The economic system that Pinochet installed and enshrined in the constitution (which is very difficult to change or amend) has simply failed. Of course the Chicago boys and their successors will always deny the obvious and scream the most rediculous conspiracy theories. There is zero indication Madu...
Jump to postA: I think this is the wrong forum but we'll leave that to the moderators. B: In most European airports a gate is a gate. A place and facility to bard an aircraft. It is not where customer issues are solved. A cancellation is anounced by information screens and maybe PA announcement. No need to send...
Jump to post(...)It absolutely should not have came to this. That it did come to this and the ground crew did not use whatever discretion they had to offer someone an acceptable incentive is ludicrous! Yes, I do agree. Many years ago my signature line read "The lonesome communist of A.net" and I stil...
Jump to postBut inside an aircraft you just never absolutely ever say no to what you are told to do. There has to be a limitation to this... the request has to be reasonable. It is not OK to forcibly remove someone from an aircraft because it is suddenly convenient for you to do so. Once that passgenger is sea...
Jump to postIf the someone has rented a room in your home, you can not just throw him out. What your example is missing is, that a passenger has a right to be in the airplane after you have sold him a ticket, got paid and boarded him. If you ask than a LEO for no valid reason to throw him out, you and the LEO ...
Jump to postI'm gonna play devils advocate and pose to you a situation that is similar to the one of the united passenger was found in. Rosa Parks, did the same thing as Dr.Dao, the police told her to get out of her seat so someone more important could sit down, she refused and was dragged off the bus. Now wou...
Jump to postAnd even this new video proves that the doctor remained calm, he wasn't a threat, he just declined an unreasonable request and subsequently disobeyed an unlawful order. Honestly, I so feel for the poor officer who did nothing but his job. I am also deeply disturbed by the reactions of people on her...
Jump to postAnd even this new video proves that the doctor remained calm, he wasn't a threat, he just declined an unreasonable request and subsequently disobeyed an unlawful order. If a request or an order is reasonable is not the call of any passenger aboard a comercial aircraft. If you are told to get up, yo...
Jump to postAnd even this new video proves that the doctor remained calm, he wasn't a threat, he just declined an unreasonable request and subsequently disobeyed an unlawful order. If a request or an order is reasonable is not the call of any passenger aboard a comercial aircraft. If you are told to get up, yo...
Jump to postAusterity in Europe means much less orders for new rail stock. Alstom and Siemens are also in trouble with their rail divisions. Sorry, but that is nothing short of a bogus excuse from BD management (if that's what they've said). Austerity measures are not in place ALL over Europe anymore and espec...
Jump to postThere is no general rule to it. The airlines get to decide when they let passengers check in. As a rule of thumb: the more homogeneous the fleet of an airline the earlier they let you check in online. Because: <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="AR...
Jump to postWhat many people seem to forget: A ticket is a contract of carriage. By buying your ticket you "sign" a contract. If the rules say you are to bring one bag of xy size and weight, you'll have to abide by the dimensions stated or you effectively VOID YOUR TICKET. You come to that gate with way too muc...
Jump to postI will try to word this most carefully: Whilst I certainly do not condone violence I must say these images for a brief moment put a big smile on my face. Again, violence has never solved anything and is unwarranted in todays age and our society. Also smashing stuff inside your company's <acronym tit...
Jump to postThanx for taking the time to post. I always love reading something different! Especially since I am kind of intrepid traveller myself. Have taken Greyhound in the US and Canada (<acronym title="Vancouver - International (YVR / CYVR), Canada - British Columbia">YVR</acronym> to <acronym title="Montre...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/seahawk" class="quote" target="_blank">seahawk</a> (<a href="#29" class="quote">Reply 29</a>):<br/><i>Simple because it will be the same as on E...
Jump to postLet me just add two things here: First, there really is (or can be) the 'lightning out of the blue' as flashes from thunderstorms can travel many miles/kilometers horizontaly before 'turning' vertically downwards. Second, some <acronym title="Baltra / Seymour (GPS / SEGS), Ecuador">GPS</acronym> dev...
Jump to postWell. it all depends on the point of view: economical or passenger comfort. As far as I (and many else) am concerned, props don't have any place in todays skies! Absolutely zero! I refuse to fly on a prop "airliner",with reason, period! Props are for general aviation and general aviation only! And y...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/StuckinCMHland" class="quote" target="_blank">StuckinCMHland</a> (<a href="#46" class="quote">Reply 46</a>):<br/><i>1. Stop charging for the fir...
Jump to postWell, aviation as we knew it up to the late 90ies is dead, sad but true. In the medium run we will see about 80% of barebone trunk carriers and pax who will be constantly complaining albeit not willing to pay and rest will be high premium carriers which only a few will be able to afford and will fly...
Jump to postWill happen <acronym title="Great China Airlines and Italy First">IF</acronym> <acronym title="Hamburg (- Fuhlsbuttel) (HAM / EDDH), Germany">HAM</acronym> gets suitable gates. So far there is not even a date to start A380 compatible gates. A third 777 rotation has been part of the rumour mill for a...
Jump to postMost likely this will mean even more engagement of <acronym title="Sun Express (Turkey)">XQ</acronym>/XG in <acronym title="Lufthansa (Germany)">LH</acronym> operations. Mainly to drive down labour costs. <acronym title="Lufthansa (Germany)">LH</acronym> has "rediscovered" the leisure market and in ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/SpaceshipDC10" class="quote" target="_blank">SpaceshipDC10</a> (<a href="#13" class="quote">Reply 13</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> I h...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/r2rho" class="quote" target="_blank">r2rho</a> (<a href="#19" class="quote">Reply 19</a>):<br/><i>Every 30min is not enough frequency</i></font>...
Jump to postI'll chime in and say I'm also dissapointed in <acronym title="Air Berlin (Germany)">AB</acronym>'s plans. They already have the just fly fare for years now, just seems they're now marketing it. The more I think about it the <acronym title="Niagara Falls - International (IAG / KIAG), USA - New York"...
Jump to postAs for <acronym title="Air Berlin (Germany)">AB</acronym> and Merkel's alleged interferrence: the real problem is I trust 'the market' as little as I trust Ms Merkel... maybe even less. Nobody in his/her right might should abide by "the rules of the market" in real and political life. <table border=...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/AviationAware" class="quote" target="_blank">AviationAware</a> (<a href="#71" class="quote">Reply 71</a>):<br/><i>Angela Merkel's personal inter...
Jump to postOddly enough they're illegal to operate in many parts of Europe.
Sometimes they are legal to operate but it's illegal to put stuff on the internet and courts are prohibited from using dash cam videos as evidence. Strange world here sometimes!
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/stationmanager" class="quote" target="_blank">stationmanager</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>That aircraft would be more pr...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/SCQ83" class="quote" target="_blank">SCQ83</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>Air Europa, Air Nostrum or Ryanair already fly t...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/PanHAM" class="quote" target="_blank">PanHAM</a> (<a href="#12" class="quote">Reply 12</a>):<br/><i>The relocation of the cargo facilities yield...
Jump to postI have to seriously question the move. There is close to zero demand to the islands. <acronym title="Santiago de Compostela (- Labacolla) (SCQ / LEST), Spain">SCQ</acronym> is nice and somewhat of a tourist attraction plus in summer there is 'some' demand of pilgrims. However, all of these can be ro...
Jump to postThey might, but it's just not likely and definitely not soon. The flight was profitable by carrying a lot of cargo (something the <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> 757 can't) and they decided to send the A/Cs elsewhere. I have learned on many occasions the <acronym title="United Ai...
Jump to postSo will UX only wet lease the aircraft to certain routes, or will they also use it for familiarization purposes?
They have a few 787s on order, IIRC.
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/longhauler" class="quote" target="_blank">longhauler</a> (<a href="#7" class="quote">Reply 7</a>):<br/><i>While Iceland is a beautiful place wor...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/LAXintl" class="quote" target="_blank">LAXintl</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>the 737 wetlease agreement runs through 2019...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/RomeoBravo" class="quote" target="_blank">RomeoBravo</a> (<a href="#214" class="quote">Reply 214</a>):<br/><i>I can assure you we'd never have d...
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Jump to postThe main problem I see with renaming <acronym title="Madrid - Barajas (MAD / LEMD), Spain">MAD</acronym> is that it costs a lot of money and it is completely unnecessary (at this point in time). So here we have a nation and region in plain crisis and they're wasting up to a million Euros (see link) ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/PanHAM" class="quote" target="_blank">PanHAM</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>Joe Doe would not be pulled through the media ...
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Jump to postThe "speculators" probably know Cristina by now and factor in every bit of uncertainty, so, no, I don't take it as a given that if they let the Dollar move in and out freely, the peso would be any less weaker. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="AR...
Jump to postImpressive, but they can't clear the tarmac areas like that I suppose. Do they have deicing pads or do they deice at the gate at <acronym title="Oslo - Gardermoen (OSL / ENGM), Norway">OSL</acronym>? On a lighter note: this threat is begging for a "Meanwhile at <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/TupolevTu154" class="quote" target="_blank">TupolevTu154</a> (<a href="#7" class="quote">Reply 7</a>):<br/><i>I've found a great two bed apartme...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/futurestar68" class="quote" target="_blank">futurestar68</a> (<a href="#17" class="quote">Reply 17</a>):<br/><i>Hey, then lets go ahead and canc...
Jump to postIt indeed is an unfortunate situation and without intending to sound rude: it is your problem and not <acronym title="Austrian Airlines">OS</acronym> ' problem. Ticket commonality among alliance members sadly is not what most of us expect it to be. And Star aren't the only ones plagued by the proble...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/shankly" class="quote" target="_blank">shankly</a> (<a href="#8" class="quote">Reply 8</a>):<br/><i>Would love to see two back to back evac test...
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Jump to postSo why didn't they sell it to one of the official UAE capital funds out there? It might be me but whenever a small and completely minor company buys one of two world leading companies it smells very fishy to me. And looking at their portfolio page AerCap was very minor until today. And please pardon...
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Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/MD11junkie" class="quote" target="_blank">MD11junkie</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i>Keep in mind that you might be request...
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