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Title: Dreamliner
Post by: colinhall on June 08, 2013, 04:19:46 PM

The Tomson,s Dreamliner G-TUIB has been doing touch and goes at Newquay and its just landed at Manchester airport.

Title: Re: Dreamliner
Post by: RodBearden on June 08, 2013, 05:27:16 PM

G-TUIA and G-TUIB have been warming up by touring Shannon, St Mawgan, Robin Hood and Prestwick since last Friday. They're based at Manchester - I was there watching G-TUIA's original arrival last Friday :-)

http://rodbearden.com/Av6/Mcr513/Thomson%20Airways%20Boeing%20787-8%20G-TUIA%2002.html

Rod

Title: Re: Dreamliner
Post by: colinhall on June 08, 2013, 06:17:31 PM

Hi Rod,had noticed them both down at Newquay but not doing the rounds.

Title: Re: Dreamliner
Post by: jetset on June 08, 2013, 06:33:37 PM

Thanks for posting.
I got a glimpse of her today flying north over South Wales and wondered where she was headed. On the box that is, not real life :)

Title: Re: Dreamliner
Post by: RodBearden on June 08, 2013, 07:32:13 PM

Oh  yes - I seem to remember seeing at least one of them visiting Cardiff, too.

RB24 is great for seeing where they've been as the flight IDs are useless in these circumstances. TUIA is arriving at Manchester from Shannon as I type this.

Rod

Title: Re: Dreamliner
Post by: Hawkeye on June 08, 2013, 08:51:23 PM

Certainly is Rod,

I've attached an RB24 plot of today's G-TUIA's (TOM 957) full training flight(s) for anyone who's interested.

Picked her up approaching our place on my 'box' and got a great view of her through binoculars as she passed directly overhead at FL126 in bright sunlight.

Regards

Syd

Title: Re: Dreamliner
Post by: neroon79 on June 09, 2013, 10:47:34 AM

G-TUIB is just visiting EDDV.

Ingo

Title: Re: Dreamliner
Post by: CoastGuardJon on June 09, 2013, 05:51:45 PM

I was at Royal Cornwall Show, Wadebridge, yesterday and saw one of them, from a distance, doing repeated final approaches into St Mawgan - possibly touch and go's but don't know for certain 1330 - 1500Z.

Title: Re: Dreamliner
Post by: Hawkeye on June 09, 2013, 07:35:11 PM

Here you go Jon, G-TUIB showing on RB24 playback.

Syd

Title: Re: Dreamliner
Post by: CoastGuardJon on June 10, 2013, 01:15:43 PM

Hi Syd, thanks for that - I know which one it was now!

Title: Re: Dreamliner
Post by: jetset on June 10, 2013, 06:07:23 PM

Looks like TUIA is full ADS-B and TUIB is just Mode S
Got the latter on now but no positioning.

Title: Re: Dreamliner
Post by: neroon79 on June 10, 2013, 06:23:52 PM

After the touch and goes they are doing route trainings now.

EGCC -> EDDV -> EGCC

I Wonder if there are some more visits in next couple of days?

Title: Re: Dreamliner
Post by: jetset on June 10, 2013, 06:25:54 PM

I'm wrong about TUIB then.

Title: Re: Dreamliner
Post by: neroon79 on June 10, 2013, 06:27:45 PM

Quote from: jetset

Looks like TUIA is full ADS-B and TUIB is just Mode S
Got the latter on now but no positioning.

TUIB (and I'm sure TUIA too) is definitely ADS-B equipped. TUIB was here about two hours ago and I watched it on my screen.

On edgy receptions it is common, that only mode-s is decoded and later if reception has improved ADS-B kicks in.

Ingo

Title: Re: Dreamliner
Post by: jetset on June 10, 2013, 06:48:18 PM

I have TUIB on mode s showing as TOM690 EGFF-LTFE
Radarbox24 shows TOM690 as 738 EGFF-LTFE and currently over Stuttgart so definitely not what I'm picking up.

4067F6 = 788
4067F2 = 738

Hex code confusion I guess

Title: Re: Dreamliner
Post by: RodBearden on July 12, 2013, 03:26:53 PM

I see that G-TUIC as TOM126, which should be on its way to Orlando, is now in a racetrack pattern over the Irish Sea west of Liverpool. Looks to me like it might be dumping fuel for a return to Manchester.

Anyone got any more info?

Rod

Title: Re: Dreamliner
Post by: Runway 31 on July 12, 2013, 03:41:24 PM

RB24 shows that it was over the Atlantic when it turned back

Alan

Title: Re: Dreamliner
Post by: Runway 31 on July 12, 2013, 04:10:42 PM

Looks to have left the hold and returning to Manchester.  Now landed safely.

Alan

Title: Re: Dreamliner
Post by: Runway 31 on July 12, 2013, 04:41:59 PM

Both runways at Heathrow closed due to fire on Ethiopian B787

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23294760

Alan

Title: Re: Dreamliner
Post by: Runway 31 on July 12, 2013, 04:59:59 PM

Heathrow now re-opened.

Title: Re: Dreamliner
Post by: dantheman on July 12, 2013, 08:19:09 PM

Bad day for Boeing


TOM126
"Thomson Airways can confirm that flight TOM126 travelling from Manchester to Sanford, Florida experienced a technical issue and the aircraft returned to Manchester Airport, as a precautionary measure," the company's statement says

Boeing Shares Tumble After 787 Dreamliner Fire at Heathrow Airport
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/boeing-stock-falls-boeing-787-dreamliner-catches-fire/story?id=19651000#.UeBj8D770ao

Title: Re: Dreamliner
Post by: EK01 on July 13, 2013, 08:53:53 AM

Not sure if I would want to fly in one of these at this time. It reminds me of the early days of the Douglas DC-10's. Lots of problems and not very reliable.

Title: Re: Dreamliner
Post by: RodBearden on July 13, 2013, 09:56:45 AM

Seems that G-TUIC's electrical(?) problems were easily solved as it's now on the way to Cancun - good luck!

Rod

Title: Re: Dreamliner
Post by: Runway 31 on July 13, 2013, 11:50:15 AM

Aviation Herald reports that all apart from 2 toilets became inoperative because of an electrical problem

Alan