Lasham Update 10/11/2006

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On site at Lasham as at 1700 on 10/11/2206

Bay 1 G-BPEE B757 British Airways
Bay 2 C-FFAN B757 Skyservice (ex G-WJAN)
Bay 3 LN-KKP B737-300 Norwegian Air Shuttle
Bay 4 D-AHLD B737-500 Hapag Lloyd

Outside
5B-DCE B737-800 Ajet
G-BUSD A320 British Airways
VP-BHM DC8 Brisair
OO-DHN B727 (wearing false registration N9748C)
OO-DHR B727
G-OXLA B737-800 XL.Com
5U-BAG B737-200 Government of Niger

On the light side
G-RHYM Pa 31
SE-FCM Pa 28
G-IANW AS350B
G-HOOT AS355F

Movements
EI-IGB B757 Air Italy departed Thursday 09/11/06 at 1510
G-OXLA B737-800 XL.Com arrived Friday 10/11/2006 at approx 1300
Due
C-FFAN departure 11/11/06
G-XLAG arrival 12/11/06
LN-KKP test flight 13/11/06 + departure
LN-KKR arrival 13/11/06 or 14/11/06
G-EZJE arrival 14/11/06
G-BPEE departure 14/11/06
N733MA (ex G-OXLA) departure 15/11/06

Phil

[Admin (Annette Andria)]

Arrived Lasham Sunday Afternoon 12.11 as EXPO121P

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ACARS mode: G Aircraft reg: .G-XLAG [B737 XLA]
Message label: H1 Block id: 1 Msg. no: D68A
Flight id: XX0000
Message content:-
#DFBTKO000037 655 383EGKK-EGHL12111416 396 12.3 8.8 14310.251101040
''''1TOFFA05 10++++++++++++ 89.5 89.5 95.4 95.4769761 8001 8004 70.1
69.15956 62 640.170.030.570.042192370.060.020.070.02278215 0.0
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Subject: lasham2006 Re: Lasham arriva

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Update:-

G-XLAG arrived 12/11/2006 at 1425
C-FFAN departed 13/11/2006 c 1510

Phil

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C-FFAN flew direct to Canada? He could carry that much fuel out of Lasham?

I remember the Wardair CF-FAN and CF-FUN :-(

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I flew From LGW to Canada (Halifax then Toronto) on an Air Transat B757. At Toronto this year Thomas Cook B757's (G-FCLH,I & J) were seen every day. Also B757's of Finnair were seen there some days.

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LEE
I suspect that the question was more associated to runway length at Lasham rather than ability of B757 to cross the pond. I guess that as the aircraft was only carrying crew and no baggage that this negates need for longer runways which are probably used by Thomas Cook and Finnair. This is by no means the first time that aircraft have departed Lasham direct to USA/Canada and indeed Miami Air B737-800 N733MA (ex G-OXLA) is likely to depart direct to Bangor Maine on Thursday. Also it is not unusual for some of the regular VIP visitors to depart direct to Saudi Arabia or Dubai, which is similar distance/flight time.

Can confirm that C-FFAN was airborne approx 2/3rds alog runway so there was plenty of room to spare, but B757 probably has best lift capability of all aircraft maintained at Lasham.

Phil

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Latest update
LN-KKP test flight due 0800 15/11/06
G-BPEE due to deliver at 1400 15/11/06
LN-KKR due to arrive 15/11/06
G-EZJE arrived 1635 14/11/06
N733MA (ex G-OXLA) due to depart pm 16/11/06

That's it folks

Phil

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At 10am N733MA was still in the hangar so probably a lengthy delay. Managed to get snaps of:

5U7BAG www.brendan-mccartney.fotopic.net/p36123209.html
LNKKP www.brendan-mccartney.fotopic.net/p36123210.html

GRHYM took off around 09:50 and LNKKP around 10:15 (both times..ish)

[Admin (Annette Andria)]

And lucky you were as the LN Departed around 1620 confirmed on SBS Nor shuttle 8803 . Dont know if returned later or went on its
way Home


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Yes it was on a test flight and departed later. The other LN was due in late yesterday evening I believe. A friend of mine is one of the air traffic controllers and he rang during the evening. We weren't about to go there then!!

Apparently we missed a bunch of helicopters - 4 (?) Apaches and 2 others popped in late morning!

[bonedriver]

? Gib air are going to Lease a 737-800 from XL and have it painted in full BA Gib air Colours is it one of those at Lasham?

[Admin (Annette Andria)]

HZ-AB3 B727 Holding over Lasham while runway is cleared at 1350
And departed Lasham 23.11,2006 1415 local

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