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Some excellent shots in the photo gallery, but can I correct the details of the British Midland T-Tail G-ELDH - It is a DC9-32 and not a Fokker 100. Flown on her to and from Heathrow many times and a fine aeroplane she was too. Once did LHR Take off to LBA landing in 27 minutes and still...

Re: Movements Log & Heads Up Thanks Aviador - a case of wishful thinking on my part!

Re: Movements Log & Heads Up Anyone know what the TCX arrival from Hanover that landed just after 21:00 is. Looked very big judging from the lights, and very quiet too - A330 ?

Re: Nostalgia Thread Thanks White Heather, that's it. Whilst on the nostalgia thread, was there also the occasional charter with a Tristar belonging to Classic Airways (or something similar?) Bob

Re: Nostalgia Thread Thanks White Heather - Inter European of course, I seem to remember they had a call sign with "sun" in it? Bob

Re: Nostalgia Thread Don't forget Hispania, Aviaco, Spantax, JAT, Adria, Aviogenex,Worldways Canada,Oddessey, Eurocity Express, Orion, Air UK Leisure, Brymon, British Airtours, Genair, Air 2000, Brown Air, Capital, Knightair, Gill Air and the ones who flew for Aspro from LBA with a based...

Re: Movements Log & Heads Up Not at the same time surely?

Re: Nostalgia Thread Yes 1970 to 1977!!

Re: Nostalgia Thread A few years back I flew on an Air Atlantique DC3 positioning up from Coventry to do some local pleasure flights. Seemed to take almost as long as the coach on the way down!

Re: Movements Log & Heads Up Hi Pete, My first flight was on an Air Europe "Easter Bunny Special" on a 757 from LBA in April 1986 about £30 if I remember - off 32 went over Harrogate, York and Flamborough then out over North Sea with very low figure 8 round an oil or gas rig and a supply...

I fear I'm drifting off topic here, but I really don't see the credibility of the plan to introduce a hybrid third rail system and ex-district line stock. Whilst the carriages would be refurbished, surely they must be already considered life-expired by their current owners at TFL otherwise...

Re: Nostalgia Thread Was the Concorde landing the infamous late touchdown one landing into the evening sun? Jeez he was nearly at 28 before the main wheels hit. Bet the brakes were off-limits for an hour or more.

What is all this with the sound of an A310 at take off. I think the sound is fairly bland like most aircraft of the era. Now a 707, VC10 or TU154...............................

None of the previous large aircraft using LBA - 747, L1011, DC10, B767, A300, A330, Concorde have found it necessary to do "empty" test flights prior to commencing scheduled or charter services. I think it would be highly unlikely for a PIA 777 to arrive on anything but a regular scheduled service.

"How about a covered walkway from the terminal going all the way down to stand 16? It would need to be partly built on stilts but if Funchal's runway can be..." I have thought for a long time that a modular structure like the terminal one at Heathrow which runs out up to gate 74 etc. (from...

"Ryanair has officially celebrated its 15th year of operations from LBA this weekend. The airline started a 2 daily Boeing 737-200 service to Dublin way back in 1996." I thought it started with (ROM) BAC 1-11's to Knock before the Dublin operations commenced, but I may be wrong. Bobleeds

"Nowa days PIA are only regular the scheduled fright carrier" .............You could be right there!!

Yes LS27, the Pudsey Dishforth link would have crossed somewhere close to the junction of Brownberrie Lane and Bayton Lane, right through the des-res of the then long-standing conservative MP (and I believe member of the powerful back bench 1922 committee) Joseph Hiley - might also have taken...

A shuttle bus to the airport from Horsforth station sounds all very well, but the first trains do not begin to arrive at the station until well after 0600 hours (and on sundays after 0900 or 1200 from York direct). These rail services would be too late for the early morning departures, just like...

Re: Nostalgia Thread Thanks for the pictures Aviador, love the one of the terminal with the West Yorkshire Bristol Bus, and no security blocks etc. White Heather, I stood up by the cemetery getting wet through waiting for the Air Holland's. It was the weekend after the Chernobyl disaster, and...