Search found 147 matches
- Sat Feb 19, 2022 7:17 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: The destination you have flown to from the most airports
- Replies: 38
- Views: 3545
Re: The destination you have flown to from the most airports
Probably VIE; LHR, LGW, RIX, CPH, OSL, FRA, BER, CGN, AMS, ZRH
Honorable mention to JFK; MAD, ATH, CDG, LHR, OSL
- Mon Oct 04, 2021 8:45 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Airbus A330 - Whose have you flown?
- Replies: 68
- Views: 6704
Re: Airbus A330 - Whose have you flown?
200:
Wamos, BMI, Monarch, JMC, MyTravel, AirTanker, XL
300:
Wamos, Evelop, Iberworld
- Mon Oct 04, 2021 8:28 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Airbus A340 - Whose have you flown?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 3258
- Wed Jan 27, 2021 4:30 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Short-haul aircraft like KL 747 Combi?
- Replies: 63
- Views: 8576
Re: Short-haul aircraft like KL 747 Combi?
There are some airlines in Canada (Canadian North, Nolinor) that operate 737 Combis on their routes to remote northern communities. Until fairly recently Alaska Airlines operated some 737-400 Combis on intra Alaska routes. Adding to that there’s also Air Inuit who has 4- 200 Combi’s, 1- 300 Combi. ...
Jump to post- Mon Oct 12, 2020 4:36 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Airline dress codes
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1719
Re: Airline dress codes
I normally wear Jeans or shorts depending where I’m coming from or going to and a tshirt. If it’s a long flight I might put some joggers on after take off or something and a hoodie. On ID travel I just wear whatever the dress code is; some don’t allow jeans and want smart trousers, QR you can’t wear...
Jump to post- Sat Oct 03, 2020 2:04 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: If you fly a certain route more than 5 times a year, would you be more likely to fly a low cost or a legacy airline?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3377
Re: If you fly a certain route more than 5 times a year, would you be more likely to fly a low cost or a legacy airline?
I fly to vienna once or twice a month from London. Sometimes OS works out cheaper than Easyjet or Wizzair. Especially if I’m taking into account needing a checked in bag etc. The last few times I’ve been over before the quarantine requirements it was around £120 on Austrian return with a checked in ...
Jump to post- Sun Aug 30, 2020 12:27 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Monarch Airlines A300 Question
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2379
Re: Monarch Airlines A300 Question
One of my earliest memories was flying TFS from Manchester on their A300, I still remember being so excited at how big the plane was inside. Not one but 2 aisles! :lol: I remember how upon boarding I was immediately struck by how open the cabin felt due to no partitions/galleys/restrooms through the...
Jump to post- Sat Aug 29, 2020 3:03 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Flight attendant closes overhead bins upside down with high heels
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9255
Re: Flight attendant closes overhead bins upside down with high heels
This has been an occurrence before the pandemic, anything to pass the time on a turnaround. I remember seeing something like that in July last year on a cabin crew page on Instagram and next thing I know every other day people were attempting it.
Jump to post- Tue Jun 30, 2020 2:57 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Cargolux 'Retro' 747 coming soon
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3042
Re: Cargolux 'Retro' 747 coming soon
Should be interesting to see! I’m a big fan of their normal livery and the cutout -8 they have, even just the 50 year plane looks sleek and elegant.
Jump to post- Sat May 23, 2020 1:49 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Easyjet / In-Flight Entertainement Airtime
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1176
Re: Easyjet / In-Flight Entertainement Airtime
I always assumed they scrapped it, I’m normally flying them 2/3 times a month the last couple of years and I’ve never heard announcements for it or seen it mentioned in their Traveller magazine.
Jump to post- Tue May 19, 2020 11:22 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Etihad Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2020
- Replies: 315
- Views: 21717
Re: Etihad lands at TLV for the first time
debonair wrote:True! But I am curious to know, if the ETIHAD titles were removed especially for this flight due to the conflict?
From what I can see online it was painted White with Saudia decals when it was leased to them last year and was subsequently stored. Jump to post
- Sun May 10, 2020 4:08 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: How to hire a private jet
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1692
Re: How to hire a private jet
As GalaxyFlyer said checking out ARG is your best bet, It can show you aircraft stationed at airports near you. My experiences are limited in this field, however Air X although registered in Malta you see a couple of Challengers in Luton, former colleagues who work there seem to enjoy it and are tra...
Jump to post- Tue Dec 03, 2019 1:01 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Have you landed at the alphabet?
- Replies: 76
- Views: 5437
Re: Have you landed at the alphabet?
A: AAL, ACE, AMS, ATH, ARN, AGP, ALC, ALG, AYT, AUS B: BOS, BFS, BKK, BCN, BEG, BEY C: CHQ, CPH, CFU, CDG D: DBV, DEN, DLM, DUB, DOH E: EFL, EZE F: FCO, FLL, FUE, FAO, FRA G: GIG, GOT H: HER, HEL I: IBZ, IOM J: JSI, JYV, JER K: KGS L: LPA, LAS, LCA, LBA, LGW, LHR, LTN, LAX, LUX M: MAD, MAN, MCO, MAH...
Jump to post- Sun Sep 22, 2019 8:25 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Thomas Cook Bankruptcy Discussion Thread
- Replies: 1315
- Views: 243758
Re: Thomas Cook Airlines News and Discussion Thread
From Twitter : Suppliers are being informed that Thomas Cook has ceased business operations • Airlines (including wet-lease specialists) have been given go-ahead to position to UK for rescue flights which will bring stranded passengers back to the UK, known as Operation Matterhorn People need to ta...
Jump to post- Sun Sep 22, 2019 8:19 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Thomas Cook Bankruptcy Discussion Thread
- Replies: 1315
- Views: 243758
Re: Thomas Cook Airlines News and Discussion Thread
AngelsDecay wrote:https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EFGDBIcWsAADgEn.jpg
And there’s no trace of that tweet on TCX social media Jump to post
- Sun Sep 22, 2019 8:09 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Thomas Cook Bankruptcy Discussion Thread
- Replies: 1315
- Views: 243758
Re: Thomas Cook Airlines News and Discussion Thread
InThrustWeTrust wrote:OY-VKH diverted from ARN/CPH to MAN...
Flightradar24.com
It was scheduled from ARN as a ferry flight; DK4994 Jump to post
- Fri Sep 13, 2019 2:01 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Coffee Spill Forced A330 Diversion
- Replies: 67
- Views: 14821
Re: Coffee Spill Forced A330 Diversion
At my current airline we double cup and use lids when we have them, the latter being they load approximately 10 lids in the dry stores, which flight deck burn through quickly leaving none for the flight back. No matter how many times you ask them to keep the lid before they throw the cup in the bag....
Jump to post- Tue Jul 23, 2019 8:18 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: BBC Planespotting Live, Staring 23rd July 20.00 BBC4.
- Replies: 34
- Views: 8666
Re: BBC Planespotting Live, Staring 23rd July 20.00 BBC4.
KliptWings wrote:Its dreadful........
It was an hour of cringing, some things just aren’t meant to be aired on tv, at least in the current format.
Credit for picking three presenters who looked so awkward and out of their comfort zone, poor Andi was trying his best. Jump to post
- Thu Jul 11, 2019 5:32 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: To the Oil Rigs of Libya!: Opening(and closing) a rig
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10156
Re: To the Oil Rigs of Libya!: Opening(and closing) a rig
Thank you for the amazing TR, each one you post is always insightful and interesting!
I can’t wait to see where in the world you go next 
- Sat Jul 06, 2019 6:56 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Do airlines need to fill someone in the emergency exit row in a plane?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 16684
Re: Do airlines need to fill someone in the emergency exit row in a plane?
At Small Planet (S5) it wasn’t a requirement to have someone seated at the overwing exits, which I always thought was weird. But then again they allowed e-cigarette use on flights so I can’t complain
Jump to post- Mon Jun 24, 2019 7:21 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Brussels Airlines Nine Hour Flight to Nowhere
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5389
Re: Brussels Airlines Nine Hour Flight to Nowhere
I can’t say I’ve ever seen it where an aircraft has had to return to base halfway through an flight due to this! However, I know for Singapore they’re strict on this, you need to tell the CAAS which reg and what airport you’ll be flying into and they send you a computer generated letter which “allow...
Jump to post- Wed Jun 19, 2019 12:51 am
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Norwegian’s Fleet
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1379
Re: Norwegian’s Fleet
Norwegian Air Argentina 737-800 x 3 Norwegian Air International 737-800 x 67 Norwegian Air Shuttle 737-800 x 54 Norwegian Air Sweden 788 x 3/789 x 1 Norwegian Air UK 789 x13 Norwegian Long Haul 788 x 8/789 x 13 I believe there is also a single 738 with Norwegian Air UK, G-NRWY. NSE (Norwegian Air S...
Jump to post- Mon May 27, 2019 7:44 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Your longest & shortest flights
- Replies: 78
- Views: 7380
Re: Your longest & shortest flights
Longest: LGW-EZE; 6,913mi; 13h40
Shortest: FUE-ACE; 37mi; 35 minutes
- Sun May 05, 2019 11:09 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Updated: Aeroflot 1492 SSJ100 fire at Moscow (SVO) - 40+ confirmed dead
- Replies: 836
- Views: 175093
Re: Aeroflot SSJ100 on fire at Moscow (SVO)
The solution is actually pretty simple: lock the overhead compartments during takeoff and landing. The tech probably already exists, and while it would be expensive to implement it would certainly help save lives in situations such as this. The solution is mainly a lock on the flap, my last two Air...
Jump to post- Tue Apr 23, 2019 7:22 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Cathay Pacific cracking down on crews taking pax goodies, leftovers
- Replies: 54
- Views: 11034
Re: Cathay Pacific cracking down on crews taking pax goodies, leftovers
Some items can be repacked and reused such as Pens, wet wipes, gloves, bar stock and the like. To me there’s a difference in taking items from the crew stores such as food, soft drinks, water should be fine and at my previous companies this has always been an “honest culture” so you take a couple of...
Jump to post- Sun Mar 24, 2019 9:28 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: What is/was your favorite airline advertisement?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1476
Mine was the 25th anniversary advert for Virgin
https://youtu.be/FYQHDadIDxk
- Thu Mar 14, 2019 6:08 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Could the MAX grounding be the end of Norwegian?
- Replies: 111
- Views: 33575
Re: Could the MAX grounding be the end of Norwegian?
Or perhaps hoping flags of convenience and terrible staff T&Cs get consigned to the dustbin. It's not a safe old world order to want employees to have a contract in the country from which they operate, which pays a reasonable wage and isn't one big tax dodge. The crew do have contracts in their...
Jump to post- Wed Mar 13, 2019 2:23 pm
- Forum: Technical/Operations
- Topic: A321 'Spaceflex' & 'Neo' rear galley jump seat
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3194
Re: A321 'Spaceflex' & 'Neo' rear galley jump seat
I assume the red latch on A/C Left that would beep the Seat itself latched during the flight. The same matches that are used on galley storages for carts and canisters
- Tue Feb 05, 2019 2:26 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Germania ceases operations
- Replies: 144
- Views: 36081
Re: Germania ceases operations
airevents wrote:A takeover candidate for Ryanair?
I could see FR and Lauda Motion coming in and picking up the pieces, obviously the destinations wouldn’t be as niche as erbil, Beirut etc but they could easily takeover the bucket and spade routes, Airbus trained crew. Jump to post
- Wed Jan 23, 2019 3:09 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Attractions at Airports
- Replies: 44
- Views: 4957
- Fri Jan 11, 2019 12:08 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Norwegian and Air Canada 737 MAX Transatlantic crew
- Replies: 54
- Views: 10162
Re: Norwegian and Air Canada 737 MAX Transatlantic crew
Small Planet used to do MAN-SID (Sal) and LGW-BJL) as a turnaround with 1 extra captain, 1 SCCM and 1 CCM taking it on turn having rest during the flight
Jump to post- Wed Jan 09, 2019 5:10 am
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: How do you pronounce airport codes?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3194
Re: How do you pronounce airport codes?
The only three I’ve ever pronounced as is, are HEL (just easier to say Hell), GIG and EZE (as Easy)
Jump to post- Mon Dec 31, 2018 4:49 pm
- Forum: Technical/Operations
- Topic: Pilots/Flight Attendants: has a passenger ever tried to smoke on your flight?
- Replies: 67
- Views: 10365
Re: Pilots/Flight Attendants: has a passenger ever tried to smoke on your flight?
I once had the cabin chief smoke an ecig onboard and set off the smoke detector in the toilet 
- Mon Dec 31, 2018 4:47 pm
- Forum: Technical/Operations
- Topic: Pilots/Flight Attendants: has a passenger ever tried to smoke on your flight?
- Replies: 67
- Views: 10365
Re: Pilots/Flight Attendants: has a passenger ever tried to smoke on your flight?
I once had the cabin chief smoke an ecig onboard and set off the smoke detector in the toilet
- Fri Dec 28, 2018 8:23 am
- Forum: Technical/Operations
- Topic: Puerto Rico airlines....large planes?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2471
Re: Puerto Rico airlines....large planes?
DY used to fly 787-8/9 into SJU, during winter time for a couple of years but stopped it I think at the end of winter 16
Jump to post- Mon Dec 24, 2018 11:40 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Your 2018 statistics
- Replies: 51
- Views: 4616
Re: Your 2018 statistics
As crew:
Total Distance: 503,748 miles
Total Sectors: 149 operating, 5 positioning
Total Hours: 911h8m Duty Time
Most Visited: LAX (8x), JFK (7x), ORD (5x)
Here’s to 2019! Happy Flying 
- Mon Dec 24, 2018 11:31 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Dear Santa For Christmas This Year....
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2220
Re: Dear Santa For Christmas This Year....
Santa can you ask crewing to stop shafting me with one night LA and JFK all the time 
- Mon Dec 24, 2018 11:27 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: How is Austrian Airlines doing?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5650
Re: How is Austrian Airlines doing?
Flew them a few times this year on the 321 on the LHR-VIE-LHR, all 6/8 flights I did were full midweek. My friend just came back from Mauritius and the flight was full both sectors, only around 4 seats on the way out in Y and 5 on the way back.
Jump to post- Fri Dec 21, 2018 8:22 am
- Forum: Technical/Operations
- Topic: LA TLV-GRU only 8 cabin crew on 15 hour flight?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3724
Re: LA TLV-GRU only 8 cabin crew on 15 hour flight?
1 Crew Member per 50 pax is the norm, It could be that some crew don’t want their photos taken, one of the flight deck and 2 crew were missing from my companies last promotional image celebrating a new route. A flight that long should ideally warrant an extra crew member so they can have adequate cr...
Jump to post- Fri Dec 21, 2018 8:15 am
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: US Airports With Ramp Boarding and/or Bus Gates?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 7187
Re: US Airports With Ramp Boarding and/or Bus Gates?
My last few times at SEA with Norwegian we disembarked and boarded via Stairs and a Bus.
Parked over by the Alaska hanger IIRC
- Mon Dec 10, 2018 11:10 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Huge jumble of cargo jets (DC-10s / MD-11s) at MIA
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7210
Re: Huge jumble of cargo jets (DC-10s / MD-11s) at MIA
WPvsMW wrote:Four Floors of Whores in Singapore.
Nothing wrong with a trip to Orchard towers
Jump to post
- Tue Dec 04, 2018 11:32 am
- Forum: Technical/Operations
- Topic: 737-800 tipping risk at deboarding?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 19220
Re: 737-800 tipping risk at deboarding?
It is common, there’s normally a page regarding tail tip prevention in cabin crew Manuals. Normally if it’s the front door in use we stop passengers when they get to the front to allow other passengers to come forward also so it’s not leaving the weight spread out towards the rear. There is a light ...
Jump to post- Wed Nov 28, 2018 10:37 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Norwegian moving LGW-OAK to LGW-SFO
- Replies: 78
- Views: 12200
Re: Norwegian Exiting OAK for SFO
It’s just LGW that’s changing to SFO, all other routes will stay at OAK.
BOS to FCO and MAD will also start for summer 19
- Mon Nov 26, 2018 12:35 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Airbahn
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6285
A prime example of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”
flyer1225 wrote:Their logo seems to have been ripped off pretty much exactly from AirBlue in Pakistan...
http://jaryinternational.com/image/cach ... 00x500.jpg
http://airbahn.com/comingsoon.jpg
A prime example of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”
Jump to post
- Mon Oct 29, 2018 6:54 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: "Vanity Plates" for Aircraft?
- Replies: 57
- Views: 7638
Re: "Vanity Plates" for Aircraft?
I know when Norwegian first opened Norwegian Air UK (DI) the first aircraft registered was a B737 with the Reg G-NRWY, that was a one off as now the registrations come in whatever sequence is available
Jump to post- Fri Oct 05, 2018 5:20 pm
- Forum: Technical/Operations
- Topic: Is it required that all Exit Row seats be filled?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2062
Re: Is it required that all Exit Row seats be filled?
At my previous airline it wasn’t a requirement to have them filled as they are “self help” only in preplanned emergencies
Jump to post- Sun Sep 23, 2018 9:33 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Gifts for FA / Crew
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1668
Re: Gifts for FA / Crew
I definitely love getting a bag of haribos from pax or chocolates, they always get water and drinks after that :D But it works both ways, last time I flew Austrian I brought them chocolates and introduced myself as a colleague from x and I got given a business class meal on the cute triangle plate f...
Jump to post- Thu Sep 13, 2018 6:52 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Nordic aviation - 2018
- Replies: 1264
- Views: 191073
Re: Nordic aviation - 2018
Tuifly Nordic will close their bases in Oslo, Malmö and Helsinki. With Norwegian and JetTime operating charter flights From (presumably) next year. Norwegian has opened Fast Track recruitment for Tuifly Nordic flight deck. https://centreforaviation.com/news/norwegian-and-jet-time-to-takeover-tuifly-...
Jump to post- Tue Sep 04, 2018 8:10 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Ignorant things often said by infrequent annoyed Travellers
- Replies: 39
- Views: 3875
Re: Ignorant things often said by infrequent annoyed Travellers
10. “Was it the pilots first landing” after a positive landing
Jump to post- Sun Aug 12, 2018 11:41 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Questions about inflight death of pax
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4414
Re: Questions about inflight death of pax
It depends on the situation; Normally Medlink will give directions as to what they’re doing, i.e. if someone has a heart attack and the crew is dealing with it, PA for a doctor, if there is one then they can use the contents of the Emergency Medical Kit (which can’t be opened by our SEP’s without au...
Jump to post