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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Jun 2016, 19:04
Replies: 3,424
Views: 1,635,779
Posted By EGBE0523

If you have a known brand name like Heinz or...

If you have a known brand name like Heinz or Hoover why change a winning formula? Can you imagine Corsair, France (I believe a TUI company?) slapping a TUI logo on their aircraft. Sacre Bleu!
Forum: African Aviation
22nd Oct 2014, 09:23
Replies: 8
Views: 6,182
Posted By EGBE0523

Great Circle Mapper suggests: DEL - NBO 3363 ...

Great Circle Mapper suggests:
DEL - NBO 3363
DEL - MBA 3354
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Jul 2014, 10:53
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,914,626
Posted By EGBE0523

My understanding is that REK is the "domestic"...

My understanding is that REK is the "domestic" airport for Iceland but also has flights to Greenland and the Faroe Islands. Three Fokker F50s on the ramp when I was there a couple of weeks back, It...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Nov 2013, 15:59
Replies: 103
Views: 25,610
Posted By EGBE0523

Twin Pin

Seem to recollect a Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer flying at CVT not many years back. Is it still airworthy?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Jul 2013, 17:23
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,914,626
Posted By EGBE0523

I seem to remember AI operating a 707 out of...

I seem to remember AI operating a 707 out of Birmingham back in 80/81 routing Birmingham (BHX) - Moscow (SVO) - Amritsar (ATQ) - Delhi (DEL) - Bombay (BOM).
This was from the old terminal too. Also...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Mar 2013, 14:13
Replies: 162
Views: 36,550
Posted By EGBE0523

But mowing the grass and moving the sheep off the...

But mowing the grass and moving the sheep off the strip may be within budget.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Dec 2012, 11:02
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,815
Posted By EGBE0523

Coventry Airport has had its time now is the time...

Coventry Airport has had its time now is the time to draw the curtain down and close it.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Nov 2012, 14:54
Replies: 3,424
Views: 1,635,779
Posted By EGBE0523

Covered by The Official Secrets Act old boy.

Covered by The Official Secrets Act old boy.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Apr 2012, 14:49
Replies: 57
Views: 9,707
Posted By EGBE0523

If this was an episode of "Yes Minister" then...

If this was an episode of "Yes Minister" then sombody in Whitehall would be a member of the same gentleman's club as someone who played golf with another mason who worked for an Air Charter Broker...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Apr 2012, 10:20
Replies: 57
Views: 9,707
Posted By EGBE0523

Didn't Aunt Beth's Flying Club have a VC10 or...

Didn't Aunt Beth's Flying Club have a VC10 or Tristar free for a few days?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Feb 2012, 08:31
Replies: 881
Views: 547,491
Posted By EGBE0523

Has possibilities. Throw in a high speed rail...

Has possibilities. Throw in a high speed rail link and we almost have London's new airport!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Feb 2012, 15:44
Replies: 2,367
Views: 707,130
Posted By EGBE0523

Nostalgia

And another couple of routes long gone.
BHX - LHR on the wonderful Viscount flown by BEA (BE)
BHX - LGW flown by BCAL (BR) using a Twin Otter
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Feb 2012, 14:18
Replies: 2,367
Views: 707,130
Posted By EGBE0523

I recall that BHX-SOU was originally operated by...

I recall that BHX-SOU was originally operated by a HS.748 from BA's Highland Division as I was on the inaugaral flight.

BHX-CPH-STO I'm pretty sure was Maersk and when I was using it came back...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Jan 2012, 15:50
Replies: 11
Views: 1,918
Posted By EGBE0523

I think you were on a QF service as I can...

I think you were on a QF service as I can remember coming back with them, via SIN BOM THR VIE and should have then gone on to LHR but we picked up some tech fault out of VIE and diverted to AMS...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Oct 2011, 07:36
Replies: 2,367
Views: 707,130
Posted By EGBE0523

Pete, As fascinating as your stats are could...

Pete,
As fascinating as your stats are could you possible sort them into alphabetical order or even by load factor high to low before uploading? thanks
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Oct 2011, 13:10
Replies: 43
Views: 10,532
Posted By EGBE0523

Every Jobsworth at Gatwick must have thought it...

Every Jobsworth at Gatwick must have thought it was his/hers birthday, christmas and lottery win all rolled into one when this AI diverted in.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Aug 2011, 08:11
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,815
Posted By EGBE0523

Air Commuter then Venture Airways if I remember...

Air Commuter then Venture Airways if I remember correctly. Started with a Banderainte I think then went to a club class configured HS748 and sometimes a subbed in Dan Air HS748 and the occasional...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Jul 2011, 10:01
Replies: 4,437
Views: 1,043,349
Posted By EGBE0523

"Black Country"

Compton3bravo - the PC brigade are alive and well in my local branch of a DIY store. Paint which you and I would recognise as black is sold as "extra dark gray" I kid you not. Heaven knows what they...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
3rd Feb 2011, 07:40
Replies: 45
Views: 5,654
Posted By EGBE0523

Nobody forces you to go abroad you make your own...

Nobody forces you to go abroad you make your own decision and presumably do some research before going. That the government is assisting British nationals well done that they should recuperate the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Dec 2010, 11:31
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,239,147
Posted By EGBE0523

Knieval77 I would say you could just walk up...

Knieval77

I would say you could just walk up on the day!! Because just by posting on a forum the men in raincoats and dark glasses now know your internet service provider, your ip address and from...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Nov 2010, 08:57
Replies: 2,775
Views: 944,096
Posted By EGBE0523

Operating crews stayed up half the night watching...

Operating crews stayed up half the night watching the cricket,England messed up in Brisbane?!!

Weather but that is only a guess.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Oct 2010, 07:51
Replies: 4,437
Views: 1,043,349
Posted By EGBE0523

So the big cheeses at BHX have decided to drop...

So the big cheeses at BHX have decided to drop the "International" title from the airport's name. I wonder how many rounds of golf and corporate away days it took to dream that masterstroke up?
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Sep 2010, 12:18
Replies: 4,437
Views: 1,043,349
Posted By EGBE0523

Perhaps they should go a step further as...

Perhaps they should go a step further as operating aircraft from an airport actually infringes on their core activity "retail sales"

So dear old BHX could be renamed

East Midlands (South West)...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Sep 2010, 08:39
Replies: 4,437
Views: 1,043,349
Posted By EGBE0523

Dropping the word International is only the...

Dropping the word International is only the start. What we need now is to employ a firm of consultants to come up with a new snappy name for BHX

So how about

"Elmdon Regional Aerodrome"...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Jan 2010, 10:46
Replies: 3,797
Views: 823,919
Posted By EGBE0523

That was in the days when "Can Do" was considered...

That was in the days when "Can Do" was considered normal and people thought for themselves. Now most of the populace sits there paralysed waiting for a webpage or helpline to tell them what to think...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Dec 2009, 16:40
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,815
Posted By EGBE0523

Coventry Council are experts in getting involved...

Coventry Council are experts in getting involved in things they don't understand i.e. Ricoh Stadium and Coventy Rugby Club at The Butts.
Back to CVT it's made for freight with the M45/M1, M69/M6...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Oct 2009, 09:21
Replies: 3,424
Views: 1,635,779
Posted By EGBE0523

Only a matter of time before it is TUI Luft or...

Only a matter of time before it is TUI Luft or something germanically similar.

The TUI brand although well known in mainland Europe is not so, imho, in the UK. Consigning Thomson or Thomsonfly to...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Sep 2009, 08:56
Replies: 301
Views: 97,510
Posted By EGBE0523

BCAL(BR) in First Class. Happy memories of...

BCAL(BR) in First Class. Happy memories of flights HKG - LGW. Never had such generous measures of malt as on those flights.

Air Commuter / Venture Airways CVT-PAR. A happy little band of people...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Jul 2009, 13:30
Replies: 4,437
Views: 1,043,349
Posted By EGBE0523

Angel Profitable from day 1 then!

Profitable from day 1 then!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Oct 2008, 13:06
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,815
Posted By EGBE0523

As much as I enjoyed the BD Viscounts of old at...

As much as I enjoyed the BD Viscounts of old at CVT and later Air Commuter and its, if I remember correctly, Jetstream 31 and later HS748 (Venture Airways?) i think the time has come to say enough.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Sep 2008, 15:48
Replies: 13
Views: 5,642
Posted By EGBE0523

What no heroic pilots fighting the controls to...

What no heroic pilots fighting the controls to narrowly miss a hospital or school?

Give Sky News a few mins I'm sure they will have the true! story
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Jul 2008, 20:14
Replies: 4
Views: 2,406
Posted By EGBE0523

G-EBVG

Can anybody identify the aircraft that has this reg? I have a print in my flat of a flying boat, it's a biplane, and would love to know what it is.
Thanks
Ian
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Jul 2008, 14:21
Replies: 4,437
Views: 1,043,349
Posted By EGBE0523

TK conx at IST

With these arrival times at IST they will easily connect with TK to BKK, DXB, HKG and SIN all of which go out circa 23:00 Hrs. May not compete with EK on quality but I bet the prices will be...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
14th Mar 2008, 14:46
Replies: 7
Views: 1,856
Posted By EGBE0523

Correct me if I am wrong but I thought that...

Correct me if I am wrong but I thought that repeating information from a scanner was illegal in the UK?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Feb 2008, 15:17
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,815
Posted By EGBE0523

Angel Well with a good road network all around CVT I...

Well with a good road network all around CVT I hope they go for the freight option. Any business they get from low costs should just be considered a bonus not the way you keep your head above water....
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