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Last post by llondel « Tue May 21, 2019 5:01 pm
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by OFSO » Mon May 20, 2019 3:08 pm

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So Boeing's new797 will be built for a single pilot to fly, with the second officer ground-based and assisting in flying several aircraft at a time...

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I read the above and wondered if I'd been in a time warp back to 1st April.

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Last post by llondel
Tue May 21, 2019 5:01 pm
Thomas Cook Airlines for sale

Last post by unifoxos « Fri May 17, 2019 11:05 am
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by Boac » Thu Feb 07, 2019 9:23 pm

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. I assume that is Condor as well.

...and so it goes on. Not good times.

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I imagine that, like the EU's artificial currency, the company is too big to fail, and money is going be pumped in to keep it operating, but for how...

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Last post by unifoxos
Fri May 17, 2019 11:05 am
Accross the Atlantic by A321

Last post by barkingmad « Sun Apr 21, 2019 7:57 pm
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by ian16th » Thu Apr 11, 2019 8:17 am

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All Cattle Class, but its cheep cheep!

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Maybe they'll try and copy WFA and operate LCY to BOS stopping in Dublin for fuel and passport stamps?

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Last post by barkingmad
Sun Apr 21, 2019 7:57 pm
Norwegian struggles

Last post by barkingmad « Sun Apr 21, 2019 7:44 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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Boac, I was hoping nobody would mention that phase of my stellar career!!
3 winters stationed on The Rock , (Iceland for those unfamiliar with that...

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Last post by barkingmad
Sun Apr 21, 2019 7:44 pm
Jet Airways in Trouble

Last post by Boac « Wed Apr 17, 2019 4:49 pm
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by barkingmad » Fri Apr 12, 2019 7:47 am

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Jet Airways cancels international flights as crisis deepens

Sadly another one possibly on the way out.

Apparently unpaid lessors looking for their...

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S'gone!

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Last post by Boac
Wed Apr 17, 2019 4:49 pm
To contenarised or not

Last post by Rwy in Sight « Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:36 pm
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by Rwy in Sight » Sun Apr 14, 2019 7:59 pm

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Ever since I saw a turn around of an A300B4 with a palletized load used back in1985, I am curious on the pro and cons of using pallets or containers...

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PN,

I think that this a recurring test. I remember a similar experience using a 747 some twenty years ago. It seems you can either reinforce the...

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Last post by Rwy in Sight
Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:36 pm
Don't let the Icelandics near your airline. The Icelandic 'Saga'.

Last post by llondel « Fri Apr 12, 2019 2:55 pm
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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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Not an airline, but I have worked for a company that got taken over and then made all sorts of losses which it appears were because of the way the...

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Last post by llondel
Fri Apr 12, 2019 2:55 pm
ADS-B Rolled out.

Last post by ExSp33db1rd « Thu Apr 04, 2019 7:59 am
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by barkingmad » Wed Apr 03, 2019 8:00 am

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Just announced, satellite tracking fully live and being trialled over N Atlantic .

Presume MH370 has accelerated this development?

Nothing like a...

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Ha! I'll match your student pilot and raise you a cadet who asked me yesterday how did you calculate (ROD needed to maintain a 3* slope which is 1/2...

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Last post by ExSp33db1rd
Thu Apr 04, 2019 7:59 am
Flybe listening to GPWS hard warning?

Last post by Ibbie « Thu Apr 04, 2019 7:36 am
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by barkingmad » Wed Apr 03, 2019 7:45 am

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Following the suspended pilot's e-mail to the management are we now watching the Flybe board sitting listening to the hard warnings and waiting for...

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Son needs to go back to MAN for a day next month and the month after. Looked at Flybe website this morning for flights.

Seems they have totally...

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Last post by Ibbie
Thu Apr 04, 2019 7:36 am
Having a bone to pick ...........

Last post by Woody « Tue Apr 02, 2019 8:13 am
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by barkingmad » Mon Apr 01, 2019 7:09 pm

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Brilliant rant over in T O P from retiring apparently genuine airline pilot who sums it all up very concisely.

Don't read if you're on...

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I’ve read this, without logging on, makes lots of good points, but I reckon most of his points have been made already by the Pilots and others in...

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Last post by Woody
Tue Apr 02, 2019 8:13 am
First commercial aircraft landing on St. Helena

Last post by ian16th « Mon Mar 18, 2019 7:22 pm
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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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Can you still get to St. Helena by sea?

Yes, but you need to supply your own ship!

As Cape said, the commercial service has stopped.

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Last post by ian16th
Mon Mar 18, 2019 7:22 pm
There goes a bit more peace and quiet in the cabin!

Last post by Pontius Navigator « Fri Mar 08, 2019 10:52 am
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by Boac » Fri Mar 08, 2019 9:51 am

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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Fri Mar 08, 2019 10:52 am
Aviation Humour

Last post by Woody « Fri Mar 01, 2019 5:44 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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Good news is that JuniorWoody got a place at the school he and we wanted :-bd

Bad news, I’m back at Perry Oaks International at sparrows fart...
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Last post by Woody
Fri Mar 01, 2019 5:44 am
Bye bye A380?

Last post by Cacophonix « Sun Feb 24, 2019 1:34 pm
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by Cacophonix » Thu Feb 14, 2019 6:35 am

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Airbus has announced it will end production of its flagship A380 superjumbo passenger jet, potentially putting UK jobs at risk.

The firm said it had...

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I thought the A-380 fans were RR Trent's?

And the wings are made in the UK too. Not good for our economy at all that this beautiful aircraft...

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Last post by Cacophonix
Sun Feb 24, 2019 1:34 pm
Flybmi in administration

Last post by Undried Plum « Sun Feb 24, 2019 8:53 am
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by Ibbie » Sat Feb 16, 2019 7:26 pm

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Flybmi has filed for administration today

Airbus shuttles are to be operated by Titan until a new operator is found,

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Imagine my surprise!

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Last post by Undried Plum
Sun Feb 24, 2019 8:53 am
Flybe for sale

Last post by Capetonian « Sat Feb 23, 2019 1:55 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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Another example of French 'management' in action. They are useless bosses, particularly the females.

I hesitate to say Flybe was ever a 'good'...

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Last post by Capetonian
Sat Feb 23, 2019 1:55 pm
200 mile an hour tailwind!

Last post by Boac « Sat Feb 23, 2019 8:24 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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taking off into a strong headwind and completing a circuit backwards. - happened more than once with a Chipmunk. Obviously you need to fly at a low...
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Last post by Boac
Sat Feb 23, 2019 8:24 am
Bad news for anyone planning to go to Turkmenistan

Last post by Slasher « Tue Feb 05, 2019 9:19 am
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by Woody » Tue Feb 05, 2019 8:00 am

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Thousands of passengers have been left stranded after air regulators grounded Turkmenistan Airlines for safety reasons.
The UK's Civil Aviation...

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Damn and I was just planning a trip there. Always wanted to see Turkeywhatsistan.

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Last post by Slasher
Tue Feb 05, 2019 9:19 am
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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Last post by Capetonian
Sat Jan 19, 2019 11:52 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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Last post by Cacophonix
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
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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