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Hywel

Re: TV-series that went on for too long?

The Big Bang Theory is a show that I really should hate as it's not my usual type of comedy, and it's gone on far too long, however I still find it hilarious because one of my former flatmates at university was the real-life incarnation of Sheldon. Every single episode relives the hilarious times we...

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Hywel

Re: Philippine Aviation Thread 2017

Any reason why Cebu Pacific temporarily suspended flights from Manila to Laoag? The fares on Philippine Airlines have since sky-rocketed as they have a monopoly on the route

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Hywel

Re: UK EU Withdrawal Starts - Article 50 Invoked

As a side comment to the above, I could really see Spain being bloody minded over this and casting a veto over a UK EU Brexit deal if they don't get their way over Gibraltar, and the UK being equally bloody minded by defending their overseas territory and walking away from a deal over this. The Gib...

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Hywel

Re: UK EU Withdrawal Starts - Article 50 Invoked

From what I can tell, the GBP is fairing better than the Euro when compared to the USD after the news today; GBP/USD down ~0.16% vs EUR/USD down ~0.47%. per Yahoo Finance. Day to day fluctuations are irrelevant. What matters is that today one GBP can buy you roughly 1.24 USD (or 1.15 EUR), while on...

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Hywel

Re: Article 50 Will Be Triggered On March 29

Sure, Britain will remain were it is, and it will survive, the question is how prosperous will it be and how prosperous could it have been if it hadn't shot itself in the foot. And yes Britons did take the chance, choosing a perceived independence over the economy. If you think Briton will win from...

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Hywel

Re: Article 50 Will Be Triggered On March 29

I very much doubt Scotland would vote for independence, if they were granted another referendum. The arguments for Brexit were very much mixed. There's a strong chance that Britain could suffer if leaving, but also a strong chance it could prosper (long term of course). People were willing to take t...

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Hywel

Re: Which aircraft types did I fly?

It depends on your arrival time
BA2771 From Stockholm, Arlanda G-DOCY 734 05/07/2001 15:00
BA2777 From Stockholm, Arlanda G-DOCS 734 05/07/2001 18:00

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Hywel

Re: Which aircraft types did I fly?

Thank you Hywel for filling in the missing pieces in my BA flights! Regarding ARN-LGW 07/05/2001 I am fairly sure the airport LGW is correct, but maybe not the airline? Which other airlines flew ARN-LGW that day BA was the only airline flying ARN-LGW during that time. It would have been a Boeing 73...

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Hywel

Re: Which aircraft types did I fly?

09/17/1999 British Airways BA2770 Stockholm ARN - London GTW (B737-) You must mean BA2773 (G-DOCU, B734), the only BA flight from ARN-LGW that day. 09/17/1999 British Airways BA2025 London GTW - Houston IAH (B747-) G-BNLN (B744) 09/30/1999 British Airways BA2024 Houston IAH - London GTW (B747-) G-BN...

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Hywel

Re: Bizarre Experience at PMI

I had a similar thing at GVA a few weeks ago - 3 flights from the UK had arrived at the same time and the non-Schengen immigration area only had 2 staff who looked completely disinterested - everyone with a burgundy coloured passport (from an EU member state) was just being waved through without it ...

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Hywel

Re: Is/Are MH's B747-400(s) still in service? They activated 1-2 for the KUL-LHR-KUL run right?

As far as I heard there is no truth to the reactivation of the 747 leading to Christoph Mueller's departure rumour. What I've heard was that his personal reason for leaving was indeed personal. With regards to the 747 reactivation meanwhile I really don't think it costs that much. It was kept in fl...

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Hywel

Re: Is/Are MH's B747-400(s) still in service? They activated 1-2 for the KUL-LHR-KUL run right?

It was reactivated and repainted at huge expense (rumour says the CEO Christoph Mueller left after discovering it was signed off without his knowledge). It was planned to operate some flights to LHR, but that was cancelled (only one A380 was in for maintenance and the 747 was never needed). They als...

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Hywel

Re: EU referendum today

What I don't get is the massive vote to leave in Wales seeing that they're a net gainer by all accounts of EU funding. Farage has shown himself to be a thoroughly disgusting individual with his "We won it without a shot being fired" comment and then taking back his NHS 'promise On your fi...

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Hywel

RE: MH Re-activating 1 Boeing 747-400 To Operate LHR

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quote:<br/><i>Malaysia Airlines in Thursday (28APR16)’s schedule update has made further changes to Kuala Lumpur – London Heathrow service for the month of June 2016. Pla...

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Hywel

RE: MH Re-activating 1 Boeing 747-400 To Operate LHR

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/webuser" class="quote" target="_blank">webuser</a> (<a href="#90" class="quote">Reply 90</a>):<br/><i>Just an update for spotters in Malaysia. 9...

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Hywel

RE: Cathay Pacific Yields

It seems that Cathay Pacific don't do discounted one-way fares in J out of <acronym title="CURRENT: Hong Kong - International (Chek Lap Kok) (HKG / VHHH), China - Hong Kong AND OLD: Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (HKG / VHHH) (closed), China - Hong Kong">HKG</acronym>, although you can get cheape...

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Hywel

RE: Cathay Pacific 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/BlueShamu330s" class="quote" target="_blank">BlueShamu330s</a> (<a href="#13" class="quote">Reply 13</a>):<br/><i>Dear Cathay I've specifically ...

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Hywel

RE: Will We See LHR-DWC Anytime Soon?

Sharjah Airport (SHJ) is only 30 km from downtown Dubai, compared to 60 km for DWC.

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Hywel

RE: Ukrainian Air Power / Prowess

Meanwhile, a classic example of why you can never trust Ukraine: <a href="http://www.total-croatia-news.com/politics/3015-military-police-conducting-a-detailed-investigation-croatian-migs-could-be-fake" target="_blank">Link</a> <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font...

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Hywel

RE: FlyDubai & Emirates Group Pilot Fatigue Leaks

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/steve6666" class="quote" target="_blank">steve6666</a> (<a href="#7" class="quote">Reply 7</a>):<br/><i>That's not what the impression given by ...

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Hywel

RE: FlyDubai & Emirates Group Pilot Fatigue Leaks

You should add that it's only the short-haul pilots who get shafted. The long-haul pilots at the ME3 still enjoy a great life.

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Hywel

RE: Two Explosions At BRU

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/N1120A" class="quote" target="_blank">N1120A</a> (<a href="#133" class="quote">Reply 133</a>):<br/><i>Iran has condemned every one of the terror...

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Hywel

RE: Two Explosions At BRU

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/florens" class="quote" target="_blank">florens</a> (<a href="#90" class="quote">Reply 90</a>):<br/><i><acronym title="Aegean Aviation (Greece)">...

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Hywel

RE: FlyDubai B738 Crashes On Approach In Russia 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/santi319" class="quote" target="_blank">santi319</a> (<a href="#215" class="quote">Reply 215</a>):<br/><i>Yup just like I shared on reply 118 a ...

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Hywel

RE: FlyDubai B738 Crashes On Approach In Russia Part 2

If anyone had any doubt - <a href="https://www.rt.com/news/336514-flydubai-pilots-fatigue-crash" target="_blank">Link</a> <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quote:<br/><i>An accident involving a Flydubai p...

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Hywel

RE: FlyDubai B738 Crashes On Approach In Russia Part 2

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quote:<br/><i>Fatigue will normally be greater on a night shift than on a day shift because the internal body clock causes levels of alertness and performance to be at th...

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Hywel

RE: FlyDubai B738 Crashes On Approach In Russia 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/mandala499" class="quote" target="_blank">mandala499</a> (<a href="#122" class="quote">Reply 122</a>):<br/><i>Well, <acronym title="Dubai - Inte...

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Hywel

RE: FlyDubai B738 Crashes On Approach In Russia Part 2

It's been said that a diversion wouldn't have been easy, some regulatory requirement saying they can only receive fuel for a flight back to Dubai and not onto Rostov if the weather improved. Not sure if this is true or not, as I don't have experience flying into Russia. However, if true and the capt...

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Hywel

RE: FlyDubai 738 Crashes On Approach In Russia

Seems increasingly to be a botched go around that led to a stall, which could be due to one or more of the following factors: 1. Mechanical failure - very unlikely but can't be entirely ruled out yet. 2. Weather - flying into <acronym title="Scot Airways (United Kingdom)">CB</acronym> clouds on the ...

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Hywel

RE: FlyDubai 738 Crashes On Approach In Russia

Reported in the <a href="http://cyprus-mail.com/2016/03/19/cypriot-among-those-killed-in-flydubai-plane-crash/" target="_blank">Cyprus Mail</a> <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quote:<br/><i>Aristos Sokr...

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Hywel

RE: Exchange Euro At BKK Airport

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/sudden" class="quote" target="_blank">sudden</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i>Thanks. What currency was this regarding? Poin...

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Hywel

RE: FlyDubai 738 Crashes On Approach In Russia

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Redd" class="quote" target="_blank">Redd</a> (<a href="#166" class="quote">Reply 166</a>):<br/><i>Comparing the video and the Flightaware data (...

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Hywel

RE: Exchange Euro At BKK Airport

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/sudden" class="quote" target="_blank">sudden</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>Actually Thailand is known for being very lean...

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Hywel

RE: FlyDubai 738 Crashes On Approach In Russia

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/rbavfan" class="quote" target="_blank">rbavfan</a> (<a href="#158" class="quote">Reply 158</a>):<br/><i> I can't understand why if the weather w...

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Hywel

RE: FlyDubai 738 Crashes On Approach In Russia

The passenger and crew manifest has been published in Russian news outlets now: <a href="http://en.israel-today.ru/a-list-of-passengers-and-crew-members-of-the-plane-that-crashed-in-rostov-on-don.html" target="_blank">http://en.israel-today.ru/a-list-of-passengers-and-crew-members-of-the-plane-that-...

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Hywel

RE: Exchange Euro At BKK Airport

Don't know specifically about BKK, but most airports give poor exchange rates. You'll probably get a much better rate in the city if you can wait.

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Hywel

RE: FlyDubai 738 Crashes On Approach In Russia

Avherald.com now reporting that one of the wings struck the runway on touchdown, and it burst into flames. The video posted previously contradicts radar data and has been dismissed as a different previous crash.

[Edited 2016-03-18 22:56:30]

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Hywel

RE: FlyDubai 738 Crashes On Approach In Russia

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Ty134A" class="quote" target="_blank">Ty134A</a> (<a href="#105" class="quote">Reply 105</a>):<br/><i>Fuel is expensive in russia for foreign ai...

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Hywel

RE: FlyDubai 738 Crashes On Approach In Russia

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/k83713" class="quote" target="_blank">k83713</a> (<a href="#92" class="quote">Reply 92</a>):<br/><i>https://youtu.be/-4m0FcsLnEg ATC exchange wi...

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Hywel

RE: FlyDubai 738 Crashes On Approach In Russia

Holding for 2 hours is ridiculous, if company policy was dictating that then I'll never fly with flydubai. They should have diverted after maximum 30 mins holding. Safety comes first.

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Hywel

RE: FlyDubai 738 Crashes On Approach In Russia

From avherald.com - The aircraft carried fuel for trip, contingency, alternate, final fuel reserve (30 minutes) and additional holding for about 2:30 hours, total fuel for an endurance of about 8.5 hours. The aircraft had been airborne until time of impact for 06:02 hours. That's a lot of fuel for w...

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Hywel

RE: FlyDubai 738 Crashes On Approach In Russia

Does flydubai have many expat pilots like Emirates? It will be interesting to find out their nationalities.

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Hywel

RE: G-VIIO On Way Back To CWL!

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/kraz911" class="quote" target="_blank">kraz911</a> (<a href="#16" class="quote">Reply 16</a>):<br/><i>Was watching flightradar24 and saw G-VIIO ...

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Hywel

RE: UK In Out EU Referendum Announced For 23rd June

If you have the time, I can recommend reading <a href="http://woodfordfunds.com/economic-impact-brexit-report/" target="_blank">this very long report</a>, commissioned by a British investment firm. The report covers the economic impact of a Brexit and is fully impartial, just stating their findings....

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Hywel

RE: UK In Out EU Referendum Announced For 23rd June

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/scbriml" class="quote" target="_blank">scbriml</a> (<a href="#61" class="quote">Reply 61</a>):<br/><i> How exactly can anyone, let alone the <ac...

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Hywel

RE: Your Top 25 Airports By Flights In/out

Top 10 only: 1 <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> London 59 2 <acronym title="Kuala Lumpur - International (Sepang) (KUL / WMKK), Malaysia">KUL</acronym> Kuala Lumpur 37 3 <acronym title="Frankfurt am Main (Rhein-Main AB) (FRA / FRF / EDDF), Germany">FRA</a...

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Hywel

RE: Valentine's Day, Good Or Bad For You?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Cadet985" class="quote" target="_blank">Cadet985</a> (<a href="#20" class="quote">Reply 20</a>):<br/><i>I think it's a disgusting holiday, and a...

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Hywel

RE: First Time Uber X And XL User - Thanks!

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/TheFlyingDisk" class="quote" target="_blank">TheFlyingDisk</a> (<a href="#26" class="quote">Reply 26</a>):<br/><i>At this moment, it's not offic...

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Hywel

RE: First Time Uber X And XL User - Thanks!

Uber is officially banned here in Kuala Lumpur by SPAD (Suruhanjaya Pengangkutan Awam Darat, or the Public Land Transport Commission). The chairman of SPAD, Tan Sri Datuk Seri Syed Hamid bin Syed Jaafar Albar (Malays have long names with federal and state awarded titles!) is married to a businesswom...

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Hywel

RE: Julian Assange, Arbitarily Detained!

A lot of posters here are ignoring 5 simple facts, which are: 1) There is no charge against Assange in Sweden. Swedish law enforcement just wants to question him as part of a preliminary inquiry. 2) The US espionage case against Assange is not something he dreamt up from paranoia - it is a fact. It ...

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