|
I counted 19 fins on the main apron area in the morning, but no idea as to the total in.
|
Around 30+ divs in total by the time I left on Monday (around 6ish) and there may have a been a few more after that.
Nice pics Nutloose - I took over upstairs as the 777 was taxiing in. Well done to everyone who kept the runway operational while everyone else was closing down. :D RC |
diverts
Does anyone know if the passengers from thr diverted traffic were bussed to the Parkway?It would have been a good start for the station if they were.
|
EMA runway is still closed, been closed since about 5.30 I think, not expect to open until as late as 10.30. Any more info?
|
Well this will give you an Idea as to what they were up against this at 10 am this morning, I frightened myself to death driving in and nearly hit a car in Donington, and was fearful of getting stuck at work if it got any worse so I scared myself witless driving back home again at about 15 MPH...... I won't do that again.... I passed the local posty on the way in and he gave me one of those what the hell are you doing looks..... He was right!!
http://www.skonk.net/main.php?g2_vie...serialNumber=1 |
Got to say I think the guys at EMA did a great job getting the runway swept and open again in record time considering the conditions - perhaps some other airports could take a leaf out of their book!
|
I would say looking at the last picture, you have had very little snow compared with the airports in the south, is that why you seemed to cope better?
|
Size could be a factor as well, one runway, very few taxiways and less acreage of apron space to keep clear.....
|
F1 Grand Prix 2010.
More Bad Press with regards to the grand prix to be held at the race track in 2010 This time in the sunday Mail Quite a large write up about it. Hopefully some good news will be comming soon from the race track.They are saying there will be an announcement in March Lets Hope its Good news and they Have Secured the £40 Million They Need:ok:
Just Wanted to say Well Done to all the staff at the airport for there Hard work in Clearing The Snow Especially Monday and Thursday:D |
Etihad A330 EMA.
Etihad Used EMA tonight a Divert from MAN Dropped in for fuel. Parked on the DHL Apron for its Short stay.
Understand MOL RYR Visited EMA Last Night. He was at BOH today as per the RYR Thread. Probably Doing a UK Tour. Im Sure he was trying to do a Good Deal with the airport. Hopefully the airport has Secured At least One More Aircraft to be Based and some New Routes for 2009:ok:. |
ema-gci
Now on airline website gci-ema 13.45-15.00
ema-gci 15.30-16.45 Daily service from 1/5/09 Hope we get air southwest on ema/nqy/plm/ext be good for us tour operators with hotels in cornwall and torbay all planed with connect service to airports. regards stuart |
Good news for EMA! I hope the route does as well as IOM has done, they would most likely operate it on a ATR72, I hope they get good passenger figures, as it can carry about 70 passengers and the flight is daily!
|
The Guernsey flights will be operated with a 72 seat ATR72-500 aircraft. Fares are from £29.
|
more extra flights
Bmibaby adds ema-fao sun 12/7-6/9 15.40-22.10
with a check on the timetable will require a 6th aircraft will it be some work for bmi airbus looking for work (now not required at LHR). PLUS GOLDTRAIL GO EMA CRAZY extra flights to CFU/HER/ZTH/KGS/RHO vik314/5 cfu mon 13.40-14.40/ 6/7-28/9 vik318/9 her tue 15.15-16.00/ 7/7-29/9 vik326/7 zth thu 14.10-15.10/ 9/7-1/10 vik364/5 kgs wed 15.05-15.50/ 8/7-30/9 vik368/9 rho sat 15.05-15.50/11/7-3/10 VIKING AIRCRAFT TYPE NOT KNOWN. regards stuart |
Stu
There was a Viking 737 outside DHL doing engine runs, think it was a -700 or -800 but i could be wrong. SE reg |
The Viking aircraft was a 737-800 SE-RHR, been twice now to the hangers. Not sure what type they will use on the routes in the summer.
|
viking update
Looks like a b737-800
CFU/KGS/HER/ZTH all w.flights from MAN RHO w. flight from LGW regards stuart |
runway at ema
apologies four being in the wrong spot,i have family coming up from brs too fly from ema on fri am,flying too bridgetown i think?0600 departure.anyone know the carrier and a/c please?i guess your runways long enough non stop?rgds brs plane spotter:)
|
From what I remember there's only one departure to BGI at 10.10 which would be a Thomas Cook A330-200.
|
viking ema
It now looks like all flights will W. with MAN aircraft so a mon/tue/wed/thu/sat will see viking crew coach with man-ema return.
regards stuart p.s. for any rail fans sat 28/2/09 due through parkway station around 4.00pm A4 loco sir nigel greasley on special charter train |
In addition to the B737-800s, Viking is rumoured also to be getting B737-300s (from a source allegedly very close indeed to EMA) as well as that MD-83 that East Midlanders like so much!
Given that this stuff has only just gone on sale, I struggle to believe that (with smaller aircraft available / coming) Viking would plan to fly the larger -800 on these routes. |
Thomson Airways Programme Summer 2009
Does anyone know the confirmed Summer programme for Thomson Airways? Have heard it has not been finalised yet as they are considering adding an additional aircraft possibly an Airbus - anyone have any further info.
|
Haven't seen the summer programme Tui Doll, but there certainly isn't an Airbus at EMA this summer. The Thomson Airbus flight deck have been offered temporary bases elsewhere.
|
TOM @ EMA will be 2 x 73H and 1 x 752 and part based 763 for the longhaul. Finalised summer ops are available to crew, so i am guessing that this will be it and the summer program is finalised.
|
Anyone know if RYR are getting any more a/c at EMA this year?
|
Job Losses
It is very sad to see a number of people at EMA(and MAN and BOH) will lose their jobs in another "MAG" restructure. Interestingly only weeks ago the MD was trumpeting another record year. So losses are so big at one of the UK's most profitable airports that 10% of the workforce has to go! Good luck to all those under threat maybe some of the spotters here will support those who may not have a job shortly or have vastly reduced pay packets.
|
Bob, story is 2 more coming this year and ultimately at least 14.
|
Real slim shady
14? no its a least 21 or was it 31
What a load of bollocks, if EMA ever got 14 it would be to park them up the Ryanair loads i have seen at various European airports other than DUB routes have been terrible and with the general decline getting worse by the day and lots of new aircraft turning up thing are getting interesting no wonder he is looking to charge for going for a piss |
It is very sad to see a number of people at EMA(and MAN and BOH) will lose their jobs in another "MAG" restructure. So losses are so big at one of the UK's most profitable airports that 10% of the workforce has to go! A |
Face,
DILLIGAF. By the end of tis month FR will have 200 aircraft: some of the new ones will go to the new Italian bases but other bases will get more airplanes as the BP calls for close on 350 jets by 2012. |
Latest FR results suggest a fleet requirement net of disposals of 292 aircraft by 2012 and I wouldn't be in the least bit surprised to see an acceleration of older aircraft disposals in order to keep the fleet numbers below that figure. Given that LPL has lost an aircraft this summer due in part to 'increasing APD', I doubt if any of the UK bases will see much in the way of growth from FR in the next 12 - 18 months. In reality they, like many others, are feeling the pain of the recession - now is not a good time for growth :\
|
Cargo 6
EMA has gained planning approval for a new cargo facility (Cargo 6) which will be sited next to the Royal Mail building. It will have direct apron access and is designed to cater primarily for small start up freight forwarding companies, the building comprising of 12 small, 3 medium and 1 larger unit.
|
Just been looking at the FR timetable for EMA. 6 departures every day of the week and 6 arrivals every evening in the week. So I doubt very much they will have a 7th aircraft there this summer :ugh::(
|
Anything on at ORK?
Is there anything curious/special going on at Cork towards the end of this month?
No doubt see the 7th pounding the circuit again this summer. Regards |
Does anyone know the outcome of the meeting of the North West Leicestershire District Council regarding the Runway Extension at EMA This has been going on for nearly 9 years and was being resolved on the 3 March after many delays.
|
Runway extension
Apparently the application was not even submitted to the NWLDC planning comittee on the 3rd March and no date can be provided as to when it will be considered!
I was under the impression EMA were keen to get the application determined, so I can only assume the delay is with the council's planning department. If this is the case it is in stark contrast to the speed with which the Donington Park application was processed! |
emapilot.com
Anyone know what has happened to the EMA website for pilots ? emapilot.com? Its been down for quite a few months now which is a shame as I remember it being a good resource if flying in the region.
|
There was a problem with the website being hacked, and as the corporate people responsible for its maintenance were taking so long to fix it, the original author of the content has now hosted it (temporarily?) on his own website - EMA VFR Pilot
:ok: |
extra bmibaby
extra ema-mah tue 28/7-1/9 17.15-23.05
extra ema-lei fri 31/7-4/9 17.05-23.25 The new cargo website looks good and details of all sch cargo services regards stuart |
Cargo website
Stuart,
Is that the "new" cargo website where the latest news item is dated 29/05/08 and the last Newsletter is for August 2008? If it's the same one, I think they have lost interest in it! |
| All times are GMT. The time now is 05:10. |
Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.