Biman A310 @ EBBR today

Robin_Bamps · Post by **Robin_Bamps** » 12 Dec 2003, 14:14

I once saw a sort of emergency landing from BIMAN at Brussels.

It was on April 21, 2002. The Biman flight was approaching from JFK, but the center gear couldn't go out. They'd tried until the last moment to get it out, but about 10m before the runway the plane began to climb again. It flew a circle, and it tried a second time (still without center gear). It came down on the runway very hard with a lot of smoke, but it landed safely.

Regards, Robin Bamps.

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 12 Dec 2003, 14:31

I too would never fly BIMAN. I don't know if you remember an episode of ' het leven zoals het is' on TV1; SN tech saw a leak on the center landing gear, they reported it to the crew, and their first reaction was 'Only a leak' ... Now, after having seen that, I don't think I'll ever fly BIMAN, but I don't think I would've anyway

Exactly, and don't forget they don't have SN Technics in Dhaka

Ciao
Chris
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Skystef · Post by **Skystef** » 12 Dec 2003, 17:14

Sabena_690 wrote:Skystef: do you have any idea of the cargo schedules of tomorrow?
I'm especially interested in the departures...

No problem, all etd in local hrs for Dec. 13:

0700 SQ 744
0720 SQ 744
1230 KE 744
1245 OZ 744
1310 SQ 744
1450 KE 744
1515 CX 747
1520 SV M11
1730 SV M11
1900 KJC T20
1925 BR M11
2215 SQ 744

SS

Sabena_690 · Post by **Sabena_690** » 12 Dec 2003, 18:26

Thanks SS!

There was no OZ today in BRU, or it must have had a delay of several hours.

Frederic

liebensd · Post by **liebensd** » 12 Dec 2003, 19:30

Do SN Brussels Airlines have an ETOPS certification?

Greetz,

Dave

Sabena_690 · Post by **Sabena_690** » 12 Dec 2003, 21:51

Is it necessary for SN? I mean, they do not have to cross the ocean for several hours between Europe and Africa...

Frederic

liebensd · Post by **liebensd** » 12 Dec 2003, 21:55

Frederic,

If they have the certification they don't need to wait for 6 months if they are planning to operate trans atlantic flights.

Greetz,

Dave

Skystef · Post by **Skystef** » 12 Dec 2003, 22:27

Sabena_690 wrote:There was no OZ today in BRU, or it must have had a delay of several hours.

Indeed no OZ schedule today, i found only a KE flight etd 1430.

SS

Sabena_690 · Post by **Sabena_690** » 12 Dec 2003, 22:45

Correct, HL7438.

Also B-16102 was present, a recently converted MD11 (it's still under the pax version in the JP)

Frederic

Post by **luchtzak** » 13 Dec 2003, 11:29

liebensd wrote:Do SN Brussels Airlines have an ETOPS certification

Yes, they have. The first 6 months Birdy wasn't ETOPS but now they can start trans-atlantic flights with ETOPS cert.

SN30952 · Post by **SN30952** » 13 Dec 2003, 11:57

Saudi Arabian Airlines and Biman Bangladesh Airlines have drawn up a schedule of 99 flights that they will equally share to transport 40,000 Bangladeshi Haj pilgrims from Dec. 26.
'All flights come to Jeddah from Dhaka. Additionally, 10 extra flights will be operated from Chittagong,' said A.M. Quamrul Hasan Khondker, Biman?s regional manager for the Western Province. Biman operates services to 26 international destinations, including New York.
Its fleet includes six DC10, four Airbus, three F28 and two ATP.
'We're planning to introduce services to Jakarta and Manila from Dhaka in due course,' he said.

More capacity on the DC10 for Haj?

SkyJet · Post by **SkyJet** » 13 Dec 2003, 23:08

vflies wrote:
SkyJet wrote: The A310-300 is ETOPS certified, so no surprises...
...
Most 310 destinations were West Africa though...

These were flown with A310-200 equipment since these routes didn't require ETOPS.
I remember Sabena temporarily lost its ETOPS-certificate for A310-300 OO-SCC due to unreliable engines (reliability should be >99,9x %).

gliding-glider · Post by **gliding-glider** » 14 Dec 2003, 07:59

SkyJet wrote: Most 310 destinations were West Africa though...

These were flown with A310-200 equipment since these routes didn't require ETOPS.[/quote]

Correction SkyJet, there are some routes/destinations in Africa which require ETOPS as well. However, no big deal as these routes can be avoided just by a small route correction which bring you again within ETOPS limits/requirements.

Correct about SN having lost once their ETOPS on the A313. If my memory is correct, I think it even happened more then once.

Greetz

Aviation24.be

Biman A310 @ EBBR today

BI Airbus @ EBBR, usually DC10. Something to do with this?