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The a300
I think the A300 is a great aircraft to fly on, i flew on one to lanzarote from Manchester i had no problem there and back. The other person is right you all want top class for peanuts.
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Smudge
`Equipment` is a term used widely within parts of the aviation industry describing aircraft types..If you look in timetables the words `equipment varies` appears frequently
And on the subject of A300`s the seat pitch (another technical term) is lousy. Personal experience and it wasnt a cheap flight price I paid either.
`Equipment` is a term used widely within parts of the aviation industry describing aircraft types..If you look in timetables the words `equipment varies` appears frequently
And on the subject of A300`s the seat pitch (another technical term) is lousy. Personal experience and it wasnt a cheap flight price I paid either.
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That wasn`t called for smudge, why don`t you accept you are wrong graciously
A good example is BA timetable for shuttle flights which may be a different
type on each day and it says in timetable EQV ie equipment varies
Ian B
A good example is BA timetable for shuttle flights which may be a different
type on each day and it says in timetable EQV ie equipment varies
Ian B
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Paddy Power
Anyone else spot that Monarch are suddenly 4/1 favourites to be next to go? What's all that about? 
Next airline to go bust? Betting?
Next airline to go bust? Betting?
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It has Thomson Airways at 14/1...
This is the company that is owned by TUI - the world's largest travel corporation which is ridiculously big. The UK is it's second largest market - I hardly think they would let that airline fall down the pan...
It also has BA likely to fall ahead of Aer Lingus - again, something I find hard to work out...
Looking through them all there do seem to be some eyebrow raisers but I wouldn't take any notice of them.
This is the company that is owned by TUI - the world's largest travel corporation which is ridiculously big. The UK is it's second largest market - I hardly think they would let that airline fall down the pan...
It also has BA likely to fall ahead of Aer Lingus - again, something I find hard to work out...
Looking through them all there do seem to be some eyebrow raisers but I wouldn't take any notice of them.
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It has Thomson Airways at 14/1...
This is the company that is owned by TUI - the world's largest travel corporation which is ridiculously big. The UK is it's second largest market - I hardly think they would let that airline fall down the pan...
It also has BA likely to fall ahead of Aer Lingus - again, something I find hard to work out...
Looking through them all there do seem to be some eyebrow raisers but I wouldn't take any notice of them.
This is the company that is owned by TUI - the world's largest travel corporation which is ridiculously big. The UK is it's second largest market - I hardly think they would let that airline fall down the pan...
It also has BA likely to fall ahead of Aer Lingus - again, something I find hard to work out...
Looking through them all there do seem to be some eyebrow raisers but I wouldn't take any notice of them.
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Just a Rumour, but...............
A friend of mine, a Capt in the IT business, told me Monarch are paying for fuel with cash.
Must admit I was surprised to hear this. Is it total bollox or is there even a grain of truth?
I always thought they were backed by very dodgy but wealthy backers.
My IT pal said things were not as easy for these backers due to changes in EU law which made money laundering activities more difficult, not that I'm suggesting anything like that is going on here!
A friend of mine, a Capt in the IT business, told me Monarch are paying for fuel with cash.
Must admit I was surprised to hear this. Is it total bollox or is there even a grain of truth?
I always thought they were backed by very dodgy but wealthy backers.
My IT pal said things were not as easy for these backers due to changes in EU law which made money laundering activities more difficult, not that I'm suggesting anything like that is going on here!
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That would be 'cash' as opposed to 'bananas'?!
Yes MON pays for fuel with cash, usually by bank transfer! Like most Airlines MON also hedges fuel and currency! MON bought an awful lot of US$ at 2 to the pound!
I've yet to raid the bar to pay for fuel! And I'm not expecting to either!
Yes MON pays for fuel with cash, usually by bank transfer! Like most Airlines MON also hedges fuel and currency! MON bought an awful lot of US$ at 2 to the pound!
I've yet to raid the bar to pay for fuel! And I'm not expecting to either!
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I can't decide which of the points under discussion is most fatuous....
1) That Monarch are a money laundering vehicle because they're owned by Swiss-Sicilians. I see that racial (racist?) stereotyping is alive and well on pprune.
2) That a bookmaker has changed the odds in their "Novelty Bets" category, for no discernible reason. The category that incidentally includes Airforce One "Going Bust"!?
3) That someone's unnamed friend that works for another, unrelated and unnamed, airline is spreading malicious and unfounded gossip about cash fuel payments.
Whilst none of this gossip bears scrutiny, it does cause upset to the families of the people whose livelihoods are being so glibly talked down.
Some respect please.
1) That Monarch are a money laundering vehicle because they're owned by Swiss-Sicilians. I see that racial (racist?) stereotyping is alive and well on pprune.
2) That a bookmaker has changed the odds in their "Novelty Bets" category, for no discernible reason. The category that incidentally includes Airforce One "Going Bust"!?
3) That someone's unnamed friend that works for another, unrelated and unnamed, airline is spreading malicious and unfounded gossip about cash fuel payments.
Whilst none of this gossip bears scrutiny, it does cause upset to the families of the people whose livelihoods are being so glibly talked down.
Some respect please.