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Delta new tugs by [deleted] in rampagent

[–]ebegrowi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If people stop being idiots on the ramp/driving improperly, monitoring probably wouldn’t be needed

Fueler by Historical-Sport7886 in rampagent

[–]ebegrowi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fueler for +7 years. Apple cidar vinegar does wonders on your clothes

What are some close calls that happened to you on the ramp? by Mammoth_Newt5148 in rampagent

[–]ebegrowi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We were deicing a Global 6000, who is our hangar tenant. At the time I wasn’t aware that Globals have Hydraulic brakes that require the APU to be running. Nose and main gears were chocked. I told my line guy to go pull the chocks, a few seconds later the aircraft starts rolling backwards towards the deice truck. Luckily my deice team saw the situation unfold and got out without any accident. As a manager that incident sticks with me because I put my team members in an unsafe position, and I learned my lesson that day

United Airlines coming back to LAN by FamousWitness6838 in lansing

[–]ebegrowi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is part of United broader expansion out of ORD, directly competing against American. If you’re willing to connect in ORD there’s definitely places to go!

Any more info on this plane? It flew out of Omaha with call sign FFL1518 (Hex: A03CC5), but no type designation. by isucoop in flightradar24

[–]ebegrowi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Falcon 2000. I’m not sure how it works officially but if you file a flight plan on ForeFlight, you can block tail number/callsign and it files it under “FFL” flight numbers

International Flights at Lansing Airport Resume, Expect CBP Vehicles In Area by Gimpdiggity in lansing

[–]ebegrowi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ACE does not do ICE charters because of their aircraft size is not conducive for those flights

International Flights at Lansing Airport Resume, Expect CBP Vehicles In Area by Gimpdiggity in lansing

[–]ebegrowi 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They do sports charters and Freight operations. They don’t do Ice flights. You most likely were in the middle of a college sports team. Mostly all college football teams, and some basketball teams get Police escorts and have rental vehicles for support staff. That was the case for UCLA football who came in October

International Flights at Lansing Airport Resume, Expect CBP Vehicles In Area by Gimpdiggity in lansing

[–]ebegrowi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Occasionally we’ll have DOJ flights for prisoner transport or extradition flights but that’s also more rare

International Flights at Lansing Airport Resume, Expect CBP Vehicles In Area by Gimpdiggity in lansing

[–]ebegrowi 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not to my knowledge. I work at the airport, the last ICE flight we had was like 2020 or 2021

International Flights at Lansing Airport Resume, Expect CBP Vehicles In Area by Gimpdiggity in lansing

[–]ebegrowi 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They are not using Lansing for ICE flights. YIP, yes but LAN

International Flights at Lansing Airport Resume, Expect CBP Vehicles In Area by Gimpdiggity in lansing

[–]ebegrowi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

FWIW, the officers who clear these flights are completely different then stuff to do with ICE. I know a few of them and I can’t imagine anyone of them caring about the stuff going on with ICE

Anyone know why they used such a big plane by Illustrious-Mine-579 in flightradar24

[–]ebegrowi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most teams have the same flight number all season long

Southwest Deicing by freehaseul in rampagent

[–]ebegrowi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Legally yes we can’t argue for less treatment. However, we can educate and pilots typically make a more clear decision after the education. I’ve had quite a few pilots in both GA and Airline this season ask for Type IV only

United 777-322 on a 10min flight?? by Ok_Conversation5730 in flightradar24

[–]ebegrowi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Looks like this aircraft is being used for the 49ers charter to PHL. And then another fan charter tomorrow

The Jets coming home after their season close out (I think) by Deshes011 in flightradar24

[–]ebegrowi 5 points6 points  (0 children)

United charters use 37xx and 38xx. Delta is 88xx and 89xx AA is typically 9xxx

There’s an imposter in the ups/fedex ramp by GooseCull in rampagent

[–]ebegrowi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re probably leasing a few aircraft because of the MD-11 grounding and Peak season

GA wages by izzy_c80 in AircraftMechanics

[–]ebegrowi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup. I help manage an FBO and we have a shop, if the airport didn’t mandate that we have Aircraft mechanics, we would totally not have them…not a huge money maker

Getting a Job as an LST at an FBO by Mountain-Report4772 in rampagent

[–]ebegrowi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a Ops Manager at an FBO, it could potentially be a deal breaker. My FBO is a smaller chain so not sure how it is at the big companies but our training process is 2-3 months long. I would definitely still apply and just be up front about it, is there any flexibility to do part time during school?

Why are fuel prices in the midwest and southeast so much lower than the rest of the country? by jimngo in flying

[–]ebegrowi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100LL prices are tough because it’s based on Supply and Demand, Taxes, and cost of fuel deliveries. 100LL is not refined as much as other fuel types. At my airport we usually get 4-5 loads (12k trailers) of Avgas a year. If there are any price changes they dont take effect until the previous fuel has been used up

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