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GPS Jamming - will airlines have to start training pilots to navigate? Shock/horror!

Last post by ExSp33db1rd « Fri Nov 16, 2018 4:47 am
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by Boac » Sat Nov 10, 2018 8:56 am
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The recurrence of alleged Russian GPS jamming in a recent NATO exercise near Finland leads to questions of the 'reliability' of the so-far sacrosanct...

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Alison, Thanks. Given up now !

Boac - wilco, standby.
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Fri Nov 16, 2018 4:47 am
Flybe for sale

Last post by Ibbie « Wed Nov 14, 2018 3:51 pm
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by CharlieOneSix » Tue Nov 13, 2018 10:58 pm

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Flybe has put itself up for sale:

Flybe for Sale - Daily Telegraph

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I have a notion that Stobarts may come back in with a lower offer than last time.

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Last post by Ibbie
Wed Nov 14, 2018 3:51 pm
SAA in Business Rescue?

Last post by ian16th « Tue Nov 06, 2018 10:13 pm
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by ian16th » Sun Apr 08, 2018 1:53 pm

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Trade Union Solidarity Wants Court to Place SAA Under Business Rescue

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Rivals are strangling SAA’s long-haul business
There is simply very little reason to fly the flag carrier anymore …

With the direct options from...

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Last post by ian16th
Tue Nov 06, 2018 10:13 pm
Interesting facts and figures about Concorde

Last post by Slasher « Tue Nov 06, 2018 4:57 pm
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by Capetonian » Thu Jan 21, 2016 7:09 pm

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A joint venture between the British and French governments, Concorde redefined what it was to fly when its first commercial flight took off 40 years...

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32. Concorde was impeded from flying over Saudi Arabian airspace as it was felt that noise from the aircraft would disturb camel breeding. Breeding...

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Last post by Slasher
Tue Nov 06, 2018 4:57 pm
Ryanair new baggage rules

Last post by OFSO « Sun Nov 04, 2018 9:12 am
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by ian16th » Fri Nov 02, 2018 12:30 pm

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Y'all must forgive me my ignorance. But residing in this southern colony I have never had the opportunity to partake of the pleasures of being a...

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The new Eurostar trains, designed in Italy and built in Germany, are lightweight and feel it. Insufficient baggage storage for cattle class so it's...

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Last post by OFSO
Sun Nov 04, 2018 9:12 am
...seconds before touching down

Last post by John Hill « Mon Oct 29, 2018 4:51 am
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by probes » Fri Oct 26, 2018 10:36 am
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...the Qantas charter flight from Tonga , a Boeing 737, pulled up from the runway at Sydney Airport just seconds before touching down.
Its pilot,...

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Not gonna look good on a postage stamp, izzit.

I hope you are not making fun of this poor unfortunate kid.
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Last post by John Hill
Mon Oct 29, 2018 4:51 am
Pilots and Divorce

Last post by Pontius Navigator « Sun Oct 28, 2018 9:05 pm
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by CharlieOneSix » Fri Oct 05, 2018 12:15 pm
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I can stop conversation at a party by saying I have had AIDS....and a few seconds later I explain by saying like many pilots I have suffered from...

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I was given some advice, keep the little woman busy; get a dog and kids. Got 3 dogs, 2 kids.

Also told her the pecking order. Whilst she accepted #2...
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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Sun Oct 28, 2018 9:05 pm
Cathay hacked

Last post by Slasher « Thu Oct 25, 2018 2:17 pm

by Slasher » Thu Oct 25, 2018 2:17 pm

CX admits to a hacking of 9.5 million customers, SEVEN MONTHS after the event.

What got exposed?

- Names, nationalities, dates of birth, telephone...

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Last post by Slasher
Thu Oct 25, 2018 2:17 pm
Made in China - new flying boat

Last post by Cacophonix « Thu Oct 25, 2018 12:35 pm
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by Boac » Sun Oct 21, 2018 9:10 am

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Thu Oct 25, 2018 12:35 pm
Ryanair crew accommodation

Last post by Boac « Fri Oct 19, 2018 11:13 am
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by Boac » Mon Oct 15, 2018 8:00 am

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Image rumoured to be a Portuguese-based RY crew on a forced night stop in Malaga caused by the storms.

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Nice!

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Ryanair have been replying that the crew were given admittance to the 'VIP lounge', but it appears this only happened after 05:15. Not sure what time...

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Last post by Boac
Fri Oct 19, 2018 11:13 am
Cobalt aviation

Last post by Woody « Thu Oct 18, 2018 4:10 am

by Woody » Thu Oct 18, 2018 4:10 am

Another one bites the dust :((

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Last post by Woody
Thu Oct 18, 2018 4:10 am
BA bumps competition winners out of 'Club World' seats

Last post by llondel « Wed Oct 17, 2018 4:53 pm
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by FD2 » Wed Oct 17, 2018 10:08 am

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They won a competition with Flight Centre but BA had oversold 'Club World' and they got bumped down to Premium Economy. Apparently they were 'guests...

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Makes a change from bumping the staff with 20 years service off the flight :((

There probably weren't any on the flight to bump.

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Last post by llondel
Wed Oct 17, 2018 4:53 pm
Cello Aviation ceases trading.

Last post by Ibbie « Fri Oct 12, 2018 4:35 pm

by Ibbie » Fri Oct 12, 2018 4:35 pm

Cello Aviation, based at Birmingham has ceased trading today.

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Last post by Ibbie
Fri Oct 12, 2018 4:35 pm
20 hours non-stop

Last post by Woody « Fri Oct 12, 2018 12:30 pm
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by Boac » Sun Sep 02, 2018 8:40 pm
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The move to direct SYD to LHR, taking over 20 hours, brings an interesting dilemma on fuel carriage. I seem to recall that the penalty for fuel...

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The world's longest non-stop commercial flight has landed in New York, ending a journey from Singapore of more than 15,000km in 17 hours and 52...
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Last post by Woody
Fri Oct 12, 2018 12:30 pm
Thomas Cock Cook it up

Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana « Fri Oct 05, 2018 9:03 pm
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by Boac » Fri Oct 05, 2018 8:11 pm

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A small lack of attention with the painting of the new 'Cook’s Club' plane: :-bd

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I suspect they are marketing to the Hen Night crowd.

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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Fri Oct 05, 2018 9:03 pm
Ryanair flight cancellations

Last post by Woody « Mon Oct 01, 2018 2:16 pm
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by Mrs Ex-Ascot » Wed Sep 20, 2017 9:32 am

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Is Ryanair the next company about to go splat?

From the Guardian today

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Was that waiter or wanker?

Your choice :D

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Last post by Woody
Mon Oct 01, 2018 2:16 pm
First commercial aircraft landing on St. Helena

Last post by Woody « Tue Sep 25, 2018 6:06 am
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by Capetonian » Wed Apr 20, 2016 5:26 pm

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A flypast, then a missed approach at 0'55", touchdown at 1'30". Fantastic. Must have been really an emotional time for the Saints

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First scheduled flight 4th October, will try and find out more details!

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Last post by Woody
Tue Sep 25, 2018 6:06 am
Boeing 777X-9

Last post by FD2 « Wed Sep 19, 2018 7:04 pm
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by FD2 » Tue Sep 18, 2018 6:15 am

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Looks quite a machine!

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I think proof readers are a thing of the past - cost too much maybe. Might be more comfortable than sitting for 14 hours or more though.

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Last post by FD2
Wed Sep 19, 2018 7:04 pm
Job losses at Cathay Pacific

Last post by Capetonian « Wed Sep 19, 2018 10:24 am
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by Mrs Ex-Ascot » Mon May 22, 2017 6:32 am

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Cathay Pacific's new CEO has announced job cuts in the hope of turning the airline round following financial losses.

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The person responsible should be ired. He obviously isn't much good at proo reading.

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Last post by Capetonian
Wed Sep 19, 2018 10:24 am
Whoa big boy!

Last post by Boac « Tue Sep 18, 2018 11:49 am
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by FD2 » Tue Sep 18, 2018 6:17 am

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Fetch me my brown trousers! Close thing at Christchurch:

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She probably thought it would be the Flux Capacitor again?

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Last post by Boac
Tue Sep 18, 2018 11:49 am
Swiss Skies. New 'budget' airline.

Last post by Capetonian « Thu Sep 13, 2018 9:39 am
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by Capetonian » Tue Sep 11, 2018 5:38 am

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Another entrant to compete with Norwegian, Level, and other 'low cost' long haul carriers. Being Swiss, at least it will be properly run and the...

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Yep, the shonky dago loco carrier is called Wamos and they are reputedly atrocious. There are reviews on TripAdvisor and articles in the Telegraph...

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Last post by Capetonian
Thu Sep 13, 2018 9:39 am
University of Calcutta - Failed!

Last post by Cacophonix « Fri Sep 07, 2018 11:15 am

by Cacophonix » Fri Sep 07, 2018 11:15 am

Used to be the old racist (see men like Satyendra Nath Bose and his mentor Jagadish Chandra Bose) joke but these days it is the Bombay flying club...

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Last post by Cacophonix
Fri Sep 07, 2018 11:15 am
The coming single-pilot airliner

Last post by Undried Plum « Tue Sep 04, 2018 1:31 pm
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by Boac » Mon Aug 27, 2018 6:02 pm

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What happens to the F/Os? How do folk 'progress' from ab initio to 'commanding' the craft? Do you have to get the 'hours' somewhere else and if so,...

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Didn't the septics train pigeons to steer a missile to a moving target?

It was a sort of visual ILS:- needle left = peck left; needle right = peck...

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Last post by Undried Plum
Tue Sep 04, 2018 1:31 pm
Safety Survey

Last post by Slasher « Tue Sep 04, 2018 12:31 pm
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by Capetonian » Mon Aug 27, 2018 8:48 am

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I find this type of survey quite disingenuous, at best. This one published today in the DT.

First of all it ranks in alphabetical order, which might...

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I wouldn't put my mother-in-law's dog on Ryanair.

Fussy is he? Poodle?

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Last post by Slasher
Tue Sep 04, 2018 12:31 pm
The non-stop stopper

Last post by Alisoncc « Fri Aug 31, 2018 2:24 am
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by Boac » Mon Aug 27, 2018 8:03 pm

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Primera Air are replacing their A321s on the Stansted-Newark flights with 737-800s to service the 'non-stop' route. Now, I flew many...

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Remember when all 707's et al, used to stop halfway for a drink. Icelandic government had negotiated reciprocal landing rights at JFK and Heathrow,...

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Fri Aug 31, 2018 2:24 am

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