Although this is one of many ramp activities I undertook over the years, something I never learned was whether there were any rules or standards regarding the colour of illuminated wands, whether local or international. Daytime bats and wands were almost always bright orange but I've seen night...
I remember the BA Viscounts doing the same approach. I could see them from my primary school.
It's ironic that the aircraft that are 'demonised' as too noisy for night ops - 737-300 and early A320, for example - are the very ones that were lauded as the answer to H24 availability during the...
Peripheral aircraft and airline services such as those gaining a foothold at Teesside are exactly the sort of businesses DSA Mk2 would need to sustain them in the event of below par passenger flight performance. As hinted the market for these businesses has a ceiling and I fear Teesside has...
Not that it's relevant but I remember Cimber Air operating some of the LBA-CPH flights with the short body CRJ. This airline once flew between Humberside and Esbjerg with Nord 262s and ATR42s.
In fact, I think all the SAS CPH flights were operated by Cimber. The aircraft were disguised as SAS...
One constant theme throughout this saga has been along the lines of 'some freight flights first, then passenger services later'. Leaving aside the passenger aspect, where are these freight flights coming from? Are they representing newly-found business or is it displaced activity from the likes...
The mechanic is trying to stop interest waning so will naturally seize on anything neutral or with a hint of positivity. I'd like to know what he and other DSA supporters REALLY think of the chances of a successful reopening.
I'd venture the number and variety of of private passenger aeroplanes we see at Leeds Bradford is at least partly due to limited scheduled airline services to many parts of Europe and beyond.
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