F1 cargo flights to Bahrain

[ptr120]

Any idea who is operating the F1 cargo flights to Bahrain this year and when they are departing? I understand that they are leaving any day now. I seem to remember that last year most of the UK flights were out of EMA on Singapore Airlines

[Evanelpus]

I always thought Stansted saw most of the flights but, hey ho.

This sounds like a spotters question, if so, you've posted it in the wrong Forum.

[Po Boy]

Atlas F1

Atlas Air will be operating F1 flight from EMA to BAH this weekend

[Balair]

Both Atlas 09.00 and Cargolux 15.30 are scheduled in to operate F1 flights tomorrow.

[CR2]

It's the usual crowd year in, year out. FOM (who do the logistics) work with a handful of carriers. Screw-up and they'll drop you though.

Working with FOM in my experience is an L/Ms dream. These guys (AW and believe his son had the same initials) know all variations of 74F maindeck configs you can imagine. They make their own loadplans, rarely need changing (perhaps a tweak here or there to your tastes/odd performance issue...).

March again already ... vroom

[VictorGolf]

Daft question probably but do they stop off in Italy to pick up Ferrari or do they make their own arrangements?

[CR2]

VG, not a daft question. Depending on what was decided, they'll use MXP or MUC for Ferrari. Again, FOM have a large say into which airports are used; MUC is (or was) on the "very good" list - I've been out of euro scene for a few years now.
Ferrari would fly on an Italian aircraft. Or a foreign one with an AZ call-sign. I've seen Atlas @ MUC in AZ colors for Ferrari (yes yes, I know 5-6 years ago).

[Maeshe]

The Atlas flight is sold by EK and with EK call sign.

[Da Do Ron Ron]

There's an Atlas and a Jade B747F sitting on the ramp next to each other at BAH right now .

[CR2]

Maeshe.. that is not 100% true. Some Atlas flights etc etc.

Atlas also flies for other airlines.

[Po Boy]

Maeshe, Atlas has operated 2 flights from EMA to BAH, the first one was a Calssic 747 using a GIANT callsign, and the other was a 747-400 operating as EK.

[VictorGolf]

CR2, thanks for that. Trust Ferrari to be different.

[Maeshe]

Sitting corrected....

My point was more "pro-EK" than "anti-5Y"....
(...wasn't aware of the other Atlas flight)

[Bigt]

In days gone past - the `Bernie Road Show` has picked up in UK and Italy. Italy was used by Ferrari,Toyota, Toro Rosso and BMW. Im guessing now BMW are Sauber and Toyota gone its just 3 to load in Italy

[EDDM-ATC]

We had 2 Jade B744 in MUC this weekend, flying to BAH with F1-Equipment.

[ptr120]

Beg to differ on that one chap. I know for a fact that the Toyota freight always went via MUC

[superspotter]

2008 I picked up both Ferrari and Williams in Munchen...

[ericlday]

superspotter...... were they en-route BAH of for another circuit ?

[Da Do Ron Ron]

There's an ACG 747F sitting on the ramp at BAH today plus a Southern Air 747F (but expect that's a US military movement)