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RE: Starjet L1011

With pleasure... <a href="http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?s=079baf7655958da89e0073e7c6b049b9&threadid=127065&highlight=air+universal" target=_blank>http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthr...did=127065&highlight=air+universal</a> <a href="http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?s=079baf7...

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RE: Starjet L1011

Nothing suspicious recorded. But before I would sign up with them I'd ask for a few pay checks in advance... Star Air formed by Paddy McKay and Basem Mishal. Airline had it's operating license revoked by Sierra Leone 09/04 and in Jordan 01/05 according to aerotransport database. Same owners are behi...

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RE: Aviation Stores At Airports

Another alternative in Toronto is:

Threshold Aviation
2470 Lucknow Dr.
Mississauga, ON

Located on the corner of Torbram / Derry road at the north side of the airport. Great store and nice discounts for regular clients.

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Status Of The Two DC-4's At YYZ

The two DC4's (C-GDWZ and C-GQIA) have been stored at <acronym title="Toronto - Lester B. Pearson International (Malton) (YYZ / CYYZ), Canada - Ontario">YYZ</acronym> on the old Millardair ramp since I can remember (which would be 1995 in my case). <center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="AR...

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Ramp Tours And Ramp Passes

I'm curious which airports provide scheduled ramp tours for the public. Believe Zurich airport did or does tours of the ramp and you get to see the active runway in close up. Some airports in out of the way places like Sjarjah can provide ramp passes apparently.

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Looking For Info On 1970 Crash Of Air Canada 621

Does anybody know if an electronic version exists of the accident report for the July 5th, 1970 crash of an Air Canada DC-8 63 (CF-TIW) after a hard landing at Pearson Airport? Also, curious where the actual crash site was located. Checked Transport Canada website but unlike the ntsb, it only has re...

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RE: Why Is The UK So Popular For Aircraft Maintenance

Thanks and hope you guys stay the best since it makes for good spotting! Mind you I drove a 1983 rover 3500 vandenplas for a while and it kept loosing a lot of those well engineered parts

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Why Is The UK So Popular For Aircraft Maintenance

Perhaps it's just my perception but for a country where buying a coffee requires you to take out a second mortgage, the UK seems to be very popular for overhaul and maintenance stations for large jet aircraft. There's Southend, Bristol, Manston, Lasham, Kemble and others all providing extensive main...

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Shorts Belfast At SEN With 2 Engines Now?

I read on another forum that the Shorts Belfast at <acronym title="Southend - Rochford (SEN / EGMC), United Kingdom">SEN</acronym> (G-BEPS) has been fitted with two engines recently. Can anybody confirm this? Would be absolutely great to see this plane taken from the dump and back to service. <c...

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RE: EUJet Load Factor Up

I'm just baffled that any LCC would choose <acronym title="Manston - Kent International (MSE / EGMH / EGUM), United Kingdom">MSE</acronym> as a location. It's serviced by a bus only a few times during weekdays and nothing on Saturday afternoon and Sundays. A train ticket from London to Margate comes...

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RE: Update On Manston - Kent (UK) Airport

Nope, no more Boeing 707's at Manston. The Boeing 747 I noticed is actually the Air Bangladesh Boeing 747-200 <acronym title="Sahara Airlines (India)">S2</acronym>-ADT. It seems to be on active duty but according to the pictures on a.net it has been grounded several times. Probably at Manston for re...

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Update On Manston - Kent (UK) Airport

Spend a great day at Manston (EGMH). Lot's of changes since I was there a year ago. I believe somebody asked for an update of Manston some time ago so here it is. There are now at least 10 scheduled departures per day. All are EUjet low cost flights to various European destinations using Fokker 100 ...

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RE: AN-24 Plane Crash In Russia

According to the aviation safety network, the aircraft involved is RA-46489, registered to Sibaviatrans. ( http://www.siat.ru )

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AN-24 Plane Crash In Russia

From the BBC website:

A plane has crashed landed in Russia's far north, with reports of casualties.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4354353.stm

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TL-ADJ / 9Q-CBW B707 In France Or Africa?

According to the AeroTransport database, it's still stored Chalons-Vatry (LFOK). Other reports on the internet have spotted it now in Kinshasa DRC (Congo) with Hewa Bora Airways. Note, this is the infamous Boeing 707 that was stored at Southend, aborted ferry flight and stored Ostend, aborted ferry ...

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RE: Ranking List Of 380 Planning Faults

Cup holders for supersized mocha-latte are not a standard option which is a major setback for US sales...

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RE: Air Midwest Beechcraft 1900

Love the 1900D. Specially the little sliding doors to the flight deck whose shape seems to be inspired by Arabian harems. Usually are open during <acronym title="President Airlines (Cambodia)">TO</acronym> and landing so you get a good view. And if you have a headset (aviation one), you could plug ...

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RE: A.net Crashing Zonealarm Since Tuesday

Yes the menu's are still ok. However the problem did appear again yesterday even with the scripting and active X blocked.

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RE: A.net Crashing Zonealarm Since Tuesday

Now blocking all scripting and activeX and problem went away.

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A.net Crashing Zonealarm Since Tuesday

For some reason anytime I visit a.net since Tuesday this week, it eventually crashes zonealarm. It does not happen immediately but seems to be related to a script that is trying to run. Does not happen for any other website. No spyware, etc. on my pc and have checked and double checked this with ada...

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RE: Boeing 707

Recently re-registered and I'm hoping someday she will fly again. <center><a href="/open.file/451349/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/open.file/451349/M/" target="_blank">View Medium <IMG SRC="/photos/small/9/4/3/45134...

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G-BEPS Shorts Belfast Going Back Into Service?

I read this article in an aviation magazine and also noticed it posted on <a href="http://www.airsidetv.com/sub/news/headline_detail.asp?n_id=2748" target=_blank>http://www.airsidetv.com/sub/news/headline_detail.asp?n_id=2748</a> "Transpacific <acronym title="Panama City - Tocumen (General Omar T...

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Do Flight Attendants Receive Hazard Pay?

Always wondered about whether flight crews receive additional pay since they are far more likely to become injured than passangers, not having to be seated during mild occurences of turbulence. Would you get paid a premium for this? Are there any specific rules for this?

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Cygnus Air DC-8 At Egss Scheduled Route?

I noticed the Cygnus Air DC-8-73 last week at London Stansted (EGSS) while flying out. Does anyone know if this aircraft does scheduled trips to Stansted or are the visits random? <center><a href="/open.file/570831/L/" target="_blank...

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RE: Air Express Liberia Routes?

A8-AAA is Georgian Cargo Airlines and a formerly Ducor World Airlines aircraft. Ducor formerly names Liberia World Airlines was acquired in 1988 by Duane Andrew Egli with <acronym title="Business Express (USA)">HQ</acronym> in Gibraltar and operating base at Ostend. Reorganized in 1994 by Westland ...

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RE: Rare Passenger Aircraft Still Flying

Phoenix Aviation, Irbis, Air Cess and Air Zory are all airlines directly or indirectly related to Victor Bout so unless you've got a few AK-47's to ship, it'll be difficult to catch a ride on those.

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Spotting At Southend - Rochford (EGMC)

Sorry, this post probably only makes sense to the people who know the Southend / Rochford area in the UK. The question I have is if the footpath that leads from behind the Rochford station past the golf club (Rochford Hall) to the area where Boeing 707 <acronym title="Air Nippon (Japan)">EL</acrony...

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Getting Close To Boeing 707 EL-AKJ At Southend?

Is it still possible to get somewhat close to the Boeing 707 <acronym title="Air Nippon (Japan)">EL</acronym>-<acronym title="Asahikawa (AKJ), Japan">AKJ</acronym> at the Southend (UK) scrap area or is security to tight after the attempts to start fires by Essex hooligans? I walked around the airpor...

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Avro Vulcan B2 High Speed Taxi At Southend Today

Was anybody else there to watch the event at Southend / Rochford? It was absolutely awesome to hear the four Olympus engines roar. Hats of to the volunteers that keep G-VJET in such great shape.

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RE: Used Aircraft Seats

Ebay would be your best bet. For example (not meant as advertisement or endorsement): <a href="http://motors.listings.ebay.com/Parts-Accessories_Aviation_W0QQfromZR12QQlotrZ1QQsacategoryZ26435QQsocmdZListingItemListQQsocolumnlayoutZ3QQsocustoverrideZ1" target=_blank>http://motors.listings.ebay.com/...

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Azal Cargo Flights To Canada

From yyznews.com: "Azal Cargo Air Company (AHC) (division of Azerbaijan Airlines) ....has applied to the <acronym title="Catania - Fontanarossa (Filippo Eredia) (CTA / LICC), Italy">CTA</acronym> for a licence to operate a non-scheduled international service to transport goods on a charter basis ...

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RE: Aviation Novels

Thanks Jack. Have to read that one. Two more that just came to mind are "Flight into Danger" by Arthur Haily and "Airframe" by Michael Crichton.

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Aviation Novels

I would like to start a topic to see if anybody can post some great novels around civil aviation. The type of novels that you pick up on a rainy Sunday and cannot put down. I can start with two by the writer Nevil Shute: No Highway... A novel that describes a fictious British aircraft suffering fro...

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RE: Who Pays The Bill For The B707 At Ostend

Horrible to see the scrapped YA-GAF. It feels the same as having to watch an old tree being cut down to me. There is one more Boeing 707 in Europe with a dubious past (<acronym title="Trans Mediterranean Airlines (Lebanon) and Airnorth Regional (Australia)">TL</acronym>-ADJ), owned by African Lines,...

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RE: Who Pays The Bill For The B707 At Ostend

That's terrible news. If anybody is standing by with a camera next Monday, it would be good to capture the last moments.

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RE: YYZ T1 New

It's looks and smells very new still. It does look very good but... I arrived from the UK on Air Canada last week, and it now takes ages to get out of the airport. Extra long taxi to the new international T1 terminal, long bus ride to the T1 terminal and surprise, surprise, the only thing that is st...

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RE: Who Pays The Bill For The B707 At Ostend

I sincerely hope it will be preserved rather than scrapped or used for fire practise. Just did some reading and it's an aircaft with an intersting history. It was owned by Balkh Airlines of Afghanistan. The owners were Christopher Barrett-Jolley from the UK who is now in jail for smuggling drugs (s...

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Who Pays The Bill For The B707 At Ostend

Just wondering how it's possible for an aging Boeing 707 (YA-GAF) to be parked at EBOS airport for 7 years now without being sold or scrapped while much newer aircraft such B 762, A300, etc. are meeting their final fate. Is somebody paying the parking fees?

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RE: Extinct Aircraft?

You're right. It's being restored. http://www.baade152.de/152/a4.htm

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RE: Extinct Aircraft?

Thanks for listing the DC-5, I had no idea it ever existed.

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RE: Extinct Aircraft?

One more:

Avro CF-105 Arrow

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Extinct Aircraft?

Can you recall any post 1930's aircraft that are totally extinct, meaning not a single example exists any more, either in museums, scrap yards, etc. The ones I could come up with are:

Boeing 314 Clipper
Baade 152 (East German prototype)

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RE: Help On Aircraft Rego.

Have a look at:

http://www.aerotransport.org

You can do a limited amount of free searches per month. Membership is pretty expensive.

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RE: New Canadian Cargo Airline

This is the only picture I could find (sorry for linking to a competitor). Did not find any other company info. Not even a reference on aerotransport.org which unusual.

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=192623

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RE: Gabon: 30 Killed In Hawker Siddeley 748 Crash

Gabon Express operated 1 <acronym title="Highland Air (Sweden)">HS</acronym>-748 <acronym title="Transbrasil SA Linhas Aereas">TR</acronym>-LFW which is the aircraft that crashed as it was the only one they had. The aircraft featured in the Just Planes video was one of their two Andover's with regi...

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RE: Gabon: 30 Killed In Hawker Siddeley 748 Crash

Gabon Express, featured in a flight video showing the <acronym title="Highland Air (Sweden)">HS</acronym> 748 and the Caravelle was owned and operated by Bob Sobek, a great pilot who flew anything with wings. Hope he was not involved in this sad event. They offered a package to tourists to fly on t...

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RE: EU Jet Routes From Manston

I actually was at Manston airport last Saturday and it's definitely quite a travel from London. There's a direct train service from London Victoria or Charing Cross to Ramsgate but it takes between 1:30 and 2 hours. There's no bus to the airport from Ramsgate so you need a 10 minute cab ride. It wou...

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RE: Ryanair B732s... Where?

Just flew on one from Stansted to Dublin and back (Vodaphone). Best chance is on short routes to Dublin, for example Stansted - Dublin, Liverpool - Dublin. I noticed at least 3 last Friday at Stansted.

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Should ATC Be Personally Responsible For Failures?

Read this headline on aviation safety.net: 16 APR 2004 Four officials accused of negligence and multiple manslaughter in the October 2001 Milan runway collision disaster have been sentenced to jail terms ranging from 6½ to 8 years. Judges gave eight-year prison sentences to the director of the Linat...

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RE: 1954-2004: Memories Of The 707

Hope <acronym title="Trans Mediterranean Airlines (Lebanon) and Airnorth Regional (Australia)">TL</acronym>-ADJ will be fly once more. <center><a href="/open.file/451349/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/open.file/451349/M...

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