Danny From Poland, joined Apr 2002, 3482 posts, RR: 2 Posted (10 years 4 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 1204 times:
Recently some standard has been apllied to Polish Airlines name in the database. I am sorry to say this but the worst solution has been chosen.
1. LOT plane is now named: LOT - Polish Airlines / Polskie Linie Lotnicze
I don't know why both english and polish landuage version is used. All other airlines seems to have only one.
2. Eurolot planes:
some AT72: LOT - Polish Airlines / Polskie Linie Lotnicze (EuroLOT)
some AT72: EuroLOT
AT42: EuroLOT
Why are they different? All ATRs belong to Eurolot. Even if some of them have old liveries. I think the livery does not change the airline name - my sugestion would be to make it simple and real:
Backfire From Germany, joined Oct 2006, 0 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (10 years 3 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 1096 times:
I think you have to appreciate Polish culture. Don't forget that the Poles are a fiercely nationalistic group of people, proud of their language and still somewhat distrustful of foreigners - and who can blame them, given the country's history.
Personally I like to see the native language on the fleet, even if English is a better marketing tool.
What next? Aeroflot written in English rather than Cyrillic? That'll be the day.
For the double names I give another example here, Delta Connection. You will probably know that Delta Connection is flown by several companies, which are now listed in the database as follows:
When I take one of them as an example, "Delta Connection (Comair)". In the past when there was no guideline for this, you could find this name in the airline field of the photo caption as e.g.:
Delta Connection
Comair
Delta Connection/Comair
Comair/Delta Connection
Delta Connection-Comair
Comair-Delta Connection
Delta Connection Comair
and a few other combinations (and misspellings). Multiply this with the other operating companies of Delta Connection, and you can imagine how the database looked in the past.
There have been many requests of company staff and pilots, but also of general viewers, who asked that it should be possible to see e.g. all the photos for Comair under one button. But others wanted to see all Delta Connection photos under one button. Also many people find it very interesting to see from which company an aircraft is leased. With the new method of listing the names all these wishes can be satisfied. When you know a better method please let me know.
Jarek From Poland, joined May 2001, 342 posts, RR: 1 Reply 9, posted (10 years 3 weeks 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 1029 times:
I was under the impression that ERJ-170s are supposed to replace some of 737 and ERJ-145, not ATR.
Not mentioning that ERJ-170s are bought by LOT and ATRs belong to EuroLOT.
...and furthermore, there are many more photos of airlines in this DB, with titles in both English and a native language, pure logic says that the same rules should be used for all of them, just not for some selected ones...
Danny From Poland, joined Apr 2002, 3482 posts, RR: 2 Reply 16, posted (10 years 3 weeks 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 958 times:
Explanation is easy - 100% owner of Eurolot is LOT so they have one policy. Eurolot received ATRs from LOT. I guess Eurokot will be reduced to 5 aircrafts only (new AT45). All the rest will be LOT aircraft.
In fact you should treat them as a one company although formally separate entities.
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And we are not nationalistic group of people. I dont know you told you that but it is far from reality.
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