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Civil Aviation => Aircraft Movements => City Of Derry => Topic started by: Dseven on October 20, 2022, 01:03:28 PM

Title: Emerald Airlines EGAC-EGAE
Post by: Dseven on October 20, 2022, 01:03:28 PM: An ATR-72, reg G-CMJN, identifying with callsigns like EAG001T (on ADS-B) and "Greenstone 1 Tango" (voice with ATC) has been back and forth between EGAC and EGAE several (I think three) times a day for the last three days. This appears to be the UK arm of Emerald Airlines. Anyone know what these flights are about? They don't appear on the City of Derry live flight info web page (where other commercial flights do).

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Title: Re: Emerald Airlines EGAC-EGAE
Post by: Angry Turnip on October 20, 2022, 02:41:42 PM: Most likely some sort of training flights, familiarisation for crew, practise diverts etc.
Title: Re: Emerald Airlines EGAC-EGAE
Post by: Dseven on October 20, 2022, 05:34:24 PM: Hmm. I wouldn't have thought that they would assign separate flight numbers for that, but maybe, I suppose. 4 round trips today - flights EAG1T thru EAG8T.
Title: Re: Emerald Airlines EGAC-EGAE
Post by: Ed Winchester on October 20, 2022, 06:03:51 PM: CAA approval flights for UK AOC
Title: Re: Emerald Airlines EGAC-EGAE
Post by: Dseven on October 20, 2022, 08:12:22 PM: Quote from: Ed Winchester on October 20, 2022, 06:03:51 PM
CAA approval flights for UK AOC

Ahh, that makes sense. I suppose they're having to do this now due to the rule change that's also affecting Aer Lingus. Thanks!
Title: Re: Emerald Airlines EGAC-EGAE
Post by: Sneaky_Nikon on October 22, 2022, 01:15:31 AM: Wouldn't the "T" suffix indicate training? Although that's a broad term.
Title: Re: Emerald Airlines EGAC-EGAE
Post by: Dseven on October 22, 2022, 08:15:32 AM: Quote from: Sneaky_Nikon on October 22, 2022, 01:15:31 AM
Wouldn't the "T" suffix indicate training? Although that's a broad term.

I was thinking "Test", but it was just a guess....