#loganair

[runwayrunway]

A New England Planespotter In...England (And Scotland)

So I've just gotten back from two weeks in London, almost directly beneath one of the arrival paths to Heathrow. One weird thing about being in London was that...my home airport, Logan, is big, sure, lots of international flights, but it's weird in that it's only a hub for three airlines, one of which is domestic. Being sandwiched between NYC and Newark does that to a place. So we get a pretty small selection of airlines here, all things considered.

Heathrow? Literally while taxiing from the runway to the gate I saw us go past an Air Mauritius and a Royal Brunei Airlines plane (and I didn't have my camera out to take a picture!). On the way out on my way home I saw a RwandAir plane (and it was at an angle behind me where I couldn't get a picture of it either!). I saw multiple A380s a day from British Airways and Singapore Airlines, and even a 747 flying for Korean Air Cargo went overhead! (747s never fly to Logan.) I saw THAI, Air India, TAROM, Air Serbia, and the full complement of gulf carriers - which I expected - and China Southern Airlines, which I somehow didn't.

Hey, wait, is that tailfin...

There she is! (I was so happy to see her that I think I startled the person sitting next to me.)

There were of course the usual faces as well - Delta, American Airlines, and even JetBlue now flies to London. I didn't see any full-size FedEx planes, but I did see a FedEx Feeder ATR 72 (at least I think it's a 72) at Edinburgh Airport.

(she was quite far away and the image is inevitably very crunchy)

A few other cargo airlines more typical of Europe were parked nearby her - DHL, Maersk Air Cargo (in the old Star Air livery), West Atlantic, and whoever that is at the end - the livery feels so familiar, actually, but there's no wordmark and half of me thinks it's a wet lease that hasn't been painted. If anyone remembers what's on the tip of my tongue, please do tell me.

While entirely expected, I also enjoyed seeing little Loganair ERJs around in Edinburgh. They're so short! I was arriving in an A320 and even then I had to wait until I was on the ground to take a decent picture that wasn't half cut off by the plane I was actually in.

I don't know enough about Loganair's routes to know what they actually fly to Edinburgh, but a tiny part of me was sad I didn't see any of their littler prop planes. I have a huge soft spot for the Britten-Norman Islander, the first prop plane I ever got to fly on, which Loganair operates two of. Among their uses in the fleet is operating the shortest scheduled route in the world, which lasts around a minute and is about as long as the runway I landed on when I took all those pictures. I won't pretend it's not on my bucket list. (To be fair, I am also legitimately interested in the archaeological sites on Papa Westray...just maybe not interested enough to take a longer flight to see them.)

These aren't all the airlines I saw, but the rest I'm saving for other days and other posts. Still, there is one more type of airplane I saw which I think I have never actually seen in Massachusetts. When I was at Edinburgh I heard this bizarre loud thing that sounded like nothing I'd ever heard before and looked up and saw what I thought was a C-130. Then I realized it was actually an A400M with its weird scimitar propellers. As far as I'm aware this is the first airlift plane I've seen in person that wasn't a static display and it's definitely the first plane I've seen that sounds like that. I also got to see my first ever helicopter that wasn't a tiny little general aviation thing in the form of a Chinook going right over my head at...really not that high, but it didn't have its transponder on so I couldn't tell you more exactly. Is that a thing in London? Airplane-sized military helicopters at low heights over populated areas with their transponders off? I don't remember ever seeing that before but I suppose it has been a while. It was very, very strange.

And that's a non-exhaustive list of the things you just don't get to see in Boston! I will definitely talk about some of these airlines in full someday, but some of them I probably won't. I at least had a lot of fun pointing at airplanes and going "wow...".

#off-duty #runway runway travelogues #polairoids #loganair #fedex #srilankan airlines #dhl #maersk air cargo #west atlantic uk #west atlantic airlines #star air (denmark)

[ramtinsnaps]

ℹ️ Ross Fountain is a cast iron fountain from 1872 that represents science, arts and industry. It's just north of the Edinburgh Castle. 📍Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland 📅 September 2022 #️⃣ #scotland #scottish #scot #truescotsman #scotlandtravel #edinburgh #edinburgh #edinburghcity #aesthetics #cityscapes #cityaesthetics #britishisles #uk #scotch #cityphotography #photography📷 #photography #travel #travelling #travelphotography #loganair #monuments #statue #gothic #edinburghcastle #fountain #history #science (at Ross Fountain) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoFTWI9LdIB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#scotland #scottish #scot #truescotsman #scotlandtravel #edinburgh #edinburghcity #aesthetics #cityscapes #cityaesthetics #britishisles #uk #scotch #cityphotography #photography📷 #photography #travel #travelling #travelphotography #loganair #monuments #statue #gothic #edinburghcastle #fountain #history #science

[albert29]

Call the Helpline number : 1-802-216-2178 to get in touch with Loganair. You can read the blog for more details about its Customer Service Phone Number.

#How Can I Get in Touch with Loganair?

[cheapestfare]

How much luggage can you take on Loganair?

Everyone wants to carry some luggage while traveling, but for that, one should know how much baggage can be taken, read this blog to know How much luggage can you take on Loganair? Loganair offers a free checked baggage allowance with every fare, and one additional piece of luggage, up to 15kgs, may be booked for £20 via Manage My Booking. The Loganair baggage allowance with every fare and one additional piece of luggage up to 15kgs may be booked for £20.

For more details touch here - https://cheapestflightsfare.com/blog/how-much-luggage-can-you-take-on-loganair/

#How much luggage can you take on Loganair? #Loganair baggage allowance

[scotianostra]

I always like seeing Loganair planes... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

#scotland #scottish #edinburgh #Edinburgh Airport #Airline

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 2.27 (after 1940)

1940 – Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discover carbon-14. 1942 – World War II: During the Battle of the Java Sea, an Allied strike force is defeated by a Japanese task force in the Java Sea in the Dutch East Indies. 1943 – The Smith Mine #3 in Bearcreek, Montana, explodes, killing 74 men. 1943 – The Holocaust: In Berlin, the Gestapo arrest 1,800 Jewish men with German wives, leading to the Rosenstrasse protest. 1951 – The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified. 1961 – The first congress of the Spanish Trade Union Organisation is inaugurated. 1962 – Vietnam War: Two dissident Republic of Vietnam Air Force pilots bomb the Independence Palace in Saigon in a failed attempt to assassinate South Vietnam President Ngô Đình Diệm. 1963 – The Dominican Republic receives its first democratically elected president, Juan Bosch, since the end of the dictatorship led by Rafael Trujillo. 1964 – The Government of Italy asks for help to keep the Leaning Tower of Pisa from toppling over. 1971 – Doctors in the first Dutch abortion clinic (the Mildredhuis in Arnhem) start performing artificially-induced abortions. 1973 – The American Indian Movement occupies Wounded Knee in protest of the federal government. 1976 – The former Spanish territory of Western Sahara, under the auspices of the Polisario Front declares independence as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. 1988 – Sumgait pogrom: The Armenian community in Sumgait, Azerbaijan is targeted in a violent pogrom. 1991 – Gulf War: U.S. President George H. W. Bush announces that "Kuwait is liberated". 2001 – Loganair Flight 670A crashes while attempting to make a water landing in the Firth of Forth in Scotland. 2002 – Ryanair Flight 296 catches fire at London Stansted Airport causing minor injuries. 2002 – Godhra train burning: A Muslim mob torches a train returning from Ayodhya, killing 59 Hindu pilgrims. 2004 – A bombing of a SuperFerry by Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines' worst terrorist attack kills more than 100 passengers. 2004 – Shoko Asahara, the leader of the Japanese doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo, is sentenced to death for masterminding the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack. 2007 – Chinese stock bubble of 2007: The Shanghai Stock Exchange falls 9%, the largest daily fall in ten years, following speculation about a crackdown on illegal share offerings and trading, and fears about accelerating inflation. 2008 – Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist Mas Selamat Kastari escapes from a detention center in Singapore, hiding in Johor, Malaysia until he was recaptured over a year later. 2010 – An earthquake measuring 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale strikes central parts of Chile leaving over 500 victims, and thousands injured. The quake triggers a tsunami which strikes Hawaii shortly after. 2013 – A shooting takes place at a factory in Menznau, Switzerland, in which five people (including the perpetrator) are killed and five others injured. 2015 – Russian politician Boris Nemtsov is assassinated in Moscow while out walking with his girlfriend. 2019 – Pakistan Air Force JF-17 Thunder downs Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman's Mig-21 in an aerial dogfight and captures him after conducting airstrikes in Jammu and Kashmir.

#Events

[saintmeghanmarkle]

Blast from the past: The Audacity of the (Private) Airplane with Meghan Markle by u/Mickleborough

Blast from the past: The Audacity of the (Private) Airplane, with Meghan Markle Whilst we’re waiting for Meghan to do something entertaining, let’s go back to the memorable summer of 2019, when Harry and Meghan took not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4 private planes, over a space of 11 heady days.According to the Sun archived / unarchived:If 2.75 days have passed, it’s time for a private plane.Summertime, and the livin’ is easyHarry and Meghan did this so you didn’t have to.If it’s Tuesday, this must be IbizaAfter Harry attended a ‘super secret Google Camp event‘ in Sicily*, he whisked beautiful Meghan to Ibiza to celebrate her 38th birthday. It’s believed that they rented a plane from NetJets at a cost of £40,000 / $48,500.How Nice of you to let me come2 days later, they went to Uncle Elton’s villa in the South of France. But how to get to Nice from London? A 12-seater Cessna, obvs. Uncle Elton defended them, saying that they deserved some privacy and needed protection [from whom?]; he’d paid for the plane; and the flights were carbon offset anyway. (The Guardian (unarchived) says carbon offsets aren’t a cure.)Their carbon footprint The Ibiza trip was estimated to have a carbon footprint of over 4 tons. The Nice trip, over 3 tons.The average UK person has a carbon footprint of 13 tons a year.Meanwhile, back at the PalaceIn August the then Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, on their annual trip to Balmoral, flew to Aberdeen with their children on budget airline Flybe, about £73 / $88 per person. This was seen as a response to the Sussexes’ extravagance.** Mirror, archived / unarchived* Harry spoke, barefoot, about climate change to celebs including Naomi Campbell, Leonardo DiCaprio, Stella McCartney, and Harry Styles [have they seen Harry since he’s moved to the US? didn’t think so] who’d mostly - if not all - travelled to Sicily by 114 private planes and luxury yachts, and drove around the island in Ferraris, Maseratis, Porsches, and SUVs.** There were claims that the flights from Norwich would’ve been on Flybe affiliate Loganair - but because Flybe wanted shots of the Cambridges boarding Flybe-branded planes, they sent planes from Humberside to Norwich. Flybe denied this. post link: https://ift.tt/oEv1egB author: Mickleborough submitted: October 19, 2023 at 11:44PM via SaintMeghanMarkle on Reddit

#SaintMeghanMarkle #harry and meghan #meghan markle #prince harry #voetsek meghan #sussexes #markled #archewell #megxit #duke and duchess of sussex #duchess of sussex #duchess meghan #duke of sussex #harry and meghan smollett #walmart wallis #harkles #megain #spare by prince harry #fucking grifters #meghan and harry #Heart Of Invictus #Invictus Games #finding freedom #doria ragland #WAAAGH #Mickleborough

[baggagebee]

Baggage Allowance on Loganair

Loganair, a regional airline serving various destinations, provides passengers with specific luggage allowances that may vary based on ticket type, route, and aircraft used. Generally, standard fare travelers can check one piece of baggage with an allowance of 15-20 kilograms. Hand baggage policies typically permit one piece with dimensions around 55cm x 35cm x 20cm. However, it's essential to note that these allowances can differ depending on factors like ticket type and flight specifics. To ensure you comply with loganair luggage allowance policies, passengers should consult the airline's official website or contact their customer service for the most accurate and up-to-date information, ensuring a seamless travel experience.

#longanair #baggage allowance

[travelandtourguidance]

Loganair Airline Cancellation Policy

Loganair has set its cancellation policy that you can cancel your flight ticket within the first 24 hours of booking your flight and if you forget to cancel your ticket, you can cancel it up to 1 hour before your Logan flight departure, but the airline will charge you a small cancellation fee for that.

Cancellation Policy Of Loganair

In some cases, you will receive a full refund when you cancel your Loganair ticket. However, we should know that Loganair is not as forgiving as other major airlines. Loganair is a regional airline and not an international airline. That’s why their refund policy is somewhat strict.

But in some cases, you will receive a full refund when you apply. However, in most cases, you will not receive a refund since this is a low-cost airline.

However, you can get compensation up to $700 due to flight delay or cancellation by Loganair.

Cancellation Eligibility

Loganair’s cancellation policy is very conservative when it comes to canceling the ticket. Due to its low-cost model, the airline does not accept any cancellation requests until it is within a 24-hour grace period.

Loganair fares or tickets cannot be cancelled. No matter what ticket you have, you won’t be able to cancel it.

[kaelula-sungwis]

LOGANAIR EMBRAER ERJ-145 by Peter Houckham Via Flickr: Departing Newcastle Airport. Canon 1DX2 - Tamron 150-600mm

#flickr

[runwayrunway]

No. 17 - A Gay Plane Has Landed (A Rainbow Twitter Icon Livery Compilation)

Yep, it’s that time again! As we wrap up the yearly scheduled month of concentrated rainbow Capitalism, let’s go over some of the paint jobs airlines have used as a much more expensive variant of changing your Twitter icon to a rainbow version for the month of June, immediately after it stops being actually timely.    

To be clear: I am not rating the liveries as a whole. Those get their own posts. I am rating the modifications made to the livery for the occasion. I am judging this, not on overall quality, but on creativity and shamelessness. I want to see a tastefully designed plane that will make homophobic people get mad when they find out it’s operating their flight for as long to come as possible. 

It is not activism and it means nothing, but it has the potential to be somewhat funny, and I think the task of integrating a big gaudy rainbow flag into what’s otherwise a regular airline livery is an interesting and difficult one, and it’s fun to see different airlines to take on the same challenge. It also gives me a chance to review a bunch of special liveries that only change part of the design, as opposed to the ones I’ve already covered which invent a full new paint scheme. Some airlines even had multiple goes at it!

I just want to make my stance abundantly and unambiguously clear. This is not a sincere appreciation of a conglomerate of millionaires deciding they’ll make more money if they paint rainbows on their plane. This is me rating airline liveries.   

N653GT (Amerijet International for DHL)

I begin with N653GT because she flew directly over my house at 4,500 feet maybe a month and a half ago at time of writing. I’m a bit sad that I didn’t get a picture because it was nearly midnight, but not too sad, because it’s not like it’d be recognizable as anything except a DHL plane. I’m unsure if this was Amerijet International’s idea, DHL’s idea, or a mixture of both, but calling it an idea is honestly even generous. You could easily just not notice that there’s anything different about this livery at all. 

Grade: D

D-AEAS (DHL)

Unlike the prior airframe, this plane is registered in Germany (rather than the US) and is part of DHL’s fleet proper. I do think I prefer this to the Amerijet incarnation, both because it’s more visible and because the diagonal lines blend with the body at least somewhat. Couldn’t they have extended the red one a bit, though? That color literally already exists in their color scheme. 

Unfortunately, D-AEAS seems to have been repainted to the vanilla DHL livery sometime in October 2022. 

Grade: C-

D-AEAR / “Delivered With Pride” (EAT Leipzig for DHL)

I’m almost angry because I do think this is very well done. It sort of combines the two prior attempts and turns them into something much better. This implies that they’re learning. 

Relocating the rainbow DHL symbol to the top of the tail solves that weird spacing issue with the gap at the end which the Amerijet incarnation had. It also makes the rainbow tail far more dynamic by giving it the distinct curve of an actual rainbow, then improving it even further by stretching it rather than making it perfectly circular, which adds even more visual interest. I really like how this covers the often-neglected sort of concave line where the vertical stabilizer actually meets the top fuselage, which is often ignored in liveries that bother to integrate the tail with the fuselage proper. I find that in this case the dynamic nature of the curved rainbow actually makes me feel like this tail is part of the fuselage proper despite there being no paint which actually leaves it, an effect probably aided by the fact that the yellow line of the rainbow directly flows into the main yellow of the livery. The fact that the red in the rainbow is also present in the rest of the DHL livery prevents it from feeling unbalanced despite the fact that the main logo is unmodified. 

This livery is very new. Hilariously, I think it was only applied around the 15th or so. I doubt this will happen, but it would be hilarious if they removed it immediately after the end of the month. I also sort of hope they don’t, because this is a pretty solid rainbow plane. (...it would be very funny though.)

Grade: B+

D-AINY / “Lovehansa” (Lufthansa)

While I generally dislike the Lufthansa livery so much that I made this blog, I have to give them props for a tasteful pride integration. It’s neither garish nor negligible, and as a little bonus the interior also has a rainbow motif. I hope at least one German was very shrill and indignant about having to rest their neck on the dreaded gay antimacassar. 

It does feel like somebody thought about this, unlike the Lufthansa livery as a whole. And it will be graded as such, independent from the Lufthansa livery as a whole, which I still hatehansa.

Grade: B-

N854VA (Alaska Airlines) 

I really like Alaska’s take on the pride theme.  It actively adds something to the design of the livery without overpowering it - this is still recognizable as an Alaska Airlines plane but also as a pride plane. The font chosen is fine and the little airplanes are cute. It’s nice. It’s tasteful. It’s delightful. I’ll be honest, it got a smile out of me even though my emotional investment in the concept of a gay pride plane is less than minimal, just because I think the little airplanes are a nice and cute design. 

Apparently a lesbian couple got engaged on a flight operated by this plane. Good for them, I guess. A lot of these airlines operate “pride flights” (???) which as far as I can tell are just like a flying club night with the sort of people who would pay money to attend such an event, which sounds utterly miserable to me, but I’m here to talk about the liveries, not any of this. It just felt worth including a mention of at some point, as this seems to be an industry-wide phenomenon even with airlines which operate no rainbow planes, and this is the only one of the planes which I have any reason to believe hosted a gay marriage proposal. So do with that what you will. In my case, I’ll do nothing. 

N854VA was stored in December of 2022, but is only 11 years old, so surely she’s still airworthy. I’m just saying, if anyone from Alaska Airlines is reading this: bring her back. 

Grade: A-

LX-LQC “Be Pride. Be Luxembourg” (Luxair)

I’m a little conflicted here, because the paint splash isn’t the worst concept ever for a rainbow addition but it is just added to the existing white part without modifying the existing livery otherwise and doesn’t do anything especially interesting. It somehow feels small despite being large. Your eyes could honestly glaze over it. That’s sort of one of the hazards of propliner liveries but that’s no excuse. At the same time it’s far too large. It feels clumsy, haphazard. I don’t really think I care for it. The rainbow logo on the nacelles is a decent touch but not nearly enough to save it. 

The airframe was repainted in the standard Luxair livery in December 2022. Still, while they are no longer Pride, they are, to the best of my knowledge, still Luxembourg. 

Grade: D+

VH-QPJ “Rainbow Roo” (Qantas) 

One of the earliest examples of a pride plane comes from one of the oldest airlines still in operation. The A330 (GAY330, as it was called at the time) adopted her paint scheme in February 2017 in partnership with Sydney Mardi Gras and kept it until May 2018. A trailblazer for sure. I think the flag on the tail looks sort of bad, but just replacing the logo with a rainbow version is literally as obvious and simple of a pride livery as I can think of and I’m honestly fine with that. 

Grade: C-

I do, however, respect that the special flight they did for Sydney Mardi Gras included a Qantas-themed drag queen named Qantana. That said, it seems they hired a drag queen to perform as Qantana instead of there simply being a full-time Qantas-themed drag queen, and I have to say I’d respect it a lot more if someone had just committed to making Qantas camp to that degree. I mean, there’s an entire, what, three seasons of Aussie Drag Race? I’m just saying I feel like the fact that it hasn’t happened reflects poorly on Qantas’s general vibe. 

VH-EBL “Pride is in the Air” (Qantas)

As of February of this year, Qantas decided they were going to give it another shot. This new livery, not in partnership with anyone, is very similar to the original. Much like the original, it’s entirely fine. I do prefer the way that the flag’s stripes are ordered from left to right rather than top to bottom this time around, as it’s much more legible. They also seem to have updated to the progress flag instead of just the standard rainbow flag, and they’ve removed that weird out-of-place flag detail from the tail. Again, I think it could be improved by making the Qantas logo on the tail rainbow as well for balance, and on the nacelles for completeness, but the current state is absolutely fine. 

In all honesty this is probably objectively a C but I do feel the need to upgrade the rating slightly to acknowledge the subtle yet palpable improvement. That’s growth.

Grade: C+

C-GPTS (Air Transat)

Another gay330, this time from Canadian carrier Air Transat. Another simple replacement of the logo, though it does feel unbalanced. The rainbow on the light blue looks nice, I’ll give it that, but it’s super blink-and-you’ll-miss-it. I’m unsure why nobody thought of making the text rainbow too. Maybe to save paint? I say this because in a very blatant and literal variant of the changing your Twitter icon strategy, she only wore the livery for the month of June 2019 before being reverted to Air Transat’s standard. 

Grade: D

N247GS (Cape Air)

Cape Air is a regional carrier based in...Cape Cod, shockingly. They’re very Cape Cod, not in a Kennedy way. I’ve had nothing but good experiences flying with them in the Caribbean, where they operate a tiny fleet of Britten-Norman Islanders, but they also do flights in the Northeast US and especially Cape Cod. They’re a nifty little airline and if you’re ever in a position to fly with them I recommend it - flying in a little 12-seater twin prop is a really unique experience compared to a full-size jet. 

This livery is fine, mostly just replacing the standard blue part of the Cape Air tail with a rainbow, but I like the extra touches on the engine nacelles and wheel pants. I also appreciate the airline’s statement that she’ll wear this livery for the rest of her service life. How long will that be? Good question - Cape Air is phasing out their Cessna 402 fleet for their new Tecnam P2012 Travellers, but they still have a pretty big fleet of them and they seem to be going strong. N47GS in particular is 41 years old, which sounds outrageous but isn’t particularly eyebrow-raising for this sort of plane, and she seems to be in good nick, so here’s to many more years of service. Go grandma!

Grade: C+

G-SAJE “Pride Jet /  Jet Pròis” “Flying's for all” (Loganair)

I truly struggle to figure out how to rate this, because this particular plane looks...borderline featureless before modification. I do sort of like what they’ve done here, in the sense that it reminds me of SAS’s old belly stripes livery and it looks very clean and all that. I think I would really like this on most other liveries, but it’s hard to accept it just slapped on a plane white plane. It’s not integrated into the livery because there’s nothing to integrate it into. I don’t know, I feel like there could have at least been something to match the tartan pattern? I’m not going to turn this into a general Loganair review but the tartan is so underused here and I think at least changing the stripes to a sort of diagonal weave pattern would do a lot to make it fit better. I just don’t know. With a canvas this blank it’s hard to think of specific ideas but this leaves me feeling very wanting and unsatisfied. Come on, Loganair. The sentence ‘Scottish regional airline with tartan-based livery’ leaves me frothing at the mouth, you’ve got to pull yourself together because the potential is way higher than the service ceiling on that plane! (...wait, the ERJ-145 has a 37,000ft ceiling? Why did I expect that to be so much lower? Good for her.)

This livery is also hot off the presses, June 2023 release. 

This really is hamstrung by the absolute nothing it’s working with beforehand. I definitely think this is more elegant than Luxair’s attempt but the livery is so bare to begin with. I guess - I said I’m judging this exclusively by the pride addition, but it’s so hard to not interpret it holistically. I’m too good at my job :/

Anyway. It’s fine but the canvas is so underwhelming that I just can’t like it. Sorry. 

Grade: C-/D+

Thomas Cook Airlines

Thomas Cook actually had at least two pride planes (I’ve seen the number five tossed out but could only find these two - G-TCDE and G-MDBD - for sure). It’s...fine. Like, whatever. It’s a little heart that’s rainbow instead of the generic yellow Thomas Cook heart. It’s not too visible but I’d describe it as a sweet little touch. I prefer it to what Luxair did. It’s fine. I wish they did more, but it’s fine. I don’t think either of these liveries were left intact for terribly long, and there was no fanfare or reporting about either of these. Following Thomas Cook’s legendary 2019 implosion and the resulting record-setting peacetime repatriation of UK nationals G-TCDE is currently stored and in a default Thomas Cook livery, while G-MDBD is flying for a new airline in a new livery. No clue what happened to the other potential gay Thomas Cook planes, but I don’t think it matters either. 

Grade: C-

XA-MAQ (Aeroméxico)

The immediate impression is of an Air Transat or Thomas Cook-style tiny replaced element, but the more I dwell on XA-MAQ the more I appreciate her. Like, it is just the red stripe replaced with a rainbow one, but I’ve realised - and this is true of Thomas Cook’s fab (alleged) five as well - that replacing the logo on the tail without touching the rest of the fuselage or the nacelles ends up looking unbalanced, but replacing a little flourish avoids that and fits more smoothly into the rest of the design.  

Also, while both are small, the little ribbon isn’t the only touch. Immediately beneath it on the fuselage is text reading ‘volamos con orgullo’, which is Spanish for ‘we fly with pride’, if my Googling is correct. I find that pretty cute. No, it’s not a lot, but it’s cute. It’s at least an implication that more went into this design than checking off a box. A lot of the others, Air Transat in particular, feel very ‘oh, we made the logo rainbow, guess we’re done!’. 

Plus, bonus points for keeping the livery - it was first applied in June of 2021 and is still in service. 

Grade: B-

G-VPRD “Rain Bow” (Virgin Atlantic)

Wait...huh? This can’t possibly be the right plane, can it? This is just a normal Virgin livery. 

Wait. Wait a moment.

Zoom...enhance...

image: Virgin Atlantic)

That’s your pride livery? The entirety of your pride livery? Not a small part of a more interesting whole, not a large design that’s visible on the fuselage, this tiny...e-girl cheek decoration of a guy who looks vaguely fruity? This is your big move towards inclusivity that you brag about flying to Doha? 

I already dislike Richard Branson, but I will not forgive him for this particular act until he paints what will be renamed to GayceShipTwo entirely in rainbow colours with THIS PLANE IS GAY written in massive letters on it, and also sends me a million dollars directly shipped via GayceShipTwo to my local airport. Is the runway big enough to land it? No clue, but that’s going to be his problem to figure out and is none of my business. And then afterwards he will fly GayceShipTwo back to his house and land her on his own head, killing himself instantly. Likes charge, reblogs cast.

Grade: F

N724AV (Avianca)

I have mixed feelings. On one hand, all they’ve done is replace the barely-above-standard tail-only design with a rainbow. On the other hand, I do like that it’s not just a flag and has something actually visually interesting about it with the way it intersects itself. I do wish they’d also replaced the logo, nacelles, and winglets with the same rainbow pattern, but the general amount of things going on in the middle and front at least prevents it from feeling unbalanced. I mean, did they do an Air Transat? Sort of yes, but their livery is a lot less rear-heavy at base and there’s a lot more to look at here. 

I don’t know. I think it’s fine. Just fine. Can’t knock it too hard, but not exciting.

Grade: C-

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Well, that’s it for the good, the bad, and the Virgin Atlantic of every pride livery I could find record of. Let me know which tepid corporate gesture you found most aesthetically pleasing, and remember: I am doing my utmost to psychically harm Richard Branson with my malicious thoughts, and this medical equipment I’ve stolen is going to help me in this goal.  

I’ll have a couple more posts coming out about planes which aren’t gay pride planes but look like they might be, so keep an eye out for those tomorrow and Monday. 

#tarmac fashion week #a gay plane has landed #aeromexico #air transat #alaska airlines #amerijet international #avianca #cape air #eat leipzig #dhl #loganair #lufthansa #luxair #qantas #thomas cook airlines #virgin atlantic #special liveries #compilations #long haul

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ℹ️ Parish Church of St. Cuthbert is a late Victorian era church just west of the castle and beside the cemetery. 📍Parish Church of St. Cuthbert, Edinburgh, Scotland 📅 September 2022 #️⃣ #scotland #scottish #scot #truescotsman #scotlandtravel #edinburgh #edinburgh #edinburghcity #aesthetics #cityscapes #cityaesthetics #britishisles #uk #scotch #cityphotography #photography📷 #photography #travel #travelling #travelphotography #loganair #monuments #statue #gothic #edinburghcastle #churcharchitecture #church (at Edinburgh) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoH7llrrbg4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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[mudricky]

Loganair announces expanded Glasgo schedule to Donegal for summer 2024

Loganair has released its biggest-ever summer schedule for services between Glasgow and Donegal in 2024. Continue reading Untitled

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«الخليج» - وكالات أعلنت هيئة الحركة الجوية الوطنية البريطانية (ناتس)، الاثنين، عن مواجهتها مشكلة فنية، وأنها تطبق قيوداً على تدفق الطائرات بينما تعمل على حل المشكلة. وقال متحدث باسم الشركة: «إننا نواجه حالياً عطلاً في أنظمة المراقبة الجوية وقمنا بتطبيق قيود على تدفق حركة المرور للحفاظ على السلامة، ويعمل المهندسون على العثور على الخلل وإصلاحه». وفي وقت سابق، قالت شركة الطيران الاسكتلندية Loganair على موقع منصة اكس (تويتر سابقاً) إنه كان هناك فشل على مستوى الشبكة في أنظمة الكمبيوتر لمراقبة الحركة الجوية في المملكة المتحدة، محذرة من أن الرحلات الجوية الدولية قد تواجه تأخيرات. وقال مطار لندن لوتون إنه يعمل مع السلطات «لفهم التأثير والجدول الزمني لاستئناف العمليات العادية»، بينما قالت الخطوط الجوية البريطانية أيضاً إنها تعمل بشكل وثيق مع NATS لفهم التأثير. وقال مطار دبلن إن مشكلات مراقبة الحركة الجوية أدت إلى تأخير وإلغاء بعض الرحلات الجوية من وإلى العاصمة الإيرلندية، ونصح الركاب المقرر سفرهم اليوم بالتحقق من حالة رحلاتهم مع شركات الطيران الخاصة بهم مسبقاً. ولجأ العديد من الركاب إلى وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي ليقولوا إنهم عالقون على متن طائرات على المدرج في انتظار الإقلاع في يوم سفر مزدحم بسبب العطلة العامة يوم الاثنين في أجزاء من بريطانيا. وقال شاهد من رويترز كان محتجزاً على مدرج المطار في بودابست: ��ن طيارهم أبلغ الركاب أن عطلاً كبيراً في الكمبيوتر أدى إلى إغلاق المجال الجوي للمملكة المتحدة بالكامل وإنهم واجهوا تأخيراً يتراوح بين 8 و12 ساعة. المصدر: صحيفة الخليج

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16th May 1933 saw Midland Scottish Air Ferries begin Islay’s  first scheduled passenger service.

Midland & Scottish Air Ferries was the country’s first  airline, operating from 1933 to 1934. It is particularly noted for pioneering flights to the Inner Hebrides.

Islay received its first recorded flight in July 1928. Midland Scottish Air Ferries operated the islands first scheduled flight on 16th May 1933, arriving from Renfrew via Campbeltown. Two days earlier, on 14th May 1933, the islands first air ambulance flight, using a De Havilland Dragon aircraft, landed on the beach at the head of Lochindaal to collect a local fisherman suffering from abdominal pains.

The airport at Glenegedale opened for business in 1935 and was taken over by the RAF during World War Two. The hard runways that exist today at Islay originally date from 1940. The Avro Ansons of 48 Squadron, and Beaufighter and Beaufort aircraft of 304 Ferry Training Unit used the new runways while flying boats of 119 Squadron landed in nearby Laggan Bay and Loch Indaal. By 1944 the airfield was under the control of Coastal Command and included three runways and six hangars. Personnel stationed there included 266 WAAF and 1,113 RAF servicemen.

Many different aircraft have used Islay Airport over the decades, ranging from a Hercules and a BAE 146 jet of the Royal Flight to the smallest microlights. Loganair now uses Saab 340s for scheduled flights to Glasgow and many charter aircraft from the UK and overseas land at the airport. Scottish Air Ambulance Service planes and helicopters are regular visitors along with a variety of military and private aircraft.

#scotland #scottish #aviation #aviation history #history #highlands and islands

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Sumburgh Head and the Ness of Burgi

Thursday 10th August

Sumburgh Head and its lighthouse is at the southernmost tip of Shetland’s Mainland island. It is the most popular tourist destination outside of Lerwick, though today, in the height of the summer season, and on a relatively warm and sunny day (16C) it had about 50 people there while I visited.

It has a spectacular setting, the 56 foot building standing on rock 300 feet above sea level, with jagged cliffs surrounding all but its north side. Of course it attracts a huge variety seabirds, but because of its elevation, it is a great place to see them. It isn’t rare to spy several species of whale, dolphins and seals in the surrounding ocean. Its lighthouse was the first built in Shetland, in 1821, and constructed by the original Lighthouse Stevenson, Robert. From 1906 to 1987 it also had a foghorn, a smaller and quieter version of which is in place for tourists today. The light was automated in 1991, relatively late for a Scottish lighthouse, and subsequently the keepers’ accommodation was turned into accommodation and some years later, a cafe and museum. The RSPB have offices here also.

Roja and I did the necessary, parked up, walked up the path to the lighthouse, and then the hill to the south from which a better view can be had. Initially I had thought I would stay a night or two here, but the amount of visitors put me off. My second researched choice also wasn’t appealing on actually seeing it, as this is also Shetland’s International Airport (LoganAir flies to Bergen and the Faroes from here).

We therefore drove back over the airport runway, on a simple traffic light system, which I can’t say I’ve done before, to the more low-lying peninsula of land adjacent, the Ness of Burgi.

The contrasting days of weather Shetland is experiencing at the moment is, I am reliably informed by knowledgeable locals, due to the effects of being close to the massive storm (Hans) that has just caused mayhem in Norway. Today was calm, sunny and warm, but tomorrow has 45 mph winds and driving rain coming again.

In the best weather or the day was hiked out into the spectacular Ness of Burgi, with its leeward side geos being favoured by seals and shags, and the waves crashing into the ocean side with skuas and terns playing amongst them.

We’re parked up at the end of the small road, just opposite a reasonably new energy efficient house whose owner and his kids came to say hello during the evening. They had been watching Roja, and had a young female black Labrador themselves, as Roja already knew, and wanted some tips on calming her down. The guy was himself an environmental engineer, who has moved up from Aberdeen after starting then selling a business designing carbon neutral public toilet buildings for several years. Watersports now dominate his life, this morning in the 45 mph winds he was off windsurfing; toilet design is something from his past.