Last Fokker flight by KLM
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Apparently both Belfast and Durham-Tees are switching to Embraers as of next week, just when I thought they'd need the Cityjet RJs most. No idea how KLM are managing their fleet.
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Reading here there has been innuendo that KLM haven't been doing their planning, I'd suggest that their training department has been doing their planning very efficiently and, as yet, KLM don't have a spotter planning department!
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This is not, nor has ever been a secret. He flies to keep current and valid. I worked at KLC Ops for a number of years and although it was always a treat to have him flying but it was no different than working with any other pilot. That's the beauty of it. But it's common knowledge here in NL.
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I'd make suggestion that the reason they have been sub-chartering in during this transition period between Fokker/Embraer is because they've, back to back, had crews offline retraining on the Embraer, ground school, simulator, touch and go's, umpteen sectors line training waiting in the queue for the next Training Captain to become available etc.
Here is the post from N707ZS which started the whole discussion:
Have they got enough aircraft to replace the retiring aircraft? Noticed an RJ-85 operating a KLM flight this morning.
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70s at Norwich
Can confirm all the fleet are now at Norwich and will be worked on for new owners
PH-KZP which was withdrawn couple weeks back, has been painted all white and stored North side
Saturday night PH-KZI & PH-KZM flew into Norwich and stored, KZM went into KLM hangers as not seen Sunday , ZI parked North Side
Sunday brought in PH-KZB, PH-KZL, PH-KZS, PH-KZU, all moved to North side during the day
we shall see where they all depart to
mark
PH-KZP which was withdrawn couple weeks back, has been painted all white and stored North side
Saturday night PH-KZI & PH-KZM flew into Norwich and stored, KZM went into KLM hangers as not seen Sunday , ZI parked North Side
Sunday brought in PH-KZB, PH-KZL, PH-KZS, PH-KZU, all moved to North side during the day
we shall see where they all depart to
mark
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Austrian is officially retiring their last Fokker 100 next Wednesday, November 29th but with less fanfare than the Dutch. Austrian has been operating Fokkers for less than a third of the time the Dutch have had them, however.
In real life the airplane will continue to fly till January, so Spotters still have a chance.
No aircraft changes during the day for the few remaining pilots, however
In real life the airplane will continue to fly till January, so Spotters still have a chance.
No aircraft changes during the day for the few remaining pilots, however
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Hi HT, Just a bit of a 'bugbear' of mine wrt the aviation industry. I do wonder how people feel when they go to airports in their home countries and see barely a single word of their native language. Chaos at Pisa a few years ago when the only word of Italian on the desk screens was 'volo EZYxxxx'and the majority of the punters didn't grasp the difference between 'check-in' and 'bag drop'. Not a criticism of the punters, why should they?
Anyway, I digress , Sad to see the Fokkers going. I'm glad that I got to fly on a couple of examples this year AMS-LUX and back.
Anyway, I digress , Sad to see the Fokkers going. I'm glad that I got to fly on a couple of examples this year AMS-LUX and back.
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Last 70s at NWI
Few shots recently took at Norwich
North Side Parking area by Mark, on Flickr
North Side Parking area by Mark, on Flickr
North Side Parking area by Mark, on Flickr
into the sunset
Fokker 70 PH-KZU by Mark, on Flickr
Thanks
Mark
North Side Parking area by Mark, on Flickr
North Side Parking area by Mark, on Flickr
North Side Parking area by Mark, on Flickr
into the sunset
Fokker 70 PH-KZU by Mark, on Flickr
Thanks
Mark