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    #572
    Brennans Row
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    Flight diverted to Shannon Airport after woman goes into labour (Journal)

    A Delta Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Atlanta was forced to make an unscheduled stop at Shannon Airport today after a woman went into labour.

    The woman has been taken to the University Maternity Hospital in Limerick.

    Really hope everything goes well and someone nicely suggested if its a girl then she will have to be called Shannon! ;)


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    #573
    Brennans Row
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    According to the Clare Champion, business is booming at Doonbeg! :)

    Since the Trump Organisation purchased the resort in February the North American market has increased significantly.

    Business is also coming from Europe due to the extra flights at Shannon.

    Additionally, there are also wedding bookings from Canada / USA which is good news for Shannon too.

    Currently the golf club and lodge employs 230 full and part-time people.

    Doonbeggolfcourse_large.jpg


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    #574
    Brennans Row
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    UL graduates spread their wings in world of aeronautical engineering (Irish Times) :cool:

    University of Limerick is producing aerospace graduates for the industry worldwide, but job prospects in Ireland remain limited.

    Since it was first established in 1992, almost 400 graduates have completed UL’s degree course.

    According to Dr Conor McCarthy, senior lecturer in aircraft structures at UL and assistant dean of research for faculty of science and engineering, almost two-thirds (63 per cent) of these are living and working in Ireland.

    Belfast-based aircraft manufacturer Bombardier is a big employer of UL graduates, Ryanair also takes on a lot of structural engineers, and the Irish Aviation Authority, while Shannon Aerospace also employs graduates.

    Hopefully if Transaero's plans come to fruition they will boost the number of aeronautical engineers living in Ireland too.


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    #575
    JCX BXC
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    Brennans Row wrote: »
    UL graduates spread their wings in world of aeronautical engineering (Irish Times) :cool:

    University of Limerick is producing aerospace graduates for the industry worldwide, but job prospects in Ireland remain limited.

    Since it was first established in 1992, almost 400 graduates have completed UL’s degree course.

    According to Dr Conor McCarthy, senior lecturer in aircraft structures at UL and assistant dean of research for faculty of science and engineering, almost two-thirds (63 per cent) of these are living and working in Ireland.

    Belfast-based aircraft manufacturer Bombardier is a big employer of UL graduates, Ryanair also takes on a lot of structural engineers, and the Irish Aviation Authority, while Shannon Aerospace also employs graduates.

    Hopefully if Transaero's plans come to fruition they will boost the number of aeronautical engineers living in Ireland too.

    Wow a lot of news stories being posted


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    #576
    Jamie2k9
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    Aer Lingus cancel Manchester and pull 1 aircraft out of SNN.


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    #577
    JCX BXC
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    Jamie2k9 wrote: »
    Aer Lingus cancel Manchester and pull 1 aircraft out of SNN.

    According to who?


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    #578
    JCX BXC
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    On good news for Shannon, a new enhanced bus service has been launched. Badly needed enhanced bus service may I add

    http://clareherald.com/2014/08/27/transport-minister-launches-bus-services-at-shannon/

    http://www.clarechampion.ie/transport-minister-visits-airport/


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    #579
    Jamie2k9
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    Carnacalla wrote: »
    According to who?

    They have taken the winter schedule off sale and all other routes are fitted into one aircraft.


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    #580
    JCX BXC
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    Jamie2k9 wrote: »
    They have taken the winter schedule off sale and all other routes are fitted into one aircraft.

    Oh great.

    I cannot see how them eejits now running shannon didnt see this coming.


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    #581
    Jamie2k9
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    Carnacalla wrote: »
    Oh great.

    I cannot see how them eejits now running shannon didnt see this coming.

    Even worse is as it was so easy for FR to get them off MAN, will they do BHX or even EMA and completely driver them out.


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    #582
    lockman
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    Jamie2k9 wrote: »
    Aer Lingus cancel Manchester and pull 1 aircraft out of SNN.

    Terrible news.


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    #583
    Brennans Row
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    Jamie2k9 wrote: »
    Aer Lingus cancel Manchester and pull 1 aircraft out of SNN.
    Aer Lingus are just being consequent.

    They would need to change their timetable now.


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    #584
    highlydebased
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    Jamie2k9 wrote: »
    They have taken the winter schedule off sale and all other routes are fitted into one aircraft.

    All MAN flights were already down to be operated by a single a/c so no rejigging needed for other flights


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    #585
    Growler!!!
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    Shame really, it was on the cards though.

    Real shame are the job losses. Pilots to be reassigned to other bases and cabin crew will not have their contract renewed.


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    #586
    JCX BXC
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    Was the runway at Shannon closed for a time this morning? I noticed the flight from Tenerife looping a few times before landing, the delta flight also over ran the airport.

    The BA flight landed before the delta flight.


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    #587
    sonyair
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    It was weather related they were holding for the rain to pass over


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    #588
    Growler!!!
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    Carnacalla wrote: »
    Was the runway at Shannon closed for a time this morning? I noticed the flight from Tenerife looping a few times before landing, the delta flight also over ran the airport.

    The BA flight landed before the delta flight.

    Lots of convective activity and cb's passing through the approach for rwy24. Was holding for about 15 mins myself till it passed.


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    #589
    JCX BXC
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    I had noticed an absence of BA3 over the summer, and it seems to be back tomorrow evening.

    Any reason for a summer absence?


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    #590
    Brennans Row
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    Carnacalla wrote: »
    I had noticed an absence of BA3 over the summer, and it seems to be back tomorrow evening.

    Any reason for a summer absence?
    I read somewhere that this business route is reduced in August due to vacations.


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    #591
    JCX BXC
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    Brennans Row wrote: »
    I read somewhere that this business route is reduced in August due to vacations.

    That was my thought, it just seemed a little unusual.


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    #592
    highlydebased
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    I believe it is due to aircraft maintenance also


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    #593
    Brennans Row
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    8704938697_84bf2a254e_c.jpg

    The two daily flights BA001 and BA003 from London City Airport to New York (JFK) serves London’s financial district since 2009.

    Both planes are a 32-seat all-business class Airbus A318.

    Due to the length of the LCY runway, the A318 is restricted in weight when taking off.

    Therefore a brief technical stop to refuel is required at Shannon before it crosses the Atlantic to JFK.

    Originally the passengers of both flights were able to pass through US Customs and Immigration, however the evening flight cannot avail of this service at the moment due to cut backs by the US government at Shannon.

    Images by Frank Lyall and London City Airport.

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    #594
    AerRyan
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    What are the chances of the old Atlanta service coming back?


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    #595
    Brennans Row
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    AerRyan wrote: »
    What are the chances of the old Atlanta service coming back?
    I see Delta were operating a service to Atlanta as far back as 1986.

    It stopped in 2007 after Delta pulled out of Shannon.

    Apparently the Shannon-Atlanta route had very high loads. (HASOI)

    Do you think that Delta might be interested again?


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    #596
    JCX BXC
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    Brennans Row wrote: »
    I see Delta were operating a service to Atlanta as far back as 1986.

    It stopped in 2007 after Delta pulled out of Shannon.

    Apparently the Shannon-Atlanta route had very high loads. (HASOI)

    Do you think that Delta might be interested again?

    I never realised that the old Atlanta route was so old and had high load factors. Thanks AerRyan and Brennans Row for reminding me ;)

    Surely if it was such a good route there would be a consideration of it being continued?

    Why did delta pull out anyway?


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    #597
    Brennans Row
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    Carnacalla wrote: »
    Why did delta pull out anyway?
    I suppose the start of the open skies in 2008 had an effect plus the unfolding of the world banking crisis which hit the aviation industry very hard.


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    #598
    highlydebased
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    Delta have been operating to JFK for the past 3 summers I believe

    Always a chance ATL might return. Don't know if they are operating any other 757's transatlantic from there at the moment though


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    #599
    JCX BXC
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    highlydebased wrote: »
    Delta have been operating to JFK for the past 3 summers I believe

    The past two summers I think.

    Always a chance ATL might return. Don't know if they are operating any other 757's transatlantic from there at the moment though[/quote]

    Maybe they could operate a 767?


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    #600
    highlydebased
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    JFK started summer 2012 and seasonal since, so this year is it's 3rd season

    http://www.shannonairport.ie/gns/about-us/latest-news/latest-news/11-11-21/Delta_to_Resume_Summer_Service_from_Shannon_to_New_York.aspx

    Highly unlikely for a 767 service


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    #601
    JCX BXC
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    highlydebased wrote: »
    JFK started summer 2012 and seasonal since, so this year is it's 3rd season

    http://www.shannonairport.ie/gns/about-us/latest-news/latest-news/11-11-21/Delta_to_Resume_Summer_Service_from_Shannon_to_New_York.aspx

    Highly unlikely for a 767 service

    My mistake sorry.


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