LGA Daily Report: JAN '08

[cancidas]

21 June

the pink DAL go-around was pretty interesting, they literally climbed out right above my tower. also, noticed a second canadian challenger at 5 towers when i was leaving work. they must have just come in as the airplane was just being coned off at the time.

[cancidas]

22 June

'tis another interesting day. not a single drop of rain fell on our ramps, but we're definately feeling the effects of the ground delay program. over the past 4 hours we has as many airplanes actually make it in the LGA, the rest never left where they were coming from. what was nice was to see the two canforce challengers depart within quick sucession of each other, they're loaded down with a lot of fuel and used about 2/3 of the runawy to get airborne. i'm still waiting to see that global though.

[cancidas]

23 June

we had a very unique visitor in Airways-Land. cactus 58 diverted to us from JFK this morning, the flight just pushed back off the gate as AWE9030... nonstop to LAS. hopefully, we'll be seeing this more often in the near future. i believe mr. smith will have visual aids for us soon.

[Matt Molnar]

the flight just pushed back off the gate as AWE9030... nonstop to LAS.

Ferry I guess?

[LGA777]

the flight just pushed back off the gate as AWE9030... nonstop to LAS.

Ferry I guess?

No actually replaced US 473 JFK-LAS which cancelled due to this mornings diversion. Paxs where bussed from JFK, flight departed with 107 paxs (capacity 124) and was airbourne off 13 in impressivally less than 5000 feet with a pretty steep climb out, on a hot humid day. I guess I underestimated the VR 2500, and engine whe have never seen at US LGA until today. BTW the Reg was N831AW and it was nice hearing the Cactus call sign at LGA after a long absense.

Regards

LGA777

[T-Bird76]

the flight just pushed back off the gate as AWE9030... nonstop to LAS.

Ferry I guess?

No actually replaced US 473 JFK-LAS which cancelled due to this mornings diversion. Paxs where bussed from JFK, flight departed with 107 paxs (capacity 124) and was airbourne off 13 in impressivally less than 5000 feet with a pretty steep climb out, on a hot humid day. I guess I underestimated the VR 2500, and engine whe have never seen at US LGA until today. BTW the Reg was N831AW and it was nice hearing the Cactus call sign at LGA after a long absense.

Regards

LGA777

Ron I thought all US flights were now under the Catcus call sign or did the pilots not agree to this yet?

[LGA777]

They are seperate indefinatly Tommy.

[T-Bird76]

They are seperate indefinatly Tommy.

Wow...they can't even agree on a call sign? What's going on over there?

[cancidas]

tommy, it's got more to do with the contract and the union. as i unerstand it they're not going to combine the callsigns until we're on one contract. we are on one operating certificate though.

[AA 777]

Indeed it was cool to hear a Cactus callsign!!

[AA 777]

AirTranica just landed on 31...

[LGA777]

6-26, Was not here yet to see it but Ryan 757 N151GX visited LGA this morning, parked at Delta's gates.



Don't think I have ever seen one of these here before.

LGA777

[AA 777]

Right now the Penalty Box over by the five towers is longer than the line for takeoff. Theres only about 3 planes at the end of 4 for takeoff and probably 25 planes over by AA BB CC just waiting....Another lovely day at LGA

[cancidas]

Right now the Penalty Box over by the five towers is longer than the line for takeoff. Theres only about 3 planes at the end of 4 for takeoff and probably 25 planes over by AA BB CC just waiting....Another lovely day at LGA

got a shot of the parking lot?

[LGA777]

Right now the Penalty Box over by the five towers is longer than the line for takeoff. Theres only about 3 planes at the end of 4 for takeoff and probably 25 planes over by AA BB CC just waiting....Another lovely day at LGA

Earlier there was also an East End penality box on the taxiways right behind the DL terminal, but that one only had around 10 aircraft in it.

LGA777