tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post5104454364098253303..comments2023-10-04T16:22:32.920+01:00Comments on Thanet Strife: WE ARE UNLIKELY TO SEE THE FLAG AT MANSTONBertie Biggleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14197385124719226254noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-51914840452294755322009-02-23T21:05:00.000+00:002009-02-23T21:05:00.000+00:00Thanks, Simon. So a 'wet lease' sounds like the AC...Thanks, Simon. So a 'wet lease' sounds like the ACMI work for BAWC that GSS are doing at the moment.<BR/><BR/>Tony, the issue is not one of expansion which I am happy to see in a controlled and careful way, but putting the skids under TDC to get on with a decision in a ridiculously short time. Rushed and hurried decsions aren't always the best!<BR/><BR/>18.07, cannot help you with staffing figures etc but when talking to the now defunct Oasis aircrews last year, long haul craft have to have 3/4 pilots and their hours are limited, so a number of crews per aircraft seems the norm. Grease monkeys would be expected presumably to be working on one a/c at a time? Not really my field but Simon Moores is the man to ask!Bertie Biggleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14197385124719226254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-60882003320981762562009-02-23T18:07:00.000+00:002009-02-23T18:07:00.000+00:00Looking at Global Supply Systems website they empl...Looking at Global Supply Systems website they employ 18 ground staff and 80 pilots. Can anyone work out how that'll play at Manston if/when they operate from there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-13151511518417077112009-02-23T16:29:00.000+00:002009-02-23T16:29:00.000+00:00Quite.Unfortunately, the folk that rushed through ...Quite.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, the folk that rushed through the 106 variation are the same folk responsible for setting limits, ensuring adequate monitoring and guarding the environment against fuel and noise pollution.<BR/><BR/>Doesn't bode too well does it?Eddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03402958176140459186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-41660645289406028662009-02-23T13:41:00.000+00:002009-02-23T13:41:00.000+00:00Does it matter who is operating flights in and out...Does it matter who is operating flights in and out of Manston, the fact that infratil have been talking to BAWC or anyone else for some time is of little consequence.<BR/><BR/>I would assume so long as the management of infratil are looking after the interest of shareholders they will have been in discussion with a great many airlines, so its hardly surprising that they would wait until things have firmed up a bit to contact the council.<BR/><BR/>Why would you stir up a hornets nest of airport deniers when your not sure of getting the business.<BR/><BR/>Lets face it there are a handful people against Manston just take look at the SMEG group, the chances are they could hold their meetings in a toilet cubical and not be embarrassed.Tony Flaighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212662248741515725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-43934901846533767592009-02-23T13:38:00.000+00:002009-02-23T13:38:00.000+00:00In the simplest sense Bertie, a wet lease is "batt...In the simplest sense Bertie, a wet lease is "batteries" included; i.e. aircraft crew etc etc carrying out an operation on behalf of another carrier.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03755236438987278120noreply@blogger.com