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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Jul 2020, 13:58
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

Not quite so. The teams at Canary Wharf are...

Not quite so. The teams at Canary Wharf are finding the home-based meetings difficult, and not as productive as conventional working. Don't let the on line companies' marketing hype tell you...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Jul 2020, 06:35
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

The banks at Canary Wharf, users of the New York...

The banks at Canary Wharf, users of the New York flight to a greater extent than other LCY services, are still on lockdown with most everyone at home and no office meetings. There's not going to be a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Jul 2020, 17:10
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

I see the Teesside, with Eastern, has started...

I see the Teesside, with Eastern, has started today, twice daily.

Just cannot see this succeeding, but especially not in the current economic climate. Whatever business model made them think this...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Jun 2020, 16:16
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

Eastern Airways Saab 2000 G-CDEB as EZE001...

Eastern Airways Saab 2000 G-CDEB as EZE001 currently doing circuits at London City. Its first flights for 2 months. Somebody requalifying ? Is this the first air transport movement here since the BA...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Jun 2020, 09:50
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

Typically these flights were said to take the...

Typically these flights were said to take the same passengers the crew recognised from the rest of the year on early mornings to Edinburgh or Frankfurt (myself included). It's a common way to burn...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Jun 2020, 22:36
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

It would be good if the LCY website made an...

It would be good if the LCY website made an effort to show what was going to be running, from when, updated as airlines change their plans.

As it is, the opening page is a splash about booking car...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Jun 2020, 11:48
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

I'm guessing no "new routes" are going to be...

I'm guessing no "new routes" are going to be around for pretty much the next 12 months. By definition, such tend to be loss-making in the first year or so as they get established, and the last thing...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th May 2020, 17:11
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

[color=#000000] Leave off Willie - I'll be on a...

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Leave off Willie - I'll be on a number of business trips from there long before I expect to be trudging over to Heathrow again.

WW mentions the Cityjet operation for Aer Lingus...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th May 2020, 15:58
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

Looks like the whole fleet's coming back - 5...

Looks like the whole fleet's coming back - 5 arrived from Norwich so far, and LCYO inbound from Warsaw where it's been for a check.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th May 2020, 11:37
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

LCYE also appears to have taken off from LCY...

LCYE also appears to have taken off from LCY after 6 weeks' storage there, and is heading out over the North Sea - seems to be heading for the maintenance provider at Warsaw.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th May 2020, 22:32
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

That's the end of the BAe146/RJ at LCY then, the...

That's the end of the BAe146/RJ at LCY then, the jet that started it all. Shame. Last British-built passenger jet in service, too. I chanced to notice the final EI departure before the shutdown...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th May 2020, 18:14
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

A frequent accusation nowadays, alas, by Mrs WHBM...

A frequent accusation nowadays, alas, by Mrs WHBM :)
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th May 2020, 17:40
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

I believe there hasn't been a single air movement...

I believe there hasn't been a single air movement at LCY since the couple of trials documented above, by a Hercules and a Chinook.

Here are the four BA Cityflyer E190s which remain at the airport....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Apr 2020, 11:55
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

Apart from the couple of trials some days ago,...

Apart from the couple of trials some days ago, documented above, doesn't seem to have had any aircraft movements at all since. LCY can be seen still doing their own security patrols of the airside,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Mar 2020, 09:57
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

Generally described as now being an RAF facility,...

Generally described as now being an RAF facility, but there are still four BA Embraer 190s on the ramp, not all were ferried out to Norwich.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Mar 2020, 11:07
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

Most services closed but a surprising number of...

Most services closed but a surprising number of extra LOT Embraers to/from Warsaw, sometimes two or even three on the ground at once.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Mar 2020, 20:18
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

I understand the issue about the A220 is that it...

I understand the issue about the A220 is that it does not fit the main stands 1-11, only the newer 21-24, and of course the ones being built. The Embraer, current and new, fits them all, as at...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Mar 2020, 11:07
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

I was actually a semi-regular through all these...

I was actually a semi-regular through all these periods; I recall the standard BE Dash 8, and also flights on their 146, but not stopping at IOM; there have been a range of arrangements over time.
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Mar 2020, 00:16
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

BHD has had a poor history from various operators...

BHD has had a poor history from various operators at LCY in the past. There was a first iteration by Flybe (possibly they were British European then), and the Scot/Cityjet operation, both of which...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Mar 2020, 22:04
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

You could say the same about BA at Heathrow. ...

You could say the same about BA at Heathrow.

The "all eggs in one basket" works both ways. BA Cityflyer would likewise be stuffed if LCY ever started to get difficult over things.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Mar 2020, 23:16
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

Indeed. In fact Belfast from LCY wasn't even...

Indeed. In fact Belfast from LCY wasn't even operated by CityJet, but under contract for them by Scot Airways on the Dornier 328 prop aircraft. Flybe had a major base in Belfast and thus customer...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Mar 2020, 21:31
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

Shame to lose Flybe and good luck to their crews...

Shame to lose Flybe and good luck to their crews with the future. Their only routes I found of value were Belfast and Aberdeen, the latter disappeared a while back, but both seemed to have decent...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Jan 2020, 13:09
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

I see Loganair are doing training circuits with...

I see Loganair are doing training circuits with an ATR-42 today at LCY. Is this for replacement of the Saab on the Isle of Man BA contract, or some new service ?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Nov 2019, 20:31
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

Having gone through LCY most weeks it seems in...

Having gone through LCY most weeks it seems in recent times (to the extent of recognising the BA pilots), one of the greatest challenges is the "Common User" check in machines in the terminal. I've...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Oct 2019, 16:39
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

I did notice when I came through LCY a couple of...

I did notice when I came through LCY a couple of days ago that the two PCs with machine guns were stationed on the exit side of security, heading into the shops area. Quite how that could be an...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Oct 2019, 14:56
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

Bit difficult to get a job now they have a...

Bit difficult to get a job now they have a criminal record, a matter of public record any HR department will discover. I don't think any of us here would employ them.

I wonder if all the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Oct 2019, 10:15
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

Came through yesterday at 7am. Apart from...

Came through yesterday at 7am. Apart from noticing all the works on the new taxiway, the new structure in front of gates 1/2, etc, noticed that :

- The traffic jam from the terminal frontage area...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Oct 2019, 06:12
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

Sounds like the gates 21-24 terminal building...

Sounds like the gates 21-24 terminal building structure then :)
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Sep 2019, 20:56
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

Currently Gates 1 and 2 are closed off and indeed...

Currently Gates 1 and 2 are closed off and indeed boarded off for the works, which puts a lot of pressure on in peak periods.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Sep 2019, 11:48
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

Colleague was on Easy, out LTN-SXF, back TXL-LGW,...

Colleague was on Easy, out LTN-SXF, back TXL-LGW, except Easy cancelled the late evening return rotation on that with just a couple of hours' notice, stranding everyone in Berlin for the night....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Sep 2019, 14:24
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

Notably four out of those five frequency...

Notably four out of those five frequency increases are my regular LCY routes. I wonder if it's me supporting them :)

Came back from Berlin (August midweek) last week and it was all seats taken...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Aug 2019, 20:47
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

There are several destinations from LCY that are...

There are several destinations from LCY that are not major business ones but have worked, such as Billund. If you get into conversation with fellow pax you find that by no means all are headed to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Aug 2019, 20:42
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

Air Antwerp are effectively Cityjet, who own the...

Air Antwerp are effectively Cityjet, who own the majority of the shares, with KLM as a minority shareholder. Their first Fokker F50 aircraft OO-VLS is an old London City stalwart, having operated...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Jun 2019, 19:09
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

It does not reflect "widespread opinion" at all....

It does not reflect "widespread opinion" at all. I live closer probably than BA318. None of any of the neighbours in our road have ever made the slightest comment about the airport whatsoever, apart...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Jun 2019, 12:46
Replies: 430
Views: 254,338
Posted By WHBM

From the BBC link : How does Motormouth...

From the BBC link :


How does Motormouth John Stewart always manage to get half the column inches of any BBC story about LCY. I live a sight closer to the airport than John Stewart and don't...
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