JFK immigration will be non-existent. The passengers will do all that at Shannon..........

I saw it come back today
Is this route prooving?
BAW9153 Owner: BRITISH AIRWAYS
Current Route:
KJFK./.VIXUN..LOGSU..NATY..4900N/05000W..5000N/04000W..5100N/03000W..5200N/02000W..LIMRI..DOLIP..EGLC
JFK JOHN F KENNEDY INTL
NEW YORK, NY
EGLC (unknown/foreign airport)

LLON 001 116 TIMEOUT

Was this generated by some American system? :cool:

Yes so It didnt go KJFK?

Also what are the base leg speeds for the A318 and speed restrictions once established?


160knts on base?

Once established 160 till 4?

I saw this beast coming in low just under the clouds on it's way into LCY this morning, around 10.15am. Because of the direction of landing it flew low over Victoria and Westminster and it's size was apparent in comparison to the normal 146's, Fokkers and Embraers that pass that way when the wind is coming from the east. It certainly made a few people look up from the street!

How's the preparations going ? Why was Lyneham chosen for training when there are so many other civil airfields that aren't so busy. I'm not saying that Lyneham is uncivil, btw. :)


SHJ

I believe that other airports were told to expect the odd training flight from the A318 during this week, although they have possibly been put on hold. This might have been requested some time ago.

Does anyone know when it's in next?

Have long haul boeing pilots converted to this a/c, or will it be flown by the short-hall (now long haul) already TR'd airbus guys??

Lyneham was chosen because it has the facilities/equiptment to replicate the steeper approach path into London City (5.5 degrees instead of the standard)

Capt.D

This has been answered somewhere else on pprune a while back but I can't find it...

If i remember rightly it's LGW A320 crew, the A318 being part of the baby in the A320 family.

The A318 won't be in today as it will stay in LGW. I expect it won't come in tomorrow as well as friday's are quite busy at LCY. So maybe she'll be back during the weekend.

BA is negotiating with Airbus about delivering the 2nd A318, G-EUNB, one day earlier than planned so we'll have 2x A318's at LCY at the start of the JFK service. (29 SEP) Sources indicate this this might not be possible though.

If it does go ahead it could be a nice promo with 2x A318's and 2x E170's at LCY. Who knows...

I've got plenty of interior shots but can't upload for obvious reasons. What I can say is that it looks indeed like the picture on page 2. A very spacious and bright interior. I'm personally not too fond of the style but it suits the needs. Ever passenger gets his 'own' MP4 player from the crew so eliminating the IFE problems. If it doesn't work, just replace it with a new MP4 player. Plenty of spares on board. Also no inflight moving map funtion. And web and mobile applications can only be used between SNN and JFK. And on the return between JFK and before reaching UK airspace.

Two pictures of G-EUNA at LCY:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3507/...d9ef820948.jpg

and;
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2563/...e89b93c8a3.jpg

Before UK airspace? As far as I am aware, it's US and Canadian airspace that's a problem, not the UK. :confused:

Well, this is what I've been told by a close source. Don't know any further details. I think it wasn't so much about who the problem was but more the way BA wanted to operate it. I.e. not on the short sector between LCY and SNN and regarding the return leg I was told 'before reaching UK airspace'. Don't shoot the messenger... But I can see this all changing.

Sorry DutchBird-757. I hadn't intended my post to come across in a negative way but as one of the crew that will be operating the service, I've not heard of this. However, as the trials progress, no doubt, minor adjustments will need to be made, so you may indeed be correct.

Jsl

Am I right in saying the first flight is September 29th from LCY? if so does anyone happen to know the depart time, I live a bike ride away and would love to see how this bird gets out of there!

Any help is as always much appreciated.

It's doing training again right now from LCY!

I think the first scheduled flight is in morning on the 29th, some time between 07:25 and 10:00, not a 100% sure but i will have to check one the airline mags at home.

I believe theirs 2 flights at day, one in the morning and one in the evening.

Its VAPP is about 122knts, just watched it come into city.:O

Whats the Callsign? I Its not showing it.

First scheduled flight is 29th September at 12.50. Only one flight a day to start off with - frequency will increase to 2 from October 13th, the second one leaving at 16.00