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Forum: Rumours & News
1st May 2009, 05:36
Replies: 50
Views: 11,011
Posted By shoey1976

posts to date...

Cheers Safety Concerns!
Yup, Ian Shoesmith is the moniker I'm stuck with I'm afraid -- if you google me + bbc news you'll find me.
Thanks to everybody who has PMd me since my last post; and...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Apr 2009, 11:52
Replies: 50
Views: 11,011
Posted By shoey1976

re: previous posts

Dear all
Thanks to everybody for taking the time to respond to my questions, both on pprune forum and in PMs.
From experience using pprune, a good proportion of what is written here must be taken...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Apr 2009, 16:31
Replies: 50
Views: 11,011
Posted By shoey1976

Commercial Pressure on Engineering

Dear all

I'm hoping some of the longterm regulars may recognise me - I've not been on pprune for some time.

My name is Ian Shoesmith and I am a BBC News journalist. For the past three years...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Sep 2008, 14:04
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,139,567
Posted By shoey1976

Heathrow

BBC COPY:
The British Airways Boeing 777 that crashed at Heathrow in January was PROBABLY brought down by ice in its fuel system according to the latest findings of a report by the Air Accident...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Sep 2008, 14:00
Replies: 4
Views: 3,495
Posted By shoey1976

Heathrow Crash: another interim report

BBC COPY

The British Airways Boeing 777 that crashed at Heathrow in January was PROBABLY brought down by ice in its fuel system according to the latest findings of a report by the Air Accident...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Aug 2008, 16:33
Replies: 26
Views: 11,302
Posted By shoey1976

Newcastle Airport Closed

BBC COPY:


It's confirmed that an RAF Tornado jet has come off the runway as it came in to land at Newcastle Airport.
The airport's only runway is closed, and planes are circling.
Plans to...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Apr 2008, 15:20
Replies: 6
Views: 2,441
Posted By shoey1976

hercs inquest

anybody know any good RAF experts who know about Hercs?
Best wishes
Ian Shoesmith
BBC News

AVIATOR 'SILENCED OVER HERCULES SAFETY CONCERNS'
By Simon Evans, PA
An RAF aviator was silenced for...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Apr 2008, 11:07
Replies: 456
Views: 67,488
Posted By shoey1976

Kirkwood Falls on his Sword (BA/BAA T5 fiasco)

BRITISH AIRWAYS STATEMENT: TWO SENIOR MANAGERS LEAVE BRITISH AIRWAYS
British Airways has announced today that Gareth Kirkwood, director of operations, and David Noyes, director of customer...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Apr 2008, 11:16
Replies: 47
Views: 4,501
Posted By shoey1976

BMI are pretty fed up to put it mildly -- they've...

BMI are pretty fed up to put it mildly -- they've just said they weren't told about BA's decision!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Apr 2008, 09:14
Replies: 47
Views: 4,501
Posted By shoey1976

LHR T5 ... long-haul

BA is to postpone moving most of its long-haul flights to T5 because of the teething problems it has had there.
they were supposed to have transferred over from April 30.
GMB welcome the move.

...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2008, 21:22
Replies: 137
Views: 27,956
Posted By shoey1976

"andrew"hink

at least we've provoked debate....
just one point about "andrew" -- throughout all of my dealings with him, he has been very quick to praise the skill, professionalism and dedication of his former...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2008, 20:08
Replies: 137
Views: 27,956
Posted By shoey1976

leaving aside Del Prado's comments -- an airprox,...

leaving aside Del Prado's comments -- an airprox, so far as i understand it from the CAA (and yes, I did check) is any incident where a pilot, controller etc believes there was a risk of an accident....
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2008, 18:32
Replies: 137
Views: 27,956
Posted By shoey1976

we highlighted one incident. In the 33 page...

we highlighted one incident. In the 33 page report written by "Andrew" there were a dozen LOS incidents. The Reading one was the most serious.

None were airproxes -- although a couple were very...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2008, 17:18
Replies: 137
Views: 27,956
Posted By shoey1976

the reading incident

The Air France aircraft was heading north, while the British Midland was heading south. Despite being second in the sequence, the Air France pilot was ordered by Air Traffic Control to turn in...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2008, 17:12
Replies: 137
Views: 27,956
Posted By shoey1976

full version of my online piece

the BBC website only has enough room for a certain length of story. here is the full version:

by Ian Shoesmith & Tom Symonds
BBC News has been told that air traffic controllers are under so much...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2008, 17:10
Replies: 137
Views: 27,956
Posted By shoey1976

nats

indeed, as well as Tom Symonds, the BBC's transport correspondent. Am nervously awaiting your reaction...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Mar 2008, 18:29
Replies: 23
Views: 8,721
Posted By shoey1976

not interested in "hatchet jobs" as I hope this...

not interested in "hatchet jobs" as I hope this demonstrates: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6236810.stm
that followed about four months of work last year.

Anyway, I digress. The point I was...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Mar 2008, 17:22
Replies: 23
Views: 8,721
Posted By shoey1976

shoey1975

not seen the journalistic report, but the official one doesn't make for happy reading.
The report mentions min separation of 600ft and 3nm, compared to legal minima of 1000ft and 5nm. Just how...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Mar 2008, 12:07
Replies: 50
Views: 17,257
Posted By shoey1976

mandatory retirement age for pilots

interesting case, this. your thoughts? I'd have personally thought that experience counts for a lot in your game, but do reaction times slow down a lot past 60?
Cheers
Ian Shoesmith
BBC News...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Feb 2008, 15:42
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,139,567
Posted By shoey1976

"spar valves"

can somebody give an explanation of what these valves are, and how they play an important role, please?
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Feb 2008, 15:29
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,139,567
Posted By shoey1976

update -- heathrow crash landing

http://www.aaib.dft.gov.uk/cms_resources/S1-2008%20G-YMMM.pdf

what does everybody think?
ian shoesmith
bbc news
[email protected]
Forum: ATC Issues
14th Feb 2008, 16:06
Replies: 34
Views: 8,876
Posted By shoey1976

WV

excuse my ignorance on this, but why is the limit set at 4nm for heavy immediately followed by heavy (or any other aircraft)? and are those limits ever broken?
thanks
Ian Shoesmith
BBC News
Forum: ATC Issues
13th Feb 2008, 09:44
Replies: 34
Views: 8,876
Posted By shoey1976

Minimum Separation on Approach at LHR

Hi all
I've learned that while the minimum separation of aircraft in UK airspace is usually 3nm, in the LHR area this changed not so long ago to 2.5nm. Why and when was this done, and is it wise? To...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Jan 2008, 10:46
Replies: 451
Views: 289,908
Posted By shoey1976

fuel pumps

NCM - no offence taken!
My colleague Tom Symonds points out the possible significance of the AAIB highlighting the fact that they are examining the fuel supply from the tanks to the engine fuel...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Jan 2008, 19:18
Replies: 949
Views: 426,341
Posted By shoey1976

the flight crew

if anybody knows who was on the flight deck I would love to hear from you. please email [email protected] or ring my mobile 07769 977665.
best wishes
Ian Shoesmith
BBC News
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Jan 2008, 12:09
Replies: 949
Views: 426,341
Posted By shoey1976

more

reports plane inbound from shanghai landed short of runway -- aviation sources quoted by the Press Association
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Jan 2008, 11:58
Replies: 949
Views: 426,341
Posted By shoey1976

BA B777 Incident @ Heathrow (merged)

we're receiving tipoffs of something going on at LHR. anybody know anything?
thanks
Ian Shoesmith
BBC News
020 8624 9505
[email protected]
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Nov 2007, 14:31
Replies: 8
Views: 1,384
Posted By shoey1976

"scare story re Iraq and Afghanistan..."? ...

"scare story re Iraq and Afghanistan..."?

nope! The analogy I'm drawing is that if I were to take my knackered old Golf (which is insured in the UK) to France, and had an accident, I wouldn't be...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Nov 2007, 10:49
Replies: 8
Views: 1,384
Posted By shoey1976

Flight Plans & Operator Insurance Policies

Dear all

Ian Shoesmith from BBC News here again. As part of my research into a possible story, I'd like to have a quick chat (for briefing only, and certainly not for publication or broadcast)...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Nov 2007, 10:38
Replies: 22
Views: 6,543
Posted By shoey1976

the above

Mornin all
Thanks for the kind words of many - and yep, I'm just a humble hack who until a few months ago didn't know one end of a plane from another.
Since February though, alongside my day job at...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Nov 2007, 17:29
Replies: 22
Views: 6,543
Posted By shoey1976

an explanation

from my colleagues:

Prince Andrew's plane's been involved in an emergency as it flew into Edinburgh Airport. The pilot had to call for help because of problems with the landing gear. It meant the...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Nov 2007, 17:01
Replies: 22
Views: 6,543
Posted By shoey1976

I do -- but I have to fit those longer-form...

I do -- but I have to fit those longer-form investigations around my day-job!! Currently producing the Drive programme on 5live -- hence my request!
Ian
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Nov 2007, 16:54
Replies: 22
Views: 6,543
Posted By shoey1976

Emergency Services activity in vicinity of Edinburgh airport

Hi all
Just received a text from a listener about lots of emergency services activity at Edinburgh Airport. Could well be nothing, but does anybody know anything?
Best wishes
Ian Shoesmith
Radio...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Nov 2007, 19:01
Replies: 55
Views: 27,016
Posted By shoey1976

fatigue

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6236810.stm

to me at least, this seemed to be the tip of the iceberg

Ian Shoesmith
BBC News
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
1st Nov 2007, 20:40
Replies: 0
Views: 798
Posted By shoey1976

Storm Aviation

Evening all
Am very keen to speak to engineers working for Storm Aviation in Scotland.
As ever, any conversations will be treated with the strictest of confidence.
Apologies if this has been...
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