Falklands Airbridge
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Right, here's a novel idea.....
Air Tahiti using A330s I assume?
RAF to start operating A330s circa 2014 (I know, call me an optimist....)
Can anyone see the synergy yet.....
I recall the Ozzies had a similar deal with QF prior to the A330 tankers coming into service. Surely it would not be beyond the whit of man to arrange some form of secondment to Air Tahiti (on the MPA route only!)?
Obviously the bloody obvious solution of purchasing/leasing a couple of A330s to be operated by RAF crews was far too tricky. I mean, there should be a multitude of multi drivers kicking around with the demise of the kipper fleet?
Air Tahiti using A330s I assume?
RAF to start operating A330s circa 2014 (I know, call me an optimist....)
Can anyone see the synergy yet.....
I recall the Ozzies had a similar deal with QF prior to the A330 tankers coming into service. Surely it would not be beyond the whit of man to arrange some form of secondment to Air Tahiti (on the MPA route only!)?
Obviously the bloody obvious solution of purchasing/leasing a couple of A330s to be operated by RAF crews was far too tricky. I mean, there should be a multitude of multi drivers kicking around with the demise of the kipper fleet?
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Could be A340-300's, seems like a good option considering the long over water flight legs and the very changeable weather in the South Atlantic.
Air Tahiti confirms MOD contract for Falklands’ airbridge — MercoPress
Air Tahiti confirms MOD contract for Falklands’ airbridge — MercoPress
RAF C-130 flights during the Malvinas/Falklands war
Guys, I would like to know if there was an airbridge using C-130 between Ascencion and the Bristish Task Force during the war in 1982.
In an Argentinian Forum we are wondering how come they fly so long from Ascencion (?) and back.
At that moment they were using air refuling in the C-130s???
In an Argentinian Forum we are wondering how come they fly so long from Ascencion (?) and back.
At that moment they were using air refuling in the C-130s???
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Falklands C130
Had the pleasure of making the trip from Stanley to Acension in a C130 to pick up the VC10....which then went via Dakar to Brize. September 10th 1982.....remember it well...didnt care a jot that we sat on webbed seats for however many hours it was given that I spent the last 6 months in a tent...just glad to be going home to Mom.
Always remember that blast of warm air when the ramp lowered at Acension...oh joy!
Always remember that blast of warm air when the ramp lowered at Acension...oh joy!
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Long old day yesterday for the punters going down south as the Air Tahiti A330 had diverted into BHX earlier in the week and BZZ was still closed yesterday so pax/bags/wpns/mail had to be moved by road to BHX.
Unfortunately the airport security officials would not let the baggage vehicles go direct to the a/c so all the bags/mail/wpns had to be lined up outside the terminal and the pax had to claim their bags and take them to check-in.
Unfortunately the airport security officials would not let the baggage vehicles go direct to the a/c so all the bags/mail/wpns had to be lined up outside the terminal and the pax had to claim their bags and take them to check-in.
Apparently there was a big pile of baggage and weapons, all of which had to be reclaimed by the owners who then had less than 90 mins to get checked in, pass through security and get to the gate as the crews duty time was rapidly expiring.
After the normal 17 hour journey to MPA, they were struck by lightning on finals and then had to endure a further 90 mins on the aircraft on dispersal because the movers decided to prioritise the unloading of the LAN Chile flight which landed 20 mins AFTER the airbridge - utter genius movers well done!!!
However it departed at 0400 local on its way to ASI so some happy faces in the end.
After the normal 17 hour journey to MPA, they were struck by lightning on finals and then had to endure a further 90 mins on the aircraft on dispersal because the movers decided to prioritise the unloading of the LAN Chile flight which landed 20 mins AFTER the airbridge - utter genius movers well done!!!
However it departed at 0400 local on its way to ASI so some happy faces in the end.
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Enough movers in MPN to handle 1 aircraft at a time (in this crazy world of SOP's). Movers do work under other peoples instructions sometimes.
LanChillie on a 60min stop over and at its scheduled time.
Airbridge on a 20 Hour? stopover and outside its arrival time.
Its not hard to work out the priority.
LanChillie on a 60min stop over and at its scheduled time.
Airbridge on a 20 Hour? stopover and outside its arrival time.
Its not hard to work out the priority.
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Well, I would blame the movers.... There to work for the RAF not the dodgy random Civi's. Make them sit and wait.
Movers; they do like self importance.
For instance.... Including the Chillie flight, they have 3.... a total of 3..... flights a week to look after. If your flying BA / Easyjet or any UK carrier you can check in up to an hour before your flight and hand your bags in at the same time.
MPA = Bags in and check in the day before you fly, rendering you with no kit until you get out of MPA.
I know some high horse 'Flying Stacker' will retort with some 'self importance'; because you always do to try and justify yourselves.......
P.S. Coming back V.Soon...... Anyone know who I'll be flying down with in Feb to MPA ?
Movers; they do like self importance.
For instance.... Including the Chillie flight, they have 3.... a total of 3..... flights a week to look after. If your flying BA / Easyjet or any UK carrier you can check in up to an hour before your flight and hand your bags in at the same time.
MPA = Bags in and check in the day before you fly, rendering you with no kit until you get out of MPA.
I know some high horse 'Flying Stacker' will retort with some 'self importance'; because you always do to try and justify yourselves.......
P.S. Coming back V.Soon...... Anyone know who I'll be flying down with in Feb to MPA ?
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I understand that Titan have the contract from next weekend but have been brought in a flight early due to the backlog. Maybe a snow plough at Brize would be a thought!
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After the normal 17 hour journey to MPA, they were struck by lightning on finals and then had to endure a further 90 mins on the aircraft on dispersal because the movers decided to prioritise the unloading of the LAN Chaile flight which landed 20 mins AFTER the airbridge - utter genius movers well done!!!"
Not defending the movers, but which makes more sense, let 50 or so civvies from south america mingle in the terminal with the 200+ military pax that arrived on the A340 from the UK, or keep the 200 passengers in the frame on the ASP and get the chile pax off the station, then let the Air Tahiti passengers off, with their 50kgs of luggage which would take more time.
I can see the logic behind the way it was done, but can understand the frustrations of the military personnel who were further delayed.
The Lan Chile flight arrives at the same time every week, how easy would it have been for UK MAMS to have avoided the issue in the first place by scheduling the UK departure time so that the airbridge wouldn't conflict with the one scheduled international civvie flight per week?
After the normal 17 hour journey to MPA, they were struck by lightning on finals and then had to endure a further 90 mins on the aircraft on dispersal because the movers decided to prioritise the unloading of the LAN Chaile flight which landed 20 mins AFTER the airbridge - utter genius movers well done!!!"
Not defending the movers, but which makes more sense, let 50 or so civvies from south america mingle in the terminal with the 200+ military pax that arrived on the A340 from the UK, or keep the 200 passengers in the frame on the ASP and get the chile pax off the station, then let the Air Tahiti passengers off, with their 50kgs of luggage which would take more time.
I can see the logic behind the way it was done, but can understand the frustrations of the military personnel who were further delayed.
The Lan Chile flight arrives at the same time every week, how easy would it have been for UK MAMS to have avoided the issue in the first place by scheduling the UK departure time so that the airbridge wouldn't conflict with the one scheduled international civvie flight per week?
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UK MAMs (Now known as 1AMW) don't schedule flights. I believe some folk in Andover are responsible for that.
Even if they had rev itined it to say two hours later there is no guarantee that sods law would not have come into play and the LAN got delayed by two hours as well !
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Even if they had rev itined it to say two hours later there is no guarantee that sods law would not have come into play and the LAN got delayed by two hours as well !
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Yep all the movers fault - nothing to do with Ops who actually accept the flight, nothing to do with Group who would have been advised that there was a flow clash...?
Enough facilities to handle 1 flight at a time so if one lands first then that get handled first. Plus as Nomorefreetime said, one was a QTR and one was on a 20 hours stop over...
But then "it is our terminal and we should get priority"
Enough facilities to handle 1 flight at a time so if one lands first then that get handled first. Plus as Nomorefreetime said, one was a QTR and one was on a 20 hours stop over...
But then "it is our terminal and we should get priority"
they do like self importance
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An A319 usually to and from Punta Arenas but its day starts in Santiago early and ends around midnight. With the movers on this one, they got the priorities right for all apart from for those paying for their flights on the airbridge.
