Widebody handling at Paris Le Bourget
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Widebody handling at Paris Le Bourget
Hi all,
one of my best customer (from midle east) asked me to fly to LBG witha wide body (may be and A330). Do you have any suggestion about who can handle such a big plane there??
one of my best customer (from midle east) asked me to fly to LBG witha wide body (may be and A330). Do you have any suggestion about who can handle such a big plane there??
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Never seen Aeroservice handle a wide-body. Either Universal or Signature handle wide-bodies on a weekly basis - they've both got all the ground-support equipment that you would need.
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Avitat Euralair is much better for wide-bodies than anybody else.
It is not because you are not ALWAYS parked in front that you are able to be handled.
Remember this company was running Charter with a wide range of machines, they have knowledge and support. Universal are just printing packages from the web, and signature... well even the copy machine is out of date...
It is not because you are not ALWAYS parked in front that you are able to be handled.
Remember this company was running Charter with a wide range of machines, they have knowledge and support. Universal are just printing packages from the web, and signature... well even the copy machine is out of date...
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Been thinking about this a bit and here's my tuppence worth.
In answer to crjlover's rather confusing (well it was pretty vague & dreamy) question; Yes, no problem handling a wide-body at LBG.
Parking can be a problem. Some of the smaller wide-bodies (B767) can fit onto Hotel ramp and I've even seen the odd A340 or 330 on Kilo now that Air France have closed the maintenance hangar. Apart from that the only other wide-body parking is on Golf which occasionally overflows onto Charlie taxiway. These areas are the only available parking for the large jets. The former threshold of Runway 26, now designated Papa 1 used to be a great place to park wide-bodies but the chap at the Dassault facility likes to do his run-ups there and appears to have some birthright sway on the field so Papa 1 is reserved for him again. The official rule is "first come, first served." but they do accept bookings in advance. (Like any good restaurant).
Now here goes with my push - who cares which one is better? - there will obviously be opinions, some influenced by long lunches, that yearly case or two of Nouveau Beaujolais and, of course, those after-landing beers at the end of a long day.
I can't recall reviewing FBO's for the latest wizz-bang copier - if it works ain't that good enough?
One of the three named facilities has a tug that could tow the Starship Enterprise around, another has a tug that has a max rating of a Boeing 757 but is occasionally seen shoving a 777 around and the other facility doesn't (as of today) have a tug. Or a wide-body tow-bar.
Nuff said. I for one always look forward to the handling at LBG. Use whoever makes you comfortable. And make sure they don't forget your Nouveau Beaujolais.
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In answer to crjlover's rather confusing (well it was pretty vague & dreamy) question; Yes, no problem handling a wide-body at LBG. Parking can be a problem. Some of the smaller wide-bodies (B767) can fit onto Hotel ramp and I've even seen the odd A340 or 330 on Kilo now that Air France have closed the maintenance hangar. Apart from that the only other wide-body parking is on Golf which occasionally overflows onto Charlie taxiway. These areas are the only available parking for the large jets. The former threshold of Runway 26, now designated Papa 1 used to be a great place to park wide-bodies but the chap at the Dassault facility likes to do his run-ups there and appears to have some birthright sway on the field so Papa 1 is reserved for him again. The official rule is "first come, first served." but they do accept bookings in advance. (Like any good restaurant). Now here goes with my push - who cares which one is better? - there will obviously be opinions, some influenced by long lunches, that yearly case or two of Nouveau Beaujolais and, of course, those after-landing beers at the end of a long day. I can't recall reviewing FBO's for the latest wizz-bang copier - if it works ain't that good enough?
One of the three named facilities has a tug that could tow the Starship Enterprise around, another has a tug that has a max rating of a Boeing 757 but is occasionally seen shoving a 777 around and the other facility doesn't (as of today) have a tug. Or a wide-body tow-bar. Nuff said. I for one always look forward to the handling at LBG. Use whoever makes you comfortable. And make sure they don't forget your Nouveau Beaujolais.
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Regarding Signature the artistes formerly known as Privatair are excellent and really know the widebody scale of requirements.
Whoever you chose make sure you absolutely nail them down on deicing arrangements if the met situation warrants it. Private airliners rather than bizjets really stretch available capacity.
4HP and I know which FBO's think airliner and supported getting a bigger shared rig - his advice is sound.
Regarding LBG for those passing through or in for pickups keep your ear to the ground. I anticipate a much longer trip on and off the field as a new security building, X-ray belts and scanners are in in the final stages of outfitting at the main gate.
Rob
Whoever you chose make sure you absolutely nail them down on deicing arrangements if the met situation warrants it. Private airliners rather than bizjets really stretch available capacity.
4HP and I know which FBO's think airliner and supported getting a bigger shared rig - his advice is sound.
Regarding LBG for those passing through or in for pickups keep your ear to the ground. I anticipate a much longer trip on and off the field as a new security building, X-ray belts and scanners are in in the final stages of outfitting at the main gate.
Rob
