Nationwide / New airline rumour ?
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Nationwide / New airline rumour ?
My neighbour just told me that a guy looking to rent some property from him is going to work at “a new airline who eventually will take over Nationwide”
Bless him – he even promised to try and get me “in”.
(he knows I work with planes – but doesn’t have the faintest what a Tech Rep does – but can’t blame him as some airline people don’t)
Anyway – is this just a guy trying to get a better price ? or is it based on something ?
Bless him – he even promised to try and get me “in”.
(he knows I work with planes – but doesn’t have the faintest what a Tech Rep does – but can’t blame him as some airline people don’t)
Anyway – is this just a guy trying to get a better price ? or is it based on something ?
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I don't anything about taking over Nationwide, but a few months ago there was a major publicity stunt to anounce the launch of a new airline.
Five black helicopters flew over Johannesburg at night with bright spotlights shining down in a five point star formation. Apparently some people actually called the cops and said that Joburg is under attack...
They announced on the news later that this was the initial announcement of the new airline called "Five Star Lines".
Haven't heard anything else since then though???
Five black helicopters flew over Johannesburg at night with bright spotlights shining down in a five point star formation. Apparently some people actually called the cops and said that Joburg is under attack...
They announced on the news later that this was the initial announcement of the new airline called "Five Star Lines".
Haven't heard anything else since then though???
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The five helicopters with spotlights was indeed an advertising campaign that was across the country.
It was to represent the new airline Qatar that was starting to fly into South Africa and the 5 spotlights represented the fact that it was a 5 star airline or something to that affect.
It was to represent the new airline Qatar that was starting to fly into South Africa and the 5 spotlights represented the fact that it was a 5 star airline or something to that affect.
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Don't you just dig rumours!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Could this be anything to do with Cantoun Air that is supposed to start in the near future................when is the big question????
Could this be anything to do with Cantoun Air that is supposed to start in the near future................when is the big question????
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Etihad sprang to mind – but doesn’t fit the bill – new airline = OK taking over Nationwide = doubt if they’d be into the idea.
Cantoun Air ? – I’ll try to get my neighbour to drop this into the conversation as see if a reaction is got.
Beachbum – we have different big questions – I can get paid before they start ops, someone’s got to do Lease negotiations / Tech acceptance / write MS’s etc etc – you poor pilots have to wait until they got something to fly.
But tell you what – if I get anywhere I’ll put a good word in for you – if you post a pic of 737-50 and 1000 (I’ve seen the 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 & 900)
Cantoun Air ? – I’ll try to get my neighbour to drop this into the conversation as see if a reaction is got.
Beachbum – we have different big questions – I can get paid before they start ops, someone’s got to do Lease negotiations / Tech acceptance / write MS’s etc etc – you poor pilots have to wait until they got something to fly.
But tell you what – if I get anywhere I’ll put a good word in for you – if you post a pic of 737-50 and 1000 (I’ve seen the 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 & 900)
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Taking the proverbial P**s out of the Boeing no's ......as for the 1000.....who knows maybe after the -900 anything could happen.
As for Cantoun Air, post some info if you have!!!
By the way its Beech as in Craft not Beach as in sand.......
As for Cantoun Air, post some info if you have!!!
By the way its Beech as in Craft not Beach as in sand.......
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Guys keep those egos in check please.
Tech Rep, I'd remind you that this forum is primarily for professional pilots; we welcome all other aviation professionals with the expectation that they will exhibit some rudimentary common decency - if you start strutting your stuff & preaching about how much more important you are than us "poor pilots" then you are not welcome here. I trust that what you said was tongue-in-cheek, but you have ruffled the feathers of a number of members with your jibe.
Carry on please.
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Tech Rep, I'd remind you that this forum is primarily for professional pilots; we welcome all other aviation professionals with the expectation that they will exhibit some rudimentary common decency - if you start strutting your stuff & preaching about how much more important you are than us "poor pilots" then you are not welcome here. I trust that what you said was tongue-in-cheek, but you have ruffled the feathers of a number of members with your jibe.
Carry on please.
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I promise you that one was meant as a gentle jibe – and I’m surprised it upset anyone – but to those it did I apologise.
For clarity I think pilots are just as important as the rest of us in aviation – without them we’d be wasting our time and without us they’d have nothing to do.
Beechbum (got it right this time ) – if I get any info I will post it (if 4HP lets me 
) – as I said right now it’s a “third hand comment” – but I see a new start up as beneficial for everyone, except the bit about taking over an established carrier.
Note – the “evil” icon ( ) – it was just my p**s take on yours – while Boeing can persuade the FAA it’s just another variant on the 73 it can stay on the same Type Cert and save them money – so I fully expect our childrens children to be talking about the 737-9000.
Can’t see them doing a -50 though as the ‘00’s are actually used to give more details – ie it might be a -300 but really it’s a -332 or a -3YO, the last two denoting purchaser and delivered config (I think – used to know but no-one ever seemed interested).
Parrot & Teignmouth – thanks for the support.
SRT – do they have to be clean ones ?
Please insert one of the following if anything above is considered a "snipe"
For clarity I think pilots are just as important as the rest of us in aviation – without them we’d be wasting our time and without us they’d have nothing to do.
Beechbum (got it right this time
) – if I get any info I will post it (if 4HP lets me ) – as I said right now it’s a “third hand comment” – but I see a new start up as beneficial for everyone, except the bit about taking over an established carrier.Note – the “evil” icon (
) – it was just my p**s take on yours – while Boeing can persuade the FAA it’s just another variant on the 73 it can stay on the same Type Cert and save them money – so I fully expect our childrens children to be talking about the 737-9000.Can’t see them doing a -50 though as the ‘00’s are actually used to give more details – ie it might be a -300 but really it’s a -332 or a -3YO, the last two denoting purchaser and delivered config (I think – used to know but no-one ever seemed interested).
Parrot & Teignmouth – thanks for the support.
SRT – do they have to be clean ones ?
Please insert one of the following if anything above is considered a "snipe"
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My God, are the bus drivers(4HP) throwing the tools out of the cot, Boys their is only one God here it is called the Air Loadmaster, even when God needs a question answered he turns to a Air Loadmaster Waiting for the abuse boy's
Don't forget your 4HP
Waiting for the abuse boy'sDon't forget your
4HP
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Shouldn’t that be An Air Loadmaster ?
And it’s only the ones with a current DG rating that are true Gods.
But they can be the most important crew member – if only cause they can wake the pilots up.
For 4HP – no cause it’s not a “snipe”
The last bit is scarily true – one of my previous lives was doing this and on at least one occasion I averted “disaster” cause when I got back to the pointy bit after a smoke I really woke the crew up.
For an idea how many hours WE had done - it was on a DC6 - not many can sleep on a cargo 6
And it’s only the ones with a current DG rating that are true Gods.
But they can be the most important crew member – if only cause they can wake the pilots up.
For 4HP – no
cause it’s not a “snipe” The last bit is scarily true – one of my previous lives was doing this and on at least one occasion I averted “disaster” cause when I got back to the pointy bit after a smoke I really woke the crew up.
For an idea how many hours WE had done - it was on a DC6 - not many can sleep on a cargo 6
