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Old 14th August 2008, 06:06   #1 (permalink)
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GF Change of Livery

IS GF considering changing its new livery.?
It will be the saddest thing they can do.
GF has at the moment the best livery surely in the middle east if not in the world.
It is sad that people go to all this just to cancel memories of previuos managment even if the things where right.
RE think again GF the GOLDEN FALCON looks good.

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Old 14th August 2008, 06:12   #2 (permalink)
 
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the chicken will remain on the tail me thinks. but the rest will change into something like the formula one a330. i hope they paint all the engines red!!
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Old 14th August 2008, 09:26   #3 (permalink)
 
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What would be really cool is some new ife's and seats and carpets that dont look like a dilapidated bus station...customers see the inside more than the outside bit
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Old 14th August 2008, 13:51   #4 (permalink)
 
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i hope they change the cabin crew uniforms too, this one looks like your in a funeral, i suggest if they wanna reflect bahrain, they should have the girls in red and white, that should be very attractive and fresh.and the boys in dark Navy blue.

oh ...... and they should really drop the jackets and Ti's in the summer months, every one is just sweating their a......s off.

the flight deck in a standard black.....
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Old 14th August 2008, 16:02   #5 (permalink)
 
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Anybody noticed...
The people who make the uniform decision are sitting in air conditioned offices.
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Old 15th August 2008, 02:31   #6 (permalink)
 
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For the life of me, I will never understand ties and jackets in the desert for the cabin crew. EY has the best cabin crew uniforms IMHO. Maybe a similar design for pilots (no ties)?? Or a seasonal uniform?
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Old 15th August 2008, 08:22   #7 (permalink)
 
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IMHO it is the EY uniforms that look like everyone to going to a funeral.
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Old 15th August 2008, 08:36   #8 (permalink)
 
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EY uniforms look like surplus Chairman Mao suits from the 1950's and 60's in the People's Republic of China. Almost suits their reporting culture and their "Great Leap Forward" environment.
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Old 15th August 2008, 08:58   #9 (permalink)
 
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QR's uniform (pre-2007) was fab! Especially that colourful blouse for the ladies!
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Old 15th August 2008, 12:33   #10 (permalink)
 
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Any pics of it ?
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Old 15th August 2008, 12:50   #11 (permalink)
 
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Ok I agree, the EY boys uniform sorta look like Chairman Mao outfits.

IB has the more important point. The inside of the aircraft matters infinitely more. My 10 year old son travelled to Bahrain on EY and back on GF. Embarassing that even he made a comment on which airline he preferred, purely based on the IFE. Service aside, that's the only other thing passengers judge airlines by. Oh, and on the pilots landing. Sad but true.
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Old 16th August 2008, 23:03   #12 (permalink)
 
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To add my 2 cents/ 100 fils

They would be crazy to change the livery. It does look the best in the Mid East, they have only managed to get all of the aircraft into the current paint in the last year, not to mention the 'new to us' aircraft painted in the last few months. Must have too much money in the bank.

Concentrate on the inside, the interiors are disgusting for 'the airline of choice'. And the entertainment is not even coming close to the competitors.

P.S. PA systems could use some work (A9C ET)
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Old 17th August 2008, 13:23   #13 (permalink)
 
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ET was doing some engine run-ups yesterday and today.
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Old 18th August 2008, 08:51   #14 (permalink)
 
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et needs more than an engine runup. that aircraft is unsafe anyway you look at it!!

the tech delays and subsequent loss of business and confidence by the travelling public will contribute to gf's burgeoning daily loss (now MORE than a million a day, edging towards a million and a half)

all pilots rostered on it cringe and some even go sick!

whichever monkey(s) was involved in purchasing et and es (no doubt with personal rewards involved) should be SHOT!!!
corruption is not only a cancer in any establishment, but a very real danger to lives.
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Old 19th August 2008, 06:51   #15 (permalink)
 
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Welcome to GF Brassy
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Old 19th August 2008, 22:23   #16 (permalink)
 
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apparently the losses are only 600,000 a day!
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Old 20th August 2008, 06:57   #17 (permalink)
 
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Is that BHD or USD?
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Old 20th August 2008, 11:55   #18 (permalink)
 
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If it's USD will it make it any better?
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Old 20th August 2008, 13:17   #19 (permalink)
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If it's USD will it make it any better?
2.6... better despite being a loss anyway.

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Old 21st August 2008, 11:30   #20 (permalink)
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Yippy, management deserve a nice raise

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