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Feb 5, 2020 9:18:09 GMT
Post by tagron on Feb 5, 2020 9:18:09 GMT
Four months after the start of operations and the ASL 737s are still operating from the North Apron. It would not surprise me if there are more difficulties with operating from in front of the SENA hangar than had been anticipated . It always looked a very confined space from which to operate two 734s taking into consideration the need for ease of access to the aircraft for loading vehicles, refuellers and other servicing equipment equipment plus sufficient area to shunt and store ULDs . Hopefully there is a Plan which will succeed. Sooner or later they may need those North Apron stands if there is to be any increase in the number of based aircraft.
One positive is that Taxiway D now has blue edge lighting, but the NOTAM does not specify whether the lighting extends into the Maintenance Area or stops short.
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Apr 6, 2020 15:44:06 GMT
Post by expressflight on Apr 6, 2020 15:44:06 GMT
There are reports on PPRuNe today that additional ASL flights are to commence at SEN imminently. FCO and BCN will be operated by SEN-based aircraft while an aircraft based at LEJ will operate LEJ-SEN-LEJ. Presumably these would be daytime flights.
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Apr 9, 2020 17:38:09 GMT
Post by tagron on Apr 9, 2020 17:38:09 GMT
The current AIP chart depicts the SENA apron with two stands, 101 and 102. There is a requirement for aircraft to be towed on and off these stands and there is a TRP Delta which presumably designates the taxying/towing change over point. Clearly there is not room for more than two 737s at a time on the SENA apron without blocking the exit. But the present schedule would appear to allow for one extra daily rotation per SEN based aircraft. This means there should be adequate time when both aircraft are away to allow parking for a visitor, assuming the reports above come to fruition. All very well until the operation goes off schedule... As a side issue I note that the former ATC Lasham hangar is now renamed the South Hangar. www.aurora.nats.co.uk/htmlAIP/Publications/2020-03-26-AIRAC/graphics/155900.pdf www.aurora.nats.co.uk/htmlAIP/Publications/2020-03-26-AIRAC/graphics/155896.pdf
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Apr 10, 2020 9:46:42 GMT
Post by tagron on Apr 10, 2020 9:46:42 GMT
In view of the new airport closure hours (see Storage/Covid 19 thread)one might guess that any increase in cargo schedules will not take place until May 1 at the earliest. The presentclosure NOTAM extends to April 30.
Late addition: The report in pprune could be taken to mean that services to BCN and FCO will replace the evening departures to MXP and MAD so will not be additional. If correct of course. Any feedback from others ?
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May 15, 2020 12:44:20 GMT
Post by tagron on May 15, 2020 12:44:20 GMT
The BCN flights commenced this week, and as suggested above they are a replacement for the evening MAD rotation, not an addition. They retain the same flight numbers ABR1737/1738. The SEN departure time has been put back 2 hours later to 0020. This mean that ASL are using all the available SEN night slots as opposed to 75% as before.
No indication yet of the FCO and LEJ flights mentioned in the PPRuNE post.
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May 15, 2020 13:42:23 GMT
Post by Thames Gateway on May 15, 2020 13:42:23 GMT
If this is a permanent state of affairs, it will make for an interesting conversation with JOTA's CEO I should think! Stobart Jet Centre's nocturnal aspirations must be well and truly dashed now also.
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May 19, 2020 7:51:09 GMT
Post by Thames Gateway on May 19, 2020 7:51:09 GMT
From FR24, it appears as though the parcel operation has finally moved to the northside of the airport, Stands 101 & 102. I think that should free up 3 stands (16, 17 & 18) on the North Apron for other business to use.
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Jun 8, 2020 16:47:09 GMT
Post by expressflight on Jun 8, 2020 16:47:09 GMT
With effect from tomorrow there will be an embargo on ASL B734F movements between the hours of 00:20L and 06:45L for noise reduction reasons. This seems to have been well received by the local noise lobbyists and residents in general. I haven't yet seen a revised schedule of ASL movements but I wonder if these restrictions will make SEN less attractive to ASL/Amazon future plans.
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Jun 12, 2020 16:37:40 GMT
Post by tagron on Jun 12, 2020 16:37:40 GMT
One benefit to SEN from the new schedules appears to be the release of night slots that could be used by others, e.g.Jota or the Jet Centre. Its not less than one per night released, say 30/month, back to the level of a month ago. Above that it depends on the FCO departure which according to FR24 is scheduled for 22.55L and whether or not it generates a night movement.
In my April 9 post above I made the suggestion that the utilisation patterns of the B734F fleet would allow for a third rotation to be fitted in. Now having looked at the whole fleet it seems that two rotations per day is the norm. I would hazard a guess that the customer (Amazon) wants the schedule reliability that lower utilisation would produce rather than achieving the maximum number of flying hours.
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Oct 21, 2020 16:30:20 GMT
Post by tagron on Oct 21, 2020 16:30:20 GMT
www.aerotime.aero/gabriele/26195-asl-airlines-prepares-1st-converted-boeing-737-for-amazon-flightsASL Airlines, the Irish operator of scheduled freight services, plans to operate its Boeing 737-800BCF (Boeing Converted Freighter) on behalf of Amazon Prime Air, the giant of the e-commerce services. ASL Airlines would become the first carrier in Europe to operate its jet painted in Amazon livery and the newest airline-partner of an American internet sales company.
According to Planespotters.com, before being added to ASL Airlines fleet, the 737-800 was flying for Irish low-cost airline Ryanair under the lease agreement with GECAS, the leasing company, from December 2002 until December 2019. Then, the almost 18-year-old passenger aircraft was ferried for conversion. On September 25, 2020, the jet, registered as El-DAD, became the first Boeing 737-800 cargo plane of ASL Airlines.
Officially, ASL Airlines has only one Boeing 737-800BCF in its fleet, but the airline expects to add two more cargo aircraft in the near future. Both planes, registered as EI-DAF and EI-DAC, would have the same conversion story as their predecessor EI-DAD. Planespotters.com data showed that EI-DAF, as well as EI-DAC, have been operating for Ryanair in the period of 2002-2019 and 2003-2020. After being modified into freighters, both of Boeing 737-800BCFs now are waiting for their turn to be transferred to ASL Airlines.
On October 20, 2020, multiple sources reported that ASL Airlines would operate Amazon Prime Air flights with its first Boeing 737-800BCF in Amazon livery. However, the airline has not specified yet if two more converted jets, which are expected to be arriving soon, would be also operating cargo flights on behalf of Amazon Prime Air.
The air carrier continues to grow its business since June 2019, when the airline and the manufacturer signed a Memorandum of Understanding for 20 Boeing 737-800BCFs.
The agreement included 10 firm orders with 10 purchase rights of the 737-800BCF aircraft. At the time the order was made, different media sources speculated that the measure was taken in order to be poised for closer cooperation with Amazon Prime Air as the e-retail giant was building its air network in Europe.Seems that the first aircraft is at SNN having arrived there last month from Shanghai where it was converted. The announcement of the order last year did not specify to which of the ASL companies (Ireland, France, Hungary) the new aircraft would be allocated. Also of note is that Jethros report the six 737-400Fs of ASL Hungary are due to be transferred to ASL Ireland. Not sure of the significance of this, assuming the report is correct
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Oct 29, 2020 10:11:54 GMT
Post by tagron on Oct 29, 2020 10:11:54 GMT
The first 737-800BCF is now in service as of this week, operated by ASL Ireland for Amazon Prime Air. It is operating from Cologne to Madrid and Milan. Following on from the previous post it is in Prime Air livery. For a photo see www.planespotters.net. No hiding behind anonymous liveries now !
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Nov 10, 2020 10:04:29 GMT
Post by expressflight on Nov 10, 2020 10:04:29 GMT
ASL have today added a Leipzig flight which operates LEJ-SEN-LEJ and arrived SEN around 01:45.
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Nov 10, 2020 14:14:16 GMT
Post by Thames Gateway on Nov 10, 2020 14:14:16 GMT
Good news, of sorts. Do you know if this will be a daily occurrence?
On the Stobart Investors presentation a week or two back, WB said, if I recall correctly, that '24,000 Tonnes of cargo had gone through the airport in the last year', which is a respectable amount. Therefore it is strange to me that none of this tonnage shows up in the CAA statistics, which it surely should. Someone needs to start including this on the monthly returns sent to the CAA.
By way of comparison, 1988 had 13,147 Tonnes, 1990 had just shy of 13,000 Tonnes, 1992 about 9,500, 2000 about 780 tonnes.
The highest year according to CAA stats was 1964 with a whopping 64,404 Tonnes - some way to go until that is matched again!!
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Nov 11, 2020 11:59:51 GMT
Post by expressflight on Nov 11, 2020 11:59:51 GMT
As far as I know the Leipzig flights are permanent as that route had been mooted some time ago. This morning's flight arrived SEN at 01:30 and departed at 03:25 so that looks to be the approximate daily schedule.
It's very remiss that the monthly freight tonnage is not being reported to the CAA as it is no doubt something that should be included in the SEN statistics.
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Jan 9, 2021 15:55:29 GMT
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Post by DC3 Dave on Jan 9, 2021 15:55:29 GMT
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