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Post by john1958 on Jun 21, 2011 8:04:07 GMT 1
Well for anyone who saw the news last night.....and the better pics today, another A380 with wingtip damage, this time while being towed at Le Bouget.......maybe its time for wing mirrors on these beasties?  John :-) |
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Post by viscount on Jun 21, 2011 11:07:29 GMT 1
Well,
Thats someone's budding career as a tug driver cut short then!
Hope they don't deduct the repair bill from his salary!
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Post by speedbird1960 on Jun 21, 2011 11:16:28 GMT 1
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Post by john1958 on Jun 21, 2011 18:38:49 GMT 1
Viscount, I remember meeting an alitalia flight at Gatwick when I worked there, I was on the jettyhead as the despatcher "drove" the jetty onto the Md80. As we got closer the aircraft jumped........a loader had decided to play bumper cars with it. It peirced the outer skin but not the inner, but it still meant the outbound flight was cancelled and the pax were transferred to LHR. The aircraft was there for a couple of weeks before she eventually flew home at a lower level, empty.
The loader was still working there when I left!!!!!!!!
John :-)
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Post by thetexpat on Jun 22, 2011 2:30:55 GMT 1
Anyone remember the Treffield Aviation Britannia being marshalled into George Olleys 'hallowed' Customs area?
Under normal conditions, not a problem!
On this occasion, the aircraft was a tad too close to the terminal building and the port wingtip travelled up onto the canopy area! Don't remember the extent of the damage caused; methinks more to the marshaller's ego than the acft!
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Post by northbynorthwest on Jun 22, 2011 15:24:55 GMT 1
Oh yes, that brings back memories. I was on the balcony when it happened. Midweek evening if I remember - they used to position in to operate Inclusive Tour flights (for Arrowsmith / CTA I think). I can remember there was an aircraft by the British Eagle gate - gate 2, plus another aircraft on the eastern side of the customs area (Aer Lingus viscount?) So, it was a bit of a tight fit, and the marshaller turned him to face east too late. I don't recall anyone assisting the marshaller, but I do remember him signalling the aircraft to stop because the left wingtip did look VERY close to the terminal. Unfortunately, he then proceeded to marshall him to continue with the resultant consequences. If he had a wing-walker to assist in marshalling, this would never have happened. It was amazing that more incidents like this did not occur around the country. Can't remember what happened with the flight as I had to bike home. I presume they flew a replacement aircraft in a few hours later and ferried the aircraft to be repaired.
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Post by viscount on Jun 22, 2011 21:28:24 GMT 1
Bit of a massive thread topic drift here!
Treffield's life as an IT operator with Viscounts and a single Britannia was brief. Britannia 102 G-ANBM was delivered 5th May 1967 on lease from Laker. G-ANBM first appeared at Liverpool Airport on Saturday 13th May, from Barcelona and outbound on Sunday 14th to Palma. As is the case with Phil Butler's (and others) Airport Visitor Logs, is once an aircraft had appeared for the first time in a year on a regular scheduled operation, it was not noted again. So after the 14th visits don't appear in our records.
However, two weeks later, on Sunday 28th May G-ANBN of Laker appeared from Gatwick to Palma and later from Palma to Gatwick. If G-ANBM had to be substituted having sustained damage, when inbound from Barcelona Saturday 27th, this is a good candidate, but at a weekend. Although there is another possible occasion, as Laker's G-AVBX BAC.1-11 on Wednesday 31st May operated in from Gatwick and out to Perpignan. There is no note in the logs regarding 'BM being damaged, but I didn't expect there to be - research is never that easy!
Treffield, as an operator ceased operations Friday 23rd June 1967.
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Post by northbynorthwest on Jun 23, 2011 4:24:42 GMT 1
Brian....it could well have been on a Saturday, but I was sure it was midweek because I often biked down to the airport in the evenings on a schoolnight. I do remember that it was positioning in empty - but that could have been the case with the inbound flight from Barcelona that you mentioned, as an early season return flight would have indeed been empty inbound. Thanks for the research...ahh the memories.
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Post by Biggles on Jun 23, 2011 19:46:13 GMT 1
NW news announced good news for job security at Airbus Hwd today with the Air Asia order worth £700m, placed at Paris Air Show for wings for the new A320 VO model.
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Post by speedbird1960 on Jun 24, 2011 11:42:44 GMT 1
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