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Shannon Airport Thread [Mod Warning in First Post]

Clareman · 2014-01-23 22:05:57

This thread is to discuss all things Shannon Airport related. Warning, any back biting, regional nonsense, trolling, baiting or back seat modding will lead to bans. It's also important to remember than that this thread is in a regional forum, not the Aviation forum, if you want to get into details on Aviation, go to that…

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#2792 31-01-2016 2:56am
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Carnacalla wrote: »

As long as necessary! Why make a new thread?

New thread smell

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#2793 31-01-2016 10:51am
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Wanted: An 'inspirational leader' for Shannon role (Limerick Leader)

Shannon Group advertise for Neil Pakey's replacement as chief executive

The Shannon Group is expecting “strong interest” in the post of chief executive officer, replacing the outgoing Neil Pakey when his contract expires in June.

The group is seeking an “ambitious” CEO who will deliver on strategic objectives, while also developing “a vision of further growth”. The “exceptional candidate” will be expected to “drive progress in the group’s evolution” and as such will require an “inspirational candidate” who has a track record of significant achievement.

“The process of recruiting a new CEO for what is a dynamic organisation and key economic driver for the Mid-West and beyond is now under way and we expect strong interest in this post by the time the closing date of February 5 next is reached,” said a spokesperson.

http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/202020/Wanted--An--inspirational-leader.html

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#2794 31-01-2016 12:14pm
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I took the years out of the title.

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#2795 31-01-2016 1:20pm
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Clareman wrote: »

I took the years out of the title.

Oh No!! How will we know when this thread is relevent too??! :rolleyes::p

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#2796 31-01-2016 2:45pm
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Deagol wrote: »

Oh No!! How will we know when this thread is relevent too??! :rolleyes::p

By reading it.:rolleyes:

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#2797 31-01-2016 2:47pm
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Anyway, good to see SAA advertising for a new CEO. Would it not be wiser to have separate CEO's for the Shannon Group side of things and another for the Airport? Don't give the payroll excuse either, that wouldn't be an issue for the Shannon Group

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#2798 31-01-2016 5:32pm
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Was through the airport last week, work underway on departure lounge revamp

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#2799 31-01-2016 9:27pm
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highlydebased wrote: »

Was through the airport last week, work underway on departure lounge revamp

Not before time, as the first part of the airport incoming visitors see it was a bit of a dump.

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#2800 01-02-2016 8:21am
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Deagol wrote: »

Not before time, as the first part of the airport incoming visitors see it was a bit of a dump.

Sorry, is it departures or arrivals being revamped now?

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#2801 01-02-2016 11:51am
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irishbloke77 wrote: »

Sorry, is it departures or arrivals being revamped now?

Departures but arrivals is getting the same treatment.

Plans are on Clare Co. council planning site.

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#2802 02-02-2016 7:01pm
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Tuesday, February 02, 2016 - 05:43 pm

By Patrick Flynn - Irish Examiner.

A holiday flight was diverted to Shannon Airport this afternoon after the crew declared a medical emergency.

Ryanair flight FR-7126 was travelling from Dublin to Las Palmas on the Spanish Island of Gran Canaria at the time.

The flight was less about an hour into its journey when the crew alerted controllers to their emergency soon after 3pm.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/flight-diverted-to-shannon-as-passenger-falls-ill-718687.html

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#2803 02-02-2016 7:17pm
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tippman1 wrote: »

Tuesday, February 02, 2016 - 05:43 pm

By Patrick Flynn - Irish Examiner.

A holiday flight was diverted to Shannon Airport this afternoon after the crew declared a medical emergency.

Ryanair flight FR-7126 was travelling from Dublin to Las Palmas on the Spanish Island of Gran Canaria at the time.

The flight was less about an hour into its journey when the crew alerted controllers to their emergency soon after 3pm.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/flight-diverted-to-shannon-as-passenger-falls-ill-718687.html

There's a Monarch in that photo, what are the other two? And how old is it?

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#2804 02-02-2016 7:26pm
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Shannon757 wrote: »

There's a Monarch in that photo, what are the other two? And how old is it?

Looks like a pair of Boeing 767s with a B707 or DC-8 partially visible in the foreground.
I don't recognise any of those liveries though, not any of the mainstream airlines that served Shannon back in the day.

I've seen that photo used loads of times and I'd guess it's 15-20 yrs.old

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#2805 02-02-2016 7:44pm
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Really need to start updating their Archive library lol

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#2806 02-02-2016 7:49pm
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I'd say that photo is circa 2005, that's a Polet 762 that sat at Shannon for months.

North American airlines are gone a few years now also

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#2807 02-02-2016 7:49pm
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Jhcx wrote: »

Really need to start updating their Archive library lol

But nobody really cares except us avgeeks.

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#2808 02-02-2016 7:49pm
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I'd say that photo is circa 2005, that's a Polet 762 that sat at Shannon for months.

North American airlines are gone a few years now also

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#2809 02-02-2016 8:16pm
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They have used that photo for every story related to Shannon for many years now. It's become trademark to me.

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#2810 03-02-2016 3:47pm
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Even the press have it in for Shannon. (link)

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#2811 04-02-2016 12:32pm
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Just for the Craic ehy lol. was nice to see Shannon airport joined in on the craic on facebook promoting the link

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#2812 04-02-2016 8:46pm
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Carnacalla wrote: »

http://airlineinfo.com/ostpdf95/922.pdf

Asl Airlines France apply for FAOC to operate CDG-SNN-PVD (Providence, Rhode Island).

This would mean the promised Rhode Island route, and ontop of that Paris CDG! (Although probably at something silly like 1pw)

Clare.fm reported this today . . . negotiations continue between the Airport Authority and French airline ASL with a view to operating a new transatlantic service.

ASL is seeking US government approval to operate flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Providence, Rhode Island - this service would also stop at the MidWest Airport.

See also previous post on regarding the signing of a letter of intent with Rhode Island Airport.

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#2813 06-02-2016 2:06pm
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Nice to see some Shannon Airport advertising online again, in Youtube ads and other places.

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#2814 06-02-2016 6:00pm
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Apparently SNN only has US flights because of the length of the runway and 75% of the passengers using Aer Lingus' transatlantic flights from SNN are from Cork.

Haha this is brilliant, Twitter can be very entertaining.

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#2815 06-02-2016 7:31pm
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Airbus330 wrote: »

Apparently SNN only has US flights because of the length of the runway and 75% of the passengers using Aer Lingus' transatlantic flights from SNN are from Cork.

Haha this is brilliant, Twitter can be very entertaining.

A link to the CSO site would call a halt to that rumour mill

Not even going to go on Twitter anymore! :pac:

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#2816 06-02-2016 7:34pm
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I would have liked to have thoughts that at least 50% of the people using the service would be from the US

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#2817 06-02-2016 7:46pm
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Has no one challenged his educated opinion yet?

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Carnacalla wrote: »

Has no one challenged his educated opinion yet?

Haha maybe some should

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#2819 07-02-2016 1:26pm
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Any news on a Thomas Cook A330 DK 5827 OSL _ TFS ..... just about to land in SNN after turning back a few hundred miles south of Cork ......

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#2820 07-02-2016 1:29pm
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hobie14 wrote: »

Any news on a Thomas Cook A330 DK 5827 OSL _ TFS ..... just about to land in SNN after turning back a few hundred miles south of Cork ......

All I got from a broken atc conversation was "Emergency Vehicles will follow you onto stand"

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#2821 07-02-2016 3:32pm
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hobie14 wrote: »

Any news on a Thomas Cook A330 DK 5827 OSL _ TFS ..... just about to land in SNN after turning back a few hundred miles south of Cork ......

'Disruptive' passenger forces Tenerife-bound flight to divert to Shannon Airport (Independent)

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