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RE: Whats Your Fav Hybrid...

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englandair

RE: Questions For Cabin Crew - Mainly VS/BA

Have you ever seen the Virgin boys?! They say at <acronym title="Virgin Atlantic Airways (United Kingdom)">VS</acronym> that your hair is your hat and it goes for the boys too. <acronym title="Virgin Atlantic Airways (United Kingdom)">VS</acronym> seem to encourage crew to have trendy cuts/ styles. ...

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englandair

RE: G-CECU - Ukia - Anyone See It

Hi there are photos of the 1st aircraft on their terrible website ( http://www.ukinternationalairlines.com ). Just click on "about us" then "fleet". It also has a list of destinations they have their sights on!

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englandair

RE: MaxJet Interested In Middle East Flights

On a similar note Silverjet are recruiting crew (I assume arabic speakers) in the middle east, via aviationjobsearch.com .
So I think they may be heading east soon too.

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englandair

Surprised!: Pic Of UK International's 1st B762!

Hi all, Well I have to admit I nearly fell off my seat when I saw this (I've always been convinced that UK International would turn out to be a virtual airline). However it looks like (despite the hideous attempt at a website) it is actually real and the 1st ex United B767-200 has been painted into ...

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englandair

RE: Tuifly.com In The UK

I always thought they should have aircraft in a mix of colours ala Courtline!

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englandair

RE: BA Next Generation Club World: LHR-IAD (w/pics)

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englandair

RE: Rumor:

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englandair

RE: Monarch To Begin Scheduled Longhaul From BHX?

Cheers- I know i wasn't going barmy just yet!

SFB would make sense though.

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englandair

RE: AF/KL Results In Brazil: December/06

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englandair

Monarch To Begin Scheduled Longhaul From BHX?

Evening all, This is really annoying me. <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/banghead.gif" alt="banghead" border=0> Today I read a small sentence <i>somewhere</i> on the internet about a rumour that <acronym title="Monarch Airlines (United Kingdom)">ZB</acronym> would be operating lo...

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englandair

RE: Why LGW-USA, And MAN-JFK Not Cancelled?

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englandair

RE: Why LGW-USA, And MAN-JFK Not Cancelled?

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englandair

RE: DTW & IAH Spotters, BA 777 On Its Way

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englandair

RE: Air Zimbabwe At LGW

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englandair

RE: Monarch Airlines - Deceitful?

To ASSUME makes an ASS out of U and ME as my dear old gran would say!

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englandair

RE: Ba Incident At IAH

Galley gossip is that the early <acronym title="Houston - George Bush Intercontinental (IAH / KIAH), USA - Texas">IAH</acronym>-<acronym title="London - Gatwick (LGW / EGKK), United Kingdom">LGW</acronym> (BA2024) had an incident during refueling when a fuel truck was moved with (sorry for the non t...

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englandair

RE: My BA Job Dilemma

Dear <acronym title="Belfast - International (Aldergrove) (BFS / EGAA), United Kingdom">BFS</acronym>, I'm crew for <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym>, currently based at <acronym title="London - Gatwick (LGW / EGKK), United Kingdom">LGW</acronym>. From now on it's believed that all Londo...

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englandair

RE: BA Non-revenue Upgrade

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englandair

RE: Greetings From The Flight Deck

David,

The speech you mention IS done by the cabin crew, but then the flight deck waffle on for a bit after

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englandair

RE: BA Outstation Staffing

Don't mean to be picky but BA han't flown to SAN for a few years now

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englandair

RE: BA Cabin Crew Training

Well I've been with BA for only 2 years and I'm very comfortable thanks

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englandair

RE: US Startup To South India

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englandair

RE: US Startup To South India

Utter rubbish- can't stop over at Heathrow due to Bermuda 2 so it's definitely a fake!

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englandair

RE: Possible New Routes From The UK?

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englandair

RE: Possible New Routes From The UK?

Galley gossip at Big Airways (apparently from the chief horses mouth too): -Non stop to <acronym title="Buenos Aires - Ministro Pistarini (Ezeiza) (EZE / SAEZ), Argentina">EZE</acronym> from <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> (currently via <acronym title="...

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englandair

RE: Why Are Cabin Crew Hiding In The Galley?

Actually Ardian, I am!

Depends who you fly for! (and I've been flying for 2 years now!).

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englandair

RE: Why Are Cabin Crew Hiding In The Galley?

GRRRR!! As long haul cabin crew, allow me to tell you what I'm actually doing when you think I'm busy with my cup of tea behind the curtain! A typical day: -Report 1.5 hours before STD. -Sit in briefing for approx 15 minutes while being quizzed on my safety and emergency procedures (as well as medic...

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englandair

RE: Future Long Haul Developments At BA

So you expect them to operate a route, even if they're not making any money in doing so, just so you can redeem your points to use to that specific destination?! I don't think so. Obviously there are going to be some routes that attract a lot passengers paying with points, but an airline isn't going...

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englandair

RE: Future Long Haul Developments At BA

Hi Sam, Interesting that you should mention almost half of the Gatwick routes- I've been wondering about them for a while! As you say I'd personally imagine that <acronym title="Kingston - Norman Manley (Palisadoes) (KIN / MKJP), Jamaica">KIN</acronym>/<acronym title="St. John's - V.C. Bird Internat...

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englandair

RE: BA To Drop LHR-SIN-MEL?

Any guesses what the aircraft will be used for instead?

More India?

Cheers!

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englandair

RE: L/Haul BA767 Flights From LHR Now Dusked.

Thanks for giving us the info Timetable. Any idea when work on the next four (which have been transferred from Eurofleet) will be complete?

Many thanks

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englandair

RE: Future Of BA @ LGW If Open Skies Goes Ahead?

As well as the shuttles from Antigua to Tabago & St. Lucia, there's also one to Grenada.

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englandair

Future Of BA @ LGW If Open Skies Goes Ahead?

Hello, British Airways currently serves only 12 longhaul routes from London Gatwick, five of which are to the USA. Due to Bermuda Two and the current US/UK agreement, <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> are unable to serve <acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfield-Jackson International (The Wil...

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englandair

RE: BA Club World To Turks And Caicos

Hi David,

It's 2-2-2 in CW on the 767s.

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englandair

RE: Bmi Urges An Immediate End To Illegal Heathrow-USA

So does it seriously look like BII <b>WILL</b> be scrapped in the near future?! If so are <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> and <acronym title="Virgin Atlantic Airways (United Kingdom)">VS</acronym> likely to use whatever 'spare' <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kin...

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englandair

RE: BMI Pushes For Open Skies

So does it seriously look like BII <b>WILL</b> be scrapped in the near future?! If so are <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> and <acronym title="Virgin Atlantic Airways (United Kingdom)">VS</acronym> likely to use whatever 'spare' <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kin...

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englandair

RE: BA Doubling Flights To India- How's It Possible

Thanks a lot for your replies Does anyone know what the 'new' B767s will be used for? Maybe replacing B777 on some routes so the <acronym title="Transaer (Ireland) and Trans Asian Airlines (Kazakhstan)">T7</acronym> can be used to India? Thanks <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/smile.gif...

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englandair

BA Doubling Flights To India- How's It Possible

Hi all, With the recent deregulation in India, British Airways are dramatically increasing their frequencies to the country, as well as opening a new route to Bangalore. In fact by next summer, <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> will have almost doubled the number of weekly services to In...

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englandair

RE: VS & Star Alliance

Hello, <I>Apologies if this has been posted and answered before. Why, as they are 49% owned by <acronym title="Singapore Airlines">SQ</acronym>, is <acronym title="Virgin Atlantic Airways (United Kingdom)">VS</acronym> not part of Star? Ownership aside, now that they have started Australia and <b>so...

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englandair

RE: WHAT'S Happened To AV8 Air?

If you go to CT2's website (they were the tour op using AV8), it would appear that CT2 have rebranded as "HowAbout South Africa", and will be using SCY with their long rumoured DC-10........ <I>HowAbout South Africa’s programme is operated by Air Scandic, a privately owned aviation company whose mai...

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englandair

RE: First Choice Launch B767-300 Enhanced Conversion

Obviously it's going to please the pax, but is there any reason why <acronym title="Kalispell - Glacier Park International (Flathead County) (FCA / KFCA), USA - Montana">FCA</acronym> is breaking the trend and taking a potentially dangerous move? After all giving pax a 33"+ pitch and the weight of P...

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englandair

RE: First Choice Launch B767-300 Enhanced Conversion

That's exactly what I was thinking Horus. I'd imagine that a larger seatpitch would be a major selling point for First Choice Holidays and I wouldn't expect Thomson etc to just sit back... I'm 6ft and I think a 29" pitch is ok for shorthaul, but on long haul it's inhumane! Fantastic to see a change ...

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englandair

RE: First Time On BA, How Is Service?

Hi Tony, My advice is arrive at check-in ASAP if you want a bulkhead (ie behind the galleys/toilets) or exit row seat as these will have the most legroom and a lot of people request them so they go quickly! You may even be able to pre-reserve a bulkhead seat (policy varies between airline), but due ...

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englandair

RE: Virgin 747 Inbound To MSY

ConcordeBoy, I guess who ever you emailed meant that Monarch only operates shorthaul sheduled services. <acronym title="Mount Cook (MON / NZMC), New Zealand">MON</acronym> does indeed operate quite a lot of long haul charter flights using their 2 A332s and (on some routes) 4 A300s. Destinations serv...

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RE: Trans Atlantic Flights To Cuba?

Airliner777, Just to let you know, Cubana serves Gatwick in London, not Heathrow (and I don't think there's a direct <acronym title="Vienna - Schwechat (VIE / LOWW), Austria">VIE</acronym>-<acronym title="London - Gatwick (LGW / EGKK), United Kingdom">LGW</acronym> flight, only to <acronym title="Lo...

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englandair

RE: GULF AIR Muscat To Heathrow

Whatever happened to Oman Air's plans to start Muscat-Heathrow services using A332s <acronym title="Anderson - Regional (County) (AND / KAND), USA - South Carolina">AND</acronym> (bizarrely) B763s? It was a couple of years ago so I guess Sept 11th may be a cause? Cheers <img src="/discussions/...

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englandair

Will MyTravel survive the year?

Had an interview today for one of the other big UK charters and there were three newly ex MYT cabin crew there who didn't have their contracts made permanent due to the fact that (apparently) Mytravel are keeping on very few of their seasonal staff due to their current situation. Anyway, I got the j...

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englandair

RE: Which Aircraft Do Monarch Use To Banjul?

Hi AF002, Although Monarch operate an increasing number of scheduled flights, Banjul is only served by <acronym title="Mount Cook (MON / NZMC), New Zealand">MON</acronym> on charter flights so it would be in a schedule. Regards <img src="/discussions/graphics/spin.gif" ALT="Smile/happy/getting...

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englandair

RE: How Are Unaccompanied Children Handled On Planes?

Hi Globetrekker, Just to let you know that <acronym title="Lufthansa (Germany)">LH</acronym> no longer requires a female to escort UMs and YPs (not at <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> at least). Regards <img src="/discussions/graphics/spin.gif" ALT=...

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