Flybe

[lbaspotter]

Reported elsewhere that Flybe (MK2) Dash 8, G-JECX is due into LBA tomorrow afternoon and nearly every day for the next week for some crew training duties.

 

[White Heather]

Reported elsewhere that Flybe (MK2) Dash 8, G-JECX is due into LBA tomorrow afternoon and nearly every day for the next week for some crew training duties.

Lets hope it's a sign of things to come in the future! Judging by the weather forecast it should keep them on their toes anyway .

 

[oldendays]

I don't know if anyone of significance on the board of FlyBe 2 was there for the first version. Possible that Vince Hodder has offered some old colleagues favourable terms for training at LBA.

 

[Finger66]

What about favourable terms for actual Ops!

 

[oldendays]

That too would be nice!

 

[rollo]

Reported elsewhere that Flybe (MK2) Dash 8, G-JECX is due into LBA tomorrow afternoon and nearly every day for the next week for some crew training duties.

Given the aircraft and airline in question I wouldn't bank on it turning up given the run around it's given us today on the Flybe thread on the BHX part of the forum.

Worth a little read if you want a bit of a laugh at our combined efforts to track it.

 

[lbaspotter]

Given the aircraft and airline in question I wouldn't bank on it turning up given the run around it's given us today on the Flybe thread on the BHX part of the forum.

Worth a little read if you want a bit of a laugh at our combined efforts to track it.

All I will add is that the flightplans are in the system. ETA tomorrow 14:30

 

[oldendays]

Maybe it's avoiding creditors.

 

[Severn]

Friday 26-Nov-21
flybe DH8D G-JECX is scheduled for the following today:

09:10 BHX - LPL 09:40
09:55 LPL - NQY 10:45
11:05 NQY - EMA 11:55
13:05 EMA - EXT 13:45
14:10 EXT - LBA 14:55
15:25 LBA - BHX 15:50

 

[Nethercote2019]

According to fr24 the aircraft is currently at Exeter as of 07-25

 

[Severn]

Friday 26-Nov-21
flybe DH8D G-JECX overnighted in EXT and therefore starts its day from there. The training schedule for today is now planned as follows and unfortunately the aircraft is not planned to visit LBA:

12:40 EXT - EMA 13:30
13:45 EMA - EXT 14:30
14:50 EXT - BHX 15:25
16:05 BHX - EXT 16:40
17:05 EXT - BHX 17:35

 

[White Heather]

Friday 26-Nov-21
flybe DH8D G-JECX overnighted in EXT and therefore starts its day from there. The training schedule for today is now planned as follows and unfortunately the aircraft is not planned to visit LBA:

12:40 EXT - EMA 13:30
13:45 EMA - EXT 14:30
14:50 EXT - BHX 15:25
16:05 BHX - EXT 16:40
17:05 EXT - BHX 17:35

Why am I not surprised!
To be honest, the weather further North might not be ideal for crew training by then.

 

[lbaspotter]

Flybe Dash 8-Q400, G-JECX is currently inbound LBA ILS Runway 14 as "BEE043T"

 

[A400]

Flybe Dash 8-Q400, G-JECX is currently inbound LBA ILS Runway 14 as "BEE043T"

CMs told me that it’s parked at 20B

 

[lbaspotter]

CMs told me that it’s parked at 20B

Is the visit possibly for photo opportunity or just crew training?

 

[A400]

Unsure apparently there’s only refuellers there

 

[lbaspotter]

His just starting up now as "BEE44T"

 

[White Heather]

His just starting up now as "BEE44T"

No way it would have come here for fuel only. It could have filled up at Cardiff sufficient to last the day. There must be some other reason. Whatever, it was nice to see our first Dash 8 in. 2 years. I saw it whilst walking near Addingham as it came round on to the 14 approach.

 

[CM.]

No way it would have come here for fuel only. It could have filled up at Cardiff sufficient to last the day. There must be some other reason. Whatever, it was nice to see our first Dash 8 in. 2 years. I saw it whilst walking near Addingham as it came round on to the 14 approach.

It was on the taxiway for a while near stand 20. When I was near it there was only refuellers there. It was hard to see what was going on from where I was.

 

[White Heather]

It

It was on the taxiway for a while near stand 20. When I was near it there was only refuellers there. It was hard to see what was going on from where I was.

Would be nice if they had been taking photos with crew and management at LBA ready for a new route press release!

Here's hoping!!