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He works for Swissport*. In fairness to the bloke he has also poured cold water on some of the rubbish that has appeared on the 'Campaign' page and I noticed a while ago incurred the wrath of the head mechanic in an exchange. I seem to recall VH mentioning somewhere that LBA expected they might...

Yes - all correct - flown both directions (and including the old offset localiser on 33 as was more times than I care to count over the years! :ROFLMAO: The key point I interpret is the height of the Glide Slope ariel itself can be reduced by replacing with more modern technology thus the...

a video on the spotters page showed it on (or almost on) the ground when it went around. Viz looked fine - landed a bit long????

With talk of 'lowering' the ILS - is the reference not to the Glide Slope ariel rather than the localisers as seems to be being discussed?? I can see some logic in the statement if the GS ariel were able to be reduced in height

Don't know why but it was pre-planned. Not on the arrivals from first thing yesterday morning..

He knows full well that it is signed, current, (CDC are paying against it) and that it is being (maybe) re-negotiated although I suspect that the only area where Peel will agree is on the 5 year performance target where of course it will be entirely reasonable to move the date on due to the...

All Emerald departures from Belfast City cancelled this morning presumably due to weather/forecast weather in Belfast

Not easy to see where Peel stand in this 're-negotiation'. On one hand, I am sure they would want the lease to continue for a while as it is clearly a good source of income but I wonder whether they would be flexible on the 20% payment of revenue? The performance targets - maybe?? I guess it's...

Yes indeed it would seem that she will be. A post on Nick Fletcher's page from a regular DSA contributor WMY to a number of pages, sets out the issues and the Mayor's administration rightly get a real hammering! Very interestingly so does Mr Chadwick who is clearly part of the 'gang' for not...

I was meaning the 20% of revenue and grants mentioned by @Egyption King. Agree it's irrelevant if they are using the campaign site to publish ACC communications. As I wrote the above post, an update from the Mayor appeared on my phone whereby she is defending not making the lease public - but...

That will cause some concern amongst the ranks if the YP get hold of that - which I'm sure they will!!

The Dublin was in the hold at 9,000ft and the KLM came overhead at 10,000 but immediately commenced an approach and landed. The DUB never even made an approach so maybe an issue with equipment or crew qualification.

What a dreadful period of weather - our prevailing wind these days seems to be more an easterly bias than westerly. Just blowing the skud onto the hill top. Long time since it was below CAT111a RVR!!!! TAF not encouraging - a much later improvement forecast than in the earlier TAF.

Their presentation to CAA in Sept 2025 included their preferred option to 'do nothing' and their argument was to simply re-instate what went before because it was 'demonstrated it operated safely'. That, I am sure is down to attempted mitigation of the anticipated cost for a new and more...

As @ radar alludes to, Public ownership is fine so long as you do not stray outside the rules for using public funds to distort the market. Simples!! It seems to my mind no amount of 'positive' propaganda in this direction will change the fundamental rules!

Well he is probably incorrect himself in interpreting the YP headline as he does! "It's not uncertain 'if', it's just a case of when". The Mayor says she doesn't know - telling the truth for once - which to my mind justifies the term 'uncertain'. And in terms of 'if' - unless he has some...

Me too - best wishes!

As alluded to earlier in the thread, it will not affect the reality of the situation or whatever legal challenge may or may not be forthcoming one little bit. I am a little puzzled as to why this stuff is being posted right now unless he has had the nod from HQ to pre-empt that they will shortly...

Do you really think that he has written that?? Someone in the Council or Chamber to try and mitigate what might be to come?? Whatever, it will not affect reality one bit. Parties might challenge when details of the subsidy are published or they might not! Posts on the support page will not...

I know - let's have a petition to the Transport Secretary asking to call in the airspace application so we get it sooner than the CAA process ........... oh... but wait...........!!!! Although one never knows it sounds from her comments like the CAA are holding a firm line here in order to...