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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Apr 2024, 17:56
Replies: 794
Views: 307,419
Posted By mrshubigbus

There’s plenty of space on the existing apron....

There’s plenty of space on the existing apron. Six covered walkway stands on the Eastern apron and five additional stands on the West apron. It’s a very easy task to move aircraft onto and off...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Mar 2024, 22:00
Replies: 3,283
Views: 824,637
Posted By mrshubigbus

One thing that really matters on shorter holiday...

One thing that really matters on shorter holiday routes that seems to have been totally overlooked is the shorter summer seasons. while the Canaries, Eastern Med and Egypt are virtually year round,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Apr 2021, 21:50
Replies: 3,283
Views: 824,637
Posted By mrshubigbus

Just a point that nobody in any of the meetings...

Just a point that nobody in any of the meetings or on the forums seems to have touched upon. How long is Southampton's runway? How long is London City's runway? How many pax did SOU have prior to the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Jun 2020, 15:34
Replies: 1,003
Views: 636,007
Posted By mrshubigbus

TUI announces restart from 11th July but from...

TUI announces restart from 11th July but from only three UK airports and currently to only eight destinations!

Quote:- "Flights will be available from Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham, with the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Mar 2020, 10:59
Replies: 2,907
Views: 634,735
Posted By mrshubigbus

China (population 1.4 billion) got on top of this...

China (population 1.4 billion) got on top of this very quickly after a relatively slow response. A country much larger than Europe (population 750 million) was shut down and controlled by one very...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
8th Mar 2018, 12:31
Replies: 833
Views: 685,394
Posted By mrshubigbus

So after 16 pages on Pprune and three months of...

So after 16 pages on Pprune and three months of operations what's the overall assessment of this new "low cost" carrier operating on behalf of SAS. It sounds mixed to say the very least and more like...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Jan 2018, 18:15
Replies: 411
Views: 412,558
Posted By mrshubigbus

If only BA had agreed terms with Monarch. This...

If only BA had agreed terms with Monarch. This could all have been avoided! Nine or ten A320/A321s already based at LGW with some highly motivated Monarch crews - all let go and now scattered far...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Dec 2017, 11:05
Replies: 833
Views: 685,394
Posted By mrshubigbus

What's happening at SAS Ireland? I see that two...

What's happening at SAS Ireland? I see that two A320NEOs have been delivered to Stockholm Arlanda and EI-SIA is currently in Shannon? What's the very latest therefore?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Dec 2017, 11:18
Replies: 1,003
Views: 636,007
Posted By mrshubigbus

So just to clarify the above link below:- Mr...

So just to clarify the above link below:-

Mr Bath, former boss of Bath Travel, whose father Peter’s firm Palmair operated from Bournemouth Airport for half a century, said Manchester Airports...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Sep 2017, 16:42
Replies: 1,003
Views: 636,007
Posted By mrshubigbus

You clearly thought wrong then! Neither hangar...

You clearly thought wrong then! Neither hangar originally had anything to do with the Qatari Jumbo owners! The first was built specifically for VC10 conversions in the early 1990s and the other for...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Sep 2017, 06:15
Replies: 1,003
Views: 636,007
Posted By mrshubigbus

Which proves that a five based aircraft operation...

Which proves that a five based aircraft operation would have been sustainable and would have created as many as 500-1000 more airport jobs. But that's history now and MAG have failed miserably to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Sep 2017, 19:41
Replies: 1,003
Views: 636,007
Posted By mrshubigbus

Not to mention two wide body sized hangars that...

Not to mention two wide body sized hangars that could support hundreds of local jobs and dozens of airliners for maintenance if it weren't for one unsold 747SP and a 747-8 that flies just twice a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Sep 2017, 17:41
Replies: 1,003
Views: 636,007
Posted By mrshubigbus

So, with MAG and RYR in mind, why then did MAG...

So, with MAG and RYR in mind, why then did MAG invest 45 million in the airport, virtually rebuild the terminal, build a new arrivals hall, expand the apron to 11 stands and put a CAT 3 ILS in???...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Sep 2017, 16:20
Replies: 1,003
Views: 636,007
Posted By mrshubigbus

The bottom line is simple! Bournemouth needs more...

The bottom line is simple! Bournemouth needs more based aircraft and a level playing field with Ryanair! Ryanair, who have been in the press for all the wrong reasons this week, are effectively...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
24th Sep 2017, 15:39
Replies: 1,288
Views: 1,225,014
Posted By mrshubigbus

Ryanair pilots - Your time is "RIGHT NOW"! A one...

Ryanair pilots - Your time is "RIGHT NOW"! A one off chance to save not only your own terms and conditions but this whole industry from being ruined by one smug bugger of an Irishman with a bloody...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
24th Sep 2017, 08:42
Replies: 1,288
Views: 1,225,014
Posted By mrshubigbus

No sign of high sickness or a sudden work to rule...

No sign of high sickness or a sudden work to rule just yet then? This opportunity will soon be missed. This man surely knows he's got everyone by the balls??? 400 aircraft, nearly 100 million pax and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Sep 2017, 10:36
Replies: 1,978
Views: 1,286,011
Posted By mrshubigbus

About time O'Leary, smug as ever, had his come...

About time O'Leary, smug as ever, had his come uppence! When you've got 400 737s, don't employ enough people and screw your existing staff into the ground, or should that be an early grave, then you...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Sep 2017, 10:15
Replies: 4,329
Views: 2,710,267
Posted By mrshubigbus

Monarch have "survived" in this industry for...

Monarch have "survived" in this industry for approaching 50 years. That doesn't happen unless you are doing something right! Dozens and dozens of other carriers in the UK have come and gone in that...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Sep 2017, 07:30
Replies: 1,003
Views: 636,007
Posted By mrshubigbus

With the current situation unlikely to change...

With the current situation unlikely to change then, isn't it about time the South side was partially reused for something else aviation wise? That investment way back in 2008 increasing the ramp to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Sep 2017, 16:34
Replies: 1,003
Views: 636,007
Posted By mrshubigbus

Mark, Can BOH get back to that elusive one...

Mark,

Can BOH get back to that elusive one million passenger mark again? It briefly achieved it in 2007 / 2008 but hasn't come close since. It only needs another one or two based aircraft but that...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Sep 2017, 16:30
Replies: 8
Views: 2,477
Posted By mrshubigbus

Any more thoughts after this thread having been...

Any more thoughts after this thread having been viewed a couple of hundred times? Clearly if the demand simply isn't there then the project won't go ahead.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Sep 2017, 21:14
Replies: 8
Views: 2,477
Posted By mrshubigbus

MONARCH 50TH DVD

I'm just gauging interest to the possibility of Professional Aviation Film Maker Avion Video producing a 50th Anniversary DVD celebrating this milestone. I'd welcome your thoughts.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Mar 2016, 16:35
Replies: 31
Views: 11,714
Posted By mrshubigbus

Boeing 727 Prototype last ever flight very shortly

"Heads up"

In just over one hour the very first "Prototype" Boeing 727 will carry out its last ever flight after a 25 year restoration project. It'll only last 15 minutes but will be well worth...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Dec 2015, 14:57
Replies: 1,319
Views: 602,905
Posted By mrshubigbus

If BOH manages just 20% of the expected 3 million...

If BOH manages just 20% of the expected 3 million pax in 2016 (figures based on the expansion plans put into action eight years ago) then I think they'll have done well. 600,000 looks like a dismal...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Dec 2015, 17:31
Replies: 1,319
Views: 602,905
Posted By mrshubigbus

The current management team at Bournemouth...

The current management team at Bournemouth Airport have failed miserably to attract new passengers at a time when there has been "major" growth at nearly every other major UK airport. 45 million...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Nov 2015, 08:39
Replies: 1,319
Views: 602,905
Posted By mrshubigbus

Why would you want to close it? With over two...

Why would you want to close it? With over two hundred based aircraft contributing to the MAG "coffers" along with the rapidly expanding industrial estate?
Many GA aircraft, major pilot training...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Nov 2015, 08:20
Replies: 3,499
Views: 1,335,160
Posted By mrshubigbus

So Gatwick has hit 40 million PAX! Wow - that...

So Gatwick has hit 40 million PAX! Wow - that was a "decade" sooner than was predicted by some. So where does it go next? ATC at LGW are "the very best" in the world. To have the busiest single...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Nov 2015, 07:56
Replies: 1,319
Views: 602,905
Posted By mrshubigbus

As far as Pax are concerned I think - YES - BOH...

As far as Pax are concerned I think - YES - BOH have completely missed the boat with a total lack of new airlines jumping on-board and staying with it for more than 5 minutes! I don't think the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Nov 2015, 14:42
Replies: 1,319
Views: 602,905
Posted By mrshubigbus

Exclamation Quote from today's Bournmeouth Echo:- "The...

Quote from today's Bournmeouth Echo:-

"The owners of Bournemouth Airport say they are committed to its future and hope to bring in new routes following Flybe's planned withdrawal".

So who do...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Nov 2015, 08:17
Replies: 1,319
Views: 602,905
Posted By mrshubigbus

Smaller regional airports like BOH need to be...

Smaller regional airports like BOH need to be attractive to passengers before they get on the plane! Better road links to / from the main A338 spur road, overnight hotel accommodation before / after...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Nov 2015, 17:15
Replies: 1,319
Views: 602,905
Posted By mrshubigbus

:{:ugh:More of the same at BOH - The whole Flybe...

:{:ugh:More of the same at BOH - The whole Flybe thing was a joke from day one. I would suggest that they were just ensuring that Southampton Airport Management offered them better rates or else...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Aug 2015, 11:27
Replies: 0
Views: 1,197
Posted By mrshubigbus

MD83 N948TW - the original TWA Wings of Pride

Does anyone know what is happening with this aircraft? It was last reported at Kansas City International being prepared to fly for TriStar History & Preservation Inc.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th May 2015, 09:59
Replies: 530
Views: 90,053
Posted By mrshubigbus

There will not be another runway in the Southeast...

There will not be another runway in the Southeast in my lifetime and that takes me up to about 2040. Going all the way back to the 1970s successive governments have backed away from making any kind...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Dec 2014, 19:38
Replies: 1,534
Views: 701,515
Posted By mrshubigbus

Tri G-JOEY

I take it there is absolutely no chance of G-JOEY going to the Bournemouth Aviation Museum then as an exhibit to tell the story of Britten Norman and the huge contribution they made to aviation in...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Apr 2014, 14:44
Replies: 16
Views: 3,895
Posted By mrshubigbus

BAC 1-11 ZH763 Engine Runs Newquay 19th April 2014

There are now some videos of the engine run on Saturday 19th April available to view on You Tube.


BAC 1-11 ZH763 Part 1 - YouTube

BAC 1-11 ZH763 Part 2 - YouTube

BAC 1-11 ZH763 Part 3 -...
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