Re: Status of London Heathrow's 3rd Runway

To be honest, to compete to nearby EU and ME airport, HAL have to think about 4th runway once 3rd runway completed. Instead, I prefer Heathrow Hub project with new north runway on the 3rd runway site and extended concourse. https://i.imgur.com/72drHW4.jpg Why does LHR need 24,000+ foot long runways...

Re: EK1 (A388) goes around at LHR, diverts to LGW

And now BA268 ... A380s having issues it seems You meant BA286 from SFO G-XLEK .. just went around again at LHR Will be interesting to see where that diverts to ? LGW I assume ? Sorry typo ... yes indeed, SQ308 coming in and looks like BA will try a third time after that! Must be an interesting rid...

Re: EK1 (A388) goes around at LHR, diverts to LGW

slinky09 wrote:

And now BA268 ... A380s having issues it seems

Re: EK1 (A388) goes around at LHR, diverts to LGW

..and EK29 Emirates A380 has just gone around at LHR and is diverting to Birmingham .. now squawking 7000

still quite windy out there.. and a lot of planes in holding patterns,,

as my flying instructor used to say..'decide early!'

Re: EK1 (A388) goes around at LHR, diverts to LGW

Very windy today in London, I see some diverted away even to Manchester due to long hold times.. I believe they cant use 27 Right for landings in high winds as the nearby hangars generate windshear.. so only a single runway for landings. Heathrow [email protected] "Due to strong winds we will...

Re: QR Possibly taking MAX 8s?

Wondering how the 737MAX 10 will perform in the desert heat of Doha .. 50'C / 122'F in the summer months. .
There were questions about the long fuselage limiting its rotation angle on take off .
And no containerised luggage.. .
Last I saw the MAX7 and MAX10 are not yet approved.

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - February 2023

Not sure if this is old news.. but

x 2 BONZA 737 MAX8's at Tucson, AZ

N9521B c/n 60388
N959NQ c/n 61862

Re: London City wants to open Saturday 1230-1830

Originally LCY was promoted as a business based airport aimed at bankers & executives flying between the financial hubs. . so the close down on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning was not such a big deal .. and it also gave the locals a respite from aircraft noise. Things have moved on especia...

Re: Wolf’s Fang Runway in Antarctica

Sam's video's are pretty cool - that looked a fantastic trip.
I checked Wolfs Fang Runway [code: QAF/AT98] is actually on FlightRadar24 !
Great to see the Basler DC-3's still in service too...

Re: RIA likely to order 40 A350

The Saudi Prince has a lot of ambitious plans for the future. Vision 2030 is to diversify and get away from the dependence on oil revenues. This includes the futuristic linear city of NEOM, it looks like a pipe dream, however, construction has started, it is near the Red Sea so a relatively underdev...

Re: Doncaster Sheffield airport to close on 31 October 2022

It is the home to one of the three ex-RAF Vulcans that are kept in taxi able condition with the others at Southend and Wellesborne. Raises the possibility of a final ferry flight by the Vulcan to a new home... but I guess this saga still has a long way to play out. The Manston saga has been dragging...

Re: Aircraft stored at Bruntingthorpe scrapped (RAF Tri-Stars, VC-10's, Super Guppy)

Preserving aircraft is an expensive business and the last flying Vulcan at Doncaster Sheffield (ex RAF Finningley) has been given notice to quit. They are looking for a new home . there is even the possibility of a final ferry flight as transporting by road would be difficult. https://vulcantothesky...

Re: Ryanair's MAX 8 cabin/galleys

I think the Ryanair 737MAX's are flown over direct from Renton to Dublin and the seats are installed there... anyway that is what I was told. Having flown the Ryanair 737MAX's I didn't notice anything different about it and I doubt that 99% of the passengers were aware it was a MAX. I find the seats...

Re: Future of Southend Airport

I think you are being a bit pessimistic,,, before the COVID pandemic business was picking up at Southend, Ryanair, EasyJet and various airlines were growing there... When slots at the other London airports start to get tight again, I am sure things will get busier. It has its own railway station con...

Re: Swiss Aviation Thread - 2022

L'Odyssey to fly from Geneva to Bergerac, Deauville, Dinard, London-City and Toulon during July, August and September. Flights are operated by a Saab 340 from RAF Avia Fares are not cheap https://lodyssey.ch/ So the initial Deauville to London-City flight has ended in an embarrassing failure. Accor...

Re: Heathrow airport Monday blues.

Went through T5 last night at LHR with no problems, not even queue at the passport machines, although I only had hand luggage.

Re: Aircraft stored at Bruntingthorpe scrapped (RAF Tri-Stars, VC-10's, Super Guppy)

Sad. Why didn't the plans for Omega to take them go through? I don't think it was Omega,,, it was another American company that seems to have disappeared. At the time it sounded like it was all going to happen.. not sure if any money changed hands. Seems like the TriStars may have had some life in ...

Re: JOTA Aviation - Did it shutdown yesterday?

Shame that they are gone.
They seemed busy with football and rugby charters.
Not sure who football teams will be able to charter from now.. can only think of Titan, although BA CityFlyer was used occasionally.

Re: British Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2022

FR24 thinks that: G-XLEB - flew MNL-MAD on 08-Feb-2022 G-XLEC - flew MNL-MAD on 08-Mar-2022 G-XLEG - flew LHR-MNL on 01-Apr-2022 G-XLEJ - flew DOH-MNL on 01-Feb-2022 I saw x 3 British Airways A380’s stored at Madrid last week. Didn't see any stored at Tureul. BA’s meltdown at LHR continues.. flight...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Civil Aviation Related *Discussion* Thread

https://panorama.pub/news/aviakompaniya-s7-vernula-v-ekspluatacziyu-pervyj-il-86 Apparently S7 are reintroducing the IL86. Does anyone know if this is true? Its from a Russian satirical comedy website... so fake news.. apparently the S7 IL86's scrapped years ago... fooled quite a few people... incl...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Civil Aviation Related *Discussion* Thread

“Mortgages on Russian-owned aircraft leasing firm settled on day of invasion” https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/mortgages-on-russian-owned-aircraft-leasing-firm-settled-on-day-of-invasion-1.4819850 “ All of the mortgages registered against aircraft worth hundreds of millions of ...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Civil Aviation Related *Discussion* Thread

The impounding of the aircraft is probably due to this Twitter account - yes, the same guy who was posting about Elon Musk's aircraft. See the post on 4 March 8:36 am https://mobile.twitter.com/RUOligarchJets/status/1499665180262817793 yes.. its a cool account to follow on twitter. He has had to up...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Civil Aviation Related *Discussion* Thread

Private jet linked to oligarch impounded in UK https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60671843 "A private jet has been impounded at Farnborough Airport in Hampshire as authorities investigate its connection with a billionaire Russian oligarch. The jet flew into the country last Thursday and UK officials...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Civil Aviation Related *Discussion* Thread

Vladimir Lenin quote: “Every society is three meals away from chaos“ Putin’s war is going badly and costing billions for every day.. when will he run out of rubles to pay the soldiers and policemen? I might be as soon as next month. Modern Russians are used to having iPhones, foreign travel, western...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Civil Aviation Related *Discussion* Thread

Doing business with Russia in the future will be like doing business with Iran, North Korea and pariah states.. sanctions will mean that most countries will not be able to go near them. How will they transact business when most of their foreign currency is frozen.. ruble notes will be used for toile...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Civil Aviation Related *Discussion* Thread

Just seen this. . If true it means that they dont want the leased planes to be impounded when abroad.. and they intend to operate them in Russia. ‘Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency just grounded all flights headed abroad. Any airlines with plans registered in foreign registries (all foreign-made...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Civil Aviation Related *Discussion* Thread

SU6527 SVOSOF is flying trhough Polish airspace - I thought Russian airlines were banned? https://www.flightradar24.com/SDM6527/2b016985 I was just reading that it has special permission to evacuate Russian citizens from Sofia, Bulgaria. No idea why.. seems a bit strange. Translated from Aeroflots ...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Civil Aviation Related *Discussion* Thread

What would actually happen if software updates are not applied for 5 years ? Would aircraft no longer fly, or would minor bugs in software just not be fixed ? Also: could the west remotely erase the software or have some kind of kill switch on planes built there? Dont forget that they will also hav...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Civil Aviation Related *Discussion* Thread

From what I have been reading virtually all civil aviation in Russia will grind to a halt within 3 weeks at the most. The majority of Russian airlines Boeings and Airbus's are leased mainly through Irish companies and the lessors will now be prohibited from dealing with Russia. The Airlines wont hav...

Re: QR to order up to 50 777-8 Fs and signing MOU for up to 50 737-10 MAXs

I hope Qatar have done their homework on the MAX 10 and how it performs in Qatars boiling hot summers .. max 50.4C (122.7F). As far as I know the MAX 10 is not certified yet. Seems like Qatar is a tricky customer to put it mildly. I thought he had grounded all the A350’s however they are now flying ...

Re: 747 into Heathrow this morning?