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by Flyeco
22 Feb 2007, 11:59
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Vueling in 2006 (Update 30/09)
Replies: 135
Views: 28858


Wow, going head to head against the big Air France / KLM!
While I'm sure Vueling will be fantastic competitors on the route, I just hope that they market it well enough so that potential passengers actually know they have the Vueling option :wink:

For sure they will make necessary marketing and ...
by Flyeco
20 Nov 2005, 12:57
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: What's happening in Charleroi and Maastricht
Replies: 63
Views: 11720

Airbus330lover wrote: As a aiprort is CAT III this will not say that the land in CAT III conditions
You're right, that's not the subject, and as acid-drop said (and it must close this discussion) Ryanair pilots landed yesterday at Liège in cat III conditions, so as in HHN.
by Flyeco
19 Nov 2005, 23:49
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: What's happening in Charleroi and Maastricht
Replies: 63
Views: 11720

Well, I have learnt from pilots recently that however Ryanair B737 are equipped with a CATIII auto-landing system the pilots are not trained to perform an auto-land. Ryanair pilots may only land in CAT I operations, so not in foggy conditions.

What ? Ryanair employs semi-pilots which have semi ...
by Flyeco
19 Nov 2005, 22:50
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: What's happening in Charleroi and Maastricht
Replies: 63
Views: 11720

luchtzak wrote:as Ryanair doesn't train its pilots for CAT III-operations. Cheaper I guess :roll:
You must be making people smile when you write something like that, it is particularly ridiculous.
Pilots are landing on others CAT III airports on Ryanair network...