tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post7400917113492973884..comments2024-03-27T23:23:10.995+13:00Comments on 3rd Level New Zealand: Paraparaumu ProgressSteve Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06894943682751269848noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-71551127486323874652018-04-04T06:20:53.506+12:002018-04-04T06:20:53.506+12:00The Saab 340 won't cut it for the peak time fl...The Saab 340 won't cut it for the peak time flights. If Air Chathams want to make money on the route they need to capture and service the corporate market which is 90%+ of the early morning north bound and evening south bound Mon-Fri passengers. I used to regularly fly this route prior to retiring and I cannot recall an early morning or evening flight carrying less than 40 pax any day Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-1282760112404850332018-03-30T14:53:15.401+13:002018-03-30T14:53:15.401+13:00If memory serves me right from past experience of ...If memory serves me right from past experience of operating NZPP, albeit in airframes heavier than the SAAB, such an installation has previously existed.<br /><br />If my recall is correct there used to be traffic lights on Kapiti Road in years gone by for just this very purpose. The lights were contolled by ATC in PP TWR which existed as part of the NZPP setup. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-4102237988663359542018-03-30T14:02:09.752+13:002018-03-30T14:02:09.752+13:00Doesn't seem like an unreasonable sacrifice to...Doesn't seem like an unreasonable sacrifice to keep an air service to Auckland.<br />Saab's have a reputation at being reliable and economical, they just doesn't quite have the same short field performance of Dash 8 or Convair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-66949292265465808872018-03-30T10:36:57.972+13:002018-03-30T10:36:57.972+13:00What a messWhat a messAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-40539976882935719572018-03-30T08:17:34.067+13:002018-03-30T08:17:34.067+13:00A 340A is always going to struggle with a decent l...A 340A is always going to struggle with a decent load here. Wonder how a B+ would go? What s/n is their B? Can they retrofit the extended wingtips to it? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com