15 Jan 2018 AUH-DFW
17 Jan 2018 DFW-AUH
Aprox 32 hours flying
Jolly on the Etihad ULR 777-200LR before they go
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15 Jan 2018 AUH-DFW
17 Jan 2018 DFW-AUH
Aprox 32 hours flying
Jolly on the Etihad ULR 777-200LR before they go
Took a day trip to Kuwait from Bahrain
Flew out on Kuwait A320 and back on KLM A330
Stayed at the safi airport hotel bit of a dump but good views especially the stored KU A340's etc
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Auric Air amongst others fly to Zanzibar from Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania)
It's a 15 minute hop in a Cessna 206 Caravan.
Short Finals to DAR...
Never been to this show.
Worth a trip?
Always wanted to go back since i first went there in 1982 on a Haj for 3 months.
Immigration - 90 minute queue it was quiet!. Immigration Officers just wonder off as they see fit, squabble with each...
Crap weather sums it up. Just rained and rained for 3 hours so got absolutely soaked.
Taking pictures was nigh on impossible
Only positive was running into this chap - more famous for Ed Force...
Flew CVG-JAX on Allegiant A320. Pretty much like LCC in Europe - a squeeze.
Stopped at JAX Airport pretty quiet place frustratingly difficult to get pics like most places these days.
Then visited...
The airshow is held at Sakhir Air Base 45 mins from the Airport. Its in the middle of no-where and you would never get near it outside the show.
It's not a place for big jet orders, the air display...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bill_fawcett/21527032900/in/dateposted/
The ACL 757 will run DUB-JFK for 3 summer months whilst the 767 above ops to BOS
Hi
Sorry to confirm JFK to Manhattan by road. Looking at 0630 so assume the rush will be well and truly on by then
Need some local experience please!
Taxi time JFK to Manhattan say 0630-0700 Monday - Friday is??
Same for Brooklyn??
Does it make a difference to upper or lower Manhattan??
Is it the same...
Paris Air Show 2015
Traffic: Typically French - took about 50 mins from CDG Term 1 to Le Bourget
Security: Hand search = queues
Static display: Qatar had 5 aircraft there! They want to rule the...
To Soccer fans the Champions League Final was held in Berlin on Saturday between Barcelona and Juventus.
This meant a big lift of flights and bizjets into Berlin (most clubs get around 25000 seats...
The A330 belongs to Hi Fly and went to TLV on routine mx at IAI. Problem is that Saudi Arabia does not recognise Israel (not sure if the other way round also) and therefore has no diplomatic...
In the end I flew EMA-CVG-DFW then drove to Houston and flew sub load to LHR primarily due to the flight times meant hanging around for ages had I wanted to go CVG-MIA.
With the benefit of hindsight...
Markg - thanks for the tip Miami it is then. Shame about Cockroach Corner I was hoping there had been a time warp since my last visit........
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoWS_SHe4gU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoWS_SHe4gU
Thanks Mark, am tempted back to Miami having been there in the 1980's, Cockroach Corner et al. There is an aviation tour group over for the Superbowl so this just made me think twice.
Have a good...
OK 2 choices
1.Phoenix and Tucson for Superbowl (is it decided whose there yet?) Would there be an influx of traffic to PHX similar to SDF at the Kentucky Derby?
Any recommendations for other...
I should have said that apparently Berlin Air Show is seen as a local show perhaps than say the German Air Show.
6 out of 10 was still worth it and I would recommend it to anyone. Roll on 2016
In the UK there is a King Air flown by Specsavers (glasses etc) and its usual callsign is XXX 241 (hope you get it!)
The Berlin Air Show is held at the ILA Exhibition Centre which is situated at the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport. To those that don't know this airport is brand new but hasn't opened yet (i think its...
Quick visit to Cincinnati / Louisville for the in flux of Biz for the Kentucky Derby
Flew EMA-CVG. Stayed at Double Tree Hilton at CVG Airport as no rooms in Louisville. Spent 5 hrs there on the...
Flew Stansted (UK) on Ryanair to Leipzig 4/23 then 4/24 Leipzig - EMA East Mids Airport on Aerologic B777F - Say no more on the comfort differences and yes i'd rather fly with a box than SLF!
On 1st...