 |
| The Airport Fire Service marked the arrival of the final flight piloted by Captain Bob Horton with a traditional water canon salute prior to his retirement from flybe.... |
 |
| .... as flybe Embraer 175 G-FBJH operating flight BE 1847 to Birmingham from Florence - but routing via Pisa - landed on Runway 15 the evening of Thursday 26 June 2014 |
 |
| ....the Birmingham Airport Fire Service where in place and ready aside Taxiway Charlie |
 |
| Captain Bob Horton, a former Naval helicopter pilot, was retiring from flybe and his position as General Manager Jets after being part of the business for over 15 years.... |
 |
| .... during that time, amidst a variety of individual projects, he successfully managed the introduction of the Embraer E-Jet into flybe service and oversaw many individual projects |
 |
| .... including the volcanic ash incident, where much of European airspace was closed in 2010. Bob took up the challenge of formulating the safety case enabling the airline to continue.... |
 |
| .... operations should any similar events occur - one of only 4 UK-based airlines to have an operational safety risk assessment for volcanic ash operations accepted by the CAA |
 |
| After a good soaking from Airport Fire Service flybe Embraer 175 G-FBJH taxied to Stand 4 - best wishes for the future to Captain Bob Horton from all at Birmingham Airport |
 |
| Thursday 26 June 2014 |
