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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Apr 2024, 09:25
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,482
Posted By davidjpowell

Different drivers... No private company is...

Different drivers...

No private company is going to look at wider contribution to the regions economy. Local government might,

Whether the assessments make sense is a different question.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Apr 2024, 18:58
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,482
Posted By davidjpowell

That's exactly the game they have been playing...

That's exactly the game they have been playing after buying a lot of agricultural land around the airport. It is not just brownfield land...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Apr 2024, 16:35
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,482
Posted By davidjpowell

I disagree on why Wizz pulled out. They were...

I disagree on why Wizz pulled out. They were establishing new routes but at the same time being beaten up by not enough crew/planes at the established bases. They made a logical decision to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Apr 2024, 15:00
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,482
Posted By davidjpowell

A little more from the Mayor today. Tui want...

A little more from the Mayor today.

Tui want to come back (no doubt subject to commercials) and have been kept in touch with.

Final stages of agreeing with the Operator.

Will be quiet for...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Apr 2024, 18:54
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,482
Posted By davidjpowell

Spending cash upfront is inevitable when setting...

Spending cash upfront is inevitable when setting up an airport. Some of that capital spend of course would be recoverable to some extent if it shuts down again, and some won't.

But you have to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Mar 2024, 18:22
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,482
Posted By davidjpowell

I would be surprised if they can't get Tui back,...

I would be surprised if they can't get Tui back, obviously commercials depending.

But they will not want to go through cancellations, so I would not expect to see them before 2026, and unless (and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Mar 2024, 21:54
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,482
Posted By davidjpowell

Even as a supporter of DSA I don't expect to see...

Even as a supporter of DSA I don't expect to see a sudden influx of airlines desperate to get in. It will be a steady slog with hopefully the experienced operator trying out new contacts...

Jet2...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Mar 2024, 15:30
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,482
Posted By davidjpowell

Timmy has never been reliable when it comes to...

Timmy has never been reliable when it comes to DSA, although eventually he got lucky with its closure.

Having said that any new entrant expecting to massively grow passenger traffic would be...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Mar 2024, 11:44
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,482
Posted By davidjpowell

Let's see who the Operator is? My prediction is...

Let's see who the Operator is? My prediction is it will not be a mickey mouse operator but a well funded and experiences operator who knows their market better than me or you...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Mar 2024, 09:43
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,482
Posted By davidjpowell

As I understand it the council are in very active...

As I understand it the council are in very active discussions with an established operator, with another in the wings as a backup.

Perhaps ask them?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Mar 2024, 06:11
Replies: 1,843
Views: 868,410
Posted By davidjpowell

Well yes. I thought the designed in weak points...

Well yes. I thought the designed in weak points easily changed would have given way.

While Tui may have lots of planes, they don't have many 787's sitting around spare...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Feb 2024, 13:11
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,482
Posted By davidjpowell

Latest rumour is Head Lease is agreed, and can be...

Latest rumour is Head Lease is agreed, and can be signed once the two mayors stop bickering about who is going to announce it. Progress.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Feb 2024, 06:48
Replies: 1,843
Views: 868,410
Posted By davidjpowell

G-TUIF appears to be more than a little broken. ...

G-TUIF appears to be more than a little broken. Been on the ground for a couple of weeks now.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Feb 2024, 14:25
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,482
Posted By davidjpowell

By car. About 40 mins. Whereas the same...

By car. About 40 mins. Whereas the same journey took an hour on the bus last time I tried from LBA.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Feb 2024, 10:46
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,482
Posted By davidjpowell

I'm assuming that the £138m includes a cover for...

I'm assuming that the £138m includes a cover for losses as they build up anticipated business as per a costed business plan. The details are obviously commercially sensitive.

The £138m is out of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Feb 2024, 14:58
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,482
Posted By davidjpowell

Outline budget approved. Now on to next stage...

Outline budget approved. Now on to next stage and full budget..
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Feb 2024, 19:47
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,482
Posted By davidjpowell

Probably why he is supporting the airport. It's...

Probably why he is supporting the airport. It's a popular issue in the region.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Feb 2024, 19:21
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,482
Posted By davidjpowell

No one is being asked to do that. The mayor is...

No one is being asked to do that. The mayor is using some of his transport allocation at the airport. No extra funding is required.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Feb 2024, 19:00
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,482
Posted By davidjpowell

for South Yorkshire...

for South Yorkshire...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Feb 2024, 18:47
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,482
Posted By davidjpowell

Principally this is a South Yorkshire issue, and...

Principally this is a South Yorkshire issue, and West Yorkshire can but out, especially Bradford Interchange. The money is coming from the SYMCA region, and if it makes financial sense for the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Feb 2024, 18:25
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,482
Posted By davidjpowell

you are surely not new to the topic.. dsa...

you are surely not new to the topic..

dsa has a longer runway and far less affect from the weather. I can get to the centre of Leeds more quickly from finningley than from from Leeds Bradford..
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Feb 2024, 17:11
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,482
Posted By davidjpowell

. just close LBA. It’s in a stupid place...

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just close LBA. It’s in a stupid place anyway.

more seriously they have done a lot of work on the value to the region. If it’s accurate it’s sensible to reopen and even better if it turns out...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Feb 2024, 16:20
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,482
Posted By davidjpowell

New steps forward. Doncaster-Sheffield...

New steps forward.

Doncaster-Sheffield Airport: Major step toward re-opening airport with £138m for 10-year plan (msn.com)...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Jan 2024, 11:10
Replies: 36
Views: 7,686
Posted By davidjpowell

Surely an advantage to a Mayday is that it helps...

Surely an advantage to a Mayday is that it helps pilots communicate the nature of an urgent and unusual situation, in a pattern which they have practiced in the sim.

Both of the example video's...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
8th Jan 2024, 10:04
Replies: 80
Views: 26,805
Posted By davidjpowell

The temp plane has a reduced seating layout so...

The temp plane has a reduced seating layout so some passengers moved to Norse and the previous week Virgin out of Heathrow/.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
3rd Jan 2024, 15:37
Replies: 80
Views: 26,805
Posted By davidjpowell

Like wise on Arvia. 2 couples left on Tortola...

Like wise on Arvia. 2 couples left on Tortola after fighting, and 2 people left after becoming 'over familiar' in one of the hot tubs...

There is an interesting little squabble on the forums...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Jan 2024, 13:19
Replies: 39
Views: 20,033
Posted By davidjpowell

The temporary lifts are a bit weird, and do not...

The temporary lifts are a bit weird, and do not feel particularly temporary. Almost a normal lift built onto scaffolding.

Felt a little rickety.

Bet they use the stairs next time...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Nov 2023, 13:33
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,482
Posted By davidjpowell

15 originally interested parties. 8 put...

15 originally interested parties. 8 put proposals in place.

Doncaster Council now selected 4 most promising proposals to take to formal Tender.

Peel / Council negotiating and seem to be at a...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
24th Oct 2023, 11:55
Replies: 241
Views: 157,098
Posted By davidjpowell

I quite agree. My comment was in reply to Pug...

I quite agree. My comment was in reply to Pug who was suggesting this was very similar to an incident involving a 747 at DSA where a 747 driver miscalculated doing a 180...

Whatever the cause...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
23rd Oct 2023, 18:48
Replies: 241
Views: 157,098
Posted By davidjpowell

True; perhaps the Tui Pilot was trying to do a...

True; perhaps the Tui Pilot was trying to do a 180 turn while still proceeding down the runway at some sort of speed. Should not make assumptions.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
22nd Oct 2023, 18:49
Replies: 241
Views: 157,098
Posted By davidjpowell

To be fair the circumstances are very different....

To be fair the circumstances are very different. That was a pilot cocking uo his 180 and putting gear on the grass, LBA is a plane that has either been blown off the runway, or the pilot made a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Oct 2023, 08:53
Replies: 153
Views: 76,077
Posted By davidjpowell

Manchester airport is well over an hour away from...

Manchester airport is well over an hour away from LBA. It’s 30 minutes to the m62 on a good day. Then you have to travel to and around Manchester….
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Sep 2023, 07:48
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,482
Posted By davidjpowell

Lots of vested interests etc. Couple of points. ...

Lots of vested interests etc. Couple of points.

1. The SYAC priorities will be different to commercial operators. They see the value that an airport brings to the greater area.
2. The...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Sep 2023, 19:42
Replies: 1,843
Views: 868,410
Posted By davidjpowell

Random question. P&O Cruises often use Tui for...

Random question. P&O Cruises often use Tui for chucking people out to their Caribbean sailings. Can anyone see any spare 787's around the 10/11th of November? P&O say they are sorting out timings....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Aug 2023, 08:20
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,482
Posted By davidjpowell

Finningley did close. It was not a transition.

Finningley did close. It was not a transition.
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