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Thomas Cook in serious trouble

Last post by OFSO « Wed Oct 16, 2019 1:12 pm
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by Ibbie » Thu Sep 19, 2019 5:04 pm
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CAA said to be drawing up contingency plans for repatriations if necessary.

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TV3 news reports more than 500 hotels in Spain relying completely or mostly on Thomas Cook for guests are facing bankruptcy. Spanish government...
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Last post by OFSO
Wed Oct 16, 2019 1:12 pm
BA in the Times

Last post by Undried Plum « Fri Oct 11, 2019 1:20 pm
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by ian16th » Sun Jul 23, 2017 8:11 am
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Not an optimistic article

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driving the once great BA (now separated from its pension liability) down into LOCO country!

Where's Maggie when you need her?

She'd have...
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Last post by Undried Plum
Fri Oct 11, 2019 1:20 pm
Quick Question

Last post by ricardian « Wed Oct 09, 2019 11:15 am
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by fin » Sun Jul 21, 2019 5:39 pm

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Yesterday the F temperature at KJFK reached 99 degrees. I am away from good internet or any useful reference material, so could anyone who knows tell...

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A story involving RAF aerial erectors :
During a show at the Royal Tournament at Earls Court in London many years ago, one of the displays was a no...

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Last post by ricardian
Wed Oct 09, 2019 11:15 am
Carbon Emissions

Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana « Mon Oct 07, 2019 10:22 pm
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by Ex-Ascot » Sat Oct 05, 2019 1:06 pm

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Apologies if this is on another thread but I can't find it. What is the solution? Do we fly one A380 with 853 pax on board or three B787s with 290 on...

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So, there we have it.
The UK education system is doing its bit by turning out vast numbers of graduates who can't read (and thus won't buy...

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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Mon Oct 07, 2019 10:22 pm
SAA Technical Fitting Counterfeit Parts?

Last post by Capetonian « Mon Oct 07, 2019 8:34 pm
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by ian16th » Sun Oct 06, 2019 12:50 pm

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SAA Technical Fitting Counterfeit Parts?

1. SAA Maintenance gone to the dogs.

2. SAA Technical admitted to a “security breach” caused by criminal...

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Seats unsold tonight :
FLT-ROUTE-UNSOLD-CAPACITY
BA058 CPT LHR 042/336
BA059 LHR CPT 002/336
BA057 LHR JNB 000/274
BA055 LHR JNB 000/469
BA041 LHR...

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Last post by Capetonian
Mon Oct 07, 2019 8:34 pm
Adria Airlines has ceased trading.

Last post by AtomKraft « Sat Oct 05, 2019 1:06 am
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by Ibbie » Fri Oct 04, 2019 6:43 pm

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Slovinia's Adria Airlines has ceased operations.

Been around since 1961. Also known as Inex Adria in the days of Yugoslavia. Then a DC9 operator,...

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Every pilot should experience his employer going bust, but hopefully once only.
It's no nice, but when you get another job, you feel stronger.
It can...

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Last post by AtomKraft
Sat Oct 05, 2019 1:06 am
AF A350 delivery flight

Last post by 4mastacker « Sun Sep 29, 2019 11:50 am
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by Capetonian » Sat Sep 28, 2019 7:14 pm

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Air France First Airbus A350 Delivered! (Shortest…:

More of a commercial for AF but worth a look. Lovely sleek aircraft, very different from the...

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I like the look of the black cockpit window surrounds - gives it a bandit appearance :D

That's an idea RYR might take up to confirm their...

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Last post by 4mastacker
Sun Sep 29, 2019 11:50 am
Another one bites the dust and another suspends ticket sales.

Last post by Ibbie « Sat Sep 28, 2019 3:39 pm

by Ibbie » Sat Sep 28, 2019 3:39 pm

French airlines Aigle-Azur liquidated and XL France in receivership.

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Last post by Ibbie
Sat Sep 28, 2019 3:39 pm
Michael O'Leary gambles to enrich himself, again.

Last post by OFSO « Fri Sep 27, 2019 9:06 pm
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by TheGreenGoblin » Fri Sep 27, 2019 4:22 am

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After having waived his annual bonus for 2017-18 in response to the high number of flight cancellations that occurred in the previous year, Michael...

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Morality has passed him by. Ghastly little man.

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Last post by OFSO
Fri Sep 27, 2019 9:06 pm
SAA Pilots vote to strike.

Last post by Capetonian « Thu Sep 26, 2019 1:45 pm
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by ian16th » Thu Sep 26, 2019 1:38 pm

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9 out of 10 SAA pilots think SAA standards suck.

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The root cause of SAA's current problems is this :
SAAPA claims the vast majority of recent appointments are in an acting capacity reminiscent of...

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Last post by Capetonian
Thu Sep 26, 2019 1:45 pm
CRM - Nationalities and feasibility

Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana « Thu Sep 19, 2019 4:09 pm
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by Rwy in Sight » Thu Sep 05, 2019 8:56 am
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Under that title I like to launch a discussion about CRM and its local varieties

I understand (I can't locate the reference right now) that some...

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I was talking about RAF officer training; my experience of the infantry is similar to yours, though the army technical trades are far more...
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Thu Sep 19, 2019 4:09 pm
Flying Freight

Last post by ian16th « Wed Sep 04, 2019 3:11 pm
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by OFSO » Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:33 pm

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Among the twinkling fireflies heading out into the stillness of a calm Mediterranean night this evening I spotted a 747 CargoLux traveling from...

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One of their regular runs was trucking Nokia phones from Finland. 5* over night hotels NOT - they bunked in a cabin in the airfield.

I had to go...

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Last post by ian16th
Wed Sep 04, 2019 3:11 pm
Qantas 20 hour flights...

Last post by Ex-Ascot « Thu Aug 29, 2019 8:36 am
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by TheGreenGoblin » Thu Aug 22, 2019 11:45 am

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Qantas will run 20-hour test flights to check how the human body copes with its planned ultra-long-haul routes.

The airline has announced its...

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The only way I could do that is a 1st class suite including lounge area and en suite bathroom. Mrs Ex=Ascot would also require a bath. I couldn't...

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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Thu Aug 29, 2019 8:36 am
United Airlines done good for once...

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Wed Aug 28, 2019 8:32 pm

by TheGreenGoblin » Wed Aug 28, 2019 8:32 pm

I am not a big fan of United Airlines for a number of personal reasons and prejudices, so I am generally happy to dis them and I often get the...

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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Wed Aug 28, 2019 8:32 pm
Ryanair closes Girona

Last post by Woody « Wed Aug 28, 2019 10:30 am
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by OFSO » Fri Aug 23, 2019 3:23 pm

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Ryanair has announced it is closing its base at Girona and sacking 164 staff including crew stationed there. Writing had been on the wall for years...

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Quite a few Harpair flights to REUS now, obviously getting a better deal there.

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Last post by Woody
Wed Aug 28, 2019 10:30 am
Iberia and Vueling on strike in August

Last post by ribrash « Fri Aug 23, 2019 9:22 pm
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by OFSO » Thu Aug 22, 2019 5:35 pm

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Says it all. Just been on TV news. Union leaders have been on a course in Paris, learning the French couldn't care less shoulder shrug.

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BA pilots standing up to the Spanish Bully ^:)^

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Last post by ribrash
Fri Aug 23, 2019 9:22 pm
Ryanair strikes in September...

Last post by 1DC « Thu Aug 22, 2019 6:10 pm
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by OFSO » Wed Aug 14, 2019 3:26 pm

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1. 2. 6. 8. 13. 15. 20. 22. 27. 28... October will continue if management don't give in.

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Read in the paper today that Ryanair said that most of their pilots earn £175k per year and are demanding it to be doubled...

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Last post by 1DC
Thu Aug 22, 2019 6:10 pm
Norwegian struggles

Last post by Capetonian « Tue Aug 13, 2019 6:29 pm
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by Woody » Sun Jan 20, 2019 7:46 pm

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Wonder if IAG are still sniffing around :ymdevil:

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Flights to New York, Boston and Toronto will cease on September 15th

Norwegian Air said the route closures took into account the grounding of the...

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Last post by Capetonian
Tue Aug 13, 2019 6:29 pm
Don't let the Icelandics near your airline. The Icelandic 'Saga'.

Last post by svhar « Tue Aug 13, 2019 12:38 am
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by Boac » Tue Mar 26, 2019 8:43 am

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Don't get me wrong - the Icelandic folk are great - working with them in Astraeus when we ran the 'Iceland Express' operation was most enjoyable (if...

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I am one of them, but I agree.

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Last post by svhar
Tue Aug 13, 2019 12:38 am
Airline Pilot Training

Last post by llondel « Mon Aug 12, 2019 4:03 am
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by Ex-Ascot » Tue Aug 06, 2019 5:10 am
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From Capt Slasher: MCPL

I am just switching this discussion to a new thread. I had never heard of this animal. It is over twenty years since I left...

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I even have Air France on my list, they might have improved recently but their accident rate was well above the average for Western airlines.
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Last post by llondel
Mon Aug 12, 2019 4:03 am
Pilots arrested at Glasgow airport

Last post by Pontius Navigator « Thu Aug 08, 2019 6:02 pm
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by ricardian » Sat Aug 03, 2019 9:39 pm

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2 pilots arrested after failing breath test

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Loftleider flight, Glasgow to Reykjavik was held for us at the ramp. Shacklebus trundles up next door, out comes pilot in immersion suit, life...

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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Thu Aug 08, 2019 6:02 pm
Nice one, KLM!

Last post by Ex-Ascot « Fri Jul 19, 2019 3:56 pm
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by Boac » Thu Jul 18, 2019 11:03 am

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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Fri Jul 19, 2019 3:56 pm
200 mile an hour tailwind!

Last post by Slasher « Thu Jul 18, 2019 11:10 am
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by Cacophonix » Tue Feb 19, 2019 8:47 pm
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Who needs the Concorde, anyway? On Monday, somewhere over norther Pennsylvania, a Virgin Atlantic-flown Boeing 787 Dreamliner traveling from Los...

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I was positiong an Aztec into Vagar (Faroes) from Glasgow to collect a pax.

Anyway, and positioned myself using the weather radar in the mouth of...
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Last post by Slasher
Thu Jul 18, 2019 11:10 am
Wonder if the green brigade contemplate this on their way to major conferences around the globe

Last post by Rwy in Sight « Tue Jul 16, 2019 9:03 pm
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by prospector » Tue Jul 16, 2019 1:15 am

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I am always jealous of all those nice places the eco agreements are signed and activists are too happy to fly there.

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Last post by Rwy in Sight
Tue Jul 16, 2019 9:03 pm
When the registration requires change?

Last post by G-CPTN « Mon Jul 15, 2019 9:52 pm
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by Rwy in Sight » Sun Jun 30, 2019 5:24 pm

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We were discussing with a friend yesterday when an aircraft must change registration when is is leased/hired to an airline. For instance Alitalia has...

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I once rebuilt a car retaining only the chassis registration plate.

Did you inform the insurers you had modified the vehicle? ;)))

It was done...

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Last post by G-CPTN
Mon Jul 15, 2019 9:52 pm

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