Re: BA pilots to strike, 9-10 27 September.

Bellerophon wrote:

"...A day of strike action will cost BA around £40m. Three days will cost in the region of £120m. The gap between BA’s position and BALPA’s position is about £5m..."

Re: Niki Lauda, R.I.P.

A very sad loss. A true F1 legend that I respected a great deal.

This weekend's Monaco GP is going to be quite a somber event I imagine.

RIP Champ.

Re: Your advice to Boeing for the upcoming Paris Air Show ?

I would seriously rebrand the MAX's as the B737-8, B737-9 etc. Get away from the MAX name completely. That's the classic British government solution. Trouble at Windscale nuclear power station? Rename it Sellafield. Trouble at Long Kesh prison camp in Northern Ireland? Rename it The Maze. It didn't...

Re: Your advice to Boeing for the upcoming Paris Air Show ?

Most of the general population doesn't even know what the MAX is or would have any idea they're flying one I think you'll find a lot of people know about the MAX now sadly. Even my 80 year old Nanna knows about it. In general you are correct that people haven't a clue what plane they are flying on ...

Re: Your advice to Boeing for the upcoming Paris Air Show ?

I would seriously rebrand the MAX's as the B737-8, B737-9 etc. Get away from the MAX name completely. People aren't shying away from flying on current B737-800's so the 737 name is good still but when they see the word 'MAX' in the future, well, there's your problem. MAX is just too easy a name to r...

Re: British Airways axes entire Hong Kong crew ahead of closure of base in city next month in Oct

Re: BA1/2 (LCY-SNN-JFK-LCY) Quietly Cancelled?

G-EUNA ferried LCY-DUB on 04AUG for maintenance.

BA001 is bookable again towards the end of July.

Re: Will KLM ever order a Narrow Body Airbus?

So, if your question actually was " Why does KLM appear prefer Boeing narrobodies ?"...... .....then um, why didn't you ask that ? I honestly doubt he meant that awful English you wrote. My question is will KLM ever order a Narrow Body airplane from Airbus? Yes because this question in no...

Re: British Airways tilts against reclining seats

That has literally never been my experience. Nor do people recline for a nap and then bring it back up again. It's always: take-off, full recline (usually in one BAM! without a please or thank you), "prepare for landing", seat up. Sucks to be you then. I've experienced many people not rec...

Re: Inaugural QF MEL-PER-LHR this Saturday 24 March

Is it really aimed at white people who don’t want stopovers in ‘foreign ‘ places ??? There was a shocking lack of passenger diversity on the inaugural flight ... it made me less likely to ever visit Perth What an ignorant comment... Completely. I live in Perth and it is a massively diverse place to...

Re: British Airways tilts against reclining seats

Great move by BA as it will stop idiots unnecessarily reclining their seats on 40 minute flights. Hear, hear. I absolutely fail to understand why people feel the need to recline their seats on board an aircraft when they wouldn't expect to do so on a train journey of similar length. I'm not a regul...

Re: British Airways tilts against reclining seats

It's just another issue that will never be fully settled. I feel like it's because when we talk about reclining a seat it is inferred that we push the seat back as far as it goes and that is rarely the case for most. The seat recline isn't just 'on or off', there's a vast array of degrees which it ...

Re: CX to start 777 10-abreast upgrade in March, first 77W retirements to follow

ZK-NBT wrote:

MYT332 wrote:

They really squeeze them in, lower costs than all, haha my bad.

Re: CX to start 777 10-abreast upgrade in March, first 77W retirements to follow

ZK-NBT wrote:

Maybe it was the 773’s initially but the 77W’s are getting 19 abreast as well.

Re: Air Canada 787-9 vs. ATC: Clearance to land only after fourth (!) mayday call

You only hold for an hour if you think there is a good chance to get into your destination or have a solid alternate that will definitely be open. I've always wondered why Northeast Airlines 140 or Windsor 114 didn't divert after holding for so long at IAD that time. Surely there must have been an ...

Re: BA flight in trouble? G-VIIH

QF did so a couple of years back but it was my understanding that the 5 mounting point was a optional extra as it were and very few customers specked it on their 744s QF did it last year with 744 VH-OJS operating QF63 SYD-JNB. It called in here at PER for fuel and then carried on with the 5th pod t...

Re: QR teases new business class (barely)

either because it isn't there or I'm blind; I'm concerned either way. I am afraid either you or me are going blind, because forget screen, I don't see any seat either on Qatar Airways site. Just an announcement that new Biz class is coming in 2 days. I think the seat is in the background behind the...

Re: M&S Simply Food, or FoodHall. The Great Debate

Daleaholic wrote:

I hope my local M&S doesn't shut down, where else can I get my girly Watermelon & Coconut white tea because I'm a big girl and like it fruity?

Re: M&S Simply Food, or FoodHall. The Great Debate

Thankfully all this uncertainty hasn't stopped me having wet dreams about A330-200's.

I shall (...) go back in to self-imposed exile now until Johan returns and makes good with the website!

Rabbit/hat/pancake

RE: North Korea's First Airshow

"Furthermore, we are delighted that the Air Festival will be hosting the first ever DPRK National Beer Festival, during which visitors will be allowed to sample a wide array of beers from across the country whilst enjoying the thrilling aerobatic feats taking place above them." Sweet!  <img src...

RE: Pax Urinated On--Golden Shower In The Sky

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/nitepilot79" class="quote" target="_blank">nitepilot79</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>plane took out his frustratio...

RE: Celebrity Passengers

I flew <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym>-<acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> on a <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> A380 in business class with Ariana Grande. She and some skinny looking guy...

RE: BA Safety Video Music: Title?

If we're talking about <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> music then check out the below links. Sound familiar to anyone? It's just like being back onboard. <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/wink.gif" width="15" height="15" border="0"/><br/><br/><a hr...

RE: QF63/06Jan Via PER W/5 Engins To JNB

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/BoeingVista" class="quote" target="_blank">BoeingVista</a> (<a href="#34" class="quote">Reply 34</a>):<br/><i>Thanks for sharing.</i></font></td...

RE: QF63/06Jan Via PER W/5 Engins To JNB

Managed to get this video of VH-OJS firmly touching down in PER yesterday.

RE: QR Announces Second A350 Destination

What happened to PER being one of the first destinations for their A350's?

RE: Qantas Retires The Boeing 767

<a href="http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt150/alexandergh/last_qf_767_flight_b.jpg" target="_blank"> Squint and you can see VH-OGL doing a flypast of the Bridge.</a> <a href="http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt150/alexandergh/last_qf_767_flight_c.jpg" target="_blank">Were they trying to draw s...

RE: Comparing The Competition: BA/VS Inaugural MAN-LHR

I was on the inaugural too with fellow user Nighthawk. Check-in closed at 0705 and owing to a flat tyre on the M61 we checked in, just about, at 0703 so we win the prize for being last to check-in. We then barged our way through security and down to Gate 18, amusingly the old bmi gate, and went stra...

RE: Ryan International Airlines Ceases Operations

All the best to Ted Burson, Admiral of the old Ghana fleet at Ryan. <br/><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/photo/Ghana-International-Airlines/Boeing-757-225/1161133/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/photo/Ghana-International-Airlines/Boeing-7...

RE: EI To Operate VS Domestic Routes

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/A340crew" class="quote" target="_blank">A340crew</a> (<a href="#17" class="quote">Reply 17</a>):<br/><i> It will also be interesting to see some...

RE: Ghana Domestic Airlines - Status Quo?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/airevents" class="quote" target="_blank">airevents</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>Africa World is still in the maki...

RE: New Ryanair Card Fees?

I'm a bit confused. What does this bit mean below?

"As a special introductory offer for all Ryanair cardholders, there will be no transaction fees on any UK purchases until 31st March 2012."

Then what happens? I thought this was free? Is it relating to someting else?

RE: Ryanair Pull Out Of Aberdeen

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/HarpandShamrock" class="quote" target="_blank">HarpandShamrock</a> (<a href="#20" class="quote">Reply 20</a>):<br/><i>Yes because having less pe...

RE: Ryanair Pull Out Of Aberdeen

Good news for Aberdeen.

RE: 50% Increase In EK Passenger Numbers At MAN

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/gkirk" class="quote" target="_blank">gkirk</a> (<a href="#17" class="quote">Reply 17</a>):<br/><i>Manchester is more central England, than north...

RE: Lost Baggage A Thing Of The Past ....?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/AirlineCritic" class="quote" target="_blank">AirlineCritic</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>And you can also have trust in t...

RE: 50% Increase In EK Passenger Numbers At MAN

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/LHR27C" class="quote" target="_blank">LHR27C</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>That's very different to there being enough F ...

RE: Thomas Cook (UK) - Major Cuts To Long Haul Fleet

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/fly2yyz" class="quote" target="_blank">fly2yyz</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i>I would say the flying they do on behalf of ...

RE: Boeing 797: Why Not?

Firstly the A320 was launched in 1984, the NEO is a refresh and secondly, child free flights? Really? That sounds incredibly stupid.

RE: C-130 Crashed In Morocco

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/photoshooter" class="quote" target="_blank">photoshooter</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i> Is this crash an evidence ...

RE: MAN News 43

<b>Ryanair, the world's favourite airline, today (12th July) announced it would open its 45th base at Manchester in October 2011 initially with two based aircraft and 17 routes, growing to four aircraft and 26 routes by summer 2012. Ryanair's new base will deliver up to 2m passengers p.a., 2,000 job...

RE: Best Airline Out Of Heathrow To The States

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/phil747" class="quote" target="_blank">phil747</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i> and the crew are generally rude and ...

Airbus Double Flash Sequence: Improving Safety?

For the record the double flash is actually two seperate bulbs in each wing firing in sequence.

Or so I learnt here once.  

RE: Annual MAN Meet 02/03-JUL-2011 - Part 2

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ZakHH" class="quote" target="_blank">ZakHH</a> (<a href="#56" class="quote">Reply 56</a>):<br/><i>A trip report will follow, including details o...

RE: Annual MAN Meet 02/03-JUL-2011 - Part 2

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/sunshine79" class="quote" target="_blank">sunshine79</a> (<a href="#52" class="quote">Reply 52</a>):<br/><i>What does everyone want to do on Sat...

RE: The Troll Thread

RE: Annual MAN Meet 02/03-JUL-2011 - Part 2

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/nighthawk" class="quote" target="_blank">nighthawk</a> (<a href="#45" class="quote">Reply 45</a>):<br/><i>Sterling effort adding me to the list,...

RE: Annual MAN Meet 02/03-JUL-2011 - Part 2

_____Attending_____ sunshine79 BMIFlyer danfearn77 PlymSpotter HT Birdwatching NoelG Ndebelebev poz2brs + 1 FlySwiss mhodgson ZakHH MYT332 Nighthawk _____Maybe_____ MWHCVT Aerdingus cgnnrw Daleaholic Gkirk Leezyjet _____Arriving_____ 01.07.2011 @ 09:20: PlymSpotter from PLH. 02.07.2011 @ whenever No...

RE: Favorite Rail Road Companies?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/IH8BY" class="quote" target="_blank">IH8BY</a> (<a href="#11" class="quote">Reply 11</a>):<br/><i> The much-maligned Virgin Trains makes it into...

RE: Mexico Complains About Top Gear's "offensive" Slur

Time to stop the rest of the world watching our shows!