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by readytotaxi
Sun Jan 21, 2024 7:00 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Irish 1/24: Ring out the old, ring in the new
Replies: 528
Views: 46807

Re: Irish 1/24: Ring out the old, ring in the new

EIDWDUB wrote:
Awaiting word on our flight home here in BER but not looking good at the minute.

Book a hotel room quick.
Looks like the big Emirates is giving it a go.

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by readytotaxi
Sun Jan 21, 2024 6:24 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Irish 1/24: Ring out the old, ring in the new
Replies: 528
Views: 46807

Re: Irish 1/24: Ring out the old, ring in the new

I doubt DUB will see anymore arrivals tonight, winds gusting at 25kts+ and set to grow.
Further south Cork and Waterford and Shannon are show 37kts.
FR5911 from ACE now going all the way back to NTE.
Ryanair flight planners will earn their money tonight.

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by readytotaxi
Sat Jan 20, 2024 3:30 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: 2023 was warmest year on record!
Replies: 33
Views: 3370

Re: 2023 was warmest year on record!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-68015106

Kashmir's mountains without snow !
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-68015106

Kashmir's mountains without snow !

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by readytotaxi
Sat Jan 20, 2024 9:59 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Brawl on Ryanair flight
Replies: 88
Views: 11034

Re: Brawl on Ryanair flight

Could it be that the ticket price then determines the quality of passenger onboard? :box:

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by readytotaxi
Fri Jan 19, 2024 9:57 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Word Game - 2024
Replies: 196
Views: 6782

Re: Word Game - 2024

enthusiasm

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by readytotaxi
Fri Jan 19, 2024 9:49 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Avatar Airlines is back seeking investors
Replies: 59
Views: 4963

Re: Avatar Airlines is back seeking investors

Does anyone have a list of potential investors, I have this great plan for turning gold bars into iron ingots.

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by readytotaxi
Thu Jan 18, 2024 8:54 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Singapore Airlines, aircraft of the past.
Replies: 5
Views: 1714

Singapore Airlines, aircraft of the past.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxWCL18 ... ationFlyer
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Found on Youtube and was suprised by the many different aircraft they have had over the years, the livery looks good on them all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxWCL18 ... ationFlyer

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by readytotaxi
Thu Jan 18, 2024 6:27 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Word Game - 2024
Replies: 196
Views: 6782

Re: Word Game - 2024

Appeal

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by readytotaxi
Tue Jan 16, 2024 8:12 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections
Replies: 3147
Views: 417669

Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67994140 Boeing has asked Ryanair to send extra engineers to oversee quality checks of its planes "on the ground" following the Alaska Airlines incident. Ryanair's boss told the BBC that quality was improving but the incident had shown there was "mo...

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by readytotaxi
Mon Jan 15, 2024 5:56 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Places in Europe to visit.
Replies: 51
Views: 4789

Re: Places in Europe to visit.

https://www.cntraveller.com/gallery/thi ... -in-prague
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I have always enjoyed Prague over the last 30yrs, great architecture, hotels and food and good trams.The history and people on the whole friendly.

https://www.cntraveller.com/gallery/thi ... -in-prague

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by readytotaxi
Mon Jan 15, 2024 5:47 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Will things be harder in 2024?.
Replies: 17
Views: 3275

Re: Will things be harder in 2024?.

Well I'm glad you "arrived" at your destination, perhaps a LCC is okay now and then but you seems to appreciate a full service trip. ;)

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by readytotaxi
Mon Jan 15, 2024 5:33 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Conflicting info on UA 772 Seating Layout
Replies: 5
Views: 1538

Re: Conflicting info on UA 772 Seating Layout

That website aeroLOPA is very good and up todate.

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by readytotaxi
Mon Jan 15, 2024 5:14 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Can a U.S. bank freeze your account and not tell you?
Replies: 24
Views: 3370

Re: Can a U.S. bank freeze your account and not tell you?

Sounds like you match a "certain" profile to bank security, same at airport security, some get pulled aside some don't.

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by readytotaxi
Sun Jan 14, 2024 8:10 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: How many diverted flights have you been on?
Replies: 72
Views: 6068

Re: How many diverted flights have you been on?

Flew back from MCO to LGW and got divert to MAN as Gatwick had the wrong kind of snow in January, who would has guessed. Two hours wait and a refuel got us back at 10:30. Other time was a LGW - GCI morning flight, channel island fog ment we circled for almost 2hrs and returned to sunny Gatwick.

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by readytotaxi
Thu Jan 11, 2024 5:30 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: British Airways News and Discussion - 2024
Replies: 359
Views: 67974

Re: British Airways News and Discussion - 2024

I note that in the Lufthansa thread they are returning 6 A380's to AB by the end of the year, might BA be interested in kicking the tyres?

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by readytotaxi
Thu Jan 11, 2024 5:05 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Really great airline deals of the 80's and 90's
Replies: 17
Views: 2261

Really great airline deals of the 80's and 90's

Back in the day before online booking and web sites airlines used to offer great FlyDrive deals. You would pop into the travel agent and pick up a brochure with these really good offers.I remember in the UK the main players were NorthWest, Continental and TWA. You could book a flydrive and optional ...

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by readytotaxi
Thu Jan 11, 2024 4:27 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Word Game - 2024
Replies: 196
Views: 6782

Re: Word Game - 2024

Porter

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by readytotaxi
Thu Jan 11, 2024 9:52 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Passenger opens up cabin door on AC flight leaving Toronto
Replies: 15
Views: 4325

Re: Passenger opens up cabin door on AC flight leaving Toronto

or put in postions of great power.

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by readytotaxi
Thu Jan 11, 2024 9:44 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Anyone having problems with Google Chrome?
Replies: 10
Views: 2504

Re: Anyone having problems with Google Chrome?

I have issue with the way my Samsung Google Chromebook 3 works... Whenever I want to paste a line of text at a point say two lines below text already in my post, the Chromebook pastes it a line higher than I selected with my cursor!!! :x Is this similar to the problem you are having? https://suppor...

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by readytotaxi
Wed Jan 10, 2024 6:02 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Word Game - 2024
Replies: 196
Views: 6782

Re: Word Game - 2024

Valet

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by readytotaxi
Wed Jan 10, 2024 2:08 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Interference with traffic through the Red Sea
Replies: 137
Views: 11832

Re: Interference with traffic through the Red Sea

Aesma wrote:
And how do the drones go from Iran to Yemen, exactly ?

I imagine they use the port of Bandar Abbas, cargo ships or fishing vessels,something low key. If US intel can id them a fighter/naval patrol should be able to remove the supply chain.

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by readytotaxi
Wed Jan 10, 2024 1:59 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Word Game - 2024
Replies: 196
Views: 6782

Re: Word Game - 2024

Lamp

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by readytotaxi
Wed Jan 10, 2024 9:52 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Interference with traffic through the Red Sea
Replies: 137
Views: 11832

Re: Interference with traffic through the Red Sea

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67932725

I can not see this calming down anytime soon, and if insurers pull cover delays will grow as ships take the safer route.
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The Iran-backed group launched 18 drones and three missiles on Tuesday night, according to the US military.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67932725

I can not see this calming down anytime soon, and if insurers pull cover delays will grow as ships take the safer route.

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by readytotaxi
Tue Jan 09, 2024 11:35 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Will things be harder in 2024?.
Replies: 17
Views: 3275

Re: Will things be harder in 2024?

Pip Pip, keep your pecker up ! ;)

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by readytotaxi
Tue Jan 09, 2024 10:46 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Five Word Story - 2024
Replies: 82
Views: 3598

Re: Five Word Story - 2024

Little John & Friar Tuck

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by readytotaxi
Tue Jan 09, 2024 10:39 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Interference with traffic through the Red Sea
Replies: 137
Views: 11832

Re: Interference with traffic through the Red Sea

Aside, the drought at the Panama Canal is also adding to delays for world shipping.

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by readytotaxi
Tue Jan 09, 2024 10:33 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Word Game - 2024
Replies: 196
Views: 6782

Re: Word Game - 2024

Sticks

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by readytotaxi
Mon Jan 08, 2024 2:47 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: British Airways News and Discussion - 2024
Replies: 359
Views: 67974

Re: British Airways News and Discussion - 2024

https://www.flightradar24.com/BAW9171/338b759e

If they are short on frames wondering why it has sat there since 22Dec?
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I see G-ZBJM is heading back to LHR from TEV.
https://www.flightradar24.com/BAW9171/338b759e

If they are short on frames wondering why it has sat there since 22Dec?

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by readytotaxi
Sun Jan 07, 2024 7:03 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: An amazing tidy mouse.
Replies: 3
Views: 1987

An amazing tidy mouse.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-wales-67907306
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This creature has been doing this for a while now, wild not tame, did someones house keeper get reincarnated?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-wales-67907306

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by readytotaxi
Sun Jan 07, 2024 7:00 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Golden Globes 2024
Replies: 7
Views: 2153

Re: Golden Globes 2024

It does stick in the throat a bit, they need to be bribed to attend?

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by readytotaxi
Sun Jan 07, 2024 10:29 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: How come misleading ads can persist on web pages?
Replies: 8
Views: 2279

Re: How come misleading ads can persist on web pages?

https://www.asa.org.uk/make-a-complaint.html

They will investigate all reported cases, someone needs to flag it to them first.
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In the UK advertising is controlled by The Advertising Standards Authority Ltd.
https://www.asa.org.uk/make-a-complaint.html

They will investigate all reported cases, someone needs to flag it to them first.

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by readytotaxi
Sat Jan 06, 2024 7:33 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Five Word Story - 2024
Replies: 82
Views: 3598

Re: Five Word Story - 2024

call Robin Hood and trounce

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by readytotaxi
Sat Jan 06, 2024 7:27 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Interference with traffic through the Red Sea
Replies: 137
Views: 11832

Re: Interference with traffic through the Red Sea

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67879640
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Divert adds about 10 days.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67879640

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by readytotaxi
Sat Jan 06, 2024 7:20 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Word Game - 2024
Replies: 196
Views: 6782

Re: Word Game - 2024

Young

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by readytotaxi
Sat Jan 06, 2024 5:17 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Virgin Atlantic News and Discussion - 2024
Replies: 471
Views: 64588

Re: Virgin Atlantic News and Discussion - 2024

How are Virgin doing on the Male route, is it good for them?

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by readytotaxi
Sat Jan 06, 2024 11:33 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Will things be harder in 2024?.
Replies: 17
Views: 3275

Re: Will things be harder in 2024?.

You need to give us a trip report :yes:

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by readytotaxi
Fri Jan 05, 2024 5:57 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Last time you flew on a tri-/quad-jet
Replies: 110
Views: 9649

Re: Last time you flew on a tri-/quad-jet

Wow, so many people not flown a trijet.
CO 727 1993
AC 1011 1990
TWA 1011 1987

VA 747 1992
CO 747 1991

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by readytotaxi
Fri Jan 05, 2024 5:32 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Five Word Story - 2024
Replies: 82
Views: 3598

Re: Five Word Story - 2024

those pesky Aliens no doubt

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by readytotaxi
Fri Jan 05, 2024 5:28 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Word Game - 2024
Replies: 196
Views: 6782

Re: Word Game - 2024

hoverboard

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by readytotaxi
Fri Jan 05, 2024 5:24 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Norse Atlantic ends BOS and IAD
Replies: 29
Views: 6035

Re: Norse Atlantic ends BOS and IAD

Perhaps they should look East instead. Sri Lanka, Maldives, Mauritius?

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by readytotaxi
Thu Jan 04, 2024 1:44 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Five Word Story - 2024
Replies: 82
Views: 3598

Re: Five Word Story - 2024

wonder what's over the horizon

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by readytotaxi
Thu Jan 04, 2024 1:40 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Word Game - 2024
Replies: 196
Views: 6782

Re: Word Game - 2024

Up

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by readytotaxi
Wed Jan 03, 2024 11:29 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: British Airways News and Discussion - 2024
Replies: 359
Views: 67974

Re: British Airways News and Discussion - 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUoRjbj ... Departures

Like the cabin mock up.
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A light hearted look at how First Class service is put together and delivered.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUoRjbj ... Departures

Like the cabin mock up.

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by readytotaxi
Tue Jan 02, 2024 6:40 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: 2024 HAS to be better than 2023 for me
Replies: 7
Views: 2416

Re: 2024 HAS to be better than 2023 for me

Your positive outlook will get you through, along with a good dose of laughter on a regular basis, laughter does work wonders.

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by readytotaxi
Tue Jan 02, 2024 6:37 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread
Replies: 18095
Views: 1507586

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

Who would have thought this thread would have been running in 2024?

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by readytotaxi
Tue Jan 02, 2024 6:33 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: British Airways News and Discussion - 2024
Replies: 359
Views: 67974

Re: British Airways News and Discussion - 2024

So these Gatwick B772 pilots will be retrained to A350 over the years?

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by readytotaxi
Tue Jan 02, 2024 9:50 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Japan Airlines A350 collides with aircraft at HND
Replies: 1206
Views: 199344

Re: A350 incident Tokyo

Looking at the footage of the fire service they only seem to be using water and not foam.

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by readytotaxi
Mon Jan 01, 2024 10:31 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Five Word Story - 2024
Replies: 82
Views: 3598

Re: Five Word Story - 2024

mankind could certainly use some

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