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Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)

11th Jun 2017, 12:37

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Posted By pax britanica

WW obviously doesnt understand what efficiency...

WW obviously doesnt understand what efficiency actually means. Perhaps he means effective , but efficiency is basically the work got out divided by the work put in . Or money gained over money spent....

Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)

10th Jun 2017, 09:40

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Posted By pax britanica

WHBM You are indeed right, I am myself aware...

WHBM

You are indeed right, I am myself aware that regulation is not foolproof having grown up on the doorstep to LHR with numerous friends and family friends working at BA and predecessors,...

Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)

9th Jun 2017, 16:54

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Posted By pax britanica

[Hoss Thanks for that link to a very objective...

[Hoss
Thanks for that link to a very objective and analytical piece. I am sure that in BA thre is a need for various systems to interact. For example the check in process isnt confined to that...

Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)

7th Jun 2017, 11:11

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Posted By pax britanica

Artee While the Economist is not a reliable...

Artee
While the Economist is not a reliable source about many things lets assume for once it is right about IT spending . If that is a low percentage it is probably because airlines have such...

Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)

6th Jun 2017, 17:29

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Posted By pax britanica

Kill switches are not a very good idea unless...

Kill switches are not a very good idea unless they are designed to shed electrical loads gradually which is quite possible in the same way airliners have different busses. A straight forward off...

Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)

5th Jun 2017, 18:56

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Posted By pax britanica

That could be true but it would be ludicrous ,...

That could be true but it would be ludicrous , there isnt a big red switch or a 3 pin plug that youcan turn off/pull out on these things.

If something like that happened what does it say for BA...

Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)

5th Jun 2017, 10:34

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Posted By pax britanica

Just to add the point that Spain pretty much owns...

Just to add the point that Spain pretty much owns UKs aviation industry as both BA (technically) and LHR are both Spanish owned. In fact only EasyJet and Manchester airport are British owner among...

Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)

3rd Jun 2017, 16:57

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Posted By pax britanica

As someone earleir emntioned the UK in a list of...

As someone earleir emntioned the UK in a list of rapidly declining /failing entities a good example of this appallingly arrogant and unthinking attitude to life came from Theresa May today (and all...

Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)

2nd Jun 2017, 10:28

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Posted By pax britanica

Although the job of management is to make money...

Although the job of management is to make money for the shareholders the reality is these days they put making money for themselves first and this si where much of the problem lies. Any manager who...

Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)

1st Jun 2017, 15:29

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Posted By pax britanica

Looking to lighten the mood a little I wonder if...

Looking to lighten the mood a little I wonder if anyone has noticed that all BA senior management seem to have the word Chief in their title so to modify part of the well known saying perhaps BA's...

Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)

31st May 2017, 11:19

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Posted By pax britanica

In any large telecoms company facility or Data...

In any large telecoms company facility or Data centre operator the UPS is not just a simple back up system . It does what it saysd , it is an uninteruptable power supply and it sits between things...

Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)

29th May 2017, 20:24

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Posted By pax britanica

Shareholders have an excuse to sack Walsh and...

Shareholders have an excuse to sack Walsh and Cruz and get it back to British Airways again not Aer Iberia. What is significant is that he put his cabin crew hatchet man in charge of IT tho, so we...

Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)

29th May 2017, 12:54

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Posted By pax britanica

What amused me about the interview and BA...

What amused me about the interview and BA statements were the following
1 We would never put our IT systems at risk
2 It was nothing to do with outsourcing
3 I will not resign

What caused it...

Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)

29th May 2017, 10:32

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Posted By pax britanica

Obviously BA is a business and businesses exist...

Obviously BA is a business and businesses exist to make a profit but in order to do that they have to fulfil their primary function. If you are a major global business providing a significant part of...

Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)

28th May 2017, 16:30

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Posted By pax britanica

HH yes of course thats true but you cannot cut...

HH
yes of course thats true but you cannot cut cut every year as well as improving revenues every year. But that what analysts and some investors demand-airlines are cyclical businesses if you don't...

Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)

28th May 2017, 15:50

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Posted By pax britanica

I know it is not the done thing to mention this...

I know it is not the done thing to mention this place on PPrune but at the heart of the BA fiasco and the no food and the shrinking leg room is

Bad Flight Experience, BLAME Wall Street -...

Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)

28th May 2017, 12:34

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Posted By pax britanica

Isn't it more what has Alex Cruz taken off the...

Isn't it more what has Alex Cruz taken off the table since he has been CEO, no more meals , cheapskate policy on water for pax etc.

This fiasco is his fault, he is the CEO -he gets the plaudits...

Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)

28th May 2017, 10:26

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Posted By pax britanica

I rather like todays media comments that BA have...

I rather like todays media comments that BA have advised passengers affected they will get a refund or rebooking . Well of course they will since they sold people tickets that turned out to be...

Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)

27th May 2017, 19:33

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Posted By pax britanica

Well the CEO seems to have started out alright...

Well the CEO seems to have started out alright with a tech degree and then working with AA and Sabre BUT then he turned to the dark side and got an MBA and worked for 'Management Consulting'...

Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)

27th May 2017, 19:04

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Posted By pax britanica

I think the CEO should have appeared in person if...

I think the CEO should have appeared in person if he is in the Uk, bit of a bad joke using twitter to apologise for something like this. And I agree with Dave Reid - he shouldnt be CEO after the...

Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)

27th May 2017, 19:00

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Posted By pax britanica

Ian W I absolutely agree with you. These...

Ian W
I absolutely agree with you. These systems are very very complex and you need experienced skilled people to manage them. Sure you can outsource maintenance or terminals and straightforward...

Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)

27th May 2017, 18:13

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Posted By pax britanica

In todays world you cannot easily have 'manual...

In todays world you cannot easily have 'manual reversion ' and certainly not to pen and paper.

I have been in telecoms for 35 odd years and back in the 60s AT&T/Bell telephone realised that if...

Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)

27th May 2017, 16:36

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Posted By pax britanica

Of course ina crisis no senior management will be...

Of course ina crisis no senior management will be around to talk to the media much less the poor pax. Sounds a complete nightmare. All sensible UK companies gave up outsourcing to India over the last...

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