Penzance Helicopters used to fly AW-109 helicopters between Penzance and Scilly. Has this changed ? Do they really fly Sikorsky 76 helicopters, and if so how when are they used ? Might need to make a trip to Scilly some time... Oya Vendée Hélicoptères, based in France, fly between Beauvoir-sur-Mer ...
Jump to postI have flown on a number of those with most of them still operating to date. Just as they come off of my mind but without any geographical logic: . Great start to a list - thank you. Excuse me if I copy and add to keep building on it: North America: Canada: Helijet flies Vancouver-Victoria and Vanc...
Jump to postPenzance Helicopters used to fly AW-109 helicopters between Penzance and Scilly. Has this changed ? Do they really fly Sikorsky 76 helicopters, and if so how when are they used ? Might need to make a trip to Scilly some time... Oya Vendée Hélicoptères, based in France, fly between Beauvoir-sur-Mer ...
Jump to postCrimsonNL wrote:MHG wrote:Spain: Helity flies Malaga - Ceuta and Algeciras - Ceuta (AW-139)
Perhaps these are world's only intercontinental helicopter flights?
Does anyone know where to find a list of all scheduled commercial rotary wing flights, for which a single person can buy an ordinary ticket without chartering the entire helicopter ? I remember seeing a thread about this before, but can't find it I don´t think there´s a proper list - didn´t find on...
Jump to postFor me it´s the S-61 along the AW-139 (both very different animals).
The S-61 for its comfort/spacious cabin and the AW-139 for its lower cabin noise level and overall more moderness.
The S-76 isn´t bad but can´t compete with the AW-139 on almost all subjects.
We´ll have to wait a bit to see what fits in here. For myself I´m primarily interested in scheduled (open to anyone !) helicopter flights. There are quite a few scheduled helicopter routes around the globe and I have flown on some of them already. Maybe we can even make a list of all these routes as...
Jump to postDoes anyone have a clue what happened to Motor Sich Airline´s fleet ?
Were they able to fly their airworthy aircraft out of OZH to a "safe" place ???
It would be interesting to hear EI's statement as to the reason behind this decision. I can`t help but somehow sense there might be not just economical reasons behind EI´s decision ... Considering the political situation and the technical implications (Stobart is not an EU airline anymore since the...
Jump to postPro Sky, an Austrian charter broker, is selling scheduled flights STR-GRZ with Cessna 525C operated by Smartline Aero. This is supposed to replace OS, who announced to give up regional point-to-point routes last year. https://aviation.direct/smartline-bedient-graz-stuttgart-mit-dem-businessjet [Ger...
Jump to postyou guys are coming up with some pretty incredible airlines and settings! I am really glad i started this thread!! Unfortunately the whole thread is a bit messy in particular because many here come up with aircraft above 19 seats. Well, your question was about the past but I guess it´s ok to mentio...
Jump to postInterestingly I was still able to fly in august 1988 on OY-SBL a DC-8-6(3?) of Scanair which was SAS´s Charter/Tourism department.
Catched the Scanair DC-8 on a Swedish domestic flight ARN-MMX but it was a scheduled SK-flight (no Scanair flight number) ...
Sure I went out of my way many times. Especially when I was younger (in the 1980´s and 90´s) when the variety of aircraft types was much greater. In more recent years I am much less willing to go particularly after certain aircraft types as I have experienced most of what I could possibly get (my bu...
Jump to postJust had an FA who was working this flight onboard. She said it was heavy rain and they made their turnoff a bit too fast and ended up sliding off the taxiway. "made their turnoff a bit too fast" ???? Unlikely judging the photos. If you´re too fast in a right turn it´s unlikely you end up...
Jump to postFor me it was the mid 1980´s until late 1990´s when I was able to fly a lot of regional flights here in Europe. At the time I primarily looked to experience as many different aircraft types and airlines as I could (afford). I booked quite a few flights on props and also jets and many of those types ...
Jump to postIts type certificate was cancelled by Airbus (which is the successor of the original holder of the TC). Could somebody with no connections to either Airbus, BAC or Aérospatiale apply for a new type certificate? I doubt someone else could. Simply because like in the mentioned case Airbus also holds ...
Jump to postBut there are quite a few mor "if"´s ... Talking of a larger (airliner) aircraft it´ll depend on whether maintenance / spare part / licensed personnel / manufacturers support is still availlable. That is the reason why - as an example - no Concorde will ever fly again. Its type certificate...
Jump to postThe Austrian government IMHO massively overestimates their bargaining position. I doubt that the Austrian government overestimates their bargaining position (at least not to a high degree) Mind you LH is facing a somewhat similar situation with SN in BRU. LH demands government money but the Belgian...
Jump to postI doubt that the EU would allow this to happen without strong "handcuffs" for LH attached to it. Adding SAS to the LH group would not benefit customers, worse it would significantly reduce competition on the intra-European market translating into less choice and higher fares. As a German (...
Jump to postI had to do a triple-take at FRA a few weeks ago when an AirBaltic 733 taxied by. The CFM56-3, short winglets and stumpy wings were giveaways... I didn't know any were left flying pax in the EU! Not surprising to see them going away, despite being newer than a number of 737NGs flying around! There ...
Jump to postI would love to fly Thai Airways but their prices always seems to be way more than everyone else. I was looking at a flight from HND to BKK. ANA has their flights for around $600. Thai airways has a codeshare with ANA in which they fly a B747. There price is $2,400. I know this airline has been tak...
Jump to postBA does already hold third/fourth freedom rights between their home country and the US but they won´t get fifth freedom (which would allow them to sell tickets between domestic points in the US if they make an intermediate stop in the US towards final destination somewhere else in the US). Btw.: BA ...
Jump to postUpdate: 1) Closed airports: Berlin Tempelhof (THF) Oslo Fornebu (FBU) München Riem (old MUC) Plymouth, UK (PLH) Istanbul Atatürk, Turkey (IST) Penzance, UK (PZE) - although there´s a new Heliport commencing operations in march 2020 just across the street approx. 250 metres from the location of the o...
Jump to postClosed: DOH - Doha Old (Qatar A319, A330-200, A330-300, A340-600, B777-200LR) DOK - Donetsk (AeroSvit B737-400) PLH - Plymouth (Air Southwest, FlyBe DHC8-300) PZE - Penzance (British International S-61) SDV - Sde Dov (Israir ATR 72, AYIT Short 360) THF - Berlin Tempelhof (Brussels Airlines RJ-85) A...
Jump to post1) Closed airports: Berlin Tempelhof (THF) Oslo Fornebu (FBU) München Riem (old MUC) Plymouth, UK (PLH) 2) Airports that have lost their scheduled / airline service (permanently) but still operate as airports: Hof, Germany (HOQ) Bayreuth, Germany (BYU) Siegerland, Germany (SGE) Zweibrücken, Germany ...
Jump to post... and don´t forget that Alsie Express isused just for initial ops and later on as a back-up as Lübeck Air will have their own aircraft registered in Germany.
Jump to postThe fact that it is 40 widebodies narrows down the potential buyer list to maybe 10-15 possible airlines. Perhaps it is Delta throwing in the towel on NMA and beginning to execute on a replacement strategy for 767s? Not sure why they wouldn't want it disclosed though. The only other existing A339 c...
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February:
BSL-NCE DS1003 (Easyjet Switzerland) A319/320
NCE-SXB V7 2519 (Volotea A319)
FRA-VIE OS 128 (Austrian A320)
VIE-AMS OS 379 (Austrian A320)
AMS-FRA LH 999 (Lufthansa A320)
Planned:
Also february ...
NCE-MCM (Monacair EC-130)
I do wonder what past lessons you are referring to, as I don't recall this type being deemed unsafe at all, but I might be wrong, so I am curious about the details. Ok, I´d better call it a (single) lesson they had to learn when UK-91004 (cargo version) crashed right after take off on dec 5, 1999. ...
Jump to postWho knows what planes will be allowed in the future? I doubt that BMA will be kept open after expiration of the lease to Swedavia but who knows ... But - if - there´s a future for the airport I´d see it most likely similar to Helsinki-Malmi as a general aviation airfield with all scheduled flights ...
Jump to postGood looking bird, resembles the SAAB 2000 in many aspects, but much slower airspeed performance. Like all Russian aircraft though, they can design them, build them, fly them ... but can they support it .. always the flaw in their plans. It´s true - the major obstacle was not a redesign/upgrade but...
Jump to postSince you mentioned considering LH booking through to Stuttgart I´d prefer the flight/train combo. Flying into FRA and then flying onwards to STR will add likely 45-60 mins compared to the flight/train combo because the ICE-train from FRA gets you right to Stuttgart central station. Just the local t...
Jump to postRegarding those questions: These are my personal observations and I can´t offer exact numbers. Hope you still find my observations helpful. 1. Comfort I´d put the F50 on par with the Saab 2000 although my judgement is based on two different subjects ("spaciousness" and cabin noise level) T...
Jump to postJust to add a bit of information regarding Germany: The first letter indicates the weight of the aircraft. D-Exxx for example is reserved for aircraft with a MTOW of 2 tons, D-Axxx for everything exceeding 20 tons of MTOW. https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luftfahrzeugkennzeichen ... but even that is...
Jump to postWell, some people overlook that Wizzair is a well established brand with a much better reputation plus a very very low cost base ... FR has intentionally ignored/neglected the eastern European countries (in particular outside the EU) for too long. W6 was able to solidly build up their network withou...
Jump to postWell, I guess they did not use them exclusively for the kind of routes they were best suited for (transcon and cross Atlantic - longer and thinner routes) which made them uneconomic for UA´s particular network. ... and since UA retired their own B762 already there was simply no use for those from CO...
Jump to postAWACSooner wrote:Almost as dumb as Skybus's rule you couldn't bring your own food or beverage onto their planes.
If only the airlines can apply for the code, then when a large airport is built, which airline submits the application for the code? As per IATA protocol, the seniormost member airline headquartered in the country of the new airport is responsible for this. Holy crap... B747-437B is back on a.net! ...
Jump to postCan't just be airlines applying for codes. My nearest airfield is Goodwood ( QDU ) and being a grass runway aerodrome, it's not likely any airline wants to fly there ! Where is it? Are you talking about a truncated ICAO code? The closest thing I can find for QDU is the railway station at DUS. QDU d...
Jump to posthttps://portal.iata.org/faq/articles/en_US/FAQ/How-do-I-obtain-a-new-airport-code/ Are you serious? :scratchchin: It does not work :banghead: no recognize at all KJFK, KORD, EGGL etc NOTHING!! Dumb programmers! Use this: https://www.flightmanager.com/content/AirportLocatorForm.aspx Q The user's que...
Jump to postWell, if she has made a decision already ... The fact that it will take ~ 2 years until the -600S version will be availlable is not that much of an issue since the airports has yet to be built as well. Interesting will be he question who will operate the aircraft. So far no airline in Japan operate...
Jump to postAs has been said, this verdict sets no legal precedent. That is why LH refrained from appealing it. I know what's been said. I'm saying it's blatantly incorrect. A court ruling sets a precedent unless a superior court overrules it. This ruling almost certainly sets a precedent in Germany and would ...
Jump to post@oldannyboy Don´t know where you are based but flying Motor Sich in Ukraine is likely your best and certainly easiest choice (no need to obtain a visa for most western country citizens unlike Russia) It´s easy in particular because Motor Sich has a properly and reliably working website in English (a...
Jump to postSo what happens at the end with TXL? Will it be closed with the opening of BER or kept? The airport will be closed and the plan is to redevelop Tegel into some sort of tech hub. But I'm not sure how successful the redevelopment will be because there's no train line that goes to Tegel. Berlin never ...
Jump to postLufthansa must have some serious money to waste, paying lawyers for such pointless cases. Time to evolve a bit and embrace the 21st century. No, they are not wasting their money because there´s always a slight chance to win a case and this time they decided for some reason it´s again worth a try. T...
Jump to post[...] You cant change nature, you can only let it run its course. While I usually do agree with consumer friendly laws and court rulings, weather delays and other "acts of God" shouldnt be the reason for compensation.[...] . Hei TWA772LR, I understand your point. While legitimate, I think...
Jump to postInteresting that nobody recognizes the fact that Lufthansa decided not to appeal/escalate further ... To me it is clear that this was only in order to prevent a precedent ruling on the case. So, they can continue throwing court cases at customers. LH (and quite a few other legacy carriers) gamble on...
Jump to postThe problem here is that we all know many airlines are easy to abuse the "weather related" excuse and there´s no clear line between weather related and operationally related. The question is where do you want to draw the line ? Of course weather related turns often into operationally relat...
Jump to postBasilFawlty wrote:cityshuttle wrote:Maybe a good add for EW to purchase ZI
Yes, brilliant, even more loss-making operations for under the EW umbrella. It would fit them quite well actually.
Something I´m missing here is the fact that the pilots wouldn´t have been arrested if police didn´t have a good reason to suspect them being indeed intoxicated. If some hotel employee decided to call police that´s one thing. Police is required to look into it then. Since they do have breathalizers a...
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