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Also bear in mind that each takeoff is calculated based on an engine failure at V1. On a relatively short runway such as LBA, takeoffs are generally field length limited rather than climb gradient limited (although with the Chevin, it's possible to be climb limited off RW32). If climb gradient...

Lack of fuel at LBA

It is related to the owner of Lindsey oil refinery going bust on Sunday night.

One observation I would make is that since the new automated boarding pass barriers have been introduced, the queue has been moved back more into the check in area compared to before (yes, apparently two people manually scanning was more efficient than the new 4 or 5 automated barriers). On some...

If you look at the charts from the UK AIP they are no clearer. They denote the 2 mile point but the line just continues straight ahead beyond this. A standard "intercept" when routing towards a VOR is 30 degrees, which is what the text (not the diagram) on the very same chart instructs...

It is due to differing navigation database providers that airlines use. If you look at the charts from the UK AIP, the LAMIX departures off RW14 are straight ahead to 2 miles, then intercept 146 degrees inbound to Gamston VOR. Some navigation providers must interpret this as continuing to fly...

Not in the know on this issue, but post-brexit any UK to non-EU route would typically need to be operated by a G reg aircraft (or an aircraft registered in the other country). FR clearly found a way of operating the routes 100% of the time using EI reg aircraft. Maybe this has now been put to a...

Possibly a regulatory issue

That's the problem with ACE - it's so performance limited with the short(ish) runway and more importantly relatively high terrain on departure. Even if you want to take extra fuel because the weather in Leeds is marginal, you aren't able to as you wouldn't be able to depart if you did!

Admittedly I don't have a professional understanding of the A321, but based on my experience operating the 737 out of Leeds, it wouldn't surprise me if jet2 have reached the conclusion that it will be performance limited most of the time on the longer 4+ hour sectors. In the 737 it's fairly...

The actual takeoff and landing distances available are longer there due to the displaced thresholds at LBA. Plus there are no terrain-related climb gradient limitations for departure unlike RW32 at Leeds. Plus RW27 faces pretty well into the prevailing wind which helps greatly, unlike Leeds...

It is actually possible to fly with asymmetric winglets according to the CDL (configuration deviation list) which relates to the external configuration of the aircraft, as long as the associated fuel penalty is included in the flight plan.

Regarding the interview with David Laws posted in the infrastructure thread, it's interesting that attracting an Islamabad flight was mentioned specifically in relation to an improvement in passenger numbers in the near future. I wonder if there is any substance to this? It's more interesting it...

With 2 weeks at 120k passengers or more, it would be surprising if August isn't LBA's first ever 500k+ month! If so, it would push the rolling 12 month total to over 3.9 million. With very little winter growth, the figures for November and December probably won't see too much of an increase, so...

Yeah, fills a gap that day as well as previously the aircraft was back at LBA before 8pm iirc.