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Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
17th Jun 2007, 17:14
Replies: 6
Views: 4,264
Posted By tilewood

Try snapping one when you go through security and...

Try snapping one when you go through security and see what happens!! :eek:
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Jun 2007, 18:26
Replies: 743
Views: 114,131
Posted By tilewood

good spark So what exactly reminds the good...

good spark

So what exactly reminds the good people of Ramsgate that they are so lucky to have an "international airport" on their doorstep?

It certainly isn't the continual roar of jets taking...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
7th Jun 2007, 07:24
Replies: 7
Views: 2,320
Posted By tilewood

This effect is most marked when watching a B747. ...

This effect is most marked when watching a B747. At certain angles
it is fairly common to see just three trails.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Jun 2007, 20:01
Replies: 46
Views: 11,759
Posted By tilewood

I would like a penny for each time I have flown...

I would like a penny for each time I have flown in one. Mainly from
Southend in the 60s.

Sometimes on schedules, sometimes on airtests and crew training.

I worked with BUAF in those days,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Jun 2007, 19:33
Replies: 258
Views: 65,957
Posted By tilewood

"Low cost but not at any cost" I would have...

"Low cost but not at any cost"

I would have thought the clue was in the colour. Flybe are dusting off
their eco-friendly green credentials.

In this new world of climate fascists, anyone who...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Jun 2007, 07:39
Replies: 743
Views: 114,131
Posted By tilewood

MDIS ........"my question is why do the other...

MDIS ........"my question is why do the other usual subjects (do you mean suspects) get so uptight when a big name is linked with the airport..?"

May I suggest you reread all the hundreds of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Jun 2007, 10:36
Replies: 743
Views: 114,131
Posted By tilewood

Oh Twitcher, I fear that Taildragger dropped his...

Oh Twitcher, I fear that Taildragger dropped his baited hook in the
murky waters of the Manston thread reeled you in and left you flapping on the bank!! ;)
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Jun 2007, 11:54
Replies: 1,187
Views: 322,381
Posted By tilewood

Yes the announcement that a Ramada Hotel is going...

Yes the announcement that a Ramada Hotel is going to be on airport at
SEN is good news.

It also came just a day after the government go-ahead for the £1.5bn
Thames Gateway Dock development just...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd May 2007, 18:45
Replies: 743
Views: 114,131
Posted By tilewood

Jes, In a previous post you tell us how much...

Jes,

In a previous post you tell us how much you have learned
about grass cutting, and now you are informing us that airport managers are in short supply in the Southern Hemisphere.
.
I think...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st May 2007, 15:55
Replies: 743
Views: 114,131
Posted By tilewood

Fascinating to watch the Manston Thread revert to...

Fascinating to watch the Manston Thread revert to it's default position
of fantasy and abuse in equal measure! :hmm:
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th May 2007, 19:18
Replies: 743
Views: 114,131
Posted By tilewood

Poor catflaps. Obviously not a son of the...

Poor catflaps.

Obviously not a son of the soil. I would rather eat meat from cattle grazing off hay or silage grown next to Manston's runway than silage cut from
fields next to the M 25!

A...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th May 2007, 11:39
Replies: 743
Views: 114,131
Posted By tilewood

'Move along.......there's nothing to see!' You...

'Move along.......there's nothing to see!'
You are so right!

In the meantime in today's Telegraph Business section it seems
that there is going to be some building at the Manston Business Park.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Apr 2007, 22:16
Replies: 743
Views: 114,131
Posted By tilewood

Yes I had one of those!! :ok:

Yes I had one of those!! :ok:
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Apr 2007, 21:53
Replies: 743
Views: 114,131
Posted By tilewood

Hanger_ 9 Don't you feel that the first week...

Hanger_ 9

Don't you feel that the first week of your school summer holiday would be
better spent suing your English teacher?! ;)
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Apr 2007, 21:43
Replies: 743
Views: 114,131
Posted By tilewood

I feel another sleepless night in Thanet coming...

I feel another sleepless night in Thanet coming up!! :rolleyes:
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Apr 2007, 18:46
Replies: 323
Views: 48,538
Posted By tilewood

I wonder what impression all this incestous...

I wonder what impression all this incestous bickering gives
to the image of Manston?

I am sure many of you have the airport's interests at heart, but if I was
a director of Infratil or a...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
21st Apr 2007, 15:41
Replies: 26
Views: 4,598
Posted By tilewood

Good luck to all who sway in her!! ;)

Good luck to all who sway in her!! ;)
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Apr 2007, 07:29
Replies: 146
Views: 59,033
Posted By tilewood

Sad for those involved but not exactly...

Sad for those involved but not exactly surprising. Like Manston Lydd
has no large catchment area to call on, and poor surface access and
local infrastructure.

It is difficult to see how it can...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Apr 2007, 11:15
Replies: 323
Views: 48,538
Posted By tilewood

The last time I visited Manston was in the 1960s...

The last time I visited Manston was in the 1960s when it was littered with Invicta DC4s. Some even carrying pax.

It would appear from reading this thread that little has changed, just
that the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Mar 2007, 08:17
Replies: 410
Views: 119,022
Posted By tilewood

Aurigny Captain I don't see why you should...

Aurigny Captain

I don't see why you should be quite so dismissive of a SEN/GCI service.

Flybe operate a very successful SEN/JER route, there is no reason why
GCI shouldn't do well providing it...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Mar 2007, 19:32
Replies: 323
Views: 48,538
Posted By tilewood

Manston Airport- James That was a dignified...

Manston Airport- James

That was a dignified and mature response.

Well done.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Mar 2007, 18:41
Replies: 27
Views: 6,210
Posted By tilewood

Thankyou henry I will pass those details on. ...

Thankyou henry I will pass those details on.

My friend and his younger brother took off on their bikes and arrived
at the scene within a few minutes, but the police had already secured the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Mar 2007, 22:09
Replies: 27
Views: 6,210
Posted By tilewood

Following my post about a Meteor that crashed at...

Following my post about a Meteor that crashed at Westcliff on Sea, the details confirmed by henry crun, a friend of mine told me of another
that he says he and his brother actually saw crash in the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Mar 2007, 22:08
Replies: 323
Views: 48,538
Posted By tilewood

Hanger-9 "A feeling of dayjavo." Funny...

Hanger-9 "A feeling of dayjavo."

Funny that's the feeling I get every time I dip into the Manston thread.

Or is it Deja Vu ?

There it's happened again!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Mar 2007, 06:58
Replies: 332
Views: 91,644
Posted By tilewood

Jim (call me James) French on Radio 4's Today...

Jim (call me James) French on Radio 4's Today programme this morning
states the deal is now done, and that he foresees about 200 redundancies.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Mar 2007, 06:51
Replies: 27
Views: 6,210
Posted By tilewood

Thanks for that info Henry. Love to Minnie. ...

Thanks for that info Henry. Love to Minnie. Haven't heard you much
on the Home Service lately!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Mar 2007, 21:43
Replies: 27
Views: 6,210
Posted By tilewood

I believe one broke up and crashed at Westcliff...

I believe one broke up and crashed at Westcliff on Sea, near Southend,
Essex in the 1950s.

I wonder if anyone has any info on that.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Mar 2007, 15:58
Replies: 323
Views: 48,538
Posted By tilewood

The value of Manston's real estate keeps going...

The value of Manston's real estate keeps going up. It's in the South East!

It doesn't matter if it just becomes a site for a weekend gliding club,
whoever owns the acres will be doing very...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Mar 2007, 15:41
Replies: 20
Views: 3,636
Posted By tilewood

KIA Manston?!! It's a different catchment area...

KIA Manston?!! It's a different catchment area alright, it's just that
there is nobody in it!!

Perhaps Marshall International could sustain a low level loco operation,
but neither EZY or RYR do...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Feb 2007, 17:57
Replies: 1,187
Views: 322,381
Posted By tilewood

So there is a Reagan Airport, a John Wayne...

So there is a Reagan Airport, a John Wayne Airport, a John Lennon
International.

Helen Mirren International anyone?!! After all she did grow up in Sarfend! ;)

Couldn't wait to get away from...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Feb 2007, 19:32
Replies: 692
Views: 152,026
Posted By tilewood

Or even Jim (call me James) French!!

Or even Jim (call me James) French!!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Feb 2007, 18:43
Replies: 332
Views: 91,644
Posted By tilewood

So flybe has made a small loss. It would be...

So flybe has made a small loss. It would be surprising if it hadn't after the heavy investment in new equipment and routes, and the huge rise in fuel
prices over the last 12 months.

The proposed...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Feb 2007, 17:39
Replies: 99
Views: 37,619
Posted By tilewood

When I worked at Southend Airport in the early...

When I worked at Southend Airport in the early 60s I can remember
the occasional Argonaut being parked on the north apron.

I vaguely recall they were in BMA colours by then, but a fading memory...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
20th Feb 2007, 21:37
Replies: 575
Views: 157,065
Posted By tilewood

Cherie bought it on Ebay!!

Cherie bought it on Ebay!!
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
20th Feb 2007, 16:17
Replies: 15
Views: 4,453
Posted By tilewood

Meanwhile back at Airbus...............

Meanwhile back at Airbus...............
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