View Full Version : Emirates to start Basing crew
fourgolds
1st Apr 2011, 06:30
Discussed at a meeting today at HQ. Our illustrious leaders fear many will leave as a result of the profit share announcement . In an effort to retain crew ,basings will be offered starting next year . Now its a storm as to how seniority will apply ! :ok::ok:
A meeting...on a Friday??...on the 1st of April:E
jackbauer
1st Apr 2011, 06:46
SOP's you just beat me to it :)
Sandhound..look at todays date and think about it:ok:
Wizofoz
1st Apr 2011, 08:33
No, I believe it.
It makes good sense.
Imagine how much they'll save providing housing in the new bases in Tripoli, Kandahar and Basra....
drop kick
1st Apr 2011, 09:00
Nice one 4 golds most of us are old enough to remember spaghetti growing on trees this time of year:D
McGreaser
1st Apr 2011, 09:25
..............358 fools looked............and still counting. Am sure this post will hit +1000 "fools":ugh: by the end of the day
Wizofoz
1st Apr 2011, 10:24
Check the date of the post, fellas!
Check out the post three up from yours that already says that....
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:eek:
Some born everyday!
McGreaser you were right!!! Over 1000 looks by the end of the day:D
When I left EK's employ (except for the pay, not missing it one bit, BTW), and had to endure the HR severance interview, about the only thing I said to them was that if they introduced basings, I'd be happy to stay.
I don't believe I'm giving away my identity to anyone in HR with that comment, as I'm reliably informed that damn near every pilot who leaves EK tells them exactly the same thing.
It'll happen only if they can't find people willing to come to the sandpit. Notice I didn't say 'pilots'. Their 55 tonne (and all other) requirements will slip by the wayside until all you'll need is 5 hours at home on Microsoft Flight Simulator to be admitted as an EK pilot before they have to adopt basings. (And given the recent goings on in India, where many aspiring EK pilots will come from, you'll probably be able to fake those 5 hours on Microsoft Flight Simulator and still be accepted.)
McGreaser, SOPS - you are part of the fools kingdom like me! :ugh:
fourgolds
2nd Apr 2011, 09:03
Dont be so hard on yourself folks , who would not jump at a headline like that !! , hope you enjoyed April 1.
jackx123
2nd Apr 2011, 12:15
12 of the finest utterances ever aired on British TV and radio
1. Ted Walsh - Horse Racing Commentator - 'This is really a lovely horse. I once rode her mother.'
2. New Zealand Rugby Commentator - 'Andrew Mehrtens loves it when Daryl Gibson comes inside of him.'
3. Pat Glenn, weightlifting commentator - 'And this is Gregoriava from Bulgaria . I saw her snatch this morning and it was amazing!'
4. Harry Carpenter at the Oxford-Cambridge boat race 1977 - 'Ah, isn't that nice. The wife of the Cambridge President is kissing the Cox of the Oxford crew.'
5. US PGA Commentator - 'One of the reasons Arnie ( Arnold Palmer) is playing so well is that, before each tee shot, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them . Oh my god !! What have I just said??'
6. Carenza Lewis about finding food in the Middle Ages on 'Time Team Live' said: 'You'd eat beaver if you could get it.'
7. A female news anchor who, the day after it was supposed to have snowed and didn't, turned to the weatherman and asked, 'So Bob, where's that eight inches you promised me last night?' Not only did HE have to leave the set, but half the crew did too, because they were laughing so hard!
8. Steve Ryder covering the US Masters: 'Ballesteros felt much better today after a 69 yesterday.'
9. Clair Frisby talking about a jumbo hot dog on 'Look North' said: 'There's nothing like a big hot sausage inside you on a cold night like this. '
10 Mike Hallett discussing missed snooker shots on 'Sky Sports': 'Stephen Hendry jumps on Steve Davis's misses every chance he gets.'
11. Michael Buerk on watching Philippa Forrester cuddle up to a male astronomer for warmth during BBC1's UK eclipse coverage remarked: 'They seem cold out there. They're rubbing each other and he's only come in his shorts.'
12. Ken Brown commentating on golfer Nick Faldo and his caddie Fanny Sunneson lining-up shots at the Scottish Open: 'Some weeks Nick likes to use Fanny; other weeks he prefers to do it by himself.'
Flyer1015
2nd Apr 2011, 18:17
(And given the recent goings on in India, where many aspiring EK pilots will come from, you'll probably be able to fake those 5 hours on Microsoft Flight Simulator and still be accepted.)
Bwahahahahahahaaaa! I spilled my morning coffee reading this! Well done! :D
a345xxx
3rd Apr 2011, 02:44
Jackx123!!!! Brilliant!!! :ok::ok::ok:
Nightfire
3rd Apr 2011, 05:50
Just for your information: BASHING is spellt with an "sh". :E
Very droll, Nightfire.
I too told Helena at my departure interview that I'd have stayed on for a few more years if they'd had basings.
I don't believe she even wrote it down.
McGreaser
3rd Apr 2011, 11:04
I think the line between boredom and foolishness is becoming blurry when it comes to the number of people that have though "let me just had a look" at this post.:sad: