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Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
27th Nov 2003, 02:08
Replies: 18
Views: 3,022
Posted By Thunderball

Advocatus diaboli I understand where you're...

Advocatus diaboli

I understand where you're coming from, but - believe me - "real world" perspectives from operating aircrew based upon actual experience of flying these aircraft in service can...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Nov 2003, 01:52
Replies: 146
Views: 26,577
Posted By Thunderball

I was on the Clifton suspension bridge,...

I was on the Clifton suspension bridge, surrounded by hundreds and hundreds of people on all the obvious vantage points. Quite a sight in itself. The bridge, the camera obscura, the Regency terraces...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Oct 2003, 21:24
Replies: 7
Views: 3,226
Posted By Thunderball

With respect, folks, discussion about slots is...

With respect, folks, discussion about slots is academic. Rupetime has made the decisive point here. A Swiss airline operating from the UK to Barbados is fifth freedom (or seventh freedom if you are a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Oct 2003, 04:24
Replies: 24
Views: 5,157
Posted By Thunderball

...presumably AV8 is a phonetic for...

...presumably AV8 is a phonetic for "Aviate"?
Forum: African Aviation
5th Sep 2003, 14:35
Replies: 4
Views: 929
Posted By Thunderball

General News of Thursday, 04 September 2003 ...

General News of Thursday, 04 September 2003

More Bad News For Ghanair, but....
... CEO Sure Of Reviving The Airline
The Chief Executive of Ghana Airways, Phillip Owusu has confirmed claims by...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Sep 2003, 14:29
Replies: 78
Views: 14,949
Posted By Thunderball

sangiovese, "bail out the BA balance sheet...

sangiovese,

"bail out the BA balance sheet by buying the used 767 at a good price".

The B767-300s are, I believe, owned by Spectrum Capital, not BA. Spectrum have been part of the TTSC...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Sep 2003, 06:45
Replies: 29
Views: 4,109
Posted By Thunderball

Any airline that got into A330 equipment at...

Any airline that got into A330 equipment at peak/peak lease rates and is still contemplating a map of the world only months before receiving aircraft back off wet-lease has a potential multi-million...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Sep 2003, 06:36
Replies: 78
Views: 14,949
Posted By Thunderball

I became involved on the periphery of FSTA a...

I became involved on the periphery of FSTA a couple of years ago. "Never in the field of commercial conflict has so much bs been talked by so many, knowing so little, at such enormous cost, and to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Aug 2003, 22:49
Replies: 7
Views: 1,982
Posted By Thunderball

Understand that the name is actually "Ittihad",...

Understand that the name is actually "Ittihad", which can also be rendered as "Etihad". Means "union", I believe.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Aug 2003, 02:44
Replies: 22
Views: 3,286
Posted By Thunderball

I still hear rumours of Ghana or UAE - both on a...

I still hear rumours of Ghana or UAE - both on a ACMI or even (ultimately) dry basis.
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Aug 2003, 01:41
Replies: 231
Views: 95,243
Posted By Thunderball

I met Robertson several times, I was appalled by...

I met Robertson several times, I was appalled by the extent to which he manipulated and deceived others in seeking to sustain his fantasies, and I detest any form of child abuse - physical, sexual,...
Forum: Freight Dogs
14th Aug 2003, 06:35
Replies: 7
Views: 1,023
Posted By Thunderball

Well said, cargosales - spot on. Having read Air...

Well said, cargosales - spot on. Having read Air Cargo News for many years, I find your remarks inexplicable, CargoSales. It's just not the way it is - period.
Forum: Cabin Crew
14th Aug 2003, 06:27
Replies: 22
Views: 6,202
Posted By Thunderball

1) In 1978, two weeks into her flying career, a...

1) In 1978, two weeks into her flying career, a Dan Air hosty who I knew very well was on a 727-200 that landed back at LGW. When the aircraft came to a standstill she dropped the rear airstairs, and...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jun 2003, 04:57
Replies: 1
Views: 1,276
Posted By Thunderball

The plane crashed seconds after getting airborne,...

The plane crashed seconds after getting airborne, rather than two minutes as stated. Apparently Pierre Hollander had 21,400 hours.

Requiescat in pace.
Forum: Freight Dogs
23rd May 2003, 19:04
Replies: 17
Views: 3,243
Posted By Thunderball

Which other "small UK B747 freighter operators"...

Which other "small UK B747 freighter operators" do you have in mind?
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
22nd May 2003, 17:52
Replies: 64
Views: 13,303
Posted By Thunderball

Karaoke Would appreciate knowing the source...

Karaoke

Would appreciate knowing the source that you're quoting from. Thanks.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th May 2003, 19:16
Replies: 53
Views: 9,297
Posted By Thunderball

Flightrider Understand your sceptiscm....

Flightrider

Understand your sceptiscm. However, my comment - "Flyjet will fly" -was prompted by information concerning a financial "event" involving Flyjet that occured on Thursday that, believe...
Forum: African Aviation
17th May 2003, 19:08
Replies: 4
Views: 723
Posted By Thunderball

Hmmmmm. Triaton definitely exist, or at least...

Hmmmmm. Triaton definitely exist, or at least they did one/two years ago. They have been involved in Hadj work, they were involved with an airline in West Africa (Superb? Superior? something like...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th May 2003, 19:51
Replies: 53
Views: 9,297
Posted By Thunderball

I understand it's now a done deal - FlyJet will...

I understand it's now a done deal - FlyJet will fly. Good luck to them.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Apr 2003, 00:38
Replies: 12
Views: 1,761
Posted By Thunderball

The fact that Air Slovakia have done nothing much...

The fact that Air Slovakia have done nothing much for years is no guide to the future. It's a whole new world now in eastern Europe. This is a time of exceptional opportunity for any state that has...
Forum: African Aviation
20th Apr 2003, 19:23
Replies: 12
Views: 1,185
Posted By Thunderball

New National Carrier Takes Delivery of First Aircraft

The extract below is taken from http://www.thisdayonline.com;


Dateline: 20/04/2003 04:12:26

New National Carrier Takes Delivery of First Aircraft

By Ndubuisi Francis
...
Forum: African Aviation
18th Apr 2003, 19:56
Replies: 120
Views: 11,024
Posted By Thunderball

Good to see that the empowering concept of...

Good to see that the empowering concept of healthy anonymity is alive and well in this forum!:D
Forum: African Aviation
18th Apr 2003, 02:58
Replies: 12
Views: 1,185
Posted By Thunderball

Gordinho, I'm intrigued. Your smilie is...

Gordinho,

I'm intrigued. Your smilie is "evil". What is the significance of Iceland? .:confused:


PS: The first aircraft is French, I understand - an A310-300.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
16th Apr 2003, 05:47
Replies: 2
Views: 2,256
Posted By Thunderball

Terry's a good lad, knows his onions, and yes, as...

Terry's a good lad, knows his onions, and yes, as WorldSat says, he'll be acting on behalf of another company. The number I have for him is 01202 364370.
Forum: African Aviation
9th Apr 2003, 08:05
Replies: 12
Views: 1,185
Posted By Thunderball

I have encountered Triaton. They have been active...

I have encountered Triaton. They have been active in West Africa - Nigeria, Benin, Ghana - for some years.

Malte Dollinger is very professional guy, as is Martin Geggenheimer, who he works with...
Forum: Freight Dogs
3rd Apr 2003, 17:30
Replies: 16
Views: 2,708
Posted By Thunderball

Atlas Air delays filing 10K financial report;...

Atlas Air delays filing 10K financial report; cuts jobs
Karen Walker, Washington DC (03Apr03, 00:18 GMT, 252 words)


Cargo carrier Atlas Air has been forced to delay the filing of a required...
Forum: Freight Dogs
3rd Apr 2003, 07:44
Replies: 10
Views: 1,374
Posted By Thunderball

CR2, acmi48, JV, VP8, thanks for your posts. ...

CR2, acmi48, JV, VP8, thanks for your posts. Your LH steer is particularly appreciated, JV. :)

On the subject of WX, is it a fair assumption that Baku is better than the "Stans" - TAS, FRU,...
Forum: Freight Dogs
1st Apr 2003, 17:40
Replies: 10
Views: 1,374
Posted By Thunderball

Thanks - I'd forgotten completely about BAW...

Thanks - I'd forgotten completely about BAW freighter activities.
Forum: Freight Dogs
29th Mar 2003, 03:20
Replies: 10
Views: 1,374
Posted By Thunderball

Tashkent/baku/almaty/bishkek/ashgabat

Can anyone help in identifying Europe-Far East freighter services that habitually (or usually, at any rate) tech stop at points in Central Asia?

Any general feedback on operational experience at...
Forum: Tech Log
29th Mar 2003, 03:08
Replies: 29
Views: 7,198
Posted By Thunderball

Basil, OneDotLow, Thanks. The date of the KT...

Basil, OneDotLow,

Thanks. The date of the KT B757 flight from Ovda to LGW, by the way, was Monday 22nd March, 1993. How do I remember that? Don't ask.

But I must emphasize that what I saw on...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Mar 2003, 20:40
Replies: 7
Views: 1,586
Posted By Thunderball

I stopped by the fence at Fairford yesterday...

I stopped by the fence at Fairford yesterday evening at about 1830 local, and within three minutes saw a B52 land, making 13 at the field in total at that time. It was carrying a full complement of...
Forum: Freight Dogs
18th Mar 2003, 13:32
Replies: 16
Views: 2,708
Posted By Thunderball

[B]Bankruptcy fears at Atlas Air [/B]

This story posted yesterday in International Freighting Weekly;


"Atlas Air 's future appears in doubt as it struggles to meet a 31 March deadline for re-auditing its 2001 and 2002 figures. ...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Mar 2003, 18:13
Replies: 13
Views: 2,481
Posted By Thunderball

...and don't forget the "Amsterdam Freighter"...

...and don't forget the "Amsterdam Freighter" operated for BCAL by Air Atlantique as a (sort of) precursor to the passenger feeder network. It ran for a year or two in the late 70s.
Forum: Tech Log
16th Mar 2003, 18:26
Replies: 29
Views: 7,198
Posted By Thunderball

Mcr If you go to; ...

Mcr

If you go to;

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/252881/M/

you'll get a superb picture of a B1-B airframe enrobed in a just a tad of supersonic airflow here and there....

Apologies to...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
12th Mar 2003, 20:12
Replies: 14
Views: 2,321
Posted By Thunderball

I can't think of a better introduction to...

I can't think of a better introduction to "Aviation" on God's Earth (or even a few thousand feet above it) than Air Atlantique - certainly as I knew it a few years ago. It merits Grade I Listing, and...
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