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Old 25th Sep 2012, 10:37   #4481 (permalink)
 
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Ooooooooooooooooooo! Looks like some are getting their little frilly panties all in a bunch cos they haven't been getting their monthly dose of ladyboy love!

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Old 25th Sep 2012, 17:40   #4482 (permalink)
 
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Happy Landings! Where have I heard that before....

[QUOTE][This would be a non topic if the company had a completely open & fair rostering system but that is not the case & each of us must fight for what's right for them. A fully automated sytem(with no outside interference-i.e. A.A.) would be perfect but we know that any budget that was there has been blown on the wonderfully & fully functional EFB!/QUOTE]

Totally agree, but this is not for us and quite frankly, never will be, as long as corruption is a way of life for some....end of story.


Dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres.

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Old 28th Sep 2012, 12:33   #4483 (permalink)
 
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Got chatting with a guy from ops, says he heard that part of our aircraft maintenance will be done in amman with some maintenance outfit there, says not enough manpower in bah.

I reckons that 'new' maintenance hanger in bah should be turned into a bar, then surely we'l be able to make a profit from that..
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Old 30th Sep 2012, 22:13   #4484 (permalink)
 
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Oh great. Perhaps the shop that has the derelict 727's, 737-200's and L1011's parked around it?

With a very few and rare exceptions, nothing I have seen come out of Jordan (aviation-wise) has impressed me. Expect the A- series 320's to follow the lead of ER and EP.
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Old 30th Sep 2012, 22:24   #4485 (permalink)
 
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You mean the Tristar with 'RICH' plastered on its side.. Lol.. Well hopefully, like everything else in GF, the deal falls through.
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Old 1st Oct 2012, 20:57   #4486 (permalink)
 
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Panama Jack wrote:

Oh great. Perhaps the shop that has the derelict 727's, 737-200's and L1011's parked around it?

With a very few and rare exceptions, nothing I have seen come out of Jordan (aviation-wise) has impressed me. Expect the A- series 320's to follow the lead of ER and EP.


...You mean the pilots?
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Old 3rd Oct 2012, 18:16   #4487 (permalink)
 
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6 lhr flights getting cancelled this month. Heard some lhr slots will be sold.
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Old 3rd Oct 2012, 20:51   #4488 (permalink)
 
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Rumors said that GF stopped selling tickets out of Europe to easter destinations... Just brilliant!

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Old 4th Oct 2012, 05:33   #4489 (permalink)
 
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Not sure if the decrease in LHR flights this month is indicative of a slot sale. They did exactly the same last October, I guess it's just a very quiet month for pax numbers.
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Old 4th Oct 2012, 05:51   #4490 (permalink)
 
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Cheesy dude.. The canning of 6 flights this month and the selling of the slots is a seperate issue.

This is what the heathrow ground staff said..'a few managers are in town, to tell us if we still hav r jobs. They'r lookin to sell six slots. Six flights are being cancelled this month'

Albergineman.. So i'v heard aswel.

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Old 4th Oct 2012, 18:55   #4491 (permalink)
 
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Some good news then: Chennai to go to double daily, every day, with immediate effect.
Source: Gulf Air increases flights from Chennai to twice daily | Global Travel Media
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Old 5th Oct 2012, 12:46   #4492 (permalink)
 
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Also 1 extra Sana'a flight from 28OCT, bringing the total up to 5 times a week.
Source: Gulf Air Increases Sana’a Service from late-Oct 2012 | Airline Route – Worldwide Airline Route Updates
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Old 5th Oct 2012, 19:20   #4493 (permalink)
 
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Are we still going to Entebbe, Uganda? It's not on the new GF website and it cannot be booked but there is a flight tonight for instance. It's also not showing up in the latest timetable. What am I missing? (besides the fact that I need to get out more...)

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Old 6th Oct 2012, 03:22   #4494 (permalink)
 
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Think Entebbe is "suspended"
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Old 6th Oct 2012, 03:35   #4495 (permalink)
 
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Ok, but are we now some sort of cover operation? I mean, if I can find that flight on Flightradar24 in 2 seconds so can the muppets...

Whats so special about Entebbe? We go to more places that ain't too friendly to some.
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Old 6th Oct 2012, 06:00   #4496 (permalink)
 
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We don't operate to Entebbe any longer..like Milan Kuala Lampur and others..
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Old 6th Oct 2012, 09:35   #4497 (permalink)
 
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Gents,

According to a blog (read into that what you will) on AW&ST there's doubt as to whether the 20 x A330 ordered by GF in 2008 have been cancelled.

Gulf Air A330-300 order in doubt

Does anybody here know more?
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Old 6th Oct 2012, 10:48   #4498 (permalink)
 
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Thought it was quite clear those 330's ain't coming. Especially when reading between the lines on those pilots forum notes. They use the 330 order value to get 320 family aircraft. The 787 and 321 will replace the 330-200's. there will be 2 additional A321's coming as well bringing the total to 8.

My interpretation of those briefing notes was that Gulf Air is in no way interested in spreading it's wings other than they are doing now. They can take on QR and EY with it's current product and some small adjustments. They just need to get a kick up the backside, sort a few issues out and go for it.
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Old 6th Oct 2012, 10:51   #4499 (permalink)
 
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the whole airline is a mystery just like everything else in this country
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Old 6th Oct 2012, 11:28   #4500 (permalink)
 
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Johny, did you join recently???
".....sort out a few issues....." - that's a good one

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