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Post by Buster the Bear on Dec 15, 2015 13:51:11 GMT 1
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Post by Admin (Annette Andria) on Dec 15, 2015 21:37:59 GMT 1
Norwegian flew its last Boeing 737-300 from Lasham in the UK to the small town of Bodo in Northern Norway. With all of Norwegian’s Boeing 737-300s phased out, the airline’s fleet now has an average age of 3.6 years making it one of the most modern and environmentally friendly in Europe. Norwegian has given the retired Boeing 737-300 as a present to the National Aviation Museum of Norway. Captain Johnny Silberg had the honor of flying the aircraft’s final flight. ”This airplane has been a faithful workhorse for Norwegian since 2006 and it’s wonderful that it can continue living on at the National Aviation Museum. Its new life at the museum shows the importance of Norwegian in Norway’s aviation history. We challenged the monopoly and gave affordable fares to all,” Silberg said. The aircraft has operated 40,106 flights and spent 64,656 hours in the air. It joined the Norwegian fleet in 2006, when the airline had 14 aircraft, 54 routes and 560 employees. Today, Norwegian has a fleet of 102 aircraft, 439 routes and 5,500 employees. A new fleet is crucial to success Norwegian is continuously renewing its fleet by taking delivery of brand new Boeing 737-800s and Boeing 787 Dreamliners. Norwegian currently has 267 aircraft on order, including 100 Boeing 737MAX and 30 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. Norwegian takes pride in having a modern and efficient fleet as it benefits the passengers, the environment and the company’s costs. In November, The International Council on Clean Transportation voted Norwegian “the greenest” airline offering transatlantic flights. - See more at: www.traveldailynews.com/news/article/69522/nu-orwegian-retires-the-boeing-737-300?#sthash.pdhv8LCX.dpuf
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Post by Buster the Bear on Dec 18, 2015 12:22:03 GMT 1
Diamond G-OSFB inbound from Enstone.
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Post by planesandthings on Dec 24, 2015 19:49:01 GMT 1
Good to see it confirmed at last, the membership were told today. The Official Information release from 2 Excel Aviation stated
"2 Excel Engineering Ltd is a new Part 145 maintenance repair organisation (MRO). It has been created using the long standing engineering experience of the retained staff at the Lasham site, under a new management team led by 2 Excel Aviation Ltd and TAG Aviation (Stansted) Ltd. This new team shares a vision of rebuilding a formidable MRO at the established large-aircraft facilities at Lasham. 2 Excel Engineering is a new company, built on the foundation of 3 established aerospace businesses. It is intended that ATC Lasham will be retained as the company's trading name. 2 Excel and TAG are committed to moulding 2 Excel Engineering Ltd into a formidable Part 145 capability and a resounding commercial success."
Worth noting quickly that TAG Aviation (Stansted) is not of course in any relation to TAG Farnborough who Lasham are in battle with over proposed airspace which could seriously put into question gliding operations from Lasham.
It's good news all round really and there are talks of improvements to the ATC Site although I have heard of increased security being introduced to protect the entire place, hopefully this won't impede on those of you visiting and getting a couple of photos behind the barriers.
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Post by Buster the Bear on Dec 27, 2015 22:16:36 GMT 1
Maybe something to do with Rights of Way detailed in the legal notices on the closed 'Village' gate?
I believe the Oil Spill 727s were initially registered to this company based at Elsenham?
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