lease company rep!

Ref YI in the hangar at EMA. The work before entry into service has nothing to do with the skin replacements - it would not have left Canada with any remaining issues on them. The work is regulatory mods,ie bringing it onto an EASA register from a CASA one

Bit confused by these XL rumours. Thet have a huge advert on the approach to the terminal, and the home page of the website. Is it just the based XL aircraft movin, the flying programme being done by someone else?

I though XL had been pleased with EMA growth.

XL
 

Looking at the XL website, all the based flights have gone for winter 08/9.
There is one XL W flight to SSH. Some Canary destinations are being offered with TCX (presumably consolidated), some are discontinued altogether.

The summer 09 programme currently remains on sale with XL flight no's.

I really cant believe they are going:ugh::(, there flights had a good amount of pax on them, and as someone said I thought they were pleased with there progress here, I know that last year was a stuggle as that Air Malta A320 seemed to always be sitting around, but they could fix that easily...

At least there still here for summer thank goodness, we are loosing a A321 from FCA as it is next summer, TOM down to 3x and thats it...

OLiWW:

Unless I am very much mistaken, the XLA programme is an ITC operation. As such the number of passengers is largely irrelevant, since the tour operators contract the aircraft, and may, probably for reasons of trimming available capacity in an indifferent economy, or getting a better seat deal elsewhere decide to ditch XLA.

Same goes for the possible loss of other capacity. it may in part be replaced by non based aircraft, but frankly, mid July 2008 is hardly soon enough to establish what will or will not be operating when May 2009 rolls around.

G-TOYM.
 

Heard the above should be with us around the 11th of August if all goes well. Chief pilot is Out in Singapore at the moment doing test flights:ok:

Heard G-TOYL Will Not Arrive Until October.:(

G-BYZJ Will be going back to the lease company at the end of the summer.