Don't Chirac, Schroeder and other high-ranking politicians who might be there count as VIPs?
I'd bet anything Chirac will be there.
/Milan
You can bet that Chirac, Schroeder et al. will be in Toulouse for sure. I believe there was a thread on here a few weeks back about the event being televised, but I believe that was for the offical roll-out ceremony. Cheers! /Milan <img src="/discussions/graphics/spin.gif" ALT="Smile/happy/get...
Jump to postI always thought that with the landing fees going up at <acronym title="Toronto - Lester B. Pearson International (Malton) (YYZ / CYYZ), Canada - Ontario">YYZ</acronym> and it already being one of the most expensive airports to land in the world, perhaps more airlines would come to <acronym title="M...
Jump to post<b>A350:</b> And don't forget also that <acronym title="Lufthansa (Germany)">LH</acronym> was LOT's prime sponsor for getting into Star Alliance. So there could be some additional politics from that side. Additionally though, if in fact LOT does get some maintenance infrastructure, I'm sure they'd b...
Jump to postActually, according to the CBC, <acronym title="Montreal - Pierre Elliott Trudeau International (Dorval) (YUL / CYUL), Canada - Quebec">YUL</acronym> costs are supposed to go up by 43% this year, not 30%. Apparently, Ottawa might look into this to remedy the situation. Wonder how true that is. ...
Jump to postWell when it's time to retire C-GAUN, I hope <acronym title="Air Canada">AC</acronym> doesn't put it into the desert, or sell it for scrap, but actually preserve it. Nice piece of history for <acronym title="Air Canada">AC</acronym> and Canada. Cheers! /Milan <img src="/discussions/graphics/sp...
Jump to postA350: I believe LOT maintains their own fleet, but I could be wrong. Just seem to recall reading that somewhere also (can anyone verify this?). I also believe that one of the things that Airbus was offering to LOT, besides pilot training was maintenance infrastructure. (can anyone verify this also?)...
Jump to postLumber or planes - that's completely irrelevant. A true free market would not impose import quotas or try to lobby to only buy their own. I'd have to say both Europe and the US in the case are guilty. But hey that's what politicans are for. As for Chirac demanding, I don't think he's demanding, simp...
Jump to postThanks for the info everyone. Not normally into hero worship, but wouldn't mind meeting/flying on a plane piloted by either one of those 2 fine pilots (Capt. Pearson or Capt. Piche). Well probably won't happen obviously with Capt. Perason as he's retired. I know that Capt. Piche received some flak a...
Jump to post<b><i>Well, it seems that the EU (and France in particular) is turning their "free market" into a political market by demanding that other countries "have to show their European spirit by buying more products of Europe and less from USA."</i></b> Popfly: And the "Buy American" campaigns in various i...
Jump to postActually to those who haven't read it yet, the accident investigation report from the Portugese is available (all 103 pages of it in PDF) here: <a href="http://www.gpiaa-portugal-report.com/" target=_blank>http://www.gpiaa-portugal-report.com/</a>. I work fairly close to Dorval/Trudeau and saw Air T...
Jump to postDoes anyone know what happened to Capt. Robert Piche, who piloted the Air Transat "Azores" Glider back in 2001, and avoiding a catastrophe by landing the A330 in the Azores without any power? I remember reading a thread here, that he's still employed by Air Transat but hasn't been flying. Apparently...
Jump to postWell according to the article, Airbus makes the claims based on a number of facts: 1. A330-200 has 293 seats vs. 289 for the 7E7 (based on configuration) 2. A330-200 (according to Airbus and the article) is cheaper to implement and can carry more cargo. Whether this true or not, remains to be seen, ...
Jump to postKCFC: Despite Poland's alliance with the US on certain issues, don't forget that Poland's main trading partner is the EU, and not the US. Regardless of whether LOT purchases Airbus or not, Poland is not ignoring the EU. Perhaps a bit off topic now, but Poland recently selected Alstom (which is Frenc...
Jump to postI recall reading in another polish on-line daily that Boeing stated that if LOT didn't submit an order by the end of 2004, Boeing could not guarantee delivery in 2008, as other production slots need to be filled in. I had a look for this article, but to no avail, so I'm just paraphrasing from memory...
Jump to post<b>Slawko: <i>Last I heard <acronym title="Acapulco - General Juan N. Alvarez International (ACA / MMAA), Mexico">ACA</acronym> isnt entirely happy with them either... </i></b> Did you not mean <acronym title="Air Canada">AC</acronym>'s 343 by any chance, instead? Just asking, as according to Milton...
Jump to postWhat about SFO? With all those hotels around? Every time I've driven around there, I've never seen any security presence.
Jump to post<i>Keep in mind that this order will be highly politic and that now Poland has become a European member of the European Commonweath , and as Turkey has to show its European spirit. </i> I think FCKC is perfectly correct in this statement. Furthermore, I recall reading in the polish media that some p...
Jump to post<i>Due to announcement of A350 being developed they postponed the decision. </i> Thanks Danny for your response. I figured if anyone would know something more on this, you might as I remember your previous posts on LOT. Do you know if the decision is postponed for an indefinite amount of time (well,...
Jump to postDoes anyone know what's going on with the LOT order? I seem to recall reading that a final decision was supposed to be made by Dec. 20th. I also recall a thread mentioning that LOT management decided against the 7E7, and preferred the Airbus. Other rumors suggested that they deffered the decision, p...
Jump to postWow, my first post. Actually I signed up, just so I could answer this question <img src="/discussions/graphics/spin.gif" ALT="Smile/happy/getting dizzy"> I was flying to Montreal from Edmonton today on ACs 320 and right before doors were secured, <acronym title="Safair (South Africa)">FA</acro...
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