I did the May tour, but have now also signed up for the October tour - a decision swung by the inclusion of the IL-76!
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/happy-flier" class="quote" target="_blank">happy-flier</a> (<a href="#11" class="quote">Reply 11</a>):<br/><i>Guys, Here is the takeoff from McC...
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Jump to postI'm in Beijing already for the May tour. Very much looking forward to it. I was working in Shanghai most of the week, so flew <acronym title="Shanghai - Pudong International (PVG / ZSPD), China">PVG</acronym>-<acronym title="Beijing - Capital (PEK / ZBAA), China">PEK</acronym> with <acronym title="A...
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Jump to postFor me, it was my parents taking me to the local airport (Teesside - now Durham Tees Valley - <acronym title="Durham - Tees Valley (Teesside / Middleton St. George) (MME / EGNV), United Kingdom">MME</acronym>/EGNV) from when I was 3 or 4 years old. I think the David Bellamy 'I Spy At the Airport' bo...
Jump to postFor those going on the May DPRK tour next weekend, cedarjet and myself are organising a trip to a couple of aviation museums on Friday 11th May. If a couple more people want to join us, please let me know. - China Civil Aviation Museum, Xiedao (Trident 1E, A310-200, BAe 146-100, Y-7s and a few other...
Jump to postI have managed to fly an Iran Air B747-100 and -200 over the past couple of weeks. The B742 (EP-<acronym title="Niagara Falls - International (IAG / KIAG), USA - New York">IAG</acronym>) was on an <acronym title="Tehran - Imam Khomeini International (IKA / OIIE), Iran">IKA</acronym>-<acronym title="...
Jump to postHi Sam, <acronym title="Iran Asseman Airlines">EP</acronym>-<acronym title="Niagara Falls - International (IAG / KIAG), USA - New York">IAG</acronym>/<acronym title="Houston - George Bush Intercontinental (IAH / KIAH), USA - Texas">IAH</acronym> are actually about 3 years older than the -100B, <acro...
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Jump to postA couple of us have booked to fly an Iran Air B747-100/-200 on 09APR from <acronym title="Tehran - Imam Khomeini International (IKA / OIIE), Iran">IKA</acronym> to <acronym title="Beirut - Rafic Hariri International (BEY / OLBA), Lebanon">BEY</acronym>. Does anyone know which seat numbers to go for ...
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Jump to postI flew 2 sectors on Cubana in 2007 - one sector each on the <acronym title="Istanbul Airlines (Turkey)">IL</acronym>-96 and <acronym title="Istanbul Airlines (Turkey)">IL</acronym>-62M. Here are the reports I posted back then. Hopefully they will give you a flavour of what it is like to fly Cubana: ...
Jump to postS2-ACP was definately active in December, along with ACO and ACR.
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/LXM83" class="quote" target="_blank">LXM83</a> (<a href="#51" class="quote">Reply 51</a>):<br/><i>Here's an update about rare older Russian buil...
Jump to postIt is planned for all the tours. Imagine if they had managed to arrange an IL-76 flight as well! Apparently they tried that but it was not possible.
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/MEA-707" class="quote" target="_blank">MEA-707</a> (<a href="#38" class="quote">Reply 38</a>):<br/><i>So true... I showed up at Nairobi airport ...
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Jump to postIt seems Air Seychelles are still operating a Shorts 360 on some SEZ-PRI rotations. This is a good alternative to western Canada.
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Hi Sean. To say this was a memorable day is an understatement. I had given up on the possibility of flying on a BAC One Eleven a long time before you organised this trip, so finally sitting in the rear lounge listening to those Speys start up was almost surreal. Looking forward to the next classic! ...
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Jump to postInteresting report. Georgia is certainly somewhere I would like to visit.
Did you see any other aircraft at BUS when you arrived, or any other movements during your stay? I know Euroline used to operate there but I don't think they are operating any more.
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/KFlyer" class="quote" target="_blank">KFlyer</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>The unscheduled visitor was A6-EDN of <...
Jump to postAnd it jut happens to have been an IL-62! That is a result. So much more interesting than the Tu-204. Thanks for sharing.
I look forward to the same experience this May on the first aviation themed tour to the DPRK.
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/YVRLTN" class="quote" target="_blank">YVRLTN</a> (<a href="#8" class="quote">Reply 8</a>):<br/><i>I have three ideas 1) Shorts 360 flight to Por...
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Jump to postWe are well into January and I think it is time we reignited our discussion about classic and rare aircraft which we may be able fly in 2012. Already on the table for 2012 are tours to North Korea which are aimed at aviation enthusiasts and feature flights on the <acronym title="Istanbul Airlines (T...
Jump to postGreat report - really enjoyed reading it and watching the videos over the last half hour. I have done a couple of Tu-154M sectors in Iran and should be getting a Tu-154B2 flight in DPRK in May, but the thought of experiencing one on a domestic sector in Russia is very tempting. Are Alrosa still oper...
Jump to postThe A313 was probably operating for Saudia or another carrier, as that is their main business. I flew <acronym title="Dhaka (Dacca) - Zia International (Kurmitola) (DAC / VGZR), Bangladesh">DAC</acronym>-<acronym title="Riyadh - King Khalid International (RUH / OERK), Saudi Arabia">RUH</acronym> a f...
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Jump to postGlad everyone survived.
That is my January trip down the drain though! I guess I'll have to take the risk of equipment swaps and replacements with UTAir, unless there are any other carriers who will be operating Tu-134s beyond 31DEC. Any ideas welcome.
Thanks for letting me know this morning. That's a trip I won't be making in January now. I guess that leaves Russia, <acronym title="Great China Airlines and Italy First">IF</acronym> there will be any operating beyond 31DEC. It is such a nightmare to organise a Russia tourist visa here in the UAE t...
Jump to postInteresting to read a Nas Air trip report, as they don't come up too often. I flew with them <acronym title="Abu Dhabi - (Nadia) International (AUH / OMAA), United Arab Emirates">AUH</acronym>-<acronym title="Jeddah - King Abdulaziz International (JED / OEJN), Saudi Arabia">JED</acronym> a couple of...
Jump to postSaudia does this as well. They use the codes 772, 773, 77L, 77W (& 777?) to reflect different configurations of B777-200ER. I'd love to know what they intend to do now that they are about to put their first B777-300ER into service since they are already using the 77W code. Many airlines use mult...
Jump to postThe Tu-134 is missing from my log of types flown, and with dwindling numbers is now firmly at the top of my wish list. According to ATDB, Altyn Air operate one of the type in Kyrgyzstan. The English version of their website does not seem to work, so I was wondering whether anyone could shed any ligh...
Jump to postPersonally I would much prefer the Tu-134 over the An-24. Since getting a Russia visa is difficult from here in the UAE, there are no other options for nailing the Tu-134 apart from DPRK. It is a huge gap in my log and I am now at risk of never flying it. That simply cannot happen! I always thought ...
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/skipness1E" class="quote" target="_blank">skipness1E</a> (<a href="#96" class="quote">Reply 96</a>):<br/><i>Willie Walsh, admitting that <acrony...
Jump to postI hope the British Midland name lives on in whatever bmi regional becomes. I grew up with BD as my local airline and started my airline career with them, so it will be sad if name is confined to history.
Jump to postThat first photo was Air Malta livery with Dan Air titles. I believe this aircraft was leased to Air Malta but retained the livery after returning to Dan Air. To answer your question simply, the original Air Malta livery was <b>not</b> derived from Dan Air. P.S. The original Air Malta livery is stil...
Jump to postSince it is shown in the 1A selling platform where I got the info from, I would say it is fairly accurate. When they reintroduced the <acronym title="Istanbul Airlines (Turkey)">IL</acronym>-62M towards the end, it popped up against certain flights only, which is what it tended to operate, so it see...
Jump to postAffirmative <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" border="0"/> It appears they operate twice daily with the An-24. This is the availabilityfor 06FEB, for example: <acronym title="Calm Air (Canada) and Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight (U...
Jump to postThe 747 (741/742) have not been in IranAir's schedules for some time, but they have still been active on Hajj/Umrah flights as well as filling in for SPs occasionally. They popped up on the occasional <acronym title="Tehran - Imam Khomeini International (IKA / OIIE), Iran">IKA</acronym>-<acronym tit...
Jump to postI didn't expect to see this one back on the first page 4 years later, but I actually read through it again and it was nice to 'revisit' this trip. It was a very special trip, particularly getting on the B707 for the first time. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font...
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