Given the known issues with operating the A321Neo off Dublin's 10R/28L (2637m) with full payload, I do wonder how there would not be similar, if not greater, issues operating from Cork (runway 16/34, 2133m). Of course it can be done if the payload is reduced, but that could undermine the economic v...
Jump to postFor me it wasn’t a specific airline or aircraft. My love of aviation started, when as a kid, I was able to get up close and personal with aircraft on the viewing terrace at Caracas airport. This video shows exactly I mean. This was back in the days when AF Concorde made a tech stop in CCS on its way...
Jump to postI don’t think I’ve seen this incident referenced. Different airline (FlyBE, now defunct UK regional airline). Superficially it looks to have had a similar cause.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-46137445
While triangle routes aren’t too unusual, the fact that part of this flight is between two airports that are 16 miles apart as the crow flies is very unusual. There isn’t a bridge over the river Congo between the two cities and you have to clear immigration/customs between the two countries (plus mo...
Jump to postHowever , I really question if the 332 can do DUB - BKK - it's 1,000 mi longer than to LAX. DUB's runway length really affects the performance of the 332 on such long flights, right? Cheers, C. I know there are plans to build a new runway, but was extending the current runway never considered?
Jump to postkaitak wrote:the next announcement coming on Friday.
Any thoughts as to what US cities could attract Aer Lingus service to Dublin? BDL was an interesting new destination and it seems to be a success. The more recent introduction of MIA and PHL feel like safer ventures. Could airports like the following attract EI? I've no idea if this would be possibl...
Jump to postI'd like to fly with B&H Airlines between Sarajevo and Belgrade at the end of May 2015, but can only find flights with this airline thru to the end of March 2015. Can anyone tell me if this is because B&H Airlines hasn't loaded it's summer schedule into the system, or has this route been can...
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Jump to postToday, the UK government announced that a bill to legalise same-sex marriage in England and Wales will be introduced next year. The bill, as announced, will provide for same-sex civil marriage and will also allow religious institutions to perform same-sex marriages if they choose to do so. However, ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/SCL767" class="quote" target="_blank">SCL767</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>What other large markets in Latin America do y...
Jump to postAs you say, <acronym title="Caracas - Simon Bolivar International / Maiquetia (CCS / SVMI), Venezuela">CCS</acronym> is well located to serve as a hub to connect S America with N America, and Central America/South America with Europe. However, <acronym title="Caracas - Simon Bolivar International / ...
Jump to postYou should also visit Northern Ireland. Belfast is an interesting city with lots to see and do. Northern Ireland's coastline is spectacular and includes highlights like the Giant's Causway and Dunluce Castle, to name a few. The area around Lough Erne/Eniskillen is worth visiting, particularly Devoni...
Jump to postCan anyone tell me the tail number of the aircraft scheduled to operate CO28 (<acronym title="Newark - Liberty International (EWR / KEWR), USA - New Jersey">EWR</acronym>-<acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym>) on Thurs 13th May? I'm trying to find out if I'll ...
Jump to postIn the past, when I've searched for reward flights on the CO website for flights within Europe, I've been given the option of using my onepass miles to book flights with AF, eg, DUB-CDG-SVO or DUB-CDG-IST. However, I've just been on the <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> websit...
Jump to postOn my last two flights on Aer Arrann's ATR72s, the crew requested that all passengers in the front of the cabin remain seated until the passengers in the rear had disembarked. This was (presumably) to prevent the a/c from tipping nose-up. IIt's possible that the TU154 may be susceptible to the same ...
Jump to postAs a venezuelan living in the UK, I too am very happy with the NO result. Respect to the students for having the courage to take to the streets in protest against the proposed constitutional change - I believe it was the students who helped galvanise the NO vote.
Jump to postHi I was on Easter Island for 4 days in July of this year, and absolutely loved it. Before going, I wondered if I'd look at the moai, and think, right, ok, what's next? but I found that the Island just pulled me in - you'd need to be an particularly unimaginative individual not to be engaged by the ...
Jump to post<b>Travelling:</b> This goes hand-in-hand with my love of aviation, and although it took me a long time to find a congenial travelling partner, for the last year I've been dating someone who's idea of a good trip exactly matches mine. I'm just back from Istanbul (fabulous place) and am currently pla...
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Jump to postActually, my mistake for not reading your post correctly. The official exchange rate is still 1US$ = 2150 VBs. However, the actual market value of the bolivar is 1USD ~ 3200 VBs. This shows how badly the venezuelan currency has performed over the last year.
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Jump to postBack in 1979 I took the following flights with International Caribbean Airways/Laker Airways – <acronym title="Port of Spain / Trinidad - Piarco International (POS / TTPP), Trinidad and Tobago">POS</acronym>-<acronym title="Bridgetown (Christ Church) - Grantley Adams (Seawell) International (BGI / T...
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Jump to postAccording to their website, FlyBE will be introducing the EMB 195 to their fleet between Aug 2006 and Nov 2007. Can anyone tell me on what routes the new a/c will be deployed, and when?
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Jump to postI wonder if they'll ever add Maracaibo (MAR) to their network?
Jump to postLast time I flew with Avior, and the flight attendant made a valiant attempt to repeat the announcements in English, until I spoke to the guy in Spanish. It was quite funny... since I'm white (and was extremely sunburned at the time), he assumed I was a tourist, and when he realised I was Venezuelan...
Jump to postThere is no reason why immigrants can't maintain their own language and culture and also fully integrate into society. I know something about this, since my parents emigrated from Northern Ireland to Venezuela, so I'm an immigrant's kid. I’m equally at home in the UK as in Venezuela, and while there...
Jump to postFirst of all, it’s abundantly clear that many Europeans are deeply prejudiced against Gypsies and that this prejudice is institutionalised. However, I’d hesitate to imply that the European Court of Human Rights, or any of its members, is inherently prejudiced against the Roma. The court holds that t...
Jump to postIsn't this exactly what happened with the A330-300? The wing failed at just under the 1.5 max load limit and the problem was solved with local reinforcement, without affecting the delivery timelines or market acceptance of the a/c.
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Jump to postMarc Anthony Valió la Pena
Love lo listen to (and dance to) that song....
Northern Ireland is the European equivalent of the American Bible belt. The Free Presbyterians (their leader is the infamous Rev Ian Paisley) make a habit of protesting at all public gay events, and did their best to stir up as much controversy as possible over the introduction of civil partnerships...
Jump to postMost of the papars I've read of late puts the percentage at ~5%, so 6% is probably about right.
Jump to postHopefully <acronym title="Aeropostal (Venezuela)">VH</acronym> will also improve their reliability. When I flew with them last Dec (<acronym title="Miami - International (MIA / KMIA), USA - Florida">MIA</acronym>-VLN) my outbound flight was delayed by 6 hours and my luggage arrived the next day. To ...
Jump to postIn Venezuela:
If someone sneezes once, you say salud (good health)
If they sneeze again, you say dinero (money)
And if they sneeze a third time, you say amor (love)
A quaint, but rather endearing custom!
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Jump to postCertainly, I agree with you. The Bible (as I understand it) prohibits any sexual activity other than between a male-female married couple. Therefore, an actively gay person should not expect to be married by, or hold positions of responsibility within a Christian church. However, you must be consist...
Jump to postWhile I don't know of anyone else in my family who is gay, there is a history of "confirmed bachelors" on my mother's side of the family. My mom has quite a few male cousins, uncles and great uncles who never married, or married when they were quite old. This is pure speculation on my part, but intr...
Jump to postThe Parades Commission ruled that a Protestant parade would not be allowed to follow its traditional route down the Whiterock Road in Belfast (a Catholic area of the city). The various Protestant paramilitary organisations have obviously taken this opportunity to stir up unrest in the Protestant ghe...
Jump to postI'm the guy in the middle - at a salsa club in Belfast.
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Jump to post<b>Luisde8cd</b> has expressed my views exactly. I'm one of the lucky middle class who had the option of leaving Vzla because (1) I have an EU passport, and (2) I have a degree from a UK university. Otherwise, I'd be screwed, like a lot of my friends in Vzla, who used to have a reasonable quality of...
Jump to postAs far as I can tell, the special security procedure for flights between Britain and N Ireland are no longer in place.
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Jump to postIt's impossible to live in Latin America without resorting to bribery. It's virtually impossible to get a driver's licence, planning permission, etc, etc without giving someone a backhander. It's not really regarded as bribery, though... merely a way of oiling the wheels of the very slow moving offi...
Jump to postJude Law
Can't make the image come up automatically, but worth a click!
http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/flipboo...D=1215cb68f2e1d92373d0aad042bc64b0
I was born in Venezuela of British/Irish parents and have all three passports, although I use my UK passport almost exclusively, for convenience sake. I've spent equal amounts of time in Venezuela, Ireland and the UK, and speak English & Spanish perfectly, so I've never had any problem fitting in, n...
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