Knock/Eirtrade thread

Neworder79 · 13-05-2021 1:39pm

Eirtrade received former Qatar A330-300 in this morning. Couple of IndiGo A320s from Istanbul last month. No word on the next A380.

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yew_tree · 13-05-2021 5:30pm

Eir trade have planning accepted to build a new large hanger which can accommodate the A380. Sad to see aircraft being scrapped but great new for Eir trade and local jobs.

joujoujou · 14-05-2021 9:27pm

Neworder79 wrote: »

Eirtrade received former Qatar A330-300 in this morning. Couple of IndiGo A320s from Istanbul last month. [...]

So they're currently busy scrapping 5 or 6 aircraft simultaneously. Was there 2 days ago, will try to upload a video later tonight, or tomorrow morning.

joujoujou · 16-05-2021 4:48pm

Sorry for delay.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDQHIU3eBF0

Gaoth Laidir · 17-05-2021 9:00pm

I flew over Knock today as the airport is closed. Here are some shots.

masit · 18-05-2021 6:43pm

I was down on Sunday. Not been there since Stephens day. A lot has changed.https://youtu.be/Qvmg1ed4ywE

yew_tree · 18-05-2021 6:44pm

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

I flew over Knock today as the airport is closed. Here are some shots.

Cool. Any idea when construction on the new hanger starts?

eastmayo · 22-05-2021 8:07am

Another A330 from Doha due into knock for scrap this morning around 10.

Gaoth Laidir · 22-05-2021 9:20am

eastmayo wrote: »

Another A330 from Doha due into knock for scrap this morning around 10.

Currently over England, callsign 3254.

QR3254 from Doha to Knock https://fr24.com/QTR3254/27ca01d4

joujoujou · 22-05-2021 10:24am

Thanks for heads-up guys.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OEy5X8v5-o

mayo.mick · 22-05-2021 7:45pm

Seen it on twitter earlier

https://twitter.com/Irelandwest/status/1396043978240364548

Cookiemunster · 22-05-2021 9:04pm

I do chuckle at Knocks twitter announcing the arrival of these aircraft, but not why they're there. They were the same when the A380 came in. We can take an A380! Yes, but it's never getting out again.

mayo.mick · 22-05-2021 9:17pm

Cookiemunster wrote: »

I do chuckle at Knocks twitter announcing the arrival of these aircraft, but not why they're there. They were the same when the A380 came in. We can take an A380! Yes, but it's never getting out again.

Actually I think it can, maybe not fully laden

(I think I read that somewhere!)

mr.anonymous · 22-05-2021 9:28pm

Cookiemunster wrote: »

I do chuckle at Knocks twitter announcing the arrival of these aircraft, but not why they're there. They were the same when the A380 came in. We can take an A380! Yes, but it's never getting out again.

The runway can take an empty landing A380 (and probably at other weights too).

Although I'd call an airport 'able to take' an aircraft only when it has a stand to park it!

Irish Steve · 22-05-2021 9:36pm

The runway at Knock is 200 Mtrs longer than runway 16 at Dublin, which has been regularly used over the years for transatlantic 330 departures, so I'd be reasonably confident that it would be possible to get a 330 out of Knock with a decent revenue load.

As to the chances of that happening on a regular basis, that's another story.

Masala · 22-05-2021 11:07pm

Irish Steve wrote: »

The runway at Knock is 200 Mtrs longer than runway 16 at Dublin, which has been regularly used over the years for transatlantic 330 departures, so I'd be reasonably confident that it would be possible to get a 330 out of Knock with a decent revenue load.

As to the chances of that happening on a regular basis, that's another story.

.... aaahhh. I remember then Norwegian Air hop from Scotland that tried a USA service from Knock. Well enough said about that!!!

Cosmo Kramer · 23-05-2021 9:08am

Fly Globespan wasn't it? Terrible airline. Tried to do it with a 737, which unsurprisingly didn't have the legs to get across the Atlantic westbound in one go most of the time.

I said it on a Shannon Airport thread yesterday, but it's every bit as applicable to Knock - long haul outside of Dublin is all but dead, Knock might as well post videos of 330s and 380s landing for scrapping, because that's the only reason they will ever have to land at Knock. It's the equivalent of medical diversions at Shannon, brings in a few quid for the airport but of no real relevance to scheduled passenger operations.

Turbulent Bill · 29-05-2021 12:25pm

Knock should be publicising why these are flying in - careful recycling which makes aviation more sustainable, local jobs etc. The glass half-full argument, rather than the fact that there's no passengers aboard.

HTCOne · 30-05-2021 6:03pm

Cosmo Kramer wrote: »

Fly Globespan wasn't it? Terrible airline. Tried to do it with a 737, which unsurprisingly didn't have the legs to get across the Atlantic westbound in one go most of the time.

They used 757s that were constantly going tech at the end. Remember horror stories of people getting stranded in New York.

mickdw · 30-05-2021 6:57pm

Would have been a great addition if operated by a reasonable airline. New york straight into knock - brilliant for anyone from the west but with old planes that seemed to be faulty more than they flew, it was a mess.

mayo.mick · 30-05-2021 8:27pm

Took a spin up to the airport earlier. Been a while since I was there. Jeeze, them A330's are BIG, could see them from miles off!!!

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hopeso · 28-07-2021 2:25pm

One of the Qatar A330's departed Knock today for Kemble, in the UK. It will be scrapped there.

eastmayo · 28-07-2021 2:44pm

The other A330 left for Kemble last week as well.

eastmayo · 30-07-2021 2:39pm

EI LAX arrived in knock today from Shannon

Hotblack Desiato · 30-07-2021 4:24pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117236266#Comment_117236266

That one was from May (and I've just realised so was your post, oops! 😁 )

Weird that tweets used to embed on the old site, but not the new one... here's EI-LAX from this afternoon. Aer Lingus didn't bother covering over the livery as most airlines do. Think this is the first time Knock have mentioned "final journey" in their tweets (I suppose if they didn't, some goon would start posting about EI starting a TA service from Knock!!)

https://twitter.com/Irelandwest/status/1421094066230636546

GM228 · 04-08-2021 9:36am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117683715#Comment_117683715

Tweets do embed, you just have to "insert media" them rather than just copy in the link:-

https://twitter.com/Irelandwest/status/1421094066230636546?s=19

3d4life · 05-08-2021 5:06pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117673833#Comment_117673833

Qatar have taken some of their 350s out of service due to an issue with the skin. They are subbing 330s.

Might this shuffle of 330 be related to the 350 issue ?

john boye · 05-08-2021 5:10pm

Yes. They've taken a number of A350s out of service and returned some of their A330s as replacements.

GM228 · 05-08-2021 5:55pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117711404#Comment_117711404

No, the A330s still on Qatar's books being returned to use were/are all in storage in Doha, the A330 (VPCNV, formerly A7AEA) which went to Kemble is not part of their fleet - was owned by Castlelake and recently sold to Executive Jet for parts recovery by Air Salvage International.

The issue with the A350s is the under paint conductive metal mesh (basically the anti-lightning coat) I believe.

Possibly related to the A7-ALL issue which was discovered last year in Shannon? A7-ALL was sent to Tolouse months ago but not repaired so could be a bigger issue than we know.

alentejo · 06-08-2021 7:29am

Always sad to see a A330 land for the last time. The A330-200 was revolutionary at the time and opened up the west coast to AL operations

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