Route Development & Rumours

[LBAYORKIE]

It would make more sense to send LBA staff to MAN for training.

 

[CM.]

No as they are working at LBA it would make sense for them to train here so they get familiar with things here

 

[White Heather]

It would make more sense to send LBA staff to MAN for training.

No it wouldn't. Why send multiple staff to MAN when you can send one person to LBA to train those multiple Swissport people here? It's far more cost effective to just send one trainer to where the people are that need training..

 

[Llandudno]

Maybe LBAyorkie meant that wouldn’t it be easier to train the staff on live aircraft rather than in a staff room where they can’t put the training into practice?

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Maybe LBAyorkie meant that wouldn’t it be easier to train the staff on live aircraft rather than in a staff room where they can’t put the training into practice?

Exactly, send a couple of supervisors/shift leaders over and they can train everyone else when they get back.

 

[lbaspotter]

As sure the are some team members employed by Swissport at LBA whom have previous experience from PIA & BA's pod operations. So with that in mind they might only need refreshing. Hence the trainer is coming to LBA from MAN to do the course.

Those team members once trained can then train the inexperience team members once the said airline and it's aircraft turns up at LBA.

 

[White Heather]

Exactly, send a couple of supervisors/shift leaders over and they can train everyone else when they get back.

Except that results in at least two lots of training and the trainer at MAN has to rely on the Supervisors at LBA taking it all on board sufficiently well to go back and then train up the other staff.themselves
That's a risk. Using one senior trainer to train everyone at LBA ensures they all get the same training and there's no risk of misunderstandings.
Anyway, I am sure they know their business better than us.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Except that results in at least two lots of training and the trainer at MAN has to rely on the Supervisors at LBA taking it all on board sufficiently well to go back and then train up the other staff.themselves
That's a risk. Using one senior trainer to train everyone at LBA ensures they all get the same training and there's no risk of misunderstandings.
Anyway, I am sure they know their business better than us.

But it must be less effective doing hypothetical training without an aircraft or probably even the handling equipment. May as well do it on zoom. Anyway as you say Im sure they know what theyre doing. Maybe equipment is on its way!

 

[CM.]

I know Swissport are doing all their”new candidate” training on Zoom which I don’t like personally I would rather have it in person.

 

[lbaspotter]

knowing its a touchy subject on here, but I'm waiting next question.

Who's doing the freight handling?

 

[White Heather]

I'm waiting next question.

Who's doing the freight handling?

And that's a very good question given there's nobody at LBA and it's fair to say that a route such as ISB on a wide body would carry freight.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

I'm waiting next question.

Who's doing the freight handling?

I have to assume as theres no provision for cargo at LBA there wont be any. Presumably these are baggage bins.

 

[LBA787]

Who’s the rumoured operator/destination?

 

[Aviador]

As I have already said. If there is any truth in the cargo container training rumour mentioned by White Heather, I think its more likely to be a return of BA than any long haul operation as much as that would be welcomed.

 

[White Heather]

As I have already said. If there is any truth in the cargo container training rumour mentioned by White Heather, I think its more likely to be a return of BA than any long haul operation as much as that would be welcomed.

If that's the case, that doesn't explain the possible request for upgraded fire cover as mentioned by LBASpotter. That suggests a wide body operation?
I can't see BA returning now, especially given the new Flybe route to LHR.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

And that's a very good question given there's nobody at LBA and it's fair to say that a route such as ISB on a wide body would carry freight.

I've sat down before with airport management and tried to explain how cargo operations 'work' but theres no interest and no willingness to learn either. I've got 15 years experience of running a transit shed at Heathrow (and locally) so if they don't listen to me what hope is there? Until they appoint a cargo manager with some experience or who is willing to take advice they cant be taken seriously.

 

[AirBingley]

Thinking of previous comments on the forum do TK with their Eastern hub use bins?

 

[lbaspotter]

As I have already said. If there is any truth in the cargo container training rumour mentioned by White Heather, I think its more likely to be a return of BA than any long haul operation as much as that would be welcomed.

Ok that might be plausible, but why would BA need CAT 8 Fire Cover?

That is for aircraft sized Airbus A330-200, A350, Boeing 767-300 or Boeing 787-800.

 

[BarnsleyHolidays]

Why would BA need CAT 8 Fire Cover?

That is for aircraft sized Airbus A330-200, A350, Boeing 767-300 or Boeing 787-800.

How about the first aircraft type you mentioned to a country on the western side of the Indian sub continent.

BH

 

[Llandudno]

Hate to be a party pooper and I’m willing to concede the person May be mistaken, but I know one of the swissport trainers at MAN personally, and he doesn’t know anything about staff being sent to LBA to train, as they are behind MAN training as it is and literally nobody to spare to send over?