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[[File:BellCH135135TwinHuey.JPG|thumb|upright=1.14|A [[Canadian Forces]] [[CH-135 Twin Huey]] from [[CFB Goose Bay|Base Rescue Goose Bay]] delivered by a ferry crew to [[CFB Winnipeg]] for [[Aircraft maintenance|Depot Level Inspection and Repair]] at [[Bristol Aerospace]] in 1988.]] |
[[File:BellCH135135TwinHuey.JPG|thumb|upright=1.14|A [[Canadian Forces]] [[CH-135 Twin Huey]] from [[CFB Goose Bay|Base Rescue Goose Bay]] delivered by a ferry crew to [[CFB Winnipeg]] for [[Aircraft maintenance|Depot Level Inspection and Repair]] at [[Bristol Aerospace]] in 1988.]] |
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'''Ferry flying''' is the flying of aircraft for the purpose of returning to base, |
'''Ferry flying''' or a '''positioning flight''' is the flying of aircraft for the purpose of returning the aircraft to base, delivering it to a customer, moving it from one base of operations to another, or moving it to or from a maintenance facility that includes [[maintenance, repair, and operations]].<ref name="Crane">{{cite dictionary|title=Ferry flying|last=Crane|first=Dale|dictionary=Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms|edition=third|page=210|publisher=Aviation Supplies & Academics|date=1997|isbn=1-56027-287-2}}</ref> |
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A commercial airliner may need to be moved from one airport to another to satisfy the next day's timetable or facilitate routine maintenance |
A commercial airliner may need to be moved from one airport to another to satisfy the next day's timetable or facilitate routine maintenance. This is commonly known as a '''positioning flight''' or '''repositioning flight''', and may carry revenue freight or passengers as local aviation regulations and airline policies allow.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://aerocorner.com/blog/ferry-flights-and-positioning-flights/ |title=What Are Ferry Flights and Positioning Flights |last=Claiborne |first=Matt |website=aerocorner.com |date=20 July 2020 |access-date=May 13, 2021}}</ref> Such flights may be necessary following a major weather event or other similar disruption which causes multiple cancellations across an airline's network resulting in many aircraft and crew being out of position for normal operations; the [[2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull]] or the mass evacuation of US airspace following the [[September 11 attacks|9/11 attacks]] being significant examples of this. |
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==Ferry permit== |
==Ferry permit== |
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* [[C. W. A. Scott]] |
* [[C. W. A. Scott]] |
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* [[Diana Barnato Walker]] |
* [[Diana Barnato Walker]] |
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* [[Margrit Waltz]] |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Air Transport Auxiliary]] |
* [[Air Transport Auxiliary]], UK civil aviation organization that ferried military aircraft during World War II (WWII) |
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* [[Air Transport Command]], US Army Air Forces (USAAF) command charged with ferrying aircraft during WWII |
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* [[Dead mileage]], a similar concept in ground transportation |
* [[Dead mileage]], a similar concept in ground transportation |
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* [[Ferry range]] |
* [[Ferry range]] |
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* [[RAF Ferry Command]] |
* [[RAF Ferry Command]], UK military command charged with ferrying US aircraft to the UK during WWII |
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* [[United Kingdom aircraft test serials]] |
* [[United Kingdom aircraft test serials]] |
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* [[Women Airforce Service Pilots]] |
* [[Women Airforce Service Pilots]], US civil aviation organization that trained women pilots to ferry USAAF aircraft during WWII |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==Further reading== |
==Further reading== |
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* {{cite news |url= https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2018-04-05/long-trip-tbm-910 |title= A Long Trip in a TBM 910 |work= AIN |first= Matt |last= Thurber |date= April 5, 2018}} |
* {{cite news |url= https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2018-04-05/long-trip-tbm-910 |title= A Long Trip in a TBM 910 |work= AIN |first= Matt |last= Thurber |date= April 5, 2018}} |
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* {{cite news |url= https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/ferry-flights-jet-test-transport |title= This global airline has no passengers, no cargo and flies just one way |work=[[CNN]] |first= Howard |last= Slutsken |date= December 1, 2020}} |
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* {{cite news |url= https://www.key.aero/article/ferrying-airliners-around-world-inside-story |title= FERRYING AIRLINERS AROUND THE WORLD - THE INSIDE STORY |work= [[Airliner World]] |first= Chris |last= Smith |date= 15 February 2023}} |
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[[Category:Aircraft operations]] |
[[Category:Aircraft operations]] |
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[[Category:Aviation by mission]] |
[[Category:Aviation by mission]] |
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[[Category:Aircraft ferrying]] |
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Latest revision as of 23:19, 23 August 2024
Ferry flying or a positioning flight is the flying of aircraft for the purpose of returning the aircraft to base, delivering it to a customer, moving it from one base of operations to another, or moving it to or from a maintenance facility that includes maintenance, repair, and operations.[1]
A commercial airliner may need to be moved from one airport to another to satisfy the next day's timetable or facilitate routine maintenance. This is commonly known as a positioning flight or repositioning flight, and may carry revenue freight or passengers as local aviation regulations and airline policies allow.[2] Such flights may be necessary following a major weather event or other similar disruption which causes multiple cancellations across an airline's network resulting in many aircraft and crew being out of position for normal operations; the 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull or the mass evacuation of US airspace following the 9/11 attacks being significant examples of this.
Ferry permit
[edit]A ferry permit is a written authorization issued by a National Airworthiness Authority to move a non-airworthy civil aircraft from its present location to a maintenance facility to be inspected, repaired and returned to an airworthy state.[1]
Ferry pilots
[edit]Louise Sacchi flew single- and multi-engine planes 340 times across both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, breaking several records in the process.[3]
Other notable ferry pilots include:
- Helen Marcelle Harrison Bristol
- Lettice Curtis
- Maureen Dunlop de Popp
- Mary Ellis, WWII pilot in the United Kingdom
- Luis Fontés
- Joan Hughes
- Amy Johnson
- Jim Mollison (Amy Johnson's husband)
- Robert Neale
- Robert Olds
- Jarvis Offutt
- Jadwiga Piłsudska
- C. W. A. Scott
- Diana Barnato Walker
- Margrit Waltz
See also
[edit]- Air Transport Auxiliary, UK civil aviation organization that ferried military aircraft during World War II (WWII)
- Air Transport Command, US Army Air Forces (USAAF) command charged with ferrying aircraft during WWII
- Dead mileage, a similar concept in ground transportation
- Ferry range
- RAF Ferry Command, UK military command charged with ferrying US aircraft to the UK during WWII
- United Kingdom aircraft test serials
- Women Airforce Service Pilots, US civil aviation organization that trained women pilots to ferry USAAF aircraft during WWII
References
[edit]- ^ a b Crane, Dale (1997). "Ferry flying". Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms (third ed.). Aviation Supplies & Academics. p. 210. ISBN 1-56027-287-2.
- ^ Claiborne, Matt (20 July 2020). "What Are Ferry Flights and Positioning Flights". aerocorner.com. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ "Highlights of Louise Sacchi's Aviation History". The Ninety Nines. Archived from the original on 2008-05-14.
Further reading
[edit]- Thurber, Matt (April 5, 2018). "A Long Trip in a TBM 910". AIN.
- Slutsken, Howard (December 1, 2020). "This global airline has no passengers, no cargo and flies just one way". CNN.
- Smith, Chris (15 February 2023). "FERRYING AIRLINERS AROUND THE WORLD - THE INSIDE STORY". Airliner World.