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RE: SAS A340-300 OY-KBM In Star Alliance Colors?

I saw this bird at CPH on 6 Feb, looks beautiful.

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RE: Have Airline Executives Ever Been Jailed?

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the infamous Viktor Bout? British Gulf International, Air Cess, Falcon Express, Irbis Airlines and allegedly also with links to Air Foyle, currently serving time in the US for decades of gun running into Africa and the Middle East. The Nicolas Cage film 'Lord of Wa...

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RE: The Most And Least Generous Loyalty Programs

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/AZA330" class="quote" target="_blank">AZA330</a> (<a href="#15" class="quote">Reply 15</a>):<br/><i>I am not sure what you mean when you say tha...

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RE: Cockpit Video Recorder : A Possibility?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/threepoint" class="quote" target="_blank">threepoint</a> (<a href="#21" class="quote">Reply 21</a>):<br/><i>Egyptair flight 990. Deliberate acti...

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RE: The Maturing Of A.net

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/srbmod" class="quote" target="_blank">srbmod</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i>A few days ago, I was looking up something in ...

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RE: Would You Emigrate? Where Would You Go?

A few months ago we were ready to move to Sydney, Australia. I had a job, visa and everything, we were due to be there within two weeks. I had taken holiday and paid money out to do training for the new company in the UK. We had sold many of our possessions, put the house up for rent, booked removal...

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RE: Airstairs Used Sometimes With Jetbridges?

I've done this before (can't remember the airline), all we did was walk down the stairs and across to the bottom of the jetbridge, then up the stairs in the jetway.

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FR Axing EDI Services

"Low-cost airline Ryanair is set to announce cuts in the number of services it operates in and out of Edinburgh Airport. The carrier has been negotiating with operators BAA for a reduction in the charges it pays for using the airport." <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business...

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RE: The Most And Least Generous Loyalty Programs

I'm looking for a replacement *A plan at the moment. I'm in <acronym title="British Midland">BD</acronym> Diamond Club at the moment with c25k miles but that will either transfer to <acronym title="Lufthansa (Germany)">LH</acronym> or <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym>, neither of which a...

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RE: Worst Airports In The World To Travel To/From

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/deltaguy767" class="quote" target="_blank">deltaguy767</a> (<a href="#31" class="quote">Reply 31</a>):<br/><i>I did <acronym title="Prague - Ruz...

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RE: Domestic Routings For DL 747-400s?

Closest thing to a domestic route they do is <acronym title="Tokyo - Narita International (New Tokyo) (NRT / RJAA), Japan">NRT</acronym>-<acronym title="Taoyuan (Taipei) - Taiwan International (Chiang Kai Shek) (TPE / RCTP), Taiwan">TPE</acronym>/<acronym title="Manila - Ninoy Aquino International (...

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RE: Virgin Atlantic UK Regional Airways

Dear God that first image looks bloody awful! Horrendous, I hope it doesn't happen. However don't I recall just yesterday many saying that SRB would have no desire to begin flights to Scotland? <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/duck.gif" width="35" height=...

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RE: Airplaneski-A Look Into The Fall Of Aeroflot

I remember watching this when it was on BBC in the mid-90s. It really is a fascinating insight into the 'old' Aeroflot, it is scary that I can remember when they were THAT bad! When I went to Moscow in 1992 we ended up on <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> even though it was double the pr...

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RE: Cockpit Video Recorder : A Possibility?

The resistance has always been by the pilots. I myself think it is an excellent idea and would help immensely. You probably wouldn't need to see exactly what is seen on the instruments, the FDR records all of that data anyway. Just to be able to see what the crew's reaction to those was, and an idea...

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RE: Worst Airports In The World To Travel To/From

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/02hilliert" class="quote" target="_blank">02hilliert</a> (<a href="#7" class="quote">Reply 7</a>):<br/><i>Worst: <acronym title="London - Stanst...

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RE: Buying Plane Stuff In Airports

There is one at <acronym title="Nottingham / Leicester / Derby - East Midlands (Castle Donington) (EMA / EGNX), United Kingdom">EMA</acronym> that sells a lot of old memorabilia, as well as models, DVDs, books etc, but for a number of reasons (not least the attitude of the guy that runs it) I refuse...

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RE: ALK A340 Very Low Departure Photos - LHR

I have seen this a few times at <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym>, most notably with the <acronym title="South African Airways">SA</acronym> A340 which seems to skim the tops of the lorries driving along the A30! <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%...

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RE: VS Lodges Complaint Over BA/BD Merger

At the end of the day, we all know <acronym title="Virgin Atlantic Airways (United Kingdom)">VS</acronym> have no plans to introduce <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym>-Scotland and never will. However IMO this is not about SRB moaning about not giving him t...

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RE: VS Lodges Complaint Over BA/BD Merger

<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="#16" class="quote">Reply 16</a>):<br/><i>Do you honestly think letting an airline col...

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RE: VS Lodges Complaint Over BA/BD Merger

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/LX138" class="quote" target="_blank">LX138</a> (<a href="#10" class="quote">Reply 10</a>):<br/><i>Just read the statement from them and I do thi...

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RE: VS Lodges Complaint Over BA/BD Merger

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/gilesdavies" class="quote" target="_blank">gilesdavies</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i>Maybe <acronym title="Virgin Atlanti...

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RE: Martinair 744 Title Orgy

Looks like <acronym title="Malaysia Airlines">MH</acronym> are going for the Star Alliance effect on this aircraft, show as many logos as possible down the side! Looks horrific IMO but like you say cargo is blind, and compared to the state of some of the heaps of tin flying around in Africa this is ...

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VS Lodges Complaint Over BA/BD Merger

<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-17073575" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-17073575</a> "BA is already operating on 60% of BMI's routes so this move is clearly about knocking out the competition." Didn't think it would take long...

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RE: Iris Scanners Mothballed At MAN, BHX

I went through the <acronym title="Birmingham - International (Elmdon) (BHX / EGBB), United Kingdom">BHX</acronym> ones last week. Cut out a massive immigration queue and I was through within 30 seconds. They really are very useful if you READ what you have to do and do it, an old guy was struggling...

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RE: Monarch Airlines Enthusiast Day - Reduced Rates

It's still overpriced IMO, but at least they have admitted they were way out expecting people to pay £150 for a 20 mile journey. <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" ...

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RE: Ryanair 'sexist Adverts' Banned After Complaints

I saw one of these adverts some time ago. The ironic thing is that the UK media have far more risqué photographs in them every day (especially the rags such as 'The Sun' with their topless photographs every day on page 3), not to mention every newspaper that posts revealing bikini shots of celebriti...

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RE: Airliner List Prices

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/CM" class="quote" target="_blank">CM</a> (<a href="#23" class="quote">Reply 23</a>):<br/><i>What's missing is the fact there is a whole segment ...

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RE: Airliner List Prices

Very interesting, thanks for sharing <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" border="0"/> Interesting to note the A350 is a lot pricier than the 787. At least I know that if I win the Euromillions tonight I might just be able to...

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RE: British Press - Mountains Out Of Molehills

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/flycro" class="quote" target="_blank">flycro</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>Alas the UK is full of morons who lap up this ...

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RE: Short Hops On Long Haul Aircraft

Plenty of them out there, <acronym title="Turkish Airlines">TK</acronym>'s A330/A340 on the <acronym title="Istanbul - Ataturk (Yesilkoy) (IST / LTBA), Turkey">IST</acronym>-<acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> run, <acronym title="Singapore Airlines">SQ</acr...

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RE: Gulfstream Crash In DRC

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/SuperCaravelle" class="quote" target="_blank">SuperCaravelle</a> (<a href="#19" class="quote">Reply 19</a>):<br/><i>According to the latest, loc...

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RE: Apple Seeks Ban Of Galaxy Nexus In The US

This will never happen. It never has yet with all the ridiculous patent 'infringements' served between M$, Google and CrApple. It is all pure marketing and is just the latest in a huge game of cat and mouse. Not to mention the fact that this will be issued in the US, so this would only affect handse...

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RE: Suggestions For A New Android User?

I have an <acronym title="Sahara Airlines (India)">S2</acronym> as well, excellent choice <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" border="0"/> Some apps I couldn't live without, and some I maybe could <img src="http://cdn-...

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RE: Where Can I Buy Flight Attendant Uniform?

Ann Summers sell them, £35 and available in a range of sizes.

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RE: List Things Airport Security Took From 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/signol" class="quote" target="_blank">signol</a> (<a href="#18" class="quote">Reply 18</a>):<br/><i>On what grounds could tea bags be confiscate...

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RE: List Things Airport Security Took From You

My first was a bottle of Kurust I had in my coat pocket when travelling <acronym title="Manchester - International (Ringway) (MAN / EGCC), United Kingdom">MAN</acronym>-<acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD</acronym>, had absolutely no idea it was in there ...

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RE: BmiBaby Has A Buyer?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ghifty" class="quote" target="_blank">ghifty</a> (<a href="#29" class="quote">Reply 29</a>):<br/><i>So... Lufthansa owns <acronym title="Bloomin...

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RE: BmiBaby Has A Buyer?

Well a week on and still no official news, only rumours that <acronym title="bmibaby (United Kingdom)">WW</acronym> management have been in <acronym title="Aircompany Tavria-Mac (Ukraine)">BE</acronym>'s <acronym title="Harmony Airways (Canada)">HQ</acronym> in <acronym title="Exeter (EXT / EGTE), U...

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BE Flight Buzzed By RAF Jet At SYY

Saw this in the Daily Heil earlier, and again on the BBC. <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2098380/Tiny-passenger-plane-seconds-disaster-attacked-Tornado-jets-Black-Hawk-helicopters-mock-war-game.html" target="_blank">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...awk-helicopters-mock-war-ga...

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RE: Best FF Card In Star

I am in a similar situation myself now that <acronym title="British Midland">BD</acronym> will no longer exist. The general consensus seems to be Aegean, for with them you get status very quickly (c20k miles for silver). <acronym title="Lufthansa (Germany)">LH</acronym> is good if you travel regular...

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RE: SAS MD87 Engine View

Thanks for the input. Flight was very nice yesterday, I ended up in 25A. For anyone needing info for the future on this, here is my advice: Row 23/24 - probably the best rows. 24 has a better view of the engine fans for video during takeoff. Row 25 - Engine comes halfway across the window, it's <acr...

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RE: Cancelled Flights At LHR Sun 5th Feb

Well I flew from <acronym title="Birmingham - International (Elmdon) (BHX / EGBB), United Kingdom">BHX</acronym> yesterday morning and was most impressed. Only a couple of flights delayed or cancelled (from delays on earlier sectors). Snow ploughs, tractors, blowers flying up and down the taxiways a...

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RE: Thomas Cook Belfast Emergency NOW

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/btblue" class="quote" target="_blank">btblue</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>Thomas Cook Belfast Emergency NOW ...

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RE: Your Longest Unbroken Strand Of Flights

My longest is <acronym title="Manchester - International (Ringway) (MAN / EGCC), United Kingdom">MAN</acronym>-<acronym title="Singapore - Changi (SIN / WSSS), Singapore">SIN</acronym>-<acronym title="Auckland - International (AKL / NZAA), New Zealand">AKL</acronym>-<acronym title="Palmerston North ...

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Padded Toilet Seats On Luxury Jets?

Well, the super-rich do need a softer cushion for their rotund backsides. And how do you know the lavs in their mansions aren't padded

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RE: SAS SK Emergency SK1462

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/B747forever" class="quote" target="_blank">B747forever</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>Imagine sitting right next to that e...

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RE: SAS SK Emergency SK1462

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/shufflemoomin" class="quote" target="_blank">shufflemoomin</a> (<a href="#7" class="quote">Reply 7</a>):<br/><i>On one hand, I'm glad it all tur...

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RE: SAS SK Emergency SK1462

Looks like the slides were deployed too, this rotation has been a combination of A321/MD81/MD82 for the last week or so.

I'm flying on one of these tomorrow

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RE: Cancelled Flights At LHR Sun 5th Feb

STN now closed, lots of <acronym title="Ryanair (Ireland)">FR</acronym> flights diverting to <acronym title="Liverpool - John Lennon (Speke) (LPL / EGGP), United Kingdom">LPL</acronym>. They were initially opting for <acronym title="Newcastle - Woolsington (NCL / EGNT), United Kingdom">NCL</acronym>...

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RE: Cancelled Flights At LHR Sun 5th Feb

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/lhr380" class="quote" target="_blank">lhr380</a> (<a href="#26" class="quote">Reply 26</a>):<br/><i>Binman 777 just returned from its jaunt to <...

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