The Lufthansa flight to Miami leaving from Frankfurt Airport’s terminal 1 – area A/B has been delayed. The flight has not received permission to get rolled onto the runway by the push back vehicles because a plane leaving for Rome just left its gate 10 minutes late and another plane arriving from Berlin needs to… Continue reading Causes of Push-Back-Delays in the courtyards of Frankfurt Airport
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My Fifth Mistake as an Air Traffic Controller
Yes, here I am again. You’d think by now I would stop this self-flagellation, but this is not for me. I record these incidents so you may see the mistake and avoid the same or similar in your life. I noted in my last missile that pride was a key ingredient in most of my… Continue reading My Fifth Mistake as an Air Traffic Controller
My Fourth Mistake as an Air Traffic Controller
It’s a beautiful day in the Rhein Valley. A few clouds at three or four thousand feet but otherwise just great. The temperature is warm and spring is in the air. Two hours until the end of the day shift. I’m in charge of the shift for the shift supervisor has left for a… Continue reading My Fourth Mistake as an Air Traffic Controller
High price to pay
Driving to Brussels airport is easy these days and parking is a cinch. The new parking garages are ready and even the ridiculously narrow space between the hotel and the terminal (where were the airport planners when that thing was put there?) has been rearranged to make better use of what is available. Conspicuously missing… Continue reading High price to pay
A short left turn
The arrival of Lufthansa’s shiny new Boeing 727 in Budapest was an event in itself. The flight from Frankfurt was almost always on time, the 727 looking like it had come from Boeing’s delivery centre the day before… We learnt early that she could climb and descend like no other jet serving Budapest and as… Continue reading A short left turn