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The only press releases I've seen for Covid Evac flights have been from the MoD. 2 or 3 flights from LSI to Aberdeen using an A400 and the Aeromed team from Brize and a Puma sortie from Arran.

@saabdriver Has the pandemic changed plans to convert more of the Saab's to freighters?

Saabdriver wrote: ↑Fri May 15, 2020 8:32 pm Correct - G-LGNA and G-LGNG are the two aircraft in ambulance fit - one as main aircraft, one as back-up and additional support in case the primary aircraft is called out and not back.

Crews are on morning and evening early-til-late standby duties, seven days a week.

Wasn't G-SGTS also reconfigured too ? Or have they switched it back to passenger duties now ?

Allen McL wrote: ↑Fri May 29, 2020 2:56 pm

Saabdriver wrote: ↑Fri May 15, 2020 8:32 pm Correct - G-LGNA and G-LGNG are the two aircraft in ambulance fit - one as main aircraft, one as back-up and additional support in case the primary aircraft is called out and not back.

Crews are on morning and evening early-til-late standby duties, seven days a week.

Wasn't G-SGTS also reconfigured too ? Or have they switched it back to passenger duties now ?

G-HIAL is the Twin Otter that was converted - the press release was confusing as it had G-SGTS in the background

I've seen G-HIAL getting used for training flights on FR24.

Given the internal reconfig, could it be used for getting PPE etc to Barra in addition to the daily scheduled flights or is it solely to be used as a standby air ambulance.

Bearsden wrote: ↑Fri May 29, 2020 3:24 pm

Allen McL wrote: ↑Fri May 29, 2020 2:56 pm

Saabdriver wrote: ↑Fri May 15, 2020 8:32 pm Correct - G-LGNA and G-LGNG are the two aircraft in ambulance fit - one as main aircraft, one as back-up and additional support in case the primary aircraft is called out and not back.

Crews are on morning and evening early-til-late standby duties, seven days a week.

Wasn't G-SGTS also reconfigured too ? Or have they switched it back to passenger duties now ?

G-HIAL is the Twin Otter that was converted - the press release was confusing as it had G-SGTS in the background

Ah... so has HIAL been reconfigured back to full passenger service, in that case ?

As far as I am aware G-HIAL is still configured for COVID-19 patient transfers from specifically Barra

Two Saab 340s are available - G-LGNG as the primary aircraft and G-LGNA as back-up. The Saab 340s can carry ambulance patients without the need for the isolation pod. The pod would need to be used on the Twin Otter though and G-HIAL remains configured to take it.

The way in which this is designed means that the reconfig programme isn't particularly long, so the aircraft could change at short notice. Any of the 340s from G-LGNA thru G-LGNG could be deployed and either of the Twin Otter 400s could be used.

The freighter conversions are much more significant (and not reversible). G-LGNU was converted to freighter but has now left the Loganair fleet.

Today via Anna.Aero at 14.00-14.30 there is a live 'Loganair Webinar' featuring Jonathon Hinckles....

https://www.anna.aero/2020/05/14/logana ... pirations/

Could be interesting....

IB

GLA-EXT not starting until 2021 now either