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RE: The LAX Radisson

Sad, very sad, but I can't help feeling its an almost inevitable closure. Why should the hotel tollerate people using that deck who weren't staying in the hotel, weren't even spend any money in the hotel - room service would always deliver up there, even when the bar wasn't open (wasn't buying a bur...

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RE: Finnair's B757s Get Winglets

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RE: Secret Government Database For Simply Taking A Pic

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RE: Upper Deck Windows On The First 747

They painted the extra windows on the side to make it appear like it had extra upper deck windows. Check the top photo. The real windows are covered over (like the lower deck windows) whereas the black paint is left as it is. From some angles, if you look closely at #1 in <acronym title="Seattle - B...

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RE: Harsh Article On Maxjet And Their CEO

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RE: Harsh Article On Maxjet And Their CEO

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RE: Ryanair 'Fair Deal On Baggage'

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RE: FR And Their Charges.

Whilst misrepresentation of taxes in general is of concern, the crux of the argument isn't to do with what airlines pay to airports - which should not be surcharges and taxes anyway, they always used to be and still should be a part of the ticket price. The key argument relates to the fact that Ryan...

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RE: LAX Airport

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RE: Cosford Comet G-APAS - What Is Happening To Her?

The Comet belongs to the RAF Museum, not to the BA Collection, and thus is safe and is staying at Cosford - there has even been some talk about it going indoors once the move-around for the new cold-war building is done.

Andy

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RE: The Future Of BA Connect

Booked short notice, off peak flights, <acronym title="Birmingham - International (Elmdon) (BHX / EGBB), United Kingdom">BHX</acronym>-<acronym title="Paris - Charles de Gaulle (Roissy) (CDG / LFPG), France">CDG</acronym>-<acronym title="Birmingham - International (Elmdon) (BHX / EGBB), United Kingd...

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RE: Which Hotel At LAX To Stay At With Views Of Planes

Its easy enough! You can eat hotel supplied food anytime you want in the Top of the Radisson, even when there's no one serving there - just call room service and they'll deliver to the top floor all day. Must say, I had a pretty good salad and several beers the day I was sat up there, all delivered ...

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RE: BJC Open House, Priority?

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RE: BJC Open House, Priority?

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RE: BJC Open House, Priority?

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RE: New Airline For East Midlands

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RE: New Airline For East Midlands

I think that's a pretty realistic analysis of the future prospects of the airport Cornish. However, I don't see those prospects as making the airport disappointing or boring, certainly not from a passenger point of view. But yes, enthusiasts/spotters who set their expectations differently are probab...

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RE: New Airline For East Midlands

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RE: New Airline For East Midlands

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RE: Airliners.net Photographer ID Card

Excellent idea. I have found that one of the best defences against the "photography is a crime now" accusation is to show the sort of photos I take and actually ask the law enforcer to explain why such photos are a terrorist threat. I often carry around a binder full of photos for this very purpose....

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RE: Astreus A/c In The Circuit At EMA Last Night?

Actually, airliner training is quite common at <acronym title="Nottingham - East Midlands (Castle Donington) (EMA / EGNX), United Kingdom">EMA</acronym>... Currently, the Tinkers are the most regular, with Monarch and Virgin doing their bit from time to time. Last night it was Astraeus with 757 G-OO...

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RE: Naming UK Airports After Famous People Banned

The NOTAL quite clearly states that this is related to aeronautical purposes, and NOT to commercial purposes. The implication is that you can call your airport what you like as far as the punters are concerned, as long as the name used on aeronautical publications (e.g. charts, approach plates, etc)...

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RE: Slide Scanner Recommendation Required

Though in some ways it pains me to recommend such a brand, Nikon Coolscan V <acronym title="Edelweiss Air (Switzerland)">ED</acronym>... Should find it for around or just above £400 UK. You need not have asked here Bill, I'd have told you <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/wink.gif" alt="...

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RE: More Bad News For LHR

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RE: Remaining World Tails: BA

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RE: Close Up Pics Of The Mallorca CV990

Surviving complete-ish Convair 990s should be: * One at Palma in newest Spantax colors (see above) * One at Lucerne in Switzerland in Swissair colors * One at the gate of Mojave airport in Nasa colors but with Mojave Airport titles (still there March 2006) * One inside Mojave airport in former APSA ...

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RE: Top Photo - Obvious Manipulation - But Accepted?

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RE: Top Photo - Obvious Manipulation - But Accepted?

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RE: Top Photo - Obvious Manipulation - But Accepted?

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RE: Top Photo - Obvious Manipulation - But Accepted?

The fact that the image has not yet been removed is a disgrace. Effectively, it implies that the rule that "no cloning is allowed" (as clearly directed on any number of occasions) can be ignorred when... What constitutes an event that is important enough to be on this database that cloning is condon...

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RE: Top Photo - Obvious Manipulation - But Accepted?

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RE: Anyone At MAN Tomorrow?

Bugger! So many people there, so many I missed meeting... <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/frown.gif" alt="Sad"> Here's my smokeyest image: <a href="http://www.andymartin.btinternet.co.uk/MAN4.jpg" target=_blank><img src="http://www.andymartin.btinternet.co.uk/MAN4.jpg" width=650 height...

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RE: Mick Hits The BIG 4G

Fantastic stuff Mick - an excellent achievement. I know we've STILL not met - despite the fact I suspect we were both at Manchester yesterday, Saturday - but I hope we will put that right in a couple of weeks time. Andy <acronym title="Ukraine International Airlines">PS</acronym>: Mick should be doi...

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Eirjet Update

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RE: Getting A Refund With Ryanair

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RE: BD Going Daily On LHR-BOM

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RE: LCC Across The Atlantic

A full blown low-cost trans-Atlantic airline isn't going to happen any time soon for a number of reasons: 1. Low-cost demands high utilisation of both airplanes and crews. Its very difficult, if not impossible, to achieve high aircraft utilisation on the seven/six hour sectors involved to the US eas...

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RE: The Proposed Sale Of European 747s

G-BDXE and G-BDXF both still parked at Kemble, UK awaiting sale - or whatever...

Andy

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RE: BMI Online Check-in Improvement?

I can pay £0.01 for a ticket on Ryanair and still select where I sit as long as I check in early enough. If I check in early on a bmi tiny ticket (not that I'd ever fly bmi on any ticket these days, despite having been gold with them for many years) I'd get a useless middle seat right at the back. I...

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RE: 1 Engine Prop Flew Past, No Higher Than 50 Feet!

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RE: 1 Engine Prop Flew Past, No Higher Than 50 Feet!

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RE: Where Are The Indy Air CRJ's

A number at Tucson, AZ. Some at Zephyrhills, FL believe it or not. Not sure about others - I'm sure these two locations don't account for them all.

A

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RE: CZ Xinjiang To Get Wide Bodies + New Routes

It would be better news if we were to hear that Xinjiang were getting the IL-86 back!

Andy

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RE: Is It Really Called "Blair Force One"

It will be interested to read what name the press come up with when (if) Brown becomes PM!

Andy

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RE: Styrian Spirit, Close To Bankruptcy?!?

Updated now: <I>Unfortunately we can not secure your transport if you are holder of a Styrian Spirit document. Please observe the special offers of other airlines for stranded Styrian Spirit passengers. Passengers holding documents of Air France, Austrian Airlines and Swiss are kindly requested to c...

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RE: Whose TriStar And 727 At SEA On Mar. 22?

ATA have two L10-500s just put through major checks that wear their new colors but without titles: <br><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/open.file/1012956/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/open.file/1012956/M/" target="_blank">View Medium<br>...

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RE: SBA Runway Length..can It Handle A 737 Or Larger?

UA used to operate 737-300s into <acronym title="Santa Barbara - Municipal (SBA / KSBA), USA - California">SBA</acronym> - I have a photo of a <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> Shuttle 737 taken at <acronym title="Santa Barbara - Municipal (SBA / KSBA), USA - California">SBA</acron...

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RE: Emirates Near Miss With Russian 757 - Mumbai

Reminds me of that old joke (bastardised for this circumstance)...

Controller "Emirates 502 turn right 10 degrees for noise abatement"
Emirates "How much noise does an A330 make at 33,000'?"
Controller "Have you ever heard the noise that's made when an A330 hits a 757?"

Andy

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Skymonster

What's Up With N88ZL?

N88ZL was at <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym> on March 9th, departed at approx 2:30PM, apparently to <acronym title="Las Vegas - McCarran International (LAS / KLAS), USA - Nevada">LAS</acronym>. By Tuesday 14th she was at Mojave, outside the h...

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Asiana World Cup Logojet?

I snapped this Asiana 744 at <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym> yesterday - its not on the database yet and sorry I can't upload them here at the moment as I don't have photo processing facilities whilst I'm travelling: <a href="http://www.airte...

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