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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th May 2020, 11:11
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

There was discusion from #170 above onwards,...

There was discusion from #170 above onwards, based on live broadcasting from the Rural Affairs Committee at Holyrood in 2018. It was said that the losses were due to passenger operations.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th May 2020, 18:52
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

If 400 Ryanair personnel earn £25k on average,...

If 400 Ryanair personnel earn £25k on average, that's £10 million per annum into the local economy and rental fees to the airport for the hangers. If Ryanair need maintenance and passenger operations...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th May 2020, 13:16
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

The last time that I saw government figures it...

The last time that I saw government figures it was the passenger side that was losing money. If I remember correctly it was over £20 per passenger.
How many jobs does the Ryanair maintenance hanger...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Dec 2019, 23:23
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

I've never understood it either. Could it be that...

I've never understood it either. Could it be that the work scope temporarily impacts on the cargo hubs at Heathrow and they need to divert some of it elsewhere? The way the papers had it they would...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Dec 2019, 17:08
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

Could this interest be related to Heathrow...

Could this interest be related to Heathrow wanting to use Prestwick as a staging post during the construction of runway 3? I think they all sit under the one umbrella.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Jul 2019, 12:53
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

EDI and GLA have previously announced plans for...

EDI and GLA have previously announced plans for expansion that among other things included second runways. If they have dropped these then they have failed their promises when they were sold these...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Jan 2019, 13:19
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

Yes, that is so at the moment, but with Brexit...

Yes, that is so at the moment, but with Brexit looming and maybe Independence, the Scottish Government have to be prepared to cope with keeping what is a major export market functional.
This is how...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Jan 2019, 12:29
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

To paraphrase a famous son of Ayrshire, Bill...

To paraphrase a famous son of Ayrshire, Bill Shankly, "Prestwick is not just a matter of profit and loss, it's far more important than that".
Airports can work without passengers, from what we hear...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Dec 2018, 13:11
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

I found a performance chart for the original 800...

I found a performance chart for the original 800 which would probably have done both legs with fuel only loaded (showing over 5000 nms range). I also may have read the great circle distances from a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Dec 2018, 10:34
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

I see Spicejet 737 800 Max aircraft are using...

I see Spicejet 737 800 Max aircraft are using Prestwick as a refuelling point on their delivery flights. Yesterday's was 8hrs 41mins from Seattle, 1hr stop and 8hrs 31mins to Delhi. I imagine they...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Jul 2018, 22:07
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

About the subsidies, yes, but I did not mention...

About the subsidies, yes, but I did not mention that money-spinner, lifeline services.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Jul 2018, 19:34
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

I'm aware that maybe 5% of the subsidies Calmac...

I'm aware that maybe 5% of the subsidies Calmac receives could be classed as being used for essential lifeline services but that is not a discussion for this forum.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Jul 2018, 17:46
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

According to the reports of the committee on 20th...

According to the reports of the committee on 20th June (above), It's the passenger side that's being subsidised.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Jul 2018, 13:01
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

Money is not getting thrown down the pan. The...

Money is not getting thrown down the pan. The losses are with the passenger side and as FR are the sole operator then the airport needs to charge them more or shut down the passenger facility with...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Jul 2018, 11:13
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

Can you explain where it costs each Scot £30 per...

Can you explain where it costs each Scot £30 per year?
How Ryanair run their business is up to them. From the figures provided it seems that they should be paying over £8 per passenger extra to what...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Jul 2018, 09:58
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

That's what I thought as well but it seems that...

That's what I thought as well but it seems that it was mentioned previously in relation to the rocket launched sattelite side of things. The space tourist side, if ever developed, is more likely to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Jul 2018, 09:44
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

Going by the figures recently provided, It costs...

Going by the figures recently provided, It costs everyone in Scotland about thirty bob a year each to keep this massive national asset open. It would be most irresponsible to pull the plug.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Jun 2018, 11:07
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

The committee were more interested in getting mud...

The committee were more interested in getting mud to stick to the SG than in identifying the real loss making problem (to the airport) of Ryanair's operation, and then getting the airport management...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Jun 2018, 09:18
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

The newspaper reports on this committee are very...

The newspaper reports on this committee are very sketchy. I have not seen the yearly turnover figures anywhere, just that the owners (us) have loaned £40m over 6 years and that losses are at £24m...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Jan 2018, 18:01
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

I think it's about twenty years since the shops...

I think it's about twenty years since the shops were allowed to be built on the runway line. I'm not sure who owned the land at the time, but the airport owners, if they had any vision to the future...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Jan 2018, 12:11
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

Interesting development tomorrow. The Seattle...

Interesting development tomorrow. The Seattle flight is due in late afternoon, the wind wiĺl be very strong with gales later in the evening, all at 90 degrees off the main runway.
Would they have...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Dec 2017, 10:10
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

Skipness You are correct here, especially...

Skipness

You are correct here, especially the last bit. The damage to Prestwick was caused by the owners seeing aviation, as so many still do with blinkers to everything else, as bucket and spade...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Dec 2017, 19:16
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

The tragedy is that if they had not parked that...

The tragedy is that if they had not parked that big shop dead in line with the runway you could have had 10,000ft to the existing threshold. Like I said they wanted to destroy the airport so that...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Dec 2017, 18:37
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

If there is one thing we do well in Scotland, it...

If there is one thing we do well in Scotland, it is making runways boxed in. I think we do it on purpose.
I don't know if the ground at the retail park would have been suitable for an extension or...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Oct 2017, 09:30
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

How can you say that it's a fundamentally wrong...

How can you say that it's a fundamentally wrong view when your own figures show that the Heathrow market from Glasgow has diminished by 65-70% based on flight numbers.
Glasgow moved their airport...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Oct 2017, 12:22
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

From Googling, all I can find is that he wanted a...

From Googling, all I can find is that he wanted a flight to Heathrow. It's flying to Heathrow that has left Scotland with restricted routes to the World.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Sep 2017, 11:53
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

The hard area is 500ft, looking at Google Earth....

The hard area is 500ft, looking at Google Earth. It could probably be extended to 1000ft if the will was there. Might help with their 380 hopes as well.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Sep 2017, 14:37
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

Not according to this, unless it has been...

Not according to this, unless it has been changed,

All airlines flying from Prestwick, Glasgow to Los Angeles. (http://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_PIK_LAX)

All airlines flying from...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Sep 2017, 11:26
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

I'm looking at the 2012 chart for the 747-8F...

I'm looking at the 2012 chart for the 747-8F which is quoting about 10,100ft for an MTOW (448 tonnes) take off. Flying to Los Angeles some weight will likely have to be shed for extra fuel and this...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Sep 2017, 07:35
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

Unless GLA was able to extend their runway...

Unless GLA was able to extend their runway towards the motorway to give a sufficient landing distance for the freighters? I'm not sure if this could give them extra take off length though? I'm pretty...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Sep 2017, 14:05
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

Well, Los Angeles is a little over the max range...

Well, Los Angeles is a little over the max range for a full payload, but Houston and Seattle could work with the full load. The Boeing chart calls for an LDA of 8000ft, in wet conditions, for the Max...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Sep 2017, 11:15
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

North South, I am merely questioning why an air...

North South, I am merely questioning why an air freight company would be interested in moving to an airport where they could only expect to land on a typical wet Scottish day, on the predominantly...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Sep 2017, 19:26
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

Thanks for the correction. I was not sure where...

Thanks for the correction. I was not sure where it was measured from so I noted what I was using.

That leaves GLA 23, which has a displaced threshold, with about 7,500ft. The Boeing tables for...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Sep 2017, 14:02
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

That's interesting. From what I can see GLA...

That's interesting. From what I can see GLA offers 7000ft landing distance coming in over the motorway, measured from the aiming point to the runway end, and only 6500ft from the Clydebank end....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Sep 2017, 09:38
Replies: 463
Views: 269,668
Posted By Rob Royston

We shouldn't need a separate airport for heavy...

We shouldn't need a separate airport for heavy freighters, but it is a fact that the privatised city airports in Scotland cannot land these aircraft especially in the wet and are showing no sign of...
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