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Main one is cost. The sub grade would need to be strengthened which involves digging up the whole width and length of Charlie and laying new aggregates and reinforced steel concrete. There was talk about it being resurfaced and opened for the BE20s that Gamma operate but even then the figures being ...

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What a f*****g moron. Shame on Dalton for even entertaining publishing that load of bollocks.

Making low-mid single figure £m profits each year is admirable given where PIK was a decade ago. Here’s the big BUT The minute they need to do any significant runway or taxiway resurfacing, or upgrading AGL or ILS systems that profit will be absolutely annihilated. Newark - 3048m runway - $81m in 20...

Work trip to Oslo to test some new equipment for…….Glasgow ATC.
Flew from/to Edinburgh.
Bit of an own goal but thems the breaks.

The standard of ATC in the US is utterly appalling. Completely avoidable but for the sloppy, lackadaisical and negligent way the FAA runs. They’ve had multiple near misses and warnings on runways in the last 12 months. This won’t be the last fatal incident this year.

I think it’s pretty generous calling it a nose gear collapse on landing , as most of the media are. From the photos it looks more like it crashed nose first into the ground. Tea and biscuits, without the biscuits.

Ban recently lifted by EASA but not yet by the CAA, hence the interest. Hundreds of pilots flying for them without licences, or the correct licences (which lead to the ban), historically terrible safety record, horrible airmanship from my first hand experience in the Middle East… I’d much prefer TK....

I know airlines are more likely to divert to an airport they operate to like you say but we can’t even get the diverts these days :lol: this just sums up AGS Absolutely nothing to do with AGS. I’m sure the actual (correct) reason for the divert will be in the press soon enough and then perhaps you’...

Air Canada AC843 (ironic) diverting in enroute from FRA to YYZ Diverting to EDI !! GLA was fully prepared with Scottish Ambulance units & paramedics ready on site I'm afraid like United a few weeks ago the preferred diversion is any airport where the airline operates from I know airlines are more l...