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Impact of coronavirus on aviation industry.
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Alisoncc » Sun Feb 02, 2020 7:48 pm
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I suspect that a significant number of our members are retired from the industry or close, and massive slow-downs will have little impact, but that...
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It's turning out to be a shitty year for pilots, amongst others....
Good luck and drop me a pm if you wish to discuss contracting.
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Thu Aug 13, 2020 6:50 am
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First commercial aircraft landing on St. Helena
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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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A thread drift but hope it's of interest. I have the 1829 discharge papers of my maternal G-G-G-Grandfather, Colour Sgt Mark Maylam from the 20th...
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Last post by CharlieOneSix
Sat Aug 08, 2020 7:09 pm
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Virgin in the doo-doo?
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AtomKraft » Wed Aug 05, 2020 4:12 pm
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I was surprised to see that Virgin Atlantic has entered chapter 11.
Why would Sir Richard watch his baby go down the shitter?
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As a former (and possibly future) customer, I got an email this morning from Virgin which explains their version of it.
As announced on 14 July, we...
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Last post by llondel
Thu Aug 06, 2020 4:19 pm
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BA To Immediately Scrap 747s.
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barkingmad » Fri Jul 17, 2020 5:58 am
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British Airways retires entire 747 fleet after travel downturn
End of an era then for the World’s Favourite Airline.
What next for the FSW and his...
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SAA used them to fly around 'the bulge!'
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Mon Jul 20, 2020 12:17 pm
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Sat Jul 18, 2020 2:41 pm
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Aviation Humour
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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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Sitting on a gas platform deck in the southern North Sea one morning unloading passengers, I heard a friend flying out to the same field from...
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Last post by FD2
Thu Jul 16, 2020 11:01 pm
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The Brass Necker of Branson!
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TheGreenGoblin » Mon Apr 20, 2020 11:23 am
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Sir Richard Branson has said he will put his private Caribbean island up as collateral in his attempt to persuade the UK government to save his...
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It’s the return to profit in 2022 is ambitious, as VA hasn’t been profitable for years :-o
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Last post by Woody
Wed Jul 15, 2020 3:42 pm
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Johnson flips the Bozo bit, again!
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TheGreenGoblin » Tue Jun 30, 2020 8:31 pm
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The prime minister’s call for Jet Zero on Tuesday may owe more to his fondness for a punchy slogan than any realistic view of how UK aviation might...
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Almost Terry Gilliamnesque!
Oh Zephyr winds that blow on high
Tell me now which way my ship will fly...
;)))
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Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:14 pm
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Pakistani pilots grounded over 'fake licences'
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Alisoncc » Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:53 pm
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Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has grounded 150 pilots over claims they may not hold a valid licence.
Pakistan's aviation minister told...
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Here’s a link.
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Last post by Woody
Tue Jun 30, 2020 5:00 pm
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SAA in Business Rescue?
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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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In the view of economist Peter Attard Montalto, the rescue plan proposes a broadly similar airline in terms of routes to the current embattled one,...
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Last post by Capetonian
Wed Jun 17, 2020 3:46 pm
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An odd Air France happenings today.
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ian16th » Sun Jun 07, 2020 11:49 am
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AF644 Paris (CDG) to Saint-Denis (RUN) carried on to JNB. Where it became AF645 back to Saint-Denis (RUN) currently in the air scheduled to go on to...
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I've seen this before, with AF and KL flights.
Probably in the case of AF, a question of not knowing their Madras from their Elba.
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Last post by Capetonian
Sun Jun 07, 2020 1:36 pm
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Comair
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ian16th » Thu Jun 04, 2020 11:11 am
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No place for any Max types!
The practitioners said the proposed business rescue plan would include the rationalisation of the current fleet from...
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I expect that most of those aircraft would be leased - but, presumably, there would be rental agreements in place.
Is Covid19 a force majeure?
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Thu Jun 04, 2020 11:41 am
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Mon Jun 01, 2020 11:49 am
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Last post by Ibbie
Mon Jun 01, 2020 11:03 am
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BA in the Times
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ian16th » Sun Jul 23, 2017 8:11 am
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Not an optimistic article
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And L'Chaim to those who have been impacted by the egregious machinations of BA management and this ideologically perverse and morally bankrupt...
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Sat May 30, 2020 10:45 am
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Last post by Boac
Sat May 09, 2020 11:03 am
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UK Aviation in a "Death Spiral"?
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TheGreenGoblin » Tue May 05, 2020 8:13 am
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I assume they mean a spiral dive....
UK aviation is in “a death spiral” and in need of immediate government support to save jobs, the British...
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Why so: the uk schools can continue offering EASA courses but they might be disadvantages because of the weather
The general issues of...
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Wed May 06, 2020 5:29 am
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Last post by Woody
Tue May 05, 2020 1:01 pm
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Have you switched it off and on again?
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llondel » Sun Apr 05, 2020 12:40 am
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Anyone heard more about this? I did check the date on the article and it's definitely dated 2nd April.
The US Federal Aviation Administration...
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At the risk of posting an on-topic reply, all Embraer pilots know what it stands for:
Every
Mechanical
Breakdown
Requires
An
Electrical
Reset....
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Last post by AtomKraft
Sat Apr 18, 2020 8:38 am
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Social Distancing, American Airlines style
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fin » Sun Apr 05, 2020 8:32 pm
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If this corporate mentality can persist in the face of Max and the lowest aviation fuel prices in decades, what hope is there for the future of US...
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Don’tya just luurve modern (airline) management? More test specimens for my Gillette device in the pipeline. Names please when you’re able? :-?
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Mon Apr 06, 2020 8:40 am
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Are airline pilots less happy today?
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TheGreenGoblin » Fri Mar 06, 2020 4:01 pm
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Plus ca change they say, but maybe the career professional is facing a bleaker present and future than was the case in previous decades? What do the...
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There something fishy here:
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Fri Apr 03, 2020 1:16 pm
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Thu Mar 19, 2020 4:57 pm
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Wed Mar 18, 2020 5:25 pm
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7 Jet2 flights to Spain turn back to the UK...
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CharlieOneSix » Sat Mar 14, 2020 10:06 am
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About an hour ago, here's 5 of them....very odd....coronavirus or something else? Other airlines are still flying to Spain.
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The following Jet2 flights are presently airborne southbound to Spain:
GLA-LPA
GLA-ALC
GLA-ACE
EMA-ALC
BHX-AGP
LBA-ALC
I think CPTN must be right -...
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Sat Mar 14, 2020 11:57 am
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Sun Mar 08, 2020 3:23 pm
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