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Old May 21, 23, 11:46 pm
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AS9540 BRO-LAX Charter 19MAY
Curious if anyone has any info on this flight? AS9540 19MAY, looks like was going Brownsville, TX (BRO) to Los Angeles, CA (LAX). Crew stopped the climb at 2000 ft and returned to BRO after a bird strike. Curious if anyone knows who they were chartering for?
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Old May 22, 23, 12:06 am
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per FR24, N514AS had come in from LAX; AS pulled N928AK in from AUS to make up the flight several hours later (and cancelled the AUS-SFO for which that jet had initially been scheduled)

completely speculating, I wouldn’t be surprised if the LAX<>BRO flights were CBP charters
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Old May 22, 23, 12:54 pm
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Interesting. A quick check of FR24 shows AS has been running BRO-LAX charters about twice a week going back to early April. I agree above it probably has something to do with CBP.
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Old May 22, 23, 1:29 pm
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Originally Posted by Chugach
Interesting. A quick check of FR24 shows AS has been running BRO-LAX charters about twice a week going back to early April. I agree above it probably has something to do with CBP.
MAYBE something SpaceX related? They have a big presence in BRO, so maybe shuttling employees?
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that would also make sense 🚀
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Old May 22, 23, 10:48 pm
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Originally Posted by StevenSeagalFan
MAYBE something SpaceX related? They have a big presence in BRO, so maybe shuttling employees?
I just googled BRO and Avelo is running bookable BUR-BRO RTs on wednesdays and saturdays, too.
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Old May 22, 23, 11:48 pm
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Originally Posted by chrisl137
I just googled BRO and Avelo is running bookable BUR-BRO RTs on wednesdays and saturdays, too.
Also BRO to Orlando. Looks like their standard tourism-driven routes.
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This was a SpaceX employee charter. I have a friend who was on the incident flight and got a video of the bird strike.
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Originally Posted by notquiteaff
Also BRO to Orlando. Looks like their standard tourism-driven routes.
BUR-BRO and BRO-MCO are also SpaceX charters due to the launch site at Cape Canaveral.
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Old Jun 3, 23, 11:13 pm
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Originally Posted by JetAirways77W
BUR-BRO and BRO-MCO are also SpaceX charters due to the launch site at Cape Canaveral.
I am surprised there isnt a closer airport they (and others) could use. I suppose landing at the shuttle landing facility is not an option?
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Originally Posted by notquiteaff
I am surprised there isn’t a closer airport they (and others) could use. I suppose landing at the shuttle landing facility is not an option?
well, Melbourne/ MLB is closer, but AS already has ground support and staffing in place at MCO … they would have to contract for that sort of stuff anywhere else
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Originally Posted by jrl767
well, Melbourne/ MLB is closer, but AS already has ground support and staffing in place at MCO they would have to contract for that sort of stuff anywhere else
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Makes sense, but. my comment about BRO-MCO was about Avelo flights. Might be same reason, thought..
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