F100's to Emerald for Qantas

[bddbism]

They're all going back to brissie, passengers should just put their money in a box on the way out the gate and pick any plane. Can't we all just get along?

[Shed Dog Tosser]

C series

The Tooth Fairy just rang, apparently he was at SEXPO with Batman and Robin, they over heard someone say that the C series have been ordered and the first airframe arrives in DEC 2012. It's a done deal, whoever takes the lowest wage will fly it.

Do you guys really still swallow that old line........................

[De_flieger]

I dont think 1 F100 will fit on the bay with room to taxi behind! Ask the Virgin guys who were holding airborne overhead the field for 15 minutes or so this morning in the ATR about tarmac congestion. It sounded like they had to wait until another operator had boarded and departed before they were able to land. I hear this sort of thing is becoming more common. Now imagine waiting while 3 times as many people board up, with less room to move on the tarmac. 2 turboprops means a full apron, so I will be very interested to see what happens if the F100 goes in there.

[Holding at]

The F100 overall dimensions are not that different to the Q400.
F100 - Length 35.5, Wingspan 28.1
Q400 - Length 32.8, Wingspan 28.4

Provided the Fokker parks on the northern bay it shouldn't cause any issues. Besides, if they all leave BNE at the same time, the Fokker will be half way home, and the Q400 getting airborne before the ATR makes its inbound call.

[falconx]

Time will tell

[noclue]

Slight delay I hear-still waiting on some sort of approval to be able operate the jet to emerald city.

[Fuel-Off]

[QUOTE] still waiting on some sort of approval to be able operate the jet to emerald city. [/
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I've seen them operate into Emerald on Charter runs numerous times...why would they need approval now?

Fuel-Off

[GAFA]

And in the Flight West days they operated the F28 ( and perhaps the F100) there.

[jarden]

F100 flights due to start on 4 June:

Alongside the introduction of 19 F100 jet services, QantasLink will also add four extra flights between Brisbane and Emerald taking the total number of return services on the route to 45 per week.

About Qantas - Media Room - Media Releases - QantasLink jets into Emerald and expands services across Queensland

That's a hell of a lot of new seats just to Emerald.

[megle2]

When there are no available bays

Seems the -

Qlink 400's hold on the runway until one becomes available
Emerald ( yesterday )

Fokker 100's at Groote hold over head until one is available ( Wednesday )

Where does it say that the runway is a suitable place to park
What happens if somebody else arrives who do not require one of the 2 bays
ie RFDS ect

Seems odd

[Fuel-Off]

Megle, you might find that that's it not just Qlink that holds on the runway until a bay is spare...so don't go pointing fingers at just one operator

Fuel-Off

[megle2]

Who's pointing a finger, your a bit touchy

These are the ones I heard in my travels this week
If there are others ad them on

I've never regarded the runway as a temporary parking lot

[BackdoorBandit]

Simple, use the cross strip

[Capn Bloggs]

Where does it say that the runway is a suitable place to park
What happens if somebody else arrives who do not require one of the 2 bays
ie RFDS ect

Not an uncommon event in the real boom state either; it does raise the issue of being "surprised" by not having what you thought was an unencumbered runway to land on. Mandatory Alternates, anyone?

[falconx]

Cross strip dont think so! Cant even hold a metro, alternate yes, rocky

[b55]

Has anyone been prevented from landing because of a Qlink waiting on the runway 06/24 at EML?
The Emerald Shire Council is reaping the money benefits of a/c movements and more people in Emerald but not keeping up with the airport infrastructure (more parking ramp space).
Sounds just like BNE airport. Holding 20-30 minutes sometimes to land there even with cavok. BAC happy to build a muti-multi million dollar carpark though.
A Pilot In Command is legally responsible for the safety of the flight. Sitting on the ground rather than circling in uncontrolled airspace sounds a safer choice to me.

[AviatoR21]

Has anyone considered the ramifications if either aircraft breakdown on the bay just like one Q400 did last Friday??

[BackdoorBandit]

I would have thought that anything bigger than a Metro would require a bay (i.e. holding in the air or on the main runway), and anything smaller would be able to use the cross strip.

So we are really only concerned about THE Metro, and certainly not any of the PA31's getting about.

If I were that Metro Pilot and had nowhere to go, then I would have reason to be pissed.

But to keep an ATR or bigger in the air with 60+ POB, just so a lighty Pilot can feel warm and fuzzy landing on the main runway, is not a good arguement.

If there is some sort of fuel emergency, the a/c occupying the runway can simply get airbourne.

[megle2]

BDB
There are plenty of other lighties that require more than is available on the cross runway ie most business jets, charter King Air 350, police 1900 and so on

[noclue]

Well its the 4th of June - How did it go??