Flightradar24 Thread

Reoil

Anybody know what the problem was?

highlydebased

Looks like yesterday's Air France 747 into SNN is just about to leave for Paris - http://www.flightradar24.com/AFR390V/50c8a47

A Dub in Glasgo

Reoil wrote: »

Anybody know what the problem was?

Looks like an ill passenger. I would have thought that the flight should have landed in Glasgow, Prestwick or Edinburgh, there are hospitals in Scotland as well as in London!

fr336

Great pics as always A Dub in Glasgo

JCX BXC

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

Looks like an ill passenger. I would have thought that the flight should have landed in Glasgow, Prestwick or Edinburgh, there are hospitals in Scotland as well as in London!

Far easier to leave passengers at their origin. No ordeal of having to be transferred back to Heathrow.

fr336

Carnacalla wrote: »

Far easier to leave passengers at their origin. No ordeal of having to be transferred back to Heathrow.

'Ordeal' - yeah I think a sick passenger might have more of an ordeal going on.

A Dub in Glasgo

Carnacalla wrote: »

Far easier to leave passengers at their origin. No ordeal of having to be transferred back to Heathrow.

I was expecting the ill passenger to be offloaded and the flight resumes? Maybe they cancelled the flight which would be strange

Bigcheeze

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

I was expecting the ill passenger to be offloaded and the flight resumes? Maybe they cancelled the flight which would be strange

Would it be a crew hours problem? 2 hours out plus 2 back plus probably 90 mins on the ground to offload passenger, refuel and Taxi adds up to around 16 hours.

Oscar Bravo

Theres a national cargo 757 currently passing directly north-south over the country. very rare to see as nearly everything is east-west. no destination displayed on flight radar 24. came from Reykjavik. possibly en route Lisbon

JCX BXC

Emirates Sky Cargo 777 to arrive in Shannon tomorrow morning from Chicago at around 6-7am. Anyone know why?

fr336

Carnacalla wrote: »

Emirates Sky Cargo 777 to arrive in Shannon tomorrow morning from Chicago at around 6-7am. Anyone know why?

To drop off some cargo?

JCX BXC

fr336 wrote: »

To drop off some cargo?

I thought that was a given. Shannon often gets charter carriers to carry special items. For eg. An Atlas Air the other month to carry horses for Singapore.

circular flexing

Another British Airways B744 gone to great desert in the sky

http://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/BAW9156

daelight

Impressive speeds over Japan tonight.. Filters from 620kts and above..

de biz

787-9

http://www.flightradar24.com/BOE787/50d7641

highlydebased

Emirates probably was bringing horses as there were a few horse trucks at Shannon this am

Simon Gruber Says

BEE7TU squaking 7700 since just off the Scottish coast. Continuing to Belfast

arbour

Simon Gruber Says wrote: »

BEE7TU squaking 7700 since just off the Scottish coast. Continuing to Belfast

Engine fire in left hand engine according to many news sites

PukkaStukka

arbour wrote: »

Engine fire in left hand engine according to many news sites

Indeed. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-30504199

PukkaStukka

AV Herald on the case already!

http://avherald.com/h?article=47edabc7&opt=0

g0g

Russian Doomsday plane according to Google searches!
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The Tupolev Tu-214SR is a Russian Special Mission Aircraft believed to act as a communication relay aircraft. This kind of aircraft is often dispatched by the Russian Air Force to accompany Putin’s presidential aircraft on its travels and for this reason it is considered the Russian version of the U.S. E-4B, a so-called “doomsday” plane, with an airborne command and control role.

America isn't the only superpower with a "Doomsday Plane" for its head of state. When Russian President Vladimir Putin needs to escape danger, he hops aboard this top-secret flying communications center.

A special missions variant of the Tupolev Tu-214 commercial transport aircraft, the Tu-214SR is Russia's answer to the US E-4B, an airborne command and control plane built specifically for the Russian president's use and considered successor to the Ilyushin Il-20 Coot, which has been in service for the better part of four decades. Produced by Aviastar SP and Kazan Aircraft Production Association, the twin-engine, long-endurance jet can carry 62 passengers with comparable range and speed to a Boeing 757. But unlike the Boeing, the Tu-214SR is packed to the gills with cutting-edge sensor and communications equipment.

While significantly less is known about capabilities of the 214SR than the E-4B , we do know that it carries an MRC-411 multi-intelligence payload, which includes electronic intelligence (ELINT) sensors, side-looking Synthetic Aperture Radar (to spot incoming air threats from long range), and a variety of Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) and Communications Intelligence (COMINT) equipment. Four onboard generators provide ample amperage while a set of external fuel tanks allow the plane to remain aloft for trips up to 10,000 km.

The two such 214SRs entered service in 2008 with the Presidential Special Applications Squad and are operated by a crew of four. However, the plane was only declassified last year when it made its public debut at the Moscow Air Show. Since then, it's been spotted in the skies above both the Sochi Olympics, and more recently—and ominously—in Crimea.

Currently flying very exact circles over Usinsk. FR24 is great for looking at random stuff! Weird looking plane!

h3000

Any idea what this flight is about?

Aer Lingus (Novair)
http://fr24.com/NVR734/50f75d1

Growler!!!

h3000 wrote: »

Any idea what this flight is about?

Aer Lingus (Novair)
http://fr24.com/NVR734/50f75d1

Wet lease to Novair. The second year of it I believe. From the cold North to the sunny Caribbean.

h3000

Growler!!! wrote: »

Wet lease to Novair. The second year of it I believe. From the cold North to the sunny Caribbean.

Thanks, I really should have googled that. I'm a bit lazy this morning

Bummer1234

Growler!!! wrote: »

Wet lease to Novair. The second year of it I believe. From the cold North to the sunny Caribbean.

Do Aer lingus have many wet leases with the A330 aircraft?

h3000

Some sort of training or test flights

http://fr24.com/FA20/50fd24c
http://fr24.com/FA20/50fd171

Growler!!!

h3000 wrote: »

Some sort of training or test flights

http://fr24.com/FA20/50fd24c
http://fr24.com/FA20/50fd171

Cobham aviation offer a range of services to the UK military, including:

http://www.cobham.com/about-cobham/aviation-services/special-mission/products-and-services/operational-readiness-training.aspx

We have a Cessna pulling a target!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/60537194@N04/6852120769/

fr336

UAL28 departed LHR for New York 3 hours ago. Has been burning off fuel over the English channel for most of the 3 hours. Maintenance issue apparently.

http://www.flightradar24.com/UAL28/50ff603

Merkin

The amount of loops it has done is dizzying, I'd hate to be on board. It's been at a constant 12,000 feet, why do they loop at such a low altitude?

pepe the prawn

Is fuel dumping prohibited or is the 767 not able to do it?