Falklands Airbridge
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I believe Air Atlanta did a reasonable job at one time. Nice young ladies as well so I hear.
Unfortunately their aircraft were old 747s that had been retired from the charter world and although still pretty reliable were struggling.
Oh and 'down south' makes it sound so wary considering its a good way of getting out of a proper operational tour.
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One would have thought anyone 'fishing' would at least learn to spell ; also if involved in a " plummet " (C: Daily Mail ) I might even be distracted from the nice young ladies, though of course that's a factor involving time & motion.
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Unfortunately their aircraft were old 747s that had been retired from the charter world and although still pretty reliable were struggling.
Luvverly big leather seats tho... if you were lucky enough to get one, almost worth going all that way down there!
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My one trip to the Falklands was with Air Atlanta; I was lucky enough to get the "luvverly big leather seats" up front on the way there and also on the way back, and both trips also involved the "nice young ladies".
Here's the 747 I flew on landing at MPA, taken from my temporary 'office' for my work at MPA:
Here's the 747 I flew on landing at MPA, taken from my temporary 'office' for my work at MPA:
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Don't happen to know when that photo was taken do you? Just that there is a reasonable chance it's me sitting up there in the upper deck pointy bit trying to make sure the two "aviators" perched in front aren't trying to kill me.
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Yes, I took the above photo 16th June 2006.
I'm trying to remember the name of the captain, I think he was Canadian. I asked for a look at the flight deck on the flight out, but not surprisingly was refused. However, he came down for a chat, and I had a look upstairs after we'd landed at MPA. The panel looked fairly basic with all steam driven instruments. The captain likened flying a 747 into Ascension and MPA to farm strip flying, and I think the divert for MPA was Rio.
I'm trying to remember the name of the captain, I think he was Canadian. I asked for a look at the flight deck on the flight out, but not surprisingly was refused. However, he came down for a chat, and I had a look upstairs after we'd landed at MPA. The panel looked fairly basic with all steam driven instruments. The captain likened flying a 747 into Ascension and MPA to farm strip flying, and I think the divert for MPA was Rio.
I'm sure a few pennies could be saved by turning off the heating in the DeathStar as well....and the hot water.
A very stupid and naive post, brandnew. Robbing Peter to pay Paul is never a good course of action.
If Brown and Browner insist on continuing their desert adventurism to please GeeDubya, then they must pay the price.
A very stupid and naive post, brandnew. Robbing Peter to pay Paul is never a good course of action.
If Brown and Browner insist on continuing their desert adventurism to please GeeDubya, then they must pay the price.
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Your post is extremely naive and spiteful. As I stated previously there are many people doing Falklands tours in addition to Sandpit tours. One particular example of this is the RIC (Resident Infantry Company) who use their time in the Islands as a ramp up to going into Afghanistan. The Falklands is an additional burden for many individuals and for sections supporting this theatre as well as the 2 'operational' theatres.
I don't recall anyone here suggesting that this should be a luxury charter. The choice of airframe has a major bearing on the availability of aircraft spares etc and with the loss of the 747 service this means that larger items have to be delivered by an RAF Tristar or C17 which diverts already stretched resources away from the 2 theatres of war.
Your post is extremely naive and spiteful. As I stated previously there are many people doing Falklands tours in addition to Sandpit tours. One particular example of this is the RIC (Resident Infantry Company) who use their time in the Islands as a ramp up to going into Afghanistan. The Falklands is an additional burden for many individuals and for sections supporting this theatre as well as the 2 'operational' theatres.
I don't recall anyone here suggesting that this should be a luxury charter. The choice of airframe has a major bearing on the availability of aircraft spares etc and with the loss of the 747 service this means that larger items have to be delivered by an RAF Tristar or C17 which diverts already stretched resources away from the 2 theatres of war.
C130 Techie, our little pongo helicopter hero may well send you a spiteful Private Message fuel of invective and personal abuse as he did to me after I made a similar observation concerning the tone and content of his post...
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With TG18 in close attendance whoever gets the contract had better make sure their collision damage insurance is up to date.................
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....which will presumably mean less available freight uplift than all the recent providers.
Last time I think a 76' was on the route was during GW1, when Britannia operated IIRC.
Last time I think a 76' was on the route was during GW1, when Britannia operated IIRC.
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Lets just say they want as much air frt as they can. But by the time the fresh rats, AOGs and mail get chucked on there is not much space left for anything else. Usualy 4 ACP are sent.
I seem to remeber someone telling me the ship that goes down south (twice a month) often turned up half full (or half empty).
MM
I seem to remeber someone telling me the ship that goes down south (twice a month) often turned up half full (or half empty).
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