Luanda (LAD)

[ScootCargoOps]

Does anyone know what is happening in LAD, heard a rumour they can only accept narrow body aircraft due to a taxiway issue?

Cheers

[WhaleDriver]

Atlas currently has a SonAir 747 there. Due to leave in a few hours. Arrived 9/20, 05:35Z.

[grounded27]

Operated an MD-11 into there, Atlas picked up the Sonair contract. This was years ago but there was a need to back taxi. If I remember correctly, one taxiway ran half the length of the runway and it was an NDB approach with special instructions due to possible small arms fire at the time. They had lost several russian aircraft that refused to fly out over the ocean to climb/decend to save fuel. The Angolans claimed mechanical failures but the odds are they were shot down.

[ScootCargoOps]

Keep us posted with the 747F...
SAA look to be changing the daily A346 to 2xDaily A319/B738..... very strange...

[Bartholomew]

LAD

Beware African ATC/CAA... strange things happening at LAD airport... runway repairs... not much publication....be very careful boys and girls.

[grounded27]

Keep us posted with the 747F...

Sonair flies oil workers from houston to Luanda, oddly enough Atlas seems to be operating a 744 pax bird. I knew it was a money maker for WOA, they even converted the aircraft to mostly business class for the charter, took out seats at a time for a preposed wetbar that I did not get to see. Suppose the pax demand grew or WOA wanted the aircraft for military charter$$$

[ScootCargoOps]

BA seems to have canx their 777, something is going down......

[B-HKD]

Due to runway repairs at Luanda airport in Angola, causing restrictions, selected foreign carrier’s service to/from Luanda is affected.

The repair project is in effect between 20SEP11 and 28SEP11. Affected carriers and routes:

AIRFRANCE Paris CDG – Luanda
Service on 21SEP11 operates via Libreville on outbound
AF928 CDG2240 – 0430+1LBV0630+1 – 0800+1LAD 21SEP11
AF929 LAD0930 – 1825CDG 22SEP11

British Airways London Heathrow – Luanda
Service Cancelled on 20SEP11 from LHR, 21SEP11 from LAD

Emirates Dubai – Luanda
Service Cancelled between 21SEP11 and 28SEP11

Lufthansa Frankfurt – Luanda
Service Cancelled on 22SEP11

South African Airways Johannesburg – Luanda
Extra flight on 21SEP11
SA3054 JNB1100 – 1340LAD 738
SA3055 LAD1440 – 1900JNB 738

From 21SEP11 to 28SEP11, Airbus A340-600 service replaced by following:
737-800 21SEP11
340-300 26SEP11

Don't count on the 'repair' project finishing on time.