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Ryanair pull out of Belfast City Ryanair have used the delay in approval to extend the runway length at Belfast's George Best City Airport as an excuse to pull out of the airport entirely.
The airline currently bases one Boeing 737-800 aircraft there and serves Bristol, the East Midlands, Prestwick, Liverpool and Stansted. It carries...
Spotting at Brize Norton Ever fancied seeing a classic VC-10 buzz just a few feet over your head in a scene reminiscent of St. Maarten's famous Maho Beach? How about a mix of military and civil types of yesteryear all in one place? Brize Norton is one of the UK's busiest military transport bases. It is located in Oxfordshire,...
Heathrow Runway Alterations from September London Heathrow Airport will have runway and taxiway work taking place from 13 September 2010, and is expected to take six weeks to complete.
During this time, normal daytime operations will be affected. When arrivals are from the west (over London), only the southern runway will be used for arrivals,...
Charleston Airport - Boeing's new home Charleston Airport, in South Carolina, is about to see it's most important change as Boeing opens its new 787 production line on the site.
Dubbed Boeing South Carolina, the site will take the strain from the Seattle production line, manufacturing the new state-of-the-art aircraft simultaneously. This...
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Ryanair pull out of Belfast City
Posted by admin at 8:44 am on September 02 2010
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Loading ...Ryanair have used the delay in approval to extend the runway length at Belfast’s George Best City Airport as an excuse to pull out of the airport entirely.
The airline currently bases one Boeing 737-800 aircraft there and serves Bristol, the East Midlands, Prestwick, Liverpool and Stansted. It carries around 800,000 passengers a year from the airport.
Ryanair‘s Chief Executive Michael O’Leary... 
CSA Czech Airlines has announced that it will no longer serve its two routes to the UK from the Winter 2010/11 timetable.
It will cancel its services from Prague to London Heathrow and Manchester from 30th and 29th October respectively.
The rest of their network continues as normal.
Ever fancied seeing a classic VC-10 buzz just a few feet over your head in a scene reminiscent of St. Maarten’s famous Maho Beach? How about a mix of military and civil types of yesteryear all in one place? Brize Norton is one of the UK’s busiest military transport bases. It is located in Oxfordshire, closed to Abingdon, and around 65 miles northwest of London. Brize is home to the RAF’s... Amsterdam Schiphol hotel with airport views
Posted by admin at 5:23 pm on August 18 2010
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Simon Brooke has recently written a report of a new-ish hotel at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport which has airport views and very reasonable prices.
The CitizenM hotel is a cross between a boutique hotel and the Starship Enterprise.
It is located a short (3 minutes or so) walk from the terminal at AMS (with a covered walkway) and overlooks the easyJet stands and everything to the north of that.
It is almost... JAL retiring the MD-81 – Farewell tour planned
Posted by admin at 5:49 am on August 13 2010
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JAL (Japan Air Lines) are to retire their MD-81 (DC-9-81) fleet this September after serving the airline since the 1980s.
On 19-20 September the airline will send one of the MD-81 aircraft on a farewell tour of Japan to mark the occasion with the following schedule:
19 September: It will fly from Osaka (KIX) at 8:45 am, arriving at Oki (OKI) at 9:45 am. At Oki passengers will be able to walk around... Heathrow Runway Alterations from September
Posted by admin at 5:06 pm on August 09 2010
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...London Heathrow Airport will have runway and taxiway work taking place from 13 September 2010, and is expected to take six weeks to complete.
During this time, normal daytime operations will be affected. When arrivals are from the west (over London), only the southern runway will be used for arrivals, and the northern runway for departures. They will not switch at 3pm as usual.
Whilst this will no... Why CVG lost half of all flights
Posted by admin at 11:06 am on July 30 2010
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An interesting article has just appeared on Cincinnati.com‘s website entitled Why CVG lost half of all flight.
As the title suggests, it covers the steady plummet of flights ans passenger numbers at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport since 2003. In the 10 years prior, the airport enjoyed massive success in what, some would say, was an unlikely place ringed by other successful... Sacramento’s Big Build Will Create a Monstrously Expensive New Terminal
Posted by admin at 8:04 am on July 22 2010
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Brett Snyder at the excellent The Cranky Flier blog has posted this observation on the new terminal construction at Sacramento Airport in California.
It makes an interesting read and has some nice pictures of the plans for the building, the work that’s been carried out so far, and the existing (outdated) terminal buildings.
Click the link below to read the full article:
Sacramento’s Big... IL-14 returns to Malev colours
Posted by admin at 12:50 pm on July 20 2010
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Those of you passing through Budapest Ferihegy airport any time soon should see a sight that hasn’t been seen for a while – an Ilyushin IL-14 aircraft in Malev colours.
The aircraft – HA-MAL – is part of the smart little museum collection of Russian types outside the main terminal at the airport.
For many years the aircraft has been in the colours of Hungarian Air Force and... Charleston Airport – Boeing’s new home
Posted by admin at 5:31 pm on July 15 2010
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Charleston Airport, in South Carolina, is about to see it’s most important change as Boeing opens its new 787 production line on the site.
Dubbed Boeing South Carolina, the site will take the strain from the Seattle production line, manufacturing the new state-of-the-art aircraft simultaneously. This has proved a necessary step due to the popularity of the aircraft, and the backlog that has built... - IL-14 returns to Malev colours
Those of you passing through Budapest Ferihegy airport any time soon...
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Air France will be sending their Airbus A380 aircraft into London Heathrow...
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Simon Brooke has recently written a report of a new-ish hotel at Amsterdam...
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Spotting at Southend Airport
Posted by admin at 12:46 pm on July 10 2010
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Southend Airport is a great place to catch up with airliners that are in transition from one airline to another due to the maintenance and painting work that is regularly carried out there on behalf of a number of leasing companies and airlines.
The airport is only 40 miles from central London, and has tried to bill itself as London Southend in order to attract new airline services. At the moment,... The big new Dubai airport accepts its first flight – Airline Business
Posted by admin at 7:02 am on June 28 2010
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The new Dubai World Central-Al Maktoum International Airport has opened for flights and will eventually become the world’s largest airport.
Initially it will only handle cargo flights (from 27 June 2010). Passenger flights will start in 2011. The first flight into the facility was an Emirates Cargo Boeing 777-200
Airline Business blog has all the details and pictures. Click the link below…
PICTURES:... LAX Theme Building reopens this weekend
Posted by admin at 5:22 am on June 18 2010
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It closed following the 9/11 attacks in 2001, but this weekend LAX’s old control tower observation deck, in the building often known as the Theme Building, will reopen!
We don’t know yet whether the views will be as good as they previously were, but this is a major positive step for anyone wishing to watch aircraft at Los Angeles International.
At the moment, the opening hours will be limited... Last chances to fly and see the Aeroflot IL-96
Posted by admin at 9:39 am on June 11 2010
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Despite constant threats to retire the aircraft, Aeroflot are keeping the Ilyushin IL-96s on various routes over the Summer and Winter timetables.
In particular, you can see (or fly) them from Moscow SVO to Salzburg on the following services (according to Airlineroute.net):
SU175 SVO0530 – 0640SZG IL9 6 25DEC10-
SU177 SVO1205 – 1305SZG IL9 6 25DEC10-
SU173 SVO1510 – 1620SZG IL9 6 01JAN11-
SU176... British Airways 777-300 routes announced
Posted by admin at 6:12 am on June 10 2010
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British Airways are eagerly awaiting delivery of their first Boeing 777-300 model, which has recently been snapped in the final assembly line at Boeing Field, Seattle.
The aircraft is due to enter service on 10th August 2010, with it fully featuring in the new Winter 2010/11 timetable. It will appear on the following routes:
London Heathrow – Chicago O’Hare BA296/297, 20 August-30 October
London...
Spotting at Holiday Inn Ariel London Heathrow
Posted by admin at 2:21 pm on June 02 2010
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Singapore A380 9V-SKA seen from London Heathrow Holiday Inn Ariel hotel
I recently had the fortune to spend a night at London Heathrow’s Holiday Inn Ariel hotel, so I thought I’d check it out as a spotting location.
I did a bit of research first, and found out that rooms 270, 274, 276, 278, 280 and 284 are all good (thanks to Plane Spotting Hotels website). I even rang ahead to request...
Washington airport contacts for spotting
Posted by admin at 12:35 pm on May 18 2010
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When spotting in the USA, it is generally a good idea to let the authorities know that you are there and what your intentions are. In most cases, if you speak to the right person, you’ll be thanked for the information and given permission to carry on.
Here are some contact details for various airports:
Washington Dulles – contact Ops on (703) 572-2730 and you’ll be fine from the car...
Air France A380s to Heathrow
Posted by admin at 9:28 am on May 13 2010
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Air France will be sending their Airbus A380 aircraft into London Heathrow on a few of the mid-morning runs from Paris CDG between June and August.
Lucky UK spotters will get the chance to see the beast (along with Singapore, Qantas and Emirates examples) on the following days:
Saturday, Sunday and Monday 12 June to 30 August inclusive, plus Friday 2 July to Friday 30 July inclusive.
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Arrives... Sheraton Deira spotting banned again
Posted by admin at 2:06 pm on May 05 2010
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Photo (c) www.plane-spotting-hotels
News has come through from a number of people over the past few days that spotting has once again been banned at one of the world’s best-known spotting hotels – the Sheraton Deira in Dubai.
The hotel has a roof-top pool area which is just underneath the approach/departure path of the runways at Dubai International Airport. Hundreds of spotters make use...
After months of uncertainty, Coventry Airport has finally found a new owner after The Patriot Aviation group stepped in to take on the airport in the West Midlands.
The group have plans to turn Coventry into a “commercial, regional hub with full air traffic service.”
Since closing, the airport has been in occasional use as an unlicensed field, with light aircraft and the resident Classic...
