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Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
18th Apr 2024, 11:22
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,614
Posted By sewushr

Indeed the sight of those 747s at Gatwick in 1972...

Indeed the sight of those 747s at Gatwick in 1972 was a pretty spectacular sight. Particularly as two of them, including the QANTAS as far as I can recall, were parked on the 'diagonal' stands at...
Forum: Freight Dogs
18th Apr 2024, 05:17
Replies: 10
Views: 3,524
Posted By sewushr

Bluebird Nordic were still operating their own...

Bluebird Nordic were still operating their own metal until recently (12th April), although nothing since then other than what appear to be ferry flights. They definitely didn't suspend operations in...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
17th Apr 2024, 16:56
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,614
Posted By sewushr

Someone at Gatwick mentioned to me that it was...

Someone at Gatwick mentioned to me that it was the first QANTAS aircraft to land at Gatwick. Sounds impressive, but definitely not true!

Boeing 747-238B VH-EBB was one of a number of 747s that...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Mar 2024, 12:40
Replies: 1,950
Views: 1,046,395
Posted By sewushr

OK Skipness, fair enough, but this is what you...

OK Skipness, fair enough, but this is what you did say (I'll have one more try at explaining this, then bow out!)

'There would have been one helluva cost into putting whole UK fleet onto the new...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Mar 2024, 18:25
Replies: 1,950
Views: 1,046,395
Posted By sewushr

I'm sorry Skipness, I think you are missing the...

I'm sorry Skipness, I think you are missing the point and still seem to be fixated on the idea of bases. Ryanair don't need to have all of their aircraft, or any of them in fact, on a UK AOC to fly...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Mar 2024, 15:58
Replies: 1,950
Views: 1,046,395
Posted By sewushr

There seems to be a lot of confusion about the...

There seems to be a lot of confusion about the impact of Brexit and some of the preceding posts are mixing up factors which are Brexit related with things that have absolutely nothing to do with the...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
14th Mar 2024, 18:48
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,614
Posted By sewushr

Dave It isn't particularly unusual for FR24...

Dave

It isn't particularly unusual for FR24 to show a type, but no registration. All 'blocked' business jets (mostly the corporate rather than AOC operated ones) will be displayed this way. Also...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Mar 2024, 06:27
Replies: 1,419
Views: 447,630
Posted By sewushr

AeroItalia's scheduled flights to Heathrow lasted...

AeroItalia's scheduled flights to Heathrow lasted less than a month. In their relatively short existence, they have changed bases, strategy and routes countless times, usually blaming others when...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Feb 2024, 04:52
Replies: 71
Views: 35,787
Posted By sewushr

The 'cost' of the AOC will rather depend on how...

The 'cost' of the AOC will rather depend on how well organised and prepared the applicant is.

If Hans couldn't afford the cost of completing the steps to obtain an AOC, then I rather doubt their...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Feb 2024, 09:37
Replies: 1,822
Views: 858,319
Posted By sewushr

Forum's? Yes, that's what I mean. I wasn't...

Forum's? Yes, that's what I mean.

I wasn't referring to the specifics of your short reply to DJ6. It was a general comment in relation to some of your (many) previous posts. I'm not a prolific...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Feb 2024, 22:30
Replies: 1,822
Views: 858,319
Posted By sewushr

SotonSean, your patronising tone and arrogance...

SotonSean, your patronising tone and arrogance amaze me at times! ;-)

For someone who doesn't understand the correct way to use an apostrophe (often placing one before the 's' of a plural noun)...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Feb 2024, 04:57
Replies: 1,714
Views: 587,295
Posted By sewushr

The TAAG and Air Peace flights appear in the...

The TAAG and Air Peace flights appear in the Gatwick system because both have slots in the W23 season. As has been stated often before, the fact that an operator holds slots doesn't mean the flights...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Jan 2024, 13:57
Replies: 1,714
Views: 587,295
Posted By sewushr

We see lots of reports of 'imminent' start dates...

We see lots of reports of 'imminent' start dates for various foreign operators, not only on PPrune but on various aviation/routes websites. On many occasions it just seems to be people regurgitating...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Jan 2024, 15:41
Replies: 1,714
Views: 587,295
Posted By sewushr

Iraqi Airways have been saying for ages that they...

Iraqi Airways have been saying for ages that they expect to be approved to operate their own aircraft to Europe 'soon'. But as far as I'm aware, they are still included on both the EU and UK Safety...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Dec 2023, 11:42
Replies: 834
Views: 376,215
Posted By sewushr

I'm sorry Andymartin, but I don't know how you...

I'm sorry Andymartin, but I don't know how you can confidently proclaim that "we all know FR24 quotes the actual landing and take off times". I dare say there are some users who don't know that.
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Sep 2023, 15:28
Replies: 1,287
Views: 422,416
Posted By sewushr

There has been one KLM Cargo (Martinair) flight...

There has been one KLM Cargo (Martinair) flight to Stansted this year and, as posted previously, it was a one-off horse charter. FR24 has a habit of showing flights that don't exist!

Also,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Aug 2023, 16:23
Replies: 1,287
Views: 422,416
Posted By sewushr

You're over complicating things DJ6. It is a...

You're over complicating things DJ6. It is a wet-lease, pure and simple.

No different to what another Moldovan carrier (Fly One) is doing. All of their flights are operated by wet-leased aircraft...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
23rd Mar 2023, 06:02
Replies: 3
Views: 2,001
Posted By sewushr

They are already operating, but as a 'production...

They are already operating, but as a 'production carrier' for British Airways, so flights operate with BAW flight numbers and the Speedbird callsign (in the same way that Ryanair's Maltese and Polish...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Feb 2023, 16:52
Replies: 1,287
Views: 422,416
Posted By sewushr

Correct. Operators from Turkmenistan were...

Correct. Operators from Turkmenistan were included on the EU Safety List and were therefore banned from flying to the EU, including the UK. That is no longer the case.

Interestingly, Moldova is...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Feb 2023, 05:06
Replies: 1,287
Views: 422,416
Posted By sewushr

HiSky have never operated to Stansted (or...

HiSky have never operated to Stansted (or anywhere in the UK) as far as I'm aware.

Personally I think the Romanian offshoot is more likely, given the demise of Blue Air, rather than a 3rd carrier...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Feb 2023, 14:45
Replies: 1,287
Views: 422,416
Posted By sewushr

H7 is more likely to be HiSky of Moldova (despite...

H7 is more likely to be HiSky of Moldova (despite what the ACL report says!)
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Nov 2022, 05:12
Replies: 190
Views: 119,710
Posted By sewushr

It is a bit simpler than that (the term 'base'...

It is a bit simpler than that (the term 'base' can be a bit of a minefield!)

Post Brexit, EU carriers are no longer permitted to operate UK domestic sectors, so these have to be flown using a UK...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Oct 2022, 09:10
Replies: 1,714
Views: 587,295
Posted By sewushr

There seems to be a half-hourly Thameslink train...

There seems to be a half-hourly Thameslink train service from London Bridge today, so Gatwick isn't entirely without a train service to London on strike days.

I believe National Express have been...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Aug 2022, 14:56
Replies: 39
Views: 13,724
Posted By sewushr

If by 'they' you mean FlyPOP then, no, they...

If by 'they' you mean FlyPOP then, no, they weren't operating ACMI for Aer Lingus. HiFly Malta was. As ATNotts has pointed out, without an AOC and Operating Licence, FlyPOP don't (and can't) operate...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Mar 2022, 15:50
Replies: 1
Views: 3,706
Posted By sewushr

Nothing happened. It did exactly what it was...

Nothing happened. It did exactly what it was supposed to do (EYKA-EYKA). No 'diversion' involved.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
1st Mar 2022, 04:51
Replies: 8
Views: 1,218
Posted By sewushr

Swissair??! They haven't flown for almost...

Swissair??!

They haven't flown for almost 20 years, never mind three weeks ;)
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Jan 2022, 18:10
Replies: 1,714
Views: 587,295
Posted By sewushr

Yes, I think FR 8 x daily on DUB-LGW is more than...

Yes, I think FR 8 x daily on DUB-LGW is more than pre-Covid, but not 'new' for S22. They were operating 8 daily flights on the route from the start of the Winter season (end of October) until the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Jan 2022, 05:09
Replies: 1,287
Views: 422,416
Posted By sewushr

Don't forget IATA codes aren't unique (there...

Don't forget IATA codes aren't unique (there aren't enough of them to go round). So many codes are issued to more than one carrier, usually in different geographic areas with no likelihood of...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
1st Dec 2021, 17:53
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,614
Posted By sewushr

The La Compagnie A321neo operated a Formula One...

The La Compagnie A321neo operated a Formula One charter to Jeddah.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
1st Dec 2021, 16:21
Replies: 2
Views: 1,224
Posted By sewushr

FR24 getting itself a bit confused (and perhaps...

FR24 getting itself a bit confused (and perhaps Flight Stats too)

EUK986 returned from BGI to MAN, arriving at 0300 this morning. It may have been an empty ferry on the return.

G-EIDY left...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
21st Nov 2021, 17:23
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,614
Posted By sewushr

Singapore Airlines re-introduced A380s on one of...

Singapore Airlines re-introduced A380s on one of their three daily flights to Heathrow on 19th November.
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
18th Nov 2021, 06:37
Replies: 8
Views: 1,777
Posted By sewushr

The flight type 'N' in the ICAO flight plan...

The flight type 'N' in the ICAO flight plan (non-scheduled air transport) includes commercial business jet and air-taxi operations (see ICAO definitions). 'G' for General Aviation, includes aerial...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
8th Nov 2021, 18:47
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,614
Posted By sewushr

The JetBlue JFK-LHR flight is back to daily from...

The JetBlue JFK-LHR flight is back to daily from 1st November
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Jun 2021, 05:57
Replies: 685
Views: 346,494
Posted By sewushr

easyJet were also flying plenty of 'circuits'...

easyJet were also flying plenty of 'circuits' before they resumed passenger flights, in order to keep aircraft and crews active. There were also regular flights between bases for maintenance...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th May 2021, 05:15
Replies: 12
Views: 4,226
Posted By sewushr

Its a long bus ride from Gdansk to Porto ;-)

Its a long bus ride from Gdansk to Porto ;-)
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