Doncaster Sheffield - Cargo Operations

[pug]

EMA itself is a hub for air mail. It would require 'deflection' from EMA to make it work. Similarly there was talk of FedEx back when the airport had just opened. But they have a major distribution hub in the Stoke area, making MAN the natural choice. I think the one to watch may be Amazon for any regular freight service.

As for Flybe. It's suggested in their annual report that 'operation blackbird' ended with the E-jet lease costs being subsidised by some of the airports they operate from. With the CEO's departure, it's likely there will be a shake up. They lack a coherent strategy, and I think the only strength they can play to is that of a low cost regional airline. The E-jets will no doubt be returned to the lessors before long.

 

[Ray Finkle]

This must have been great to see, wish I could have been there.

 

[jason1-11]

Nice little coup for Donny :

http://flydsa.co.uk/latest-news/new-cargo-win-for-yorkshire-airport

 

[a300boy]

MNG A300-600 TC-MCG is on finals for runway 20 at this time.

 

[Rob c DSA]

DSA had a Cargojet 767 in operating an aid flight yesterday and a Qatar Cargo A330 Tuesday

 

[Seasider]

The airport has done very well this last month with MD11, numerous AN12 and Saab 340.

 

[a300boy]

Boeing 747-400 ER-BBJ is just landing on runway 20 at 2230.

 

[Rob c DSA]

Had a Singapore Cargo 747 today and the WGA MD 11

 

[Rob c DSA]

DSA made the national news yesterday with the aid flight to Indonesia. Nice to see the Iluyshin 76 back at the airport. Silkway operated the flight it left at 22.30 last night

 

[Severn]

Freight operations at DSA
I can post here the freight operations at DSA every day if you like. I'll add them each day to the bottom of this post.
Will be interesting to see a weekly tally of the freight operations into DSA during this period.

Sun 5 Apr 2020
Magma Aviation B747-400 (TF-AMI) - Arrived from Nairobi / Departed to Frankfurt
Astral Aviation B747-400 (TF-AMU) - Arrived from Nairobi / Departed to Liege

 

[stars&sids]

Freight operations at DSA
I can post here the freight operations at DSA every day if you like. I'll add them each day to the bottom of this post.
Will be interesting to see a weekly tally of the freight operations into DSA during this period.

Sun 5 Apr 2020
Magma Aviation B747-400 (TF-AMI) - Arrived from Nairobi / Departed to Frankfurt
Astral Aviation B747-400 (TF-AMU) - Arrived from Nairobi / Departed to Liege

I got a great view of TF-AMU arriving today, it was turning overhead after a direct approach over the airfield, and was at 5000’ as it turned, and according to FR24 was still doing 300knts!
It looks like the new 3weekly additional NBO flights have started, with the 2 today.
Schedule should be 2 on Tuesday, 1 Friday, 1 Saturday and 2 Sunday’s.

 

[Rob c DSA]

TF-AMI was on a first visit

 

[Rob c DSA]

DSA had 7 cargo visitors in total last week

6 Air Atlanta Icelandic
1 National Airlines

I'll have a look and see what the running total for the year is over the coming days.

I'd expect that with extra cargo flights through the year on top of the Air Atlanta scheduled stuff which should be 6 a week although seasonal demands may see a drop it will be close to the 300 movements mark for the year in the end, the majority of which being 747's. I wonder if that would put it second to Stansted for pure 747 freight movements above EMA which would be quite an achievement I know EMA is build round the scheduled flights however it goes to show where DSA is excelling freight wise.

 

[Silvercity]

DSA had 7 cargo visitors in total last week

6 Air Atlanta Icelandic
1 National Airlines

I'll have a look and see what the running total for the year is over the coming days.

I'd expect that with extra cargo flights through the year on top of the Air Atlanta scheduled stuff which should be 6 a week although seasonal demands may see a drop it will be close to the 300 movements mark for the year in the end, the majority of which being 747's. I wonder if that would put it second to Stansted for pure 747 freight movements above EMA which would be quite an achievement I know EMA is build round the scheduled flights however it goes to show where DSA is excelling freight wise.

At least DSA is keeping active with cargo movements in these troubled times.

 

[Rob c DSA]

At least DSA is keeping active with cargo movements in these troubled times.

Any airport with a bit of a side order to pax ops has at least a very small amount of income coming in, when things resume the landscape for many airports and airlines looks to be very bleak the government really are going to have to help out the regional airports, dare I say a rejig of operations in the UK and worldwide may be needed and some airports actually go by the wayside as bad as that sounds if to make others stronger long term area's of the UK German and Spain have a number of airports clumped together they basically stand on each others toes is that where the buck has to stop again the smallest get hit but does that benefit the industry longer term be it England or the US.

 

[Rob c DSA]

DSA freight movements by month

January 9 all 747s
February 12 all 747s
March 26 21 of which were 747s

 

[Severn]

Freight operations at DSA

Sun 5 Apr 2020
Magma Aviation B747-400 (TF-AMI) - Arrived from Nairobi / Departed to Frankfurt
Astral Aviation B747-400 (TF-AMU) - Arrived from Nairobi / Departed to Liege

Mon 6 Apr 2020
No movements

Tue 7 Apr 2020
Astral Aviation B747-400 (TF-AMU) - Arrived from Nairobi / Departed to Liege

 

[stars&sids]

Today’s Astral is TF-AMP , arrived from Nairobi 10.25, due out to Frankfurt Haan.

 

[stars&sids]

LX-VCH, Cargolux 7953, a 748 from Baku descending off the East coast on FR24. Looks like it’s heading for DSA.

 

[stars&sids]

LX-VCH, Cargolux 7953, a 748 from Baku descending off the East coast on FR24. Looks like it’s heading for DSA.

Just turning finals for R20 now.