Comments for Airport Spotting Blog http://www.airportspotting.com Spotting news for aircraft enthusiasts Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:35:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on Coventry Airport to Close by Graham Bayliss http://www.airportspotting.com/coventry-airport-close/comment-page-1/#comment-933 Graham Bayliss Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:47:56 +0000 http://www.airportspotting.com/?p=377#comment-933 Good news - the local council have confirmed very detailed talks with Airport Development Partners SA (Swiss) are at an advanced stage - looking positive for the future for freight, maintenance, biz jets and private flying. Good news - the local council have confirmed very detailed talks with Airport Development Partners SA (Swiss) are at an advanced stage - looking positive for the future for freight, maintenance, biz jets and private flying.

]]> Comment on About by Donald Katz http://www.airportspotting.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-925 Donald Katz Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:37:43 +0000 http://www.airportspotting.com/?page_id=2#comment-925 Raleigh Durham International has a great pavilion for watching airplanes take off and land, and I go there frequently with friends to watch. Very romantic spot at night too, and recommend it to anyone looking for a great date spot. It is the RDU Observation Park, and a link is below. http://www.rdu.com/whileatairport/obpark.htm Raleigh Durham International has a great pavilion for watching airplanes take off and land, and I go there frequently with friends to watch. Very romantic spot at night too, and recommend it to anyone looking for a great date spot. It is the RDU Observation Park, and a link is below.

http://www.rdu.com/whileatairport/obpark.htm

]]> Comment on Coventry Airport to Close by Graham Bayliss http://www.airportspotting.com/coventry-airport-close/comment-page-1/#comment-924 Graham Bayliss Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:57:16 +0000 http://www.airportspotting.com/?p=377#comment-924 The freehold of the airport is owned by Coventry City Council who provided a lease to West Midlands International Airport Ltd that were operating the airport and it is this company that has gone into Liquidation. The council have confirmed that (all being well) they wish to see the airport operating as a going concern. An announcement was expected last week (by 18/1) that a new owner/operator had been found, albeit at a lower level of commercial airfield operators licence. This seems to have stalled at the last moment but (fingers crossed) a quick resolution will be found. It is complicated that as CCC own the airfield it actally sits within Warwick District Council for planning permission purposes and the 2 councils don't always see eye to eye. The freehold of the airport is owned by Coventry City Council who provided a lease to West Midlands International Airport Ltd that were operating the airport and it is this company that has gone into Liquidation.

The council have confirmed that (all being well) they wish to see the airport operating as a going concern. An announcement was expected last week (by 18/1) that a new owner/operator had been found, albeit at a lower level of commercial airfield operators licence. This seems to have stalled at the last moment but (fingers crossed) a quick resolution will be found.

It is complicated that as CCC own the airfield it actally sits within Warwick District Council for planning permission purposes and the 2 councils don’t always see eye to eye.

]]> Comment on An Alternative to the Sheraton Deira in Dubai by Marcus Liebig http://www.airportspotting.com/alternative-sheraton-deira-dubai/comment-page-1/#comment-923 Marcus Liebig Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:10:16 +0000 http://www.airportspotting.com/?p=372#comment-923 While planning a spotting trip to DXB we found the Nojoum apartments. If you look at a map it seems to be an ideal location for spotting, bur I'm not sure about the distance to the glide path. Are there any sample pictures on the web or does anybody know the required focal length? Many thanks from LEJ While planning a spotting trip to DXB we found the Nojoum apartments. If you look at a map it seems to be an ideal location for spotting, bur I’m not sure about the distance to the glide path. Are there any sample pictures on the web or does anybody know the required focal length? Many thanks from LEJ

]]> Comment on Zurich Davos 2010 Ramp Tours by Paul White http://www.airportspotting.com/zurich-davos-2010-ramp-tours-2/comment-page-1/#comment-915 Paul White Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:00:37 +0000 http://www.airportspotting.com/?p=358#comment-915 Dear Sirs I was looking at your website to try to find out details of the times for your special ramp tours in January but I cannot access it because it says `the file is damaged and could not be repaired'. Would you be able to tell me the times and duration of the ramp tours on Thurs.Jan 28 or Fri.Jan.29 please and how I could book a place on a tour. Thank you. Kind regards Paul White Dear Sirs
I was looking at your website to try to find out details of the times for your special ramp tours in January but I cannot access it because it says `the file is damaged and could not be repaired’.
Would you be able to tell me the times and duration of the ramp tours on Thurs.Jan 28 or Fri.Jan.29 please and how I could book a place on a tour.
Thank you.
Kind regards
Paul White

]]> Comment on Homeland Security Stance on Plane Spotting? by Chris Eaton http://www.airportspotting.com/homeland-security-stance-on-plane-spotting/comment-page-1/#comment-855 Chris Eaton Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:19:20 +0000 http://www.airportspotting.com/?p=82#comment-855 I have to admit that at some places it is getting silly. Yes there needs to be security but all this paranioa needs to stop allthough i don't think it will at some of these places. I have to admit that at some places it is getting silly. Yes there needs to be security but all this paranioa needs to stop allthough i don’t think it will at some of these places.

]]> Comment on Coventry Airport to Close by Chris Eaton http://www.airportspotting.com/coventry-airport-close/comment-page-1/#comment-854 Chris Eaton Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:15:53 +0000 http://www.airportspotting.com/?p=377#comment-854 I hope that any new owners don't turn it into a housing estate or industrial estate. This is sadly what happens to many unwanted airfields now I hope that any new owners don’t turn it into a housing estate or industrial estate. This is sadly what happens to many unwanted airfields now

]]> Comment on Mojave Bans Photography by Chriatopher Eaton http://www.airportspotting.com/mojave-bans-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-741 Chriatopher Eaton Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:16:06 +0000 http://www.airportspotting.com/?p=353#comment-741 Yet another nail in the coffin for spotters. It makes me wonder if this sort of approach will be taken at non boneyard airports. I remeber one of my friends was stopped at belfast and told that he neded to write to every airline that served the airport asking for permission to photograph/video thier aircrafts. It just gets worse and worse. Yet another nail in the coffin for spotters. It makes me wonder if this sort of approach will be taken at non boneyard airports. I remeber one of my friends was stopped at belfast and told that he neded to write to every airline that served the airport asking for permission to photograph/video thier aircrafts.

It just gets worse and worse.

]]> Comment on Spotting at Fujairah - A little known spot by Mick Farley http://www.airportspotting.com/spotting-fujairah-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-706 Mick Farley Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:08:01 +0000 http://www.airportspotting.com/?p=333#comment-706 There is no stopping on this road, with camaras along its entire length. I got the impression that if you wer on foot beyond the road, land side you would not have a problem. We had only been there 5 mins last week and the police were behind us. Rgds Mick There is no stopping on this road, with camaras along its entire length. I got the impression that if you wer on foot beyond the road, land side you would not have a problem. We had only been there 5 mins last week and the police were behind us.

Rgds
Mick

]]> Comment on Homeland Security Stance on Plane Spotting? by Matt Schuette http://www.airportspotting.com/homeland-security-stance-on-plane-spotting/comment-page-1/#comment-703 Matt Schuette Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:36:54 +0000 http://www.airportspotting.com/?p=82#comment-703 and the other thing was, I was more than half a mile from the perimeter fence of 12R and a quarter mile from the fence on 29/11..what is going on in the world today that a person cannot sit on a turnoff from a public road and watch an airport ? and the other thing was, I was more than half a mile from the perimeter fence of 12R and a quarter mile from the fence on 29/11..what is going on in the world today that a person cannot sit on a turnoff from a public road and watch an airport ?

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