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Post by tonka71 on Apr 12, 2015 10:01:09 GMT 1
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Post by deteulada on Apr 12, 2015 11:59:50 GMT 1
Some nice shots. Where did you shoot from?
Regards
Bill
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Post by vfr800 on Apr 12, 2015 20:30:53 GMT 1
Nice to see plenty of activity, long may it continue !!!
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Post by jbmack on Apr 26, 2015 22:09:11 GMT 1
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Post by viscount on Apr 26, 2015 22:24:35 GMT 1
Not too great a surprise to see the assets of the previous airport operating company up for auction. Quite standard for a company that has been declared bankrupt. Unusual in the UK, as with the possible exception of Manston, airport operation is bought out in a company shares take-over with the fixtures, fittings and equipment kept in service. At Blackpool the new airfield operators have no call for passenger handling equipment, terminal fittings, airliner steps or advanced fire cover as the airfield is now set up only to handle, and licensed for, general aviation and passenger aircraft types as I understand it upto around 20 seats. As the new operating company has not acquired all the assets of the bankrupt one, the liquidator has placed those up for auction.
The preparation for sale of the passenger security equipment (which clearly includes x-ray and metal detector arch) could be a clue as to why the recently resurrected Blackpool to Isle of Man Citywings service cannot currently depart with passengers from Blackpool, so has been using Liverpool one-way.
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Post by vanguard on Apr 27, 2015 11:27:24 GMT 1
just a thought what about fire cover,with the fire tenders in the list for sale what cover is there,
after all the a/c flying in and out need fire/rescue cover.
Frank
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Post by viscount on Apr 27, 2015 12:05:51 GMT 1
Hi Vanguard. I assume that a smaller, agile, fire and rescue tender, likely based on a strengthened Land Rover chassis is now in use and matches the current fire cover classification. The large specialist fire tenders shown in the auction list photographs are those necessary to meet the higher fire cover classification needed to cover regular Boeing 737 operations, which for the new Blackpool operating company are now completely a thing of the past. I too was initially surprised by their inclusion and that of the fuel bowser, but then realised just how greatly the airfield has been downsized in terms of CAA operating licence class.
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Post by vanguard on Apr 27, 2015 15:54:05 GMT 1
Hi Brian,maybe Ravenair could put a bid for the tanker for jetA1 not so much running to the fuel farm to top it up  Frank |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2015 21:12:24 GMT 1
The preparation for sale of the passenger security equipment (which clearly includes x-ray and metal detector arch) could be a clue as to why the recently resurrected Blackpool to Isle of Man Citywings service cannot currently depart with passengers from Blackpool, so has been using Liverpool one-way. Lets hope they sort this out quickly. I can't see people putting up with it for very long especially for those who arrive at the airport by car. For them it would be a lot easier to go direct to MAN or LPL instead of arriving at Blackpool earlier than normal only to waste a further hour of so of their time in being bussed to Liverpool. With regard to the security issue, how do the small island airports cope? I think, but can't be certain, that a multitude of jobs are performed by a small team with each member undertaking numerous tasks. Perhaps it could be a training issue in that the team members responsible for the airports operations are not fully qualified as yet. |
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Post by ikarus on Apr 27, 2015 22:19:40 GMT 1
Let's not forget , the new operating company could bid for some of this equipment ....... It is an auction , probably won't need any commercial handling equipment , but a larger fire truck would be beneficial , and as the only operational bowser could breakdown at anytime , a spare may be an idea !
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