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Rolls Royce on the edge!
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TheGreenGoblin » Mon Sep 21, 2020 6:01 pm
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The jet engine maker Rolls-Royce has confirmed it is considering a £2.5bn cash call after months of speculation about its financial position, pushing...
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Will we see the emergence of Rolls Royce (2021) Ltd after a government bale-out?
In 1971 we had an Air Force, and nearly every a/c in that Air...
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Tue Sep 22, 2020 8:56 am
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B38M G-TUMF MAX8
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Ibbie » Tue Sep 15, 2020 12:57 pm
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Apparently, according to Jethro's, Boeing B38M-MAX8,G-TUMF, which has been parked/grounded at Tenerife since 12 Mar 19, will return to the UK...
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FL180 I guess because flap was mandated?
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Last post by Boac
Tue Sep 15, 2020 6:34 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 ****?
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This will be popular with the crew’s :((
Well they are not going to Karachi!
Something for the crews to be thankful for.
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Fri Aug 28, 2020 9:13 pm
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Tue Aug 18, 2020 10:20 am
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Last post by ian16th
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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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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Last post by G-CPTN
Thu Jun 04, 2020 11:41 am
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Mon Jun 01, 2020 11:49 am
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Mon Jun 01, 2020 11:03 am
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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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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
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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Last post by Ibbie
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.
jet2.JPG
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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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Last post by CharlieOneSix
Sat Mar 14, 2020 11:57 am
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Last post by CharlieOneSix
Sun Mar 08, 2020 3:23 pm
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BA staff killed and injured in traffic accident
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TheGreenGoblin » Wed Jan 01, 2020 8:13 pm
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Three BA cabin crew killed in a collision with a lorry near Heathrow airport on New Year's eve. A fourth BA employee was seriously injured.
Really...
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This was posted today on the 'Go Fund Me' page set up for the families of the four victims.
The sum raised was £98,735.
Today by Stephen Paul...
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Last post by Capetonian
Sat Feb 29, 2020 7:05 pm
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Wed Feb 26, 2020 9:36 pm
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Air Italy gone
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Boac » Tue Feb 11, 2020 3:00 pm
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Part-owned by Qatar, now liquidated.
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QATAR not got a great record in investing in other airlines :-o
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Tue Feb 11, 2020 3:50 pm
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