...anybody know why Ryanair have some some shiny new 800's stored at Stansted the past while? Lack of flight crew perhaps?

then I wonder why over the last few days there have been a large number of f/o waiting in stansted with their instructor to get hold of an aircraft in which to do the base training

probably due to the machinist strike at Boeing - FR opted to keep the 732s longer but then the strike was resolved. Presumably 738s were ready to go but the pilot training had already been deferred. No doubt MOL has extracted recompense for all this pain and suffering from Boeing...

Mike when you say stored what do you mean? Do you mean standing on the runway or in hangers?

Um I think that is unlikely as it might reduce Stansteds movement rate somewhat.

........and it's a hangar with an "a" please.

There are no FR 800s in storage at STN. There is normally the odd aircraft on the Delta 70 stands that is either tech or spare for the day. Early in the morning there will be about 6 to 8 aircraft parked up on these stands as there are not enough gates to cope with all the first wave of flights.

Most of the new deliveries are in service out of STN within 1 or 2 days of delivery to Dublin. EI-DHS, DHT & DHV are all based out of STN at the moment and DHW should be appearing any time now.

There are none in "storage", just a lot of Non op flights hence the parking on the 70's. There has also been quite a lot of tech aircraft on the ground

chef

will ryanair ever pay for cadets on the type rating scheme?

heard it being rumoured??

If they ever run short of willing volunteers to pay for them. . . over to you guys & gals the future is in your own hands.

Reported elsewhere that EI-DCP and EI-DCJ are getting fitted with winglets about now, one at Stansted and the other at Prestwick. Could this be the reason aircraft are standing around?

out of interest - how many FR aircraft are based at stansted ?

Not in this lifetime. CAE in Amsterdam received 3000 applications in Amsterdam in the last 12 months. 90% of these were from cadets. I am afraid to say.....the day of not paying for your first Type is well and truly over......unless you have JAR 25 exp of course. Shame really.

I saw EI-DCJ today with its brand new winglets. I have to admit... it looks nice!

And parking aircraft in STN... and at the same time cancelling over 300 flights in Jan 06 alone "due to the Boeing strike" doesn't make sense, does it?

quote "doesn't make sense, does it? " so situations normal then!

... anybody know how many 737 deliveries are due over the next 8 - 12 weeks?

Too many quite possibly

As stand utilisation at Stansted at times is 100%, by adding winglets to the 800's does this reduce the amount of stands now available during peak periods. do the 800's with winglets all fit on stands currently used by Ryanair 800's?

Adding winglets adds to the wingspan.

The A/C fitted with winglets do fit onto the current stands. The stands, along with the Taxiway lines in the cul-de-sacs were all adjusted to accomodate the increased wingspan a short while ago.

Did the widening of the stands result in fewer stands now being available?