Knock/Eirtrade thread

FirstinLastout

Any idea if this big bird is still scheduled for Knock today, or has Storm Dennis postponed her arrival??

GBX

Deleted User wrote: »

Cancelled for the time being. No new date yet sorry.

FirstinLastout wrote: »

Any idea if this big bird is still scheduled for Knock today, or has Storm Dennis postponed her arrival??

GVHOT posted this yesterday ^^

mayotom

Looks like Tuesday now.
Qantas VH-OQA arrived in Dresden yesterday, also destined for scrappage at Knock.

Andrew33

mayotom wrote: »

Looks like Tuesday now.
Qantas VH-OQA arrived in Dresden yesterday, also destined for scrappage at Knock.

That was the aircraft that had the catastrophic engine failure a while back.

greenpilot

Confirmed for Tuesday. Time to be confirmed. The German Dresden aircraft enthusiasts are in full swing at the moment discussing the logistics of getting AF375s into the Airport. 3 A380's will be scrapped initially.
I'm looking forward to shooting this from my usual spot. Packed lunch and a flask up on the gate pillar methinks!

greenpilot

Confirmed for Tuesday. Time to be confirmed. The German Dresden aircraft enthusiasts are in full swing at the moment discussing the logistics of getting AF375s into the Airport. 3 A380's will be scrapped initially.
I'm looking forward to shooting this from my usual spot. Packed lunch and a flask up on the gate pillar methinks!

greenpilot

GM228 wrote: »

Privately or publically, the only "official" word I have seen is a resounding "no" from the airport on Twitter.

Ok. It's definitely coming. I have contacts in both Leipzig and Dresden. Knock info are playing it down as they want to keep it low key for their own purposes. They have nothing to do with Eirtrade.
There will be 3 aircraft in total over the coming weeks. I have a pic on my phone of the first aircraft sitting on the ramp in Leipzig waiting for the opportunity to leave.
I have it in good repute that it will be a next Tuesday arrival. No time yet. I'm keeping an eye on my German contacts. One of them is a despatcher.

mayotom

Andrew33 wrote: »

That was the aircraft that had the catastrophic engine failure a while back.

The very one

greenpilot

Here she is, parked up yesterday at Leipzig waiting for an opportunity to get going.

mayotom

mayotom wrote: »

Looks like Tuesday now.
Qantas VH-OQA arrived in Dresden yesterday, also destined for scrappage at Knock.

Yeah that’s what I have as well but this source wasn’t reliable. Looking forward to the photos and videos of their arrival.

The One Doctor

The quintessential white elephant. What a waste.

Oh well, we all make mistakes, even Airbus.

Half tempted to go down to Knock for a gander. Never seen an A380 in the flesh before.

Idbatterim

they should use the fuselage for emergecy accomodation in dublin, throw it down in phoenix park somewhere! get ethihad or whoever, to insall their fancy suits into every last inch of it !

theguzman

Apparently the two Qantas A380's in Dresden are there for a cabin refit and there is no mention of any Qantas A380 being retired or scrapped yet. The all Eurowhite A380 is a former Air France A380 that does appear to be going for scrap. I can't imagine Knock as a suitable place to scrap an aircraft, wouldn't the constant rain destroy everything? especially as spare parts and not scrap metal seem to be the big money spinner from these. Getting the cockpit soaked in rain with a hole in the roof wouldn't see too many salvageable parts I'd reckon.

Del2005

theguzman wrote: »

Apparently the two Qantas A380's in Dresden are there for a cabin refit and there is no mention of any Qantas A380 being retired or scrapped yet. The all Eurowhite A380 is a former Air France A380 that does appear to be going for scrap. I can't imagine Knock as a suitable place to scrap an aircraft, wouldn't the constant rain destroy everything? especially as spare parts and not scrap metal seem to be the big money spinner from these. Getting the cockpit soaked in rain with a hole in the roof wouldn't see too many salvageable parts I'd reckon.

They take most of the valuable stuff out before it gets to the scrapper and they then carefully remove anything that can be reused before they cut it up.

Cosmo Kramer

theguzman wrote: »

I can't imagine Knock as a suitable place to scrap an aircraft, wouldn't the constant rain destroy everything? especially as spare parts and not scrap metal seem to be the big money spinner from these. Getting the cockpit soaked in rain with a hole in the roof wouldn't see too many salvageable parts I'd reckon.

I mean seriously, if that was actually the case, do you think there would be an aircraft scrappage company based at the airport? Do you actually think it rains there all day, every day, and never stops?

Of course an aircraft can be scrapped there, all that is needed is a runway long enough to allow it to land and at 2,340 metres, Knock has that.

Lurching

I wonder will they road freight the engines out, or will they be picked up by a freighter?

EchoIndia

Lurching wrote: »

I wonder will they road freight the engines out, or will they be picked up by a freighter?

Unless there is an urgent commercial need for them, whatever is cheapest, I would say.

hopeso

Did anyone else notice that all threads relating to this have disappeared from a FB group overnight?

mayotom

hopeso wrote: »

Did anyone else notice that all threads relating to this have disappeared from a FB group overnight?

Yes, with a post stating what that page was for., Which doesn't say anything about not discussing this. All a bit strange.

greenpilot

mayotom wrote: »

Yes, with a post stating what that page was for., Which doesn't say anything about not discussing this. All a bit strange.

One of the admins there throws the toys out sometimes. Needs to lighten up a bit.

hopeso

mayotom wrote: »

Yes, with a post stating what that page was for., Which doesn't say anything about not discussing this. All a bit strange.

I never noticed the updated post. Just read it now. It is all a bit strange......

hopeso

greenpilot wrote: »

One of the admins there throws the toys out sometimes. Needs to lighten up a bit.

Not much of a group then, if a major event like this involving the airport is off topic......

sidekick

Sad to see it being scrapped but I understand the reasons. Curiously I flew it from CDG to LHR back in 2010 when AF was using the aircraft on that route to build up flying hours for the crew.

Inquitus

sidekick wrote: »

Sad to see it being scrapped but I understand the reasons. Curiously I flew it from CDG to LHR back in 2010 when AF was using the aircraft on that route to build up flying hours for the crew.

It's a terrible shame these never really took off, only seemed to work for Emirates really with their superhub in Dubai. I have to say, having flown on one from Dubai to Athens, it really is a lovely airplane with a great passenger experience.

Comhrá

I flew to Aus and back a few years ago on the A380 and thought it by far the nicest longhaul aircraft I ever flew on. A real shame it wasn't a commercial success.

embraer170

hopeso wrote: »

Did anyone else notice that all threads relating to this have disappeared from a FB group overnight?

What group is that?

cnocbui

Comhra wrote: »

I flew to Aus and back a few years ago on the A380 and thought it by far the nicest longhaul aircraft I ever flew on. A real shame it wasn't a commercial success.

Likewise - a couple of times. You'd think with the Covid-19 virus outbreak, some governments would put a thought to equipping these as mobile hospitals/clinics for just such disasters.

cson

Inquitus wrote: »

It's a terrible shame these never really took off, only seemed to work for Emirates really with their superhub in Dubai. I have to say, having flown on one from Dubai to Athens, it really is a lovely airplane with a great passenger experience.

The AF ones are a bit dated now.

un5byh7sqpd2x0

The One Doctor wrote: »

The quintessential white elephant. What a waste.

Oh well, we all make mistakes, even Airbus.

Half tempted to go down to Knock for a gander. Never seen an A380 in the flesh before.

I was on one for several hours from Johannesburg to Dubai. Nothing special to be honest

un5byh7sqpd2x0

cnocbui wrote: »

Likewise - a couple of times. You'd think with the Covid-19 virus outbreak, some governments would put a thought to equipping these as mobile hospitals/clinics for just such disasters.

Fly around for 14 days as an airborne quarantine? :rolleyes: