Goose Bay airport is shut down, except for emergencies

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SpaceshipDC10
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Goose Bay airport is shut down, except for emergencies

Wed Nov 08, 2017 10:35 am

This is due to runway issues with the sealant that was applied to cracks.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundl ... -1.4391882
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Re: Goose Bay airport is shut down, except for emergencies

Wed Nov 08, 2017 1:19 pm

And I read this *right after* reading that AF66 is still stuck there... great.
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Re: Goose Bay airport is shut down, except for emergencies

Wed Nov 08, 2017 2:11 pm

*Queue AF jokes*
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Re: Goose Bay airport is shut down, except for emergencies

Wed Nov 08, 2017 2:13 pm

SomebodyInTLS wrote:
And I read this *right after* reading that AF66 is still stuck there... great.


Any idea when that A380 is getting out of there?
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Re: Goose Bay airport is shut down, except for emergencies

Wed Nov 08, 2017 2:48 pm

Goose Bay has 2 runways. I assume that both are affected.
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Re: Goose Bay airport is shut down, except for emergencies

Wed Nov 08, 2017 2:50 pm

SomebodyInTLS wrote:
And I read this *right after* reading that AF66 is still stuck there... great.

Poor Giant Goose.
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Re: Goose Bay airport is shut down, except for emergencies

Wed Nov 08, 2017 5:28 pm

ikolkyo wrote:
SomebodyInTLS wrote:
And I read this *right after* reading that AF66 is still stuck there... great.


Any idea when that A380 is getting out of there?


No idea - I refer you to the relevant thread: https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=19944773#p19895927
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Re: Goose Bay airport is shut down, except for emergencies

Wed Nov 08, 2017 6:38 pm

Not very good news when at this time of the year the only way in or out is by air.
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Re: Goose Bay airport is shut down, except for emergencies

Wed Nov 08, 2017 6:46 pm

bigbird wrote:
Goose Bay has 2 runways. I assume that both are affected.


Must be as both runways are plenty long at YYR.
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Re: Goose Bay airport is shut down, except for emergencies

Wed Nov 08, 2017 6:52 pm

Should have used Gorilla glue. :rotfl:

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Re: Goose Bay airport is shut down, except for emergencies

Wed Nov 08, 2017 7:04 pm

FoxtrotSierra wrote:
*Queue AF jokes*


Not an issue, taxiway is open.
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Re: Goose Bay airport is shut down, except for emergencies

Wed Nov 08, 2017 8:22 pm

ikolkyo wrote:
SomebodyInTLS wrote:
And I read this *right after* reading that AF66 is still stuck there... great.


Any idea when that A380 is getting out of there?


They'll have to vote on it or something. Part of PlanAçtîon2045 along with a 1% increase in working hours.
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Re: Goose Bay airport is shut down, except for emergencies

Fri Nov 10, 2017 6:18 pm

SomebodyInTLS wrote:
And I read this *right after* reading that AF66 is still stuck there... great.
I'm more interested in the fact that delta landed here and was out of here with a new engine in less than a week.
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Re: Goose Bay airport is shut down, except for emergencies

Fri Nov 10, 2017 7:59 pm

DrNick wrote:
SomebodyInTLS wrote:
And I read this *right after* reading that AF66 is still stuck there... great.
I'm more interested in the fact that delta landed here and was out of here with a new engine in less than a week.

I would think that the AF bird is far more damaged especially considering the leading edge damage.
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