V-Flyer

The Emirates A380 did a nice GA today.
Now gone tech and crew out of hours.
No rooms at any MAN hotel tonight!

Apparently this was one of the headlines on the news up north - slow news day today?

Tinkerbelle wrote:Apparently this was one of the headlines on the news up north - slow news day today?

Gives a break from book signings and phone tapping!

Love to see a video though?

Tinkerbelle wrote:Apparently this was one of the headlines on the news up north - slow news day today?

Since it's become a regular fixture, the A380 has been headline news in Manc land for the last couple of days! I was at MAN on Saturday and saw what must have been at least five thousand people dotted around on side roads and in the Viewing Park, just waiting for the beast to land.

Tinkerbelle wrote:Apparently this was one of the headlines on the news up north - slow news day today?

Obviously not slow news Tinks, people are genuinely interested in this craft, so should you be!

slinky09 wrote:

Tinkerbelle wrote:Apparently this was one of the headlines on the news up north - slow news day today?

Obviously not slow news Tinks, people are genuinely interested in this craft, so should you be!

It's also the culmination of an investment programme by the airport, so they'll be promoting it, and the wings are made locally so there's a double dip of publicity there...

slinky09 wrote:

Tinkerbelle wrote:Apparently this was one of the headlines on the news up north - slow news day today?

Obviously not slow news Tinks, people are genuinely interested in this craft, so should you be!

LOL - everytime I go to work I see the A380's of EK, QF, SQ and for a time AF - they're a normal sight now at LHR and have been for a while.

Tinkerbelle wrote:LOL - everytime I go to work I see the A380's of EK, QF, SQ and for a time AF - they're a normal sight now at LHR and have been for a while.

Yep! They're getting quite ordinary now. They don't really have the majesty of the 747s or the oooomph! of Concorde in its day

It's a bit like seeing a double decker bus for the first time.

honey lamb wrote:

Tinkerbelle wrote:LOL - everytime I go to work I see the A380's of EK, QF, SQ and for a time AF - they're a normal sight now at LHR and have been for a while.

Yep! They're getting quite ordinary now. They don't really have the majesty of the 747s or the oooomph! of Concorde in its day

Yes you always turned and looked at Concorde when it was taxiing, taking off or landing.

Looks as though there's going to be two A380s at MAN for a while.
One sched. for 1400 takeoff, the other for 1410.

Might be struggling for gate space.

honey lamb wrote:

Tinkerbelle wrote:LOL - everytime I go to work I see the A380's of EK, QF, SQ and for a time AF - they're a normal sight now at LHR and have been for a while.

Yep! They're getting quite ordinary now. They don't really have the majesty of the 747s or the oooomph! of Concorde in its day

Well that's obviously the case for you ... but not all.

Bill S wrote:Looks as though there's going to be two A380s at MAN for a while.
One sched. for 1400 takeoff, the other for 1410.

Might be struggling for gate space.

From my experience of Manchester ground ops, I expect 2 A380's will completely banjax the system.