Gatwick Thread
 

Hi all,

Does anyone know when the last nwa DC-10 flight is from LGW?

I've heard that it is either Sat28 or Sun29 Oct. I'm flying out on the Sat flightsokind of hoping it is that one!

Thx for any info.

D10 on Sun 29th, 333 on Mon 30th according to nwa.com

On which flight?

According to nwa.com the NW31 DTW and NW43 MSP are both operated by a A333 from 29Oct.

Or is the last DC-10 flight on the 29th a non-revenue flight?

Don't know where you're looking, this is from nwa.com 30 seconds ago :confused:

Oh OK so that controdicts their timetable then. Bizarre :confused:

Last week was also the last time Biman used a DC10 into LHR. I believe this is due to strict noise regulations being enforced and shortage of aircraft and spares. Flights now operated by A310s until a decision on fleet replacement.

Still DC-10 to Manchester as BG055 arrived this afternoon from Dhaka and Rome
and is scheduled to be twice a week this winter

G-I-B

Just to close this off...

NW43/44 29 Oct N240NW
NW43/44 30 Oct N803NW.

Dhl/eat To Gatwick
 

TAP Charter every Sunday in at 0840z, out 1010z B757 Freighter of EAT Airlines from 15/4 :\

You need to get out more?

Does anybody know how much more demolition work is due to take place in the southern engineering area?Is anything going to be built there or is is to be left open?

Hangar1 (MT) Hangar5 and Hangar 6 to stay for the time being..:)

DC6 at Gatwick
 

Just heard that a DC6 is expected at Gatwick tonight. I think its eta is 2100 and it is night stopping.
Does anyone have any more info?

Fenders:)

Tug on fire LGW
 

Well tonight waiting on stand I saw something you don't always see at Gatwick - a tug on fire. Excel sounded a little bemused at the whole affair as they taxied past. The fire service had it sorted out nice and quickly. It was at the southern terminal around stand 17 I would guess.

Night all.

I was parked on stand next to it, couple of fire engines put it out fairly quickly at first I thought it was some kind of training! Probably servisair employees deciding another way to work slower is to set on fire to your equipment! :ugh:

Many years ago I was climbing the forward stairs of a B737 on a remote stand when I saw an unlighted, (unlit?), B727 reverse into the path of a catering truck, the centre engine finished up on the floor. Was very disapponited to hear much later that the driver of the truck was sacked and the tug crew, (no lights, no marshallers), were exonerated and the insurance paid out as though the truck was the guilty party!

Our company had a tug fire (while attached to the aircraft) about 2 years ago in BHX ...

The big, hard, no neck ground crew (Aviance) dropped the headset and ran away !!
At no point did any of the ground crew make an attempt to discharge the tug fire extinguisher.

About 6 of the 'loadies' then stood at a distance in a group having a chat and a laugh about it ...

In the meantime, the skipper (who had doors closed with a full load of pax), waited for the fire service to arrive ... between them, they initiated an 'de-plane' via the rear steps.

The only thing that prevented serious damage to the aircraft, was the flight crew on board the company aircraft on the next stand. They grabbed a couple of BCFs from their own aircraft, and attempted to put out the fire.

And we trust these guys every day to help us out if we have an engine fire on startup !!?!?!?

Give some bbq meat to the ground staff...
 

...sure it'll help make 'em stay next time there's a fire...dunno if they'll be extinguishing it though??

A.

LGW strange sight 24 Jun 0515L
 

Hi All and hopefully ACTO's

I saw a single engined light aircraft fly halfway down the 28L centreline, turn right and do a couple of circuits of the remote stands then disappear of east'ish this morning. I have been here 20 odd years and have never seen this before. I presume it was on a photo call for something or other. Maybe any on duty ATCO's could confirm this?

Bulbs

I presume you mean 26L and not 28L? :)