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by ben123planes
Wed Jun 08, 2016 9:37 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: Volotea's First Scheduled UK Flight (and Some ZB)
Replies: 14
Views: 8486

RE: Volotea's First Scheduled UK Flight (and Some ZB)

Hey, Nice report  <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" border="0"/> As I've mentioned before - I work at Southampton and I actually met this flight (I may have asked to...). I saw a guy with a camera walking off it and wondere...

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by ben123planes
Tue Apr 19, 2016 11:15 am
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: A Short Hop To Paris On Flybe's Q400
Replies: 5
Views: 5759

RE: A Short Hop To Paris On Flybe's Q400

Hey, Nice <acronym title="Transbrasil SA Linhas Aereas">TR</acronym>. I work at Southampton, so a good chance I was about on the day you flew! Let me know when you fly out on Eastern, I'll see if we can catch eachother  <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/smi...

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by ben123planes
Thu May 14, 2015 8:23 am
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: Mission Triple Seven. LGW-AMS-LHR On 77W
Replies: 11
Views: 7520

RE: Mission Triple Seven. LGW-AMS-LHR On 77W

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/pokfur" class="quote" target="_blank">pokfur</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>What a hilarious trip report! I enjoyed readin...

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by ben123planes
Tue May 12, 2015 2:42 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: Mission Triple Seven. LGW-AMS-LHR On 77W
Replies: 11
Views: 7520

RE: Mission Triple Seven. LGW-AMS-LHR On 77W

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/gabrielchew" class="quote" target="_blank">gabrielchew</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>Interesting...when I flew the <acron...

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by ben123planes
Sun May 10, 2015 5:33 am
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: Mission Triple Seven. LGW-AMS-LHR On 77W
Replies: 11
Views: 7520

RE: Mission Triple Seven. LGW-AMS-LHR On 77W

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/lhristebest" class="quote" target="_blank">lhristebest</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>I remember that coconut cake being v...

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by ben123planes
Sat May 09, 2015 5:26 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: Mission Triple Seven. LGW-AMS-LHR On 77W
Replies: 11
Views: 7520

RE: Mission Triple Seven. LGW-AMS-LHR On 77W

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Lesfalls" class="quote" target="_blank">Lesfalls</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i>What was the load on your <acronym title="...

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by ben123planes
Fri May 08, 2015 8:03 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: Mission Triple Seven. LGW-AMS-LHR On 77W
Replies: 11
Views: 7520

Mission Triple Seven. LGW-AMS-LHR On 77W

Mission Triple 7. <acronym title="London - Gatwick (LGW / EGKK), United Kingdom">LGW</acronym>-<acronym title="Amsterdam - Schiphol (AMS / EHAM), Netherlands">AMS</acronym>-<acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> 77W/A321 Good morrow dear readers, and welcome to...

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by ben123planes
Tue Apr 14, 2015 9:16 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: US Airways First Class+DSLR Stolen@MIA|MIA✈TPA✈MIA
Replies: 43
Views: 24235

RE: US Airways First Class+DSLR Stolen@MIA|MIA✈TPA✈MIA

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/LPDAL" class="quote" target="_blank">LPDAL</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>my friend all the way from Southampton texts me ...

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by ben123planes
Tue Apr 14, 2015 9:00 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: US Airways First Class+DSLR Stolen@MIA|MIA✈TPA✈MIA
Replies: 43
Views: 24235

RE: US Airways First Class+DSLR Stolen@MIA|MIA✈TPA✈MIA

Hello, <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/LPDAL" class="quote" target="_blank">LPDAL</a> (<a href="#8" class="quote">Reply 8</a>):<br/><i>The way I shot this Innovia makes it look...

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by ben123planes
Sun Apr 12, 2015 7:38 am
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: 5* Treat To Vancouver: Lufthansa A330 First Class
Replies: 49
Views: 39179

RE: 5* Treat To Vancouver: Lufthansa A330 First Class

Hi <acronym title="Polynesian Airlines (Samoa)">PH</acronym>, Great report - I always look forward to yours <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" border="0"/> Did you take a wander down the back at any point? It would be inte...

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by ben123planes
Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:41 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Garuda's Gatwick Ops
Replies: 21
Views: 8407

RE: Garuda's Gatwick Ops

This is the amount of space I had last week onboard <acronym title="London - Gatwick (LGW / EGKK), United Kingdom">LGW</acronym>-<acronym title="Amsterdam - Schiphol (AMS / EHAM), Netherlands">AMS</acronym>; <a href="https://scontent-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10172870_1103675476325918_7...

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by ben123planes
Sat Mar 28, 2015 8:38 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: What To Do About Pilot Suicide
Replies: 220
Views: 26484

RE: What To Do About Pilot Suicide

Every profession has bad people. Police forces have bad police. Banks have bad bankers. Government has bad officials. Airlines have bad pilots. I know it's going against the grain, but it's hardly the pilots fault that he was mentally ill. FedEx Flight 705, the guy was found not guilty by insanity. ...

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by ben123planes
Sun Mar 15, 2015 10:06 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Six People Filed 25k O'Hare Noise Complaints
Replies: 50
Views: 10782

RE: Six People Filed 25k O'Hare Noise Complaints

How to become an airport complainer; 1) Move next to an airport. 2) Complain that the airport is ruining their life. 3) Forget the airport was there for 70 years before you were. 4) Campaign to get rid of the airport. and when that doesn't work. 5) Complain about overly bright street lighting.

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by ben123planes
Sat Mar 14, 2015 8:01 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: BA/IB A380/77W/CRJ: Exit Row Or IFE Box?
Replies: 24
Views: 36168

RE: BA/IB A380/77W/CRJ: Exit Row Or IFE Box?

Hi Pokfur,

Beast of a report there, a great read too.

You seem well versed in BA's long and short haul product, any other trips in the pipeline?


Thanks,

Ben

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by ben123planes
Thu Mar 12, 2015 10:12 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: Britannia Rules The Waves+Queen Naming Ceremony.
Replies: 47
Views: 12650

RE: Britannia Rules The Waves+Queen Naming Ceremony.

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/OA260" class="quote" target="_blank">OA260</a> (<a href="#28" class="quote">Reply 28</a>):<br/><i>A bit of shopping in West Quay or browse aroun...

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by ben123planes
Thu Mar 12, 2015 5:52 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: Britannia Rules The Waves+Queen Naming Ceremony.
Replies: 47
Views: 12650

RE: Britannia Rules The Waves+Queen Naming Ceremony.

Hi OA260, Great report, always nice seeing my local town on the forum! I was caught up in the traffic for this, so I'm glad to see it went well for you onboard :P You should've told me that you were coming into <acronym title="Southampton - Eastleigh (SOU / EGHI), United Kingdom">SOU</acronym>, my c...

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by ben123planes
Wed Mar 11, 2015 10:30 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: What Airline Is This?
Replies: 6
Views: 2977

RE: What Airline Is This?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/cageyjames" class="quote" target="_blank">cageyjames</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i> Is it <acronym title="Miami - Interna...

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by ben123planes
Wed Mar 11, 2015 10:20 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: What Airline Is This?
Replies: 6
Views: 2977

RE: What Airline Is This?

That was solved nice and quickly - incorrect on the airport though!

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by ben123planes
Wed Mar 11, 2015 9:32 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: What Airline Is This?
Replies: 6
Views: 2977

What Airline Is This?

Hi, Dunno if this is the right forum, but hey-ho.. Looking through some ancient(ish) photo's and I found this picture of my dad. I know the airport and the various pan-ams in the picture, but I have no idea what the orange/yellow scheme is to the right. If anyone knows it would solve a family argume...

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by ben123planes
Tue Feb 17, 2015 5:58 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Worst Airline Meals Ever - Terrible Airplane Food
Replies: 41
Views: 7860

RE: Worst Airline Meals Ever - Terrible Airplane F

When I flew to Boston with AA in 2008 I got a pasta dish that not only contained hidden vegetables (allergic to the stuff... I only eat meat laden meals) but also disintegrated upon touching a plastic fork.

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by ben123planes
Thu Feb 12, 2015 9:16 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: UA Software Glitch: Tatl For USD 75
Replies: 199
Views: 19041

RE: UA Software Glitch: Tatl For USD 75

I just saw a report on some website that said that thousands of people bought tickets. If people bought a couple of hundred fluke tickets, United would've let it slide and let them go with it. Thousands of people paying over $5000 less than they should've done, is losing money in the millions of dol...

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by ben123planes
Thu Feb 12, 2015 6:42 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: UA Software Glitch: Tatl For USD 75
Replies: 199
Views: 19041

RE: UA Software Glitch: Tatl For USD 75

Arguments aside. If I'd of known about it, I would've 100% gone for it and if they were voided, I wouldn't mind. If people complain about voiding these tickets, they're basically moaning about something they never had in the first place. The moral of the story is, someone better tell me a hell of a ...

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by ben123planes
Wed Feb 04, 2015 7:46 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: A Nightmare In Rome, LHR-CDG-FCO-LHR On SkyTeam
Replies: 28
Views: 14302

RE: A Nightmare In Rome, LHR-CDG-FCO-LHR On SkyTeam

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/MIAspotter" class="quote" target="_blank">MIAspotter</a> (<a href="#24" class="quote">Reply 24</a>):<br/><i>Hey Ben</i></font></td></tr></table>...

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by ben123planes
Mon Feb 02, 2015 5:25 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Your 2015 Booked/flown Flights
Replies: 259
Views: 25766

RE: Your 2015 Booked/flown Flights

Booked:















Thanks,

Ben

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by ben123planes
Sun Feb 01, 2015 7:45 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: A Nightmare In Rome, LHR-CDG-FCO-LHR On SkyTeam
Replies: 28
Views: 14302

RE: A Nightmare In Rome, LHR-CDG-FCO-LHR On SkyTeam

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/roberts87" class="quote" target="_blank">roberts87</a> (<a href="#22" class="quote">Reply 22</a>):<br/><i>Did you find out what happened in Rome...

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by ben123planes
Sat Jan 31, 2015 4:31 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Trip Reports For Dummies
Replies: 32
Views: 5657

RE: Trip Reports For Dummies

Interesting thread, Compared to most reporters, I'm quite unorthodox. A lot of reporters like to jot down their experiences, registrations, notes and anything worthy of mention on a notepad during the flight. They also like to give very fact laden reports which I enjoy reading but to be brutally hon...

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by ben123planes
Fri Jan 30, 2015 9:01 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: BA 767 + 747 To MAN Today
Replies: 39
Views: 11446

RE: BA 767 + 747 To MAN Today

What people have got to learn about the UK, is that although we get a lot of frost, we hardly get any snow. And when we do, it grounds the entire country to a halt. Just this morning someone uploaded a picture of their road on facebook that had a pathetic dusting of snow saying "I'm gonna struggle g...

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by ben123planes
Wed Jan 28, 2015 5:46 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: EasyJet Possible Accidental Fare
Replies: 3
Views: 3456

EasyJet Possible Accidental Fare

Hi All, Mindlessly perusing the easyjet website for cheap flights and I managed to find <acronym title="Funchal / Madeira (- Santa Cruz / Santa Catarina) (FNC / LPMA), Portugal - Madeira">FNC</acronym>-<acronym title="Manchester - International (Ringway) (MAN / EGCC), United Kingdom AND Nampa - Muni...

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by ben123planes
Fri Jan 23, 2015 11:17 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: A Nightmare In Rome, LHR-CDG-FCO-LHR On SkyTeam
Replies: 28
Views: 14302

RE: A Nightmare In Rome, LHR-CDG-FCO-LHR On SkyTeam

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ozark1" class="quote" target="_blank">ozark1</a> (<a href="#20" class="quote">Reply 20</a>):<br/><i>Nightmare? I thought you were going to be te...

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by ben123planes
Fri Jan 23, 2015 5:38 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: A Nightmare In Rome, LHR-CDG-FCO-LHR On SkyTeam
Replies: 28
Views: 14302

RE: A Nightmare In Rome, LHR-CDG-FCO-LHR On SkyTeam

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/signol" class="quote" target="_blank">signol</a> (<a href="#18" class="quote">Reply 18</a>):<br/><i>As Gabriel says above, you could have got so...

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by ben123planes
Thu Jan 22, 2015 9:08 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Crew 'forgetting' Seat Belt Sign On?
Replies: 47
Views: 12044

RE: Crew 'forgetting' Seat Belt Sign On?

I once flew from <acronym title="Miami - International (Wilcox Field / 36th Street / Pan American Field) (MIA / KMIA), USA - Florida">MIA</acronym>-<acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> with <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> and the seatbel...

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by ben123planes
Mon Jan 19, 2015 6:54 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: A Nightmare In Rome, LHR-CDG-FCO-LHR On SkyTeam
Replies: 28
Views: 14302

RE: A Nightmare In Rome, LHR-CDG-FCO-LHR On SkyTeam

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/aerdingus" class="quote" target="_blank">aerdingus</a> (<a href="#15" class="quote">Reply 15</a>):<br/><i>Oh mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn....thi...

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by ben123planes
Sat Jan 17, 2015 11:03 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: A Nightmare In Rome, LHR-CDG-FCO-LHR On SkyTeam
Replies: 28
Views: 14302

RE: A Nightmare In Rome, LHR-CDG-FCO-LHR On SkyTeam

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/thegoldenargosy" class="quote" target="_blank">thegoldenargosy</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>They gave you a room for the...

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by ben123planes
Sat Jan 17, 2015 8:53 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: A Nightmare In Rome, LHR-CDG-FCO-LHR On SkyTeam
Replies: 28
Views: 14302

RE: A Nightmare In Rome, LHR-CDG-FCO-LHR On SkyTeam

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/thegoldenargosy" class="quote" target="_blank">thegoldenargosy</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>I'm sorry but that's hardly ...

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by ben123planes
Sat Jan 17, 2015 4:26 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: A Nightmare In Rome, LHR-CDG-FCO-LHR On SkyTeam
Replies: 28
Views: 14302

RE: A Nightmare In Rome, LHR-CDG-FCO-CDG On SkyTeam

Once in the airport I checked in using the machine and I discovered that I had already been pre-assigned some nice seats, so I kept these. <a href="https://scontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/10675738_1061368230556643_3189486637693381014_n.jpg?oh=649575f32fd99b196d5bfb4a303e95e0&oe...

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by ben123planes
Sat Jan 17, 2015 4:21 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: A Nightmare In Rome, LHR-CDG-FCO-LHR On SkyTeam
Replies: 28
Views: 14302

A Nightmare In Rome, LHR-CDG-FCO-LHR On SkyTeam

<b>A Nightmare in Rome, <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym>-<acronym title="Paris - Charles de Gaulle (Roissy) (CDG / LFPG), France">CDG</acronym>-<acronym title="Rome - Fiumicino (Leonardo da Vinci) (FCO / LIRF), Italy">FCO</acronym>-<acronym title="London ...

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by ben123planes
Fri Jan 16, 2015 5:22 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Possible Bomb Threat At Rome Fiumicino
Replies: 8
Views: 3893

RE: Possible Bomb Threat At Rome Fiumicino

Hi, I was actually caught up in this n my way on from Paris... I was told there was a technical problem with the airport and that our landing would be delayed by 15 minutes. Once we landed we were told that "there is a very long sequence due to ground control problems, we will not park for at least ...

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by ben123planes
Wed Dec 17, 2014 9:10 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Easyjet New Livery?
Replies: 57
Views: 27168

RE: Easyjet New Livery?



I started a different thread on it, but as it's on the same subject :P

Ben

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by ben123planes
Wed Dec 17, 2014 7:01 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: New Easyjet Livery Revealed In Full
Replies: 51
Views: 42208

New Easyjet Livery Revealed In Full

Hi All, Turns out the new easyjet livery seen recently is only half of a new one, as an internal message has been sent to EZY crew asking them which livery they prefer. Number 2 for me  <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" bor...

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by ben123planes
Wed Dec 17, 2014 3:46 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: UA28 Dumping Fuel Over The English Channel?
Replies: 53
Views: 23687

RE: UA28 Dumping Fuel Over The English Channel?

Touchdown! Glad everything turned out alright in the end.


Ben

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by ben123planes
Wed Dec 17, 2014 3:41 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: UA28 Dumping Fuel Over The English Channel?
Replies: 53
Views: 23687

RE: UA28 Dumping Fuel Over The English Channel?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Leej" class="quote" target="_blank">Leej</a> (<a href="#22" class="quote">Reply 22</a>):<br/><i>You heard it all that far away??!! It flew overh...

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by ben123planes
Wed Dec 17, 2014 3:35 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: UA28 Dumping Fuel Over The English Channel?
Replies: 53
Views: 23687

RE: UA28 Dumping Fuel Over The English Channel?

Aaaaand it's holding in the BIG hold by the looks of things. It could be getting sequenced back into normal traffic or they're burning more off. If it's the former it looks as though it's a pretty minor fault.


Ben

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by ben123planes
Wed Dec 17, 2014 3:29 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: UA28 Dumping Fuel Over The English Channel?
Replies: 53
Views: 23687

RE: UA28 Dumping Fuel Over The English Channel?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/PHX787" class="quote" target="_blank">PHX787</a> (<a href="#16" class="quote">Reply 16</a>):<br/><i>I wonder if traffic at <acronym title="Londo...

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by ben123planes
Wed Dec 17, 2014 3:13 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: UA28 Dumping Fuel Over The English Channel?
Replies: 53
Views: 23687

RE: UA28 Dumping Fuel Over The English Channel?

United have said that it is due to a "minor mechanical fault", but they also said it never even took off and returned to the gate.


As I type I've just watched it leave it's holding pattern on FR24 - maybe it's heading home now after just over 4 hours in the air...

Ben

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by ben123planes
Sun Dec 14, 2014 9:55 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: According To FR24, AF733 Has Declared A 7700.
Replies: 29
Views: 21767

RE: According To FR24, AF733 Has Declared A 7700.

An Air France Boeing 747-400, registration F-GITE performing flight <acronym title="Air France">AF</acronym>-733 from Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) with 142 passengers and 14 crew, was enroute at FL390 over the Atlantic Ocean about 400nm southwest of Shannon ...

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by ben123planes
Sun Dec 14, 2014 6:27 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: CUB444 HAV-ORY Descending To LYS?
Replies: 10
Views: 6229

RE: CUB444 HAV-ORY Descending To LYS?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/migair54" class="quote" target="_blank">migair54</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i>It's quite strange, I'm sure <acronym titl...

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by ben123planes
Sat Dec 13, 2014 4:55 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Easyjet New Livery?
Replies: 57
Views: 27168

RE: Easyjet New Livery?

I've just spoken to an EZY first officer who flew with a Captain that flew it yesterday (I know; a guy who knows a guy etc) and apparently it was painted at Lasham and appears to be unauthorised, which makes me believe that it could be part of a new livery (the tail) with the other part coming later...

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by ben123planes
Wed Dec 10, 2014 12:07 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing Announces New 747-8 Production Cut
Replies: 116
Views: 24734

RE: Boeing Announces New 747-8 Production Cut

This news is a real shame.

Counting the pennies in my piggy bank, I'm not far off buying my own BBJ version.

Problem is, with this pathetic output, I'll be on my deathbed by the time it's rolled out.

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by ben123planes
Mon Dec 08, 2014 8:23 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Have You Landed On The Alphabet? 2014 Edition
Replies: 51
Views: 6126

RE: Have You Landed On The Alphabet? 2014 Edition

Prepare yourself... A: B: C: D: <acronym title="Dubai - International (DXB / OMDB), United Arab Emirates">DXB</acronym> E: F: G: H: I: J: K: L: <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> <acronym title="London - Gatwick (LGW / EGKK), United Kingdom">LGW</acronym> M...

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by ben123planes
Thu Dec 04, 2014 4:15 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: Taking The EZ Way To BE With SQ LGW-MUC-MAN-SOU
Replies: 15
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RE: Taking The EZ Way To BE With SQ LGW-MUC-MAN-SOU

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/MIAspotter" class="quote" target="_blank">MIAspotter</a> (<a href="#14" class="quote">Reply 14</a>):<br/><i>I did the same flight in December, I...

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