Virgin Atlantic has launched a new codeshare partnership with fellow SkyTeam member Kenya Airways: https://corporate.virginatlantic.com/gb/en/media/press-releases/virgin-atlantic-and-kenya-airways.html Virgin Atlantic and Kenya Airways are pleased to announce a new codeshare partnership agreement, ...
Jump to postMaybe some insurance related issue. The longest "Moscow-exclusive" A380 is A6-EER, flying this route for 2 years already. Other frames are A6-EDM (added since last November or December), A6-EDQ and A6-EUM (now disputable, but as we have seen, it seems like its allowance hasn't been remove...
Jump to postIt therefore ends up with network load factors in the mid 70s which isn't enough. They either need a means of filling more of their existing capacity, or to cut capacity. Selling off the entire 787 fleet and replacing them with A321XLRs, then leaving the A330NEOs and A350s in place, might give the ...
Jump to postI’m still scratching my head over the return to DXB given how much capacity EK provides for London and rest of UK combined with BA’s own offerings. Think this is basically a slot filler for a suspended TLV frequency. DXB came back before the Hamas atrocity. My bad, got confused - the VS TLV slot we...
Jump to postBoeing74741R wrote:I’m still scratching my head over the return to DXB given how much capacity EK provides for London and rest of UK combined with BA’s own offerings.
TC957 wrote:VS are cancelling their TLV service to early September now.
With regard to MAN ops, people mention the seasonable nature, or insufficient demand on some routes to justify VS expansion there. I do wonder whether VS have looked at the A321XLR as a possible solution for MAN to help expand business outside of their LHR hub. If they did this, you would expect the...
Jump to postVirgin Atlantic now suspend all services to Tel Aviv.
The morning flight that had been operating is suspended, looking to re-commence 16th October
https://help.virginatlantic.com/gb/en/n ... pdate.html
Odd looking flight for British airways to TLV today. Looks like the flight (A35K G-XBWF as usual) left an hour late, got all the way to Israeli airspace and as low as 8,000 feet on its approach then turn around and looks like it's heading back to London. ba.com shows flight has been delayed to 20:00...
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BobMUC wrote:Next leg: MAD-SMA
https://www.flightradar24.com/AIB11AB/321a9efe
saw a VS A350 overhead positioning LHR-STN late yesterday afternoon (Sunday 25th June).
anyone know why?
Interestingly, BA has never flown the A380 to Australia either. Only LHR-SIN terminators got the A380, LHR-SIN-SYD was a mix of 70/86J 744s, 77Ws and I think 789s. Not even 86J 744. It was LHR-BKK-SYD on 744 and LHR-SIN-SYD on 772ER. When they pulled out of BKK-SYD tag they switched SIN-SYD tag to ...
Jump to postMany automakers have their 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 electric cars out. Wait until 5.0. If you wait that long then the planet suffers as does your wallet - costs of ownership on EV's are already lower than tat for ICE. I own a Model 3 LR, best car have ever had by a long shot..... no going back to ICE for me.
Jump to postGood time to negotiate... they are owed millions in compensation no doubt, and will likely use that as leverage to get bigger discounts on new frames at a time when the max programme is struggling.
Jump to postnoviorbis77 wrote:the next glorious chapter in our proud nations history.
Richard28 wrote:Jump to postpatriotic xenophobic populist nonsense
Such a sad day. We now start the process of trying to re-negotiate what we have just thrown away, whilst accepting a smaller position on the global stage with less influence and less personal rights and freedoms. Yet still I have not heard a coherent argument for Brexit other than emotional response...
Jump to postSo how would the loan be on a commercial basis?. I presume it means similar terms such as a commercial interest rate and not something unrealistic. But interest rates for secured and unsecured loans are materially different. You cannot have a loan on a "commercial basis" if it is an unsec...
Jump to postdara88 wrote:Also, why should anyone record a video of the dark black sky without any purpose? In my opinion, it's definitely fake.
An EK pilot on a PPRune said two 6.5 year old frames were being scrapped, and planespotters.net has marked EEH (MSN 119) and EEK (MSN 132) as stored. Frames parked at DWC are occasionally used for crew training, however EEH and EEK have been there since 25th and 29th August respectively and have no...
Jump to postWith the ME3 loosing interest in the 777-8, there is an opportunity for Boeing to optimize its configuration to best suite QF needs for the Sunrise project. It could mean a slightly shorter -8 than initially considered. This would also better suite the future freighter version by giving it slightly...
Jump to postEWR (VS001) is it's inaugural IIRC. And then ?..... IIRC.... Virgin is using their A35J's to replace their outgoing B744's so wherever the queen flies an A35J will follow at some point VS are having their A350’s in 2 batches. The first batch are LHR configured... the second will be LGW (low J) conf...
Jump to postBut for me I don’t go to any EU countries majority of my travels are either to AU or US and my money goes along way down under. If you travel to Australia and the USA you will face the same thing, the Pound has dropped against those currencies as well. As you know the £ always fluctuate’s, but I re...
Jump to postA101 wrote:My position has been well defined since I have been posting on the board, and don't feel the need to keep spelling it out all the time
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Simple, there should have been a white paper setting out what they were going to do and how they were going to do it. this would have then been the basis of the Leave campaign, and something on which there could have been a proper debate at the time of the referendum. Instead as we now clearly under...
Jump to posthttps://mobile.twitter.com/parrotvotti/status/1118034595176505344 I wish I had kept a leaflet ⋅ implement what... ? ⋅ How to keep to previous treaties and commitments? ⋅ There is no date any "implementation" should be done by ⋅ No confirmation that ...
Jump to postAnd he makes it very difficult for EU-27 leaders to sell kindness to the people back home. Why would we help the UK if they threaten us? Of course we would enable Rees-Mogg's wet dream, but still. He is simply antagonising to try and get EU leaders to block any extension. But in doing so admits we ...
Jump to postJacob Rees-Mogg has tweeted today, in a huff over any extension:: If a long extension leaves us stuck in the EU we should be as difficult as possible. We could veto any increase in the budget, obstruct the putative EU army and block Mr Macron’s integrationist schemes. admitting in one tweet, that as...
Jump to postMost of what you list here is unneccessary. First of all, with respect to the number of AoA sensors, two is sufficient. For a FBW aircraft, triple redundancy is necessary because the flight control computer needs valid data in order for the plane to fly. In the case of MCAS, it just needs to recogn...
Jump to postExcept they didn't. The bill passed is specific to the date April 12th and has been so poorly and hastily concocted that it does little more than compel the Prime Minister to make a phonecall to Brussels to ask for an extension, which she said she is going to do anyway. It might as well have been w...
Jump to postTry this see if it works for you https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/amp.ft.com/content/cdbb18b2-5624-11e9-91f9-b6515a54c5b1 I’m reading this at the moment http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?text=&docid=208636&pageIndex=0&doclang=en&mode=lst&dir=&occ=first&pa...
Jump to postOr withdraw article 50 by Parliament, if Parlament would take the vote of last night seriously. Actually, that would be the default position now, wouldn't you agree. https://amp.ft.com/content/cdbb18b2-5624-11e9-91f9-b6515a54c5b1 “The legal logistics of revoking Article 50“ It might not be that eas...
Jump to postNo, it still needs to be passed by The House of Lords. But somehow it's the EU that is run by unelected people? :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: don't spoil a perfectly good argument with facts. Not too long ago one of the Tory Brexiters was even discussing how they could use the Queen to derail Parliament ...
Jump to postgeez the so called Elites A term which could just as easily be applied to Rees-Mogg, Sir Liam Fox, Boris Johnson, Michael Gove, Andrea Leadsom, Nigel Farage... etc etc Like most things Brexit, this comment is nothing but air. What you are actually watching is parliamentary sovereignty going through...
Jump to postI’m sure it happens both ways.
easyJet is an example in the EU of an airline that switched from exclusively 737NG to exclusively A320 series.
All very quiet on the VS A350’s.... have they been fully painted yet?
New upper class seat to be launched I think on 8th April - are they being kept under wraps somewhere for big reveal that day too?
So she finally going for a compromise backed by a large majority and only the extremist will be left standing. Let’s hope so.... The ERG could be left high and dry here... still of course unable to challenge TM until November... so TM needs to ensure through this that she keeps Labour on side to av...
Jump to postWith so many people due to be upset, manifestos and promises broken, a ratification referendum would seem a very sensible way forward to confirm the final offer.
Hopeful for a peoplesvote.... but we’ve been here before.....
Any business would do there due diligence and factor in all that, the way you carrying on that no business has to deal with any of that when dealing with third countries and it’s going to stop trade or travel. Does it stop UK citizens now travelling to places where they have to do those things. The...
Jump to postGee that's an imposition isn't it, not too different if you went anywhere else in the world, if that breaks your bank id suggest you stay home. I can afford it - the issue is it is a pointless additional cost and hassle that should not be there. Now imagine I am a business importing and exporting w...
Jump to postThanks Dutchy.... i’ve checked it through and all is well... the policy says it covers me for European Union... no mention of UK’s status in that union...
I sense (and hope) we may still be in the EU when I get back anyhow (fingers crossed!).....
There is a mechanism within the GFA for which we are happy to abide by, there’s nothing forceing NI to leave if they don’t want to, if they want to remain in the EU that have it avalible to them. Indeed there is, a border poll... i.e. a referendum. You are being disingenuous here of course, as a bo...
Jump to postI've just been to a supermarket... £6.00 for passport style photo, then to the post office, £5.50 for an International Driving Permit for forthcoming holiday (I'm in France on April 12th so need this as a contingency in case of Hard Brexit). Another person beside me at the post office was doing exac...
Jump to post4.7 billion to the EU. that is disgusting, how much we waste. 0.7% !!!! for access ot the worlds biggest single market, customs union, Free trade agreements with Mexico, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Canada.... etc etc it's the smallest UK expenditure - we spend over double that on culture! Small ...
Jump to postIf your happy to cede 100% to a European Federation I’m happy for you. Are you prepared to except a more centralised government where you don’t know we’re they may prioritise the tax revenues or commit to the smaller nations and prioritise areas of greater growth, least national governments will be...
Jump to postI'm signing off for the weekend
enjoy #NoBrexitDay everyone... I'l be enjoying a glass of fine french wine tonight, heck, maybe even some Prosecco 
noviorbis77 wrote:
Support for UKIP was lower at the last election because we expected to be leaving the wretched EU today. Unfortunately Parliament has let us all down.
You do all realise that in the unlikely event we do get an extension and have to enter the pointless EU elections, UKIP will be the largest political party representing the UK. Brexit logic... How can electing people to represent your interest be pointless, would you prefer to be unrepresented? Or ...
Jump to postLong extension now only way, EU elections will follow with either
a) General Election,
b) Confirmatory Referendum
c) revocation
I vote for (b) but would love (c)