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Norwegian struggles

Last post by Woody « Sun Jan 20, 2019 7:46 pm

by Woody » Sun Jan 20, 2019 7:46 pm

Wonder if IAG are still sniffing around :ymdevil:

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Sun Jan 20, 2019 7:46 pm
777X: the gigantic plane that could change flying forever is nearly here

Last post by Capetonian « Sat Jan 19, 2019 11:52 am

by Capetonian » Sat Jan 19, 2019 11:52 am

Some of this reads like an advert for the 777X but it's a good article. (DT)

777X: the gigantic plane that could change flying forever is nearly...

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Sat Jan 19, 2019 11:52 am
Flybe for sale

Last post by Ibbie « Fri Jan 11, 2019 8:48 am
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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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It would appear that so is Stobart Air

Apparently the combined airlines will be named Connect Airways and operate under the Virgin Atlantic name.

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Last post by Ibbie
Fri Jan 11, 2019 8:48 am
Monarch Aircraft Engineering falls into administration.

Last post by Cacophonix « Fri Jan 04, 2019 2:19 pm
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by Ex-Ascot » Fri Jan 04, 2019 12:19 pm

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Oh dear.

What a shame. Thought that they would survive after Monarch Airlines went down. Monarch was a great company to work for.

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Sorry posts crossed.

Greybull Capital seem to have been singularly unsuited to run any aviation related business whatsoever!

Caco

Actually...

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Fri Jan 04, 2019 2:19 pm
Vale, Herb Kelleher

Last post by Capetonian « Fri Jan 04, 2019 10:44 am
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by Capetonian » Fri Jan 04, 2019 8:32 am

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Herb Kelleher, who created the 'Low Cost' model for airlines, but without the nastiness that became its hallmark, has passed away at 87, a good age...

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Laker Airways and SouthWest probably started up within a year or so of each other (late 60s?), so that's a valid comment. However there were some...

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Last post by Capetonian
Fri Jan 04, 2019 10:44 am
SAA in Business Rescue?

Last post by Capetonian « Thu Dec 20, 2018 11:45 am
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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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December 18, 2018

South African Airways and Emirates have agreed to extend their code-sharing agreement, in a boost to the loss-making African...

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Last post by Capetonian
Thu Dec 20, 2018 11:45 am
Ryanair Going Dutch.

Last post by G-CPTN « Wed Dec 19, 2018 5:34 pm
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by ian16th » Wed Dec 19, 2018 2:01 pm

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That O' Leary fella is not shy, is he?

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Ryanair is a brilliantly organised dictatorship.
As long as you keep your mouth shut it is alright.
However, when you cross the line you have to be...

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Last post by G-CPTN
Wed Dec 19, 2018 5:34 pm
Aviation Humour

Last post by ExSp33db1rd « Tue Dec 18, 2018 7:57 am
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by CharlieOneSix » Tue Dec 18, 2018 12:03 am

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Oddball and funny things must have happened to all of us at some time during our aviation careers. To start the ball rolling, a post on TOP brought...

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Working on the pre-start checks one day, we heard the flight deck door open and a voice say What winks, whistles and fcuks like a tiger ? We turned...

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Last post by ExSp33db1rd
Tue Dec 18, 2018 7:57 am
Airline Failures

Last post by Ibbie « Tue Dec 11, 2018 7:27 am
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by Ibbie » Tue Oct 10, 2017 11:25 am
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Interesting article here on the subject.

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According to Jethros, Jet2 are aquiring five of failed Primera Air's 738s
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Last post by Ibbie
Tue Dec 11, 2018 7:27 am
Small Planet Airlines cease trading

Last post by Capetonian « Fri Nov 30, 2018 9:00 am
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by Ibbie » Fri Nov 30, 2018 8:11 am

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Fri Nov 30, 2018 9:00 am
Interesting facts and figures about Concorde

Last post by Smeagol « Thu Nov 22, 2018 11:10 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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Have a pair of handcuffs made from the alloy skin used in Concorde. Presented to me along with a ball and chain by a mate when Mrs S and I got...

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Thu Nov 22, 2018 11:10 pm
The secret system that prevents pilots who hate each other sharing a cockpit

Last post by Slasher « Tue Nov 20, 2018 5:16 am
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by Capetonian » Sat Nov 17, 2018 5:45 pm

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Imagine spending the best part of 17 hours stuck in a tiny room with somebody you really dislike, with no opportunity to escape, while being required...

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Yes ExSp33d. Work (esp that which one enjoys) is good medicine when emotionally down in the gutter. When tragedy struck (a few years after I left...

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Tue Nov 20, 2018 5:16 am
GPS Jamming - will airlines have to start training pilots to navigate? Shock/horror!

Last post by Boac « Fri Nov 16, 2018 11:03 pm
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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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Nae probs - I'd be delighted to have the chance to take you up on that!

Incidentally - it is not a 'Gates'ism' I think it is something peculiar to...
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Last post by Boac
Fri Nov 16, 2018 11:03 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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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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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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Mon Oct 01, 2018 2:16 pm

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