bmi 330
bmi 330
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From: oop north
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From: oop north
i reckon it wil be a couple of months before its flying again, they havent sourced all the spares needed yet, and then it off into the myt hangar for the repair to be carried out which will take around six weeks
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From: uk
Thanks for those excellent photos!
I hear that when the new part is fitted, it will require slightly oversized bolts to attach it which do not exist at the moment. The delay will be in manufacturing some bespoke bolts to fit.
The company have cancelled BOM for another week and are hastily trying to source a replacement wet lease aircraft - still no news at the moment.
Does anyone know how long we can cancel the flights before losing our LHR slot for this route?
I hear that when the new part is fitted, it will require slightly oversized bolts to attach it which do not exist at the moment. The delay will be in manufacturing some bespoke bolts to fit.
The company have cancelled BOM for another week and are hastily trying to source a replacement wet lease aircraft - still no news at the moment.
Does anyone know how long we can cancel the flights before losing our LHR slot for this route?
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From: leafy suburbs
I have worked on the A330, but I am not a total A330 person - but I understand that in the early days of the A330 there had been problems with the main landing gear, possibly in the same area, of cracking. This was due to towing with too sharp an angle on the nose gear which in turn put an enormous strain on the main landing gear attachments.
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From: zz plural 5
This is obviously a very recent crack and whilst the above comment may have been valid a number of years ago I would think that this is not the case here.I have been an unwilling witness a few times to the autothrust reducing power to idle during the very late stages of an approach and then sitting at idle.Any further info to the exact details would be appreciated.I flew the 330 for 6 years and loved it most of the time.
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From: uk
Just had the memo from NT re the 330.
Repair work will start on October 30th at MAN but it won't be ready until mid-December at the earliest. BOM route suspended indefinitely but no crew job losses as a result. Company still committed to long-haul.
Repair work will start on October 30th at MAN but it won't be ready until mid-December at the earliest. BOM route suspended indefinitely but no crew job losses as a result. Company still committed to long-haul.
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From: I'd have to kill you ;)
Hello Folks,
I have just joined and this is my first post
I have logged on because my wife is a Flight Supervisor with BMi on longhaul out of LHR and regularly flew the BOM route (and this a/c), and I wanted to find out about this incident. I must say the pictures are worrying...but not as worrying as the knock on effect this has caused.
My wife received her letter from BMI today saying that due to her seniority she will remain on Longhaul at LHR.......... others have not been so lucky! Contrary to other posts above....people are losing their current contracts over this incident,as BMi just don't have the resilience. We have had two phone calls this morning from people who have been told their is no room for them on longhaul!! They are being offered shorthaul or part-time.
Anyway thanks to all for the info and updates... more than from her company!
Keep you posted.
Rgds
Jagman
PS I learned to fly in the RAF before my current job, got as far as Hawks, so have some link to this Forum [wink]
I have just joined and this is my first post
I have logged on because my wife is a Flight Supervisor with BMi on longhaul out of LHR and regularly flew the BOM route (and this a/c), and I wanted to find out about this incident. I must say the pictures are worrying...but not as worrying as the knock on effect this has caused.
My wife received her letter from BMI today saying that due to her seniority she will remain on Longhaul at LHR.......... others have not been so lucky! Contrary to other posts above....people are losing their current contracts over this incident,as BMi just don't have the resilience. We have had two phone calls this morning from people who have been told their is no room for them on longhaul!! They are being offered shorthaul or part-time.
Anyway thanks to all for the info and updates... more than from her company!
Keep you posted.
Rgds
Jagman
PS I learned to fly in the RAF before my current job, got as far as Hawks, so have some link to this Forum [wink]