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- 08 Feb 2009, 18:19
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Cargo B
- Replies: 28
- Views: 7783
Re: Cargo B
Just wondering :how can an airline be profitable if you are paying leases and pilots for 3 747's and in practice only uses 1 to generate income...?
- 19 Jan 2009, 22:56
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: US Airways A320 ditches in Hudson River - pax and crew OK !
- Replies: 72
- Views: 18392
Re: US Airways A320 ditches in Hudson River - pax and crew OK !
The A-320 with 150 pax on board had apparently only 3(three) cabin crew members? Would that be OK in Europe? Can not remember to have been on a flight with less than 4 CC and an equal number of PAX....What is the required number of CC in Europe?
- 10 Jan 2009, 12:50
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Traffic figures 2008 Ostend-Bruges International Airport
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2091
Traffic figures 2008 Ostend-Bruges International Airport
Traffic figures 2008 Ostend-Bruges International Airport In 2008, 199,958 passengers began their holiday by taking a flight departing from Ostend Airport. Compared to 2007, the number of passengers increased by 11%. Last year, 33,298 movements were recorded, which is an increase of 20.5% compared t...
- 12 Dec 2008, 23:29
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: CityJet to take over VLM and KLM LCY-AMS routes
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3940
Re: CityJet to take over VLM and KLM London City routes
VLM currently runs 11 flights on weekdays, four on Sundays and one on Saturdays. KLM Cityhopper runs seven flights on weekdays, four on Sundays and one on Saturdays. This will free up some VLM F50's for other duties. Will these disappear from the fleet ,or will new routes be operated /launched by V...
- 02 Nov 2008, 20:08
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Cargo B Tailstrike
- Replies: 94
- Views: 38074
Re: Cargo B Tailstrike
Informally heard last week that Boeing-engineers/Cargo B would be rather pessimistic about (economical) repair possibilities of Cargo B tail strike aircraft.(CBA) Could it be the a/c ends its carreer as a source of spare parts at BRU...? With regard to cause(s) of the accident: Cargo was offloaded a...
- 21 Oct 2008, 22:50
- Forum: Plane spotting - Belgium
- Topic: [EXP] OST 22/10/2008 DC-8 MK + 732!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1628
Re: [EXP] OST 22/10/2008 DC-8 MK + 732!
I guess STD 10.30 EAF-3693 G-CEAE B732 European Aviation OST-TRD is the plane bringing Club Brugge team & fans to Trondheim for their match against Rosenborg. As Club is also playing against Valencia, similar flights (OST-VLC-OST )are planned on 3 dec08(ETD10.30hr) and 4dec08(ETD 08.00 hr). Let'...
- 10 Oct 2008, 21:24
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Ostend Airport - traffic figures 2008 YTD september
- Replies: 2
- Views: 939
Ostend Airport - traffic figures 2008 YTD september
Traffic figures Ostend-Bruges International Airport September 2008 Comparison between SEPTEMBER 2008 and SEPTEMBER 2007 Movements 4,097 in SEPTEMBER 2008 compared to 2,242 in SEPTEMBER 2007 (+82.7 %) Passengers [/b] 22,914 in SEPTEMBER 2008 compared to 21,950 in SEPTEMBER 2007 (+4.4 %) Freight/tonne...
- 06 Oct 2008, 23:50
- Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
- Topic: New Twin-Otter makes its first flight
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1355
New Twin-Otter makes its first flight
On October 1st, the "new "Twin-Otter made its first flight . That brief flight around the Victoria (CAN)airport was the first time a new Twin Otter has flown in two decades. The aircraft is being manufactured by Viking Air Ltd.,which bought the design and production rights from DHC. The fi...
- 06 Oct 2008, 23:05
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Honeywell forecast for business aircraft 2008-2018
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3284
Honeywell forecast for business aircraft 2008-2018
In its 17th annual Business Aviation Outlook , Honeywell forecasts delivery of approximately 17,000 new business aircraft from 2008 through 2018, generating expected industry sales of $300 billion. 2008 marks the fifth consecutive year of industry expansion since the last industry slowdown in 2003. ...
- 06 Oct 2008, 22:45
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: TATA Ltd BUYS 1/3 OF THE SHARES OF PIAGGIOAERO
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2503
TATA Ltd BUYS 1/3 OF THE SHARES OF PIAGGIOAERO
Tata Limited agrees to become a co-primary shareholder in Piaggio Aero Piaggio Aero, announced that Tata limited has agreed to acquire approximately one third stake to become one of the primary shareholders, alongside Ferrari and Di Mase families and Mubadala development company. Subject to approval...
- 06 Oct 2008, 21:56
- Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
- Topic: US Aviation. hit hard by economic crisis
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1271
US Aviation. hit hard by economic crisis
The US aviation industry, which had been earlier hit hard by high fuel prices, is now facing a drop in passenger traffic and travel demand as the credit crisis deepens and a recession looms at the horizon. Employers continue to slash jobs. More and more Americans are cutting down on consumption . Th...
- 23 Sep 2008, 23:06
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Ostend Airport: Monthly figures 2008 ytd Aug
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1619
Re: Ostend Airport: Monthly figures 2008 ytd Aug
World Airways signed a two-year contract with Allied Air to start up cargo flights between Belgium and Nigeria. World Airways will fly with one MD-11F 3 to 4 times a week between Ostend and Lagos and then continuing to Nairobi. Great ! It remains to be seen whether they will be able to keep their s...
- 19 Sep 2008, 23:46
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: JAT Airways in troubles, ground partly its fleet
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1508
Re: JAT Airways in troubles, ground partly its fleet
The Jat website offers the following statement on 19Sept: With reference to articles published in a daily newspaper stating that Jat Airways (JAT) is on the verge of bankruptcy, JAT has the honor to advise its esteemed passengers and business partners alike that the situation in the national airline...
- 19 Sep 2008, 23:34
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Ostend Airport: Monthly figures 2008 ytd Aug
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1619
Ostend Airport: Monthly figures 2008 ytd Aug
Ostend-Bruges International Airport Traffic figures August 2008 . Movements 3,587 in August 2008 compared to 2,784 in August 2007 (+28.8 %) Passengers 34,358 in August 2008 compared to 28,499 in August 2007 (+20.6 %) Freight/tonnes 6,887 ton in August 2008 compared to 9,135 in August 2007 (-24.6 %)...
- 15 Sep 2008, 22:40
- Forum: Plane spotting - Belgium
- Topic: OST 13/09/2008
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1358
Re: OST 13/09/2008
Interesting pics fc. keep on sending.
What was the routing of the Southern Air B747?
Grtz
What was the routing of the Southern Air B747?
Grtz
- 08 Sep 2008, 22:19
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Cargo B Airlines: aircraft in maintenance
- Replies: 40
- Views: 13396
Re: Cargo B Airlines: aircraft in maintenance
Heard today that the CARGO B aircraft in maintenance would arrive in Brussels on thursday 11 sept , from Shanghai .
grtz
grtz