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RE: Greatest Airliner Blunders

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Viscount724" class="quote" target="_blank">Viscount724</a> (<a href="#14" class="quote">Reply 14</a>):<br/><i>Trident - The 727 was a more capab...

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RE: IndiGo Firms Order For 250 A320neos

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/scouseflyer" class="quote" target="_blank">scouseflyer</a> (<a href="#18" class="quote">Reply 18</a>):<br/><i>^That's a low bar to meet. </i></f...

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RE: Boeing Files New Patent.... For "Cuddle Chairs"

Each to their own. Looks hideous to me. Even with two sleeping pills I doubt I could sleep like that and if I did I would wake up with a sore back and neck.

My way is better, go on holidays every two years, save up and occupy the pointy end.

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RE: Garuda Sees Large Loss; Plans Route Adjustments

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/DDR" class="quote" target="_blank">DDR</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>Not every country needs their own airline</i></font>...

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AF World's Largest Airline C1964

Just watched a YouTube advert with an <acronym title="Air France">AF</acronym> 707. At the end they claim to be the "The World's Largest Airline". Now I am pretty sure that I know they were not and the answer is probably <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym>, but it was curious that th...

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RE: AirAsia X To Restart London Flights

Apart from the refusal of Air Asia X to through route, the hangar (PS, I liked walking across the tarmac), the customer service was appalling. Not to mention the alleged lie flat beds in business class which was located in the middle of the aircraft so you had a constant stream of pax from Y and cab...

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RE: AirAsia X To Restart London Flights

Well I wish them nothing but losses on their return. We flew them <acronym title="Melbourne - Tullamarine (MEL / YMML), Australia - Victoria">MEL</acronym>-<acronym title="Kuala Lumpur - International (Sepang) (KUL / WMKK), Malaysia">KUL</acronym>-<acronym title="London - Gatwick (LGW / EGKK), Unite...

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RE: Will DL Be The New King Of A330s?

Looks very nice inside. The C seats look narrow and uncomfortable, but as I have never flown DL I don't know if that's true.

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AFGMEL

RE: 2015 Lufthansa - Europe's First 5-star Airline

LH J was excellent. Service was slightly cold, but efficient. In fact I actually prefer that to over effusive service. Good airline with immaculate aircraft and staff.

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Airbus Product Announcement Sept, 25

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/NAV20" class="quote" target="_blank">NAV20</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>A 'long shot' on my part - but I think that what...

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RE: Emirates Private Jet

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/AyostoLeon" class="quote" target="_blank">AyostoLeon</a> (<a href="#12" class="quote">Reply 12</a>):<br/><i> In Australia, for example, in 2010 ...

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RE: BA 747 Circling Around JNB Or Tambo Airport

Looks like traffic holding to me. I have experienced that flying into JNB a couple of times.

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RE: Pilot Fakes Emergency To Propose To Girlfriend

Yep, what do I know?

If people worked on their relationships as much as the "romance" of courtship, perhaps the divorce figures wouldn't be so high.....

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AFGMEL

RE: Pilot Fakes Emergency To Propose To Girlfriend

A personal opinion is that people who propose publicly and post these intimate private things, are either hiding some deep insecurity or deserve ultimate rejection............or both.

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RE: SAA 747 Operations During Apartheid

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/COEWR787" class="quote" target="_blank">COEWR787</a> (<a href="#24" class="quote">Reply 24</a>):<br/><i>This is a key point in this discussion. ...

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RE: SAA 747 Operations During Apartheid

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/jfk777" class="quote" target="_blank">jfk777</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i>One thing I never found out was if Black South...

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RE: Air Zimbabwe Plans To Take On An A380

Seriously, I had to check my computer for the date in case I was having a senior moment and it was April. The first. They can't afford a B735. There is no way they could afford the associated costs with an entirely new massive aircraft. If <acronym title="South African Airways">SA</acronym> can't af...

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RE: KLM Presents New Business Class Interior

I am sorry to say this, but zzzzzzzz.

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RE: Garuda To Fly To London Nonstop Oct13?

I wonder what the connections for the Kangaroo route might be. If GA have lifted their game, they are an option I might use in J if their prices are decent.

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AFGMEL

ANA B787 Emergency Landing and Fleet Grounding

Grounding the whole fleet sounds like ANA are worried. I am all for pilots erring on the side of extreme caution when it comes to smoke and fires. Nobody wants a repeat of Swiss 111. How often to these fire events happen on other types of aircraft? My logic tells me if this was a normal event there ...

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RE: Jetstar Staff Humiliated Passenger

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/art" class="quote" target="_blank">art</a> (<a href="#16" class="quote">Reply 16</a>):<br/><i>By the way, what is the acronym "<acronym title="P...

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RE: UA "Loses" Unaccompanied Minor En-Route

I do wonder what it would actually take for some people to criticize UA. No matter what the issue, there will be apologists.

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RE: Boy 11 Stranded In UAE Due To Sudden Flying Fear.

I have a minor in psychology so I am not entirely flippant about anxiety disorders. Having said that, I have phobias of needles in general as well as dentists in particular you can imagine. However, being a child of the sixties means that I still got my shots and still went to the dentist. Unlike re...

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RE: Boy 11 Stranded In UAE Due To Sudden Flying Fear.

Another vote for smack upside the head.

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RE: Video Of FA Playing In Cockpit: Which Airline?

Meh, big deal. I do think they are stupid for allowing their faces to be filmed though. The wowsers will get them fired.

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RE: TSA Mistakes Insulin Pump For Gun At LAX

Ridiculous. I have to say that the woman bears some blame however. I am diabetic and it's standard practice to tell security if you have anything unusual on you, including a testing kit. An insulin pump would look unusual and they are not yet common, so why not mention it?

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RE: First Pics Of New VIE Terminal

I've lived in the 70s. Airports were much more spacious and less crowded then. Don't like it. Never flown to <acronym title="Vienna - Schwechat (VIE / LOWW), Austria">VIE</acronym> so I don't know the previous airport, but this is not inspiring design. Bare minimum. Low ceilings and the departure ga...

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RE: Air Zimbabwe Suspends LGW No Surprise

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/LGWflyer" class="quote" target="_blank">LGWflyer</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>Couldn't imagine recieving the news that y...

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RE: What Was Ansett Like?

I have to say that I thought <acronym title="Ansett Australia">AN</acronym> was a great airline. Flew many times for business on the <acronym title="Melbourne - Tullamarine (MEL / YMML), Australia - Victoria">MEL</acronym>-<acronym title="Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (Mascot) (SYD / YSSY),...

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RE: QF History Question Jet Age

Thanks for your help guys. It's been interesting and useful.

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AFGMEL

QF History Question Jet Age

Hi all, My question is when did <acronym title="Qantas (Australia)">QF</acronym> NOT stop in <acronym title="Honolulu - International / Pearl Harbor-Hickam JB (Hickam AFB) (HNL / HIK / PHNL / PHIK), USA - Hawaii">HNL</acronym>. Did they always or was it only when the 744 came along that this was pos...

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RE: Paradigm Shift At United?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/RoseFlyer" class="quote" target="_blank">RoseFlyer</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>When did you fly them? <acronym title="U...

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RE: Paradigm Shift At United?

It would need one. I have said it before and I will say it again. It is the worst airline I have flown in my life. I flew <acronym title="Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (Mascot) (SYD / YSSY), Australia - New South Wales">SYD</acronym>-<acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX),...

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RE: Air Asia X Prices Sky Rocket?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/fiscal" class="quote" target="_blank">fiscal</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i> 50% from about AUD$3900 to close to AU...

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RE: Qantas/Jetstar A330 Withdrawals; Are There Any?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/dkramer7" class="quote" target="_blank">dkramer7</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>I was wondering if there have been ...

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RE: Thomas Cook In Trouble

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/rutankrd" class="quote" target="_blank">rutankrd</a> (<a href="#57" class="quote">Reply 57</a>):<br/><i>In the UK there remains very important v...

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RE: Eastern DC-7 Emergency Landing CLT (TV News + Pic)

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Viscount724" class="quote" target="_blank">Viscount724</a> (<a href="#18" class="quote">Reply 18</a>):<br/><i>An interesting 1999 book by a reti...

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RE: Thomas Cook In Trouble

I am amazed that these tour operators are still going. With the power of the internet and an increasingly tech-savvy population, I can't see why they are needed. Much like the situation with travel agents. I have only used one twice in the last 8 years or so because I HAD to as the airline would onl...

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RE: Eastern DC-7 Emergency Landing CLT (TV News + Pic)

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/CrimsonNL" class="quote" target="_blank">CrimsonNL</a> (<a href="#13" class="quote">Reply 13</a>):<br/><i>That's a running joke, saying that it ...

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RE: Eastern DC-7 Emergency Landing CLT (TV News + Pic)

Magnificent aircraft. I'm jealous.

As usual, the reporter stuffed it up by calling it a DC-9.

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RE: 531 Pax On A 747 300?

The world record surely has to be the <acronym title="El Al (Israel)">LY</acronym> flight which carried in excess of 1087 passengers. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quote:<br/><i>The operation set a wo...

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RE: Sabena, 10 Years Later...

Flew Sabena in 1978! <acronym title="Johannesburg - OR Tambo International (Jan Smuts) (JNB / FAJS), South Africa">JNB</acronym>-<acronym title="Brussels - National (Zaventem) / Melsbroek (BRU / EBBR / EBMB), Belgium">BRU</acronym> in a DC-10. My mother was scared because of all the stories about DC...

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RE: SAA Pilot Really Goes Beyond The Call Of Duty!

Years ago I went to my parents beach house which was about an 8 hour drive and forgot the keys. Next day my dad went to the airport and asked at the desk of one of the regional airlines and the pilot happily took the keys with him. I was waiting at arrivals and the pilot grinned and handed the keys ...

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RE: Appalling Response From SAA Re Family Tragedy

While I feel for the person in losing her partner, at the end of the day the airline should not have to refund the ticket. That is what travel insurance is for. It is no difference to any other insurance. If your partner buys a car and then dies unexpectedly, you (or the estate) are still are respon...

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RE: Video Of Ultraligt Crash (Only Minor Injuries)

"Insufficient lift"? That must be a euphemism for overloaded. Insufficient thrust I could agree with. That long take off run should have alerted him to a problem. Very lucky.

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RE: Strange 777 Inboard Aileron Movements

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/UAL747" class="quote" target="_blank">UAL747</a> (<a href="#17" class="quote">Reply 17</a>):<br/><i>Well....poor us!</i></font></td></tr></table...

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RE: Strange 777 Inboard Aileron Movements

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/nautilusgr" class="quote" target="_blank">nautilusgr</a> (<a href="#13" class="quote">Reply 13</a>):<br/><i>Why don't people let someone who kno...

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RE: Qantas Harming Itself In Premium Traffic

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/abanksy" class="quote" target="_blank">abanksy</a> (<a href="#7" class="quote">Reply 7</a>):<br/><i> This is the lowest fare in mid February whi...

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RE: Teen Sailor Missing, Qantas To Search

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/comorin" class="quote" target="_blank">comorin</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>Do anything you like, but don't expect other...

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RE: First Iraqi Airways Flight Into London "Nightmare"

Exactly. We who live in a democracy have elections every 3-5 years. Does this mean the State is not responsible for anything that happened prior to an election?

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