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Blimpie
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 Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 7:57 pm Post subject: GLA 20 Years Ago. |
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What was happening at GLA in 1984 ---
: March - First visit of an A310, Airline was BCal.
: March - Metropolitan takeover from Dan-Dare on the Leeds - Bradford route.
: May - Iberia start first regular Boeing 747 service from GLA, operating
from/to Tenerife.
: Sept - Loganair start GLA - MAN service.
: Oct - Air UK takeover BCal's GLA-NCL-AMS service using BIA 1-11's pending
delivery of a F28.
: Oct - British Airtours 747 diverts from PIK due x-winds then routes direct
to Toronto.
: Dec - BAW Highlands Division take delivery of a Super HS748/2B.
Summer IT Aircraft/Operators included the following -
British Airways Tristar
British Airtours 737
Hispania Caravelle
Aeroflot Tu134
Aeroflot Tu154
TAP 727
BCal DC10
Swissair DC9
JAT 727
JAT DC9
Cyprus 707
Aviaco/Iberia A300/727/747/DC9
Aviogenex 727
Aviogenex DC9
LOT IL18
Spantax DC8
Spantax DC9
Dan-Air 1-11
Balkan Tu154
Monarch 737
Monarch 757
Orion 737
Britannia 737
Tunis Air 737
Quite a selection there guys!
Blimps
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Joe Curry
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 8:12 pm Post subject: Re: GLA 20 Years Ago. |
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The message <bs29k7$kkh$1 (AT) titan (DOT) btinternet.com>
from "Blimpie" <blimpie (AT) btopenworld (DOT) com> contains these words:
| Quote: | Quite a selection there guys!
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And its been downhill ever since airlines and passengers have had a
choice at EDI,
Scotland's most accessible/convenient airport.
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John Simpson
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 8:55 pm Post subject: Re: GLA 20 Years Ago. |
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Prat.......
"Joe Curry" <ability (AT) zetnet (DOT) co.uk> wrote
| Quote: | The message <bs29k7$kkh$1 (AT) titan (DOT) btinternet.com
from "Blimpie"
Quite a selection there guys!
And its been downhill ever since airlines and passengers have had a
choice at EDI,
Scotland's most accessible/convenient airport.
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Clive Braham
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 9:02 pm Post subject: Re: GLA 20 Years Ago. |
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"Joe Curry" <ability (AT) zetnet (DOT) co.uk> wrote
| Quote: | The message <bs29k7$kkh$1 (AT) titan (DOT) btinternet.com
from "Blimpie"
Quite a selection there guys!
And its been downhill ever since airlines and passengers have had a
choice at EDI,
Scotland's most accessible/convenient airport.
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Growing from 4 million to 8 million is downhill? What an eejit!
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Blimpie
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 9:33 pm Post subject: Re: GLA 20 Years Ago. |
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"Joe Curry" <ability (AT) zetnet (DOT) co.uk> wrote
| Quote: | The message <bs29k7$kkh$1 (AT) titan (DOT) btinternet.com
from "Blimpie"
Quite a selection there guys!
And its been downhill ever since airlines and passengers have had a
choice at EDI,
Scotland's most accessible/convenient airport.
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Yep, it's been that 'downhill' since then that GLA serves more International
destinations than the other 3 main Scottish airports combined and handles 8m
+ pax per annum despite PIK.
It is also known as 'Scotland's Gateway' and has flights to North America,
Central America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and quite possibly Asia in
the next few months.
Oh, and I believe it has flights to more UK airports than any other UK
airport never mind Scottish airport, ok?
Blimps
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Central
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 10:22 pm Post subject: Re: GLA 20 Years Ago. |
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Great post again Blipmie - those were the days ! Interesting that
amongst the 'vintage' types lurks a Monarch 757. I always thing of the
757 as being quite a modern aircraft. I think Monarch got one of the
first of the production line (G-MONB) closely followed but the early
BA ones.
Merry Chirstmas to all.
Cheers.
Central.
"Blimpie" <blimpie (AT) btopenworld (DOT) com> wrote
| Quote: | What was happening at GLA in 1984 ---
: March - First visit of an A310, Airline was BCal.
: March - Metropolitan takeover from Dan-Dare on the Leeds - Bradford route.
: May - Iberia start first regular Boeing 747 service from GLA, operating
from/to Tenerife.
: Sept - Loganair start GLA - MAN service.
: Oct - Air UK takeover BCal's GLA-NCL-AMS service using BIA 1-11's pending
delivery of a F28.
: Oct - British Airtours 747 diverts from PIK due x-winds then routes direct
to Toronto.
: Dec - BAW Highlands Division take delivery of a Super HS748/2B.
Summer IT Aircraft/Operators included the following -
British Airways Tristar
British Airtours 737
Hispania Caravelle
Aeroflot Tu134
Aeroflot Tu154
TAP 727
BCal DC10
Swissair DC9
JAT 727
JAT DC9
Cyprus 707
Aviaco/Iberia A300/727/747/DC9
Aviogenex 727
Aviogenex DC9
LOT IL18
Spantax DC8
Spantax DC9
Dan-Air 1-11
Balkan Tu154
Monarch 737
Monarch 757
Orion 737
Britannia 737
Tunis Air 737
Quite a selection there guys!
Blimps
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Blimpie
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 10:26 pm Post subject: Re: GLA 20 Years Ago. |
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"Clive Braham" <clive (AT) braham5 (DOT) freeserve.co.uk> wrote
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"Joe Curry" <ability (AT) zetnet (DOT) co.uk> wrote in message
news:2003122020123566937 (AT) zetnet (DOT) co.uk...
The message <bs29k7$kkh$1 (AT) titan (DOT) btinternet.com
from "Blimpie"
Quite a selection there guys!
And its been downhill ever since airlines and passengers have had a
choice at EDI,
Scotland's most accessible/convenient airport.
Growing from 4 million to 8 million is downhill? What an eejit!
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Imagine the totals if it were 'uphill!!!!'
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Adrian Tupper
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 10:40 pm Post subject: Re: GLA 20 Years Ago. |
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"Clive Braham" <clive (AT) braham5 (DOT) freeserve.co.uk> wrote in news:bs2ddq$uul$1
@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk:
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"Joe Curry" <ability (AT) zetnet (DOT) co.uk> wrote in message
news:2003122020123566937 (AT) zetnet (DOT) co.uk...
The message <bs29k7$kkh$1 (AT) titan (DOT) btinternet.com
from "Blimpie"
Quite a selection there guys!
And its been downhill ever since airlines and passengers have had a
choice at EDI,
Scotland's most accessible/convenient airport.
Growing from 4 million to 8 million is downhill? What an eejit!
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15 million in 2030 apparently.
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Adrian
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Clive Braham
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 11:20 pm Post subject: Re: GLA 20 Years Ago. |
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"Central" <ci (AT) ic24 (DOT) net> wrote
| Quote: | Great post again Blipmie - those were the days ! Interesting that
amongst the 'vintage' types lurks a Monarch 757. I always thing of the
757 as being quite a modern aircraft. I think Monarch got one of the
first of the production line (G-MONB) closely followed but the early
BA ones.
Merry Chirstmas to all.
Cheers.
Central.
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I remember waiting in my back garden for the first BA 757 to arrive at GLA
on the shuttle. It seemed amazing at the time compared to the old Tridents
it replaced.
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John Dundas
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 11:45 pm Post subject: Re: GLA 20 Years Ago. |
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"Joe Curry" <ability (AT) zetnet (DOT) co.uk> wrote
| Quote: | The message <bs29k7$kkh$1 (AT) titan (DOT) btinternet.com
from "Blimpie"
Quite a selection there guys!
And its been downhill ever since airlines and passengers have had a
choice at EDI,
Scotland's most accessible/convenient airport.
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Joe you are a total fool at times. Your posting above is a TROLL. Give it a
rest.
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Clive Braham
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 11:54 pm Post subject: Re: GLA 20 Years Ago. |
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"John Dundas" <j.m.dundas (AT) ggggggbtinternet (DOT) com> wrote
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"Joe Curry" <ability (AT) zetnet (DOT) co.uk> wrote in message
news:2003122020123566937 (AT) zetnet (DOT) co.uk...
The message <bs29k7$kkh$1 (AT) titan (DOT) btinternet.com
from "Blimpie"
Quite a selection there guys!
And its been downhill ever since airlines and passengers have had a
choice at EDI,
Scotland's most accessible/convenient airport.
Joe you are a total fool at times. Your posting above is a TROLL. Give it
a
rest.
The guy's a joke. Posting crap like this whilst trying to dictate what |
people should and shouldn't post. I don't know why we bother to entertain
him any more.
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Blimpie
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| Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 1:04 am Post subject: Re: GLA 20 Years Ago. |
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"Central" <ci (AT) ic24 (DOT) net> wrote
| Quote: | Great post again Blipmie - those were the days ! Interesting that
amongst the 'vintage' types lurks a Monarch 757. I always thing of the
757 as being quite a modern aircraft. I think Monarch got one of the
first of the production line (G-MONB) closely followed but the early
BA ones.
Merry Chirstmas to all.
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Thanks Central. My first recollection of a 757 was passing through Johnston
en-route Greenacres not long after BA introduced the type on the LHR-GLA
Shuttle, it had just passed over the AC, or is it the GLG?  )
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Blimpie
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| Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 1:53 am Post subject: Re: GLA 20 Years Ago. |
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"Clive Braham" <clive (AT) braham5 (DOT) freeserve.co.uk> wrote
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"John Dundas" <j.m.dundas (AT) ggggggbtinternet (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:bs2mua$r80$1 (AT) sparta (DOT) btinternet.com...
"Joe Curry" <ability (AT) zetnet (DOT) co.uk> wrote in message
news:2003122020123566937 (AT) zetnet (DOT) co.uk...
The message <bs29k7$kkh$1 (AT) titan (DOT) btinternet.com
from "Blimpie"
Quite a selection there guys!
And its been downhill ever since airlines and passengers have had a
choice at EDI,
Scotland's most accessible/convenient airport.
Joe you are a total fool at times. Your posting above is a TROLL. Give
it
a
rest.
The guy's a joke. Posting crap like this whilst trying to dictate what
people should and shouldn't post. I don't know why we bother to entertain
him any more.
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We don't, he entertains us ;-)
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Joe Curry
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| Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 9:12 am Post subject: Re: GLA 20 Years Ago. |
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The message <Xns9457E6B011CB4z (AT) 194 (DOT) 247.47.119>
from Adrian Tupper <adrian.tupper (AT) totalise (DOT) co.uk> contains these words:
| Quote: | 15 million in 2030 apparently.
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Edinburgh will have around 20 million.?
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Allen McLaughlin
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| Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 10:22 am Post subject: Re: GLA 20 Years Ago. |
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"Blimpie" <blimpie (AT) btopenworld (DOT) com> wrote
| Quote: | "Central" <ci (AT) ic24 (DOT) net> wrote in message
news:40564025.0312201422.5148102c (AT) posting (DOT) google.com...
Great post again Blipmie - those were the days ! Interesting that
amongst the 'vintage' types lurks a Monarch 757. I always thing of the
757 as being quite a modern aircraft. I think Monarch got one of the
first of the production line (G-MONB) closely followed but the early
BA ones.
Merry Chirstmas to all.
Thanks Central. My first recollection of a 757 was passing through Johnston
en-route Greenacres not long after BA introduced the type on the LHR-GLA
Shuttle, it had just passed over the AC, or is it the GLG? )
Blimps
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My first recollection of the BA 757 was in February or March 1983 on
it's first trip to GLA doing the shuttle service. I nipped away from
school early to catch a look. It was G-BIKB I think ? Now with DHL
and it's name was Windsor Castle. The whole thing was on the news and
I remember being amazed at footage of it's "glass" cockpit. Looking
at pictures of them now in red tail livery, they look bloody ancient.
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