First Choice 763 diverted to lajes on route to sanford
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First Choice 763 diverted to lajes on route to sanford
is there any information around why this flight was diverted, left LGW as normal on Thursday I thought.
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Aircraft was G-OOBM
PHOTOS ON OF LANDING AT LAJES ON:
http://www.spottersblog.com/kirkwallairport/friends
PHOTOS ON OF LANDING AT LAJES ON:
http://www.spottersblog.com/kirkwallairport/friends
Mr Beach,
Wrong! Lajes is a combined civil and military airfield. Military north of runway and civilian terminal south side. I know, I have flown in and out of there many times.
Lajes is a military airport
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So would I be right in saying that there is a military bit?
A civilain bit?
A runway?
Some buildings, that kind of thing?
How about fences, trees. Windows! Any windows in the buildings? (assuming there are buildings of course).
This has got to be a conspiracy
A civilain bit?
A runway?
Some buildings, that kind of thing?
How about fences, trees. Windows! Any windows in the buildings? (assuming there are buildings of course).
This has got to be a conspiracy
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Just to ask a quick question if I may. Would this route be the regular one for First Choice as I thought most Sanford Flights went up the North Atlantic Track ?
Thanks.
Thanks.
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Not sure what you mean when you use the expression "The North Atlantic Track", because there's more than one track and they are not in the same place every night.
In a nutshell there are designated North Atlantic Tracks which change on a half daily basis to cater for traffic flow( Westbound Daytime, Eastbound nightime) and the position of the jetstream(s). You normally end up with around half a dozen published Atlantic Tracks and depending on the Tracks on the night it's perfectly possible this flight was on one of the Southerly Tracks. It's also perfectly possible the flight was crossing the Ocean on a non-NAT route, otherwise known as a Random Track.
In a nutshell there are designated North Atlantic Tracks which change on a half daily basis to cater for traffic flow( Westbound Daytime, Eastbound nightime) and the position of the jetstream(s). You normally end up with around half a dozen published Atlantic Tracks and depending on the Tracks on the night it's perfectly possible this flight was on one of the Southerly Tracks. It's also perfectly possible the flight was crossing the Ocean on a non-NAT route, otherwise known as a Random Track.
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......and from my experience flying to that part of the world you are more often than not on a random track as the organised track systen usually ends up too far north to suit flights to florida/bahamas/carribean etc., therefore Lajes often comes into play as a suitable ETOPS diversion.
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Air Tours divert to the Azores. Smoke in cabin caused by IFE
Air Tours divert to the Azores, smoke in cabin caused by IFE.
Apparently this happened last week w/c 12 Nov 2007. Have you got any more information / news on this divert, thanks
Apparently this happened last week w/c 12 Nov 2007. Have you got any more information / news on this divert, thanks
Not the same type, but the FAA has just this week issued an AD mandating that all 737s have a seperate switch in the flightdeck to switch off power to the IFE. Maybe after this event it will become mandatory on all types.
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Here is a direct link to the First Choice photos from Lajes.
http://www.spottersblog.com/ruimigue...vergreen..html
http://www.spottersblog.com/ruimigue...vergreen..html
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Whatever track he was on I think is quite irrelevant. Have known FCA 767 out of cancun, to head up to Miami, And turn NE direct route to Shannon before now.
Pretty sure they would be ETOPS certified anyway, so doesn't that put a fuel stop out of the question, as normally UK to SFD is a non stop job, unless it's a dog-leg sector.
Will we ever know??? probly not
Pretty sure they would be ETOPS certified anyway, so doesn't that put a fuel stop out of the question, as normally UK to SFD is a non stop job, unless it's a dog-leg sector.
Will we ever know??? probly not
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FCA and indeed other UK charter aircraft will normally use Nat Tracks en route to and from Orlando/Cancun etc but if off to the wider Caribbean they will normally use random tracks will take them fairly close to the Azores hence the suitability of Lajes and Santa Maria.
FCA and indeed other UK charter aircraft will normally use Nat Tracks en route to and from Orlando/Cancun etc but if off to the wider Caribbean they will normally use random tracks will take them fairly close to the Azores hence the suitability of Lajes and Santa Maria.