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Falklands Charter

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Anyone know who is doing the UK - Falklands run for MOD?
Is it LAN CHILE?

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I was curious about this and found some info: it should be the RAF itself with VC-10s to fly the Brize Norton-Ascension Island-Port Stanley route.
There is a webpage with all the info about the trip available (included what to wear during the flight!).
Today it might be operated by Astraeus: I remember the lates Astraeus plans released by AIG feature only the 757 which flown to the UK to Cyprus, but they should also have 767s...
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When i was there last year it was FlyGlobespan with a single 757. May have changed since then
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Yeah think GLOBALSPAN went bust or something
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For your information, all flights operated by The Globespan Group plc or Globespan Airways Limited have been cancelled and the aircraft grounded.

See http://www.flyglobespan.com/ for more details.
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In which case i have no idea who does it.
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From Wikipedia:
after Flyglobespan went bankrupt in 2009, the flights have been temporarily operated by Air Tahiti Nui, Titan Airways and Air Seychelles[12]. They fly to and from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, with a refuelling stop at RAF Ascension Island in the south-central Atlantic Ocean. These flights currently use Boeing 767 aircraft although occasionally an RAF Lockheed Tristar freight aircraft or an Antonov An-225 bring in large items of freight.
Additionally, every Saturday LAN Airlines operates a scheduled commercial flight to the city of Punta Arenas in southern Chile, stopping at Río Gallegos, Argentina once a month.
Obviously they mean the An-124, not the An-225!
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Air Seychelles has the contract now.
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Titan Airways 767 - new contract.
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Thanks for that guys, seems the MOD tender it out every now and then?

Titan it is...

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