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Old 16th Jun 2017, 21:28
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Iwasnt implying there was anything wrong with running aircraft on until the time out of hours or run out of cycles. As someone pointed out Lufty take the same approach with 747s as did AF with their 747 -100s .

These carriers would have done the math on getting the best economic solution and adopted that and I am sure that back in the day all three airlines provided as good a level of maintenance as existed anywhere to support the veterans. The T 7 seems a very well designed aircraft with an immensely tough airframe (BA at LHR and Asiana at SFO testify to that) so why not keep them in service, as long as the fuel economics are ok, for a good long period
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Old 21st Jun 2017, 12:05
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Three new short haul routes from LHR for the winter - Tenerife (x1 weekly, day 6), Grenoble (x1 weekly, day 6) and Turin (x2 weekly, days 67).
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Old 22nd Jun 2017, 13:48
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Any truth in reports that BA are dropping Bergen and Stavanger from the end of October 2017 ? Can't say I'm hugely surprised as whenever I looked at fares on these two routes, they always seemed a little lower than I might have expected. Presumably with WTI crude trading below $45 per barrel, corporate demand on the Stavanger route is weak

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Old 22nd Jun 2017, 14:53
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On a different topic - my wife is flying to Milan Malpensa during the strike. I have been told that Qatar are providing a mini fleet of aircraft to cover some of the cancellations. Is this true? I heard this from someone who works at Leeds airport this morning.
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Old 22nd Jun 2017, 15:52
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Following on from my previous post, I have just an e mail from BA advertising their summer sale!
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Old 22nd Jun 2017, 17:40
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BGO and SVG both dropped from the end of the summer schedule. LHR-KEF going from four a week to twice a day!
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Old 26th Jun 2017, 07:25
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It seems Cruz is determined to make BA a low cost carrier and follow the likes of FR.

British Airways asks for fee to guarantee seats together | Daily Mail Online
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Old 26th Jun 2017, 08:02
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It seems Cruz is determined to make BA a low cost carrier and follow the likes of FR.

British Airways asks for fee to guarantee seats together | Daily Mail Online
As the Daily Mail correctly reports "The policy was introduced in 2009".

Must be a slow news day ...
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Old 6th Jul 2017, 10:16
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I understand a further strike period from July the 19th has been announced.
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Old 6th Jul 2017, 15:26
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QR operated shorthaul

Flew LHR - WAW this morning on a QR operated flight BA846

Overall impression : Excellent

Cabin interior : not the latest QR economy cabin. Separate J cabin configured 2-2
Seat pitch : excellent. Im 6'2 and I could certainly notice the increased seat pitch.
Crew: Outstanding, their focus on each individual was very impressive.
Service : standard QR inflight catering, refreshments and warm baked products. All without charge.

Overall, it was like the good-old-days. I wish QR were flying me home tomorrow.
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Old 14th Jul 2017, 10:03
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In today's FT:

IAG calls for EU to relax ‘arcane’ ownership laws: UK’s departure could force British Airways’ owner to buy out shareholders or risk break-up

Senior EU officials, analysts and rivals of IAG have told the Financial Times that, unless the UK and EU reach an agreement to waive the issue, IAG will be forced to spin off part of the group or buy out up to a quarter of its shareholder base in order to maintain lucrative EU flying rights.
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Old 19th Jul 2017, 18:18
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A further strike planned for August, right in the middle of the holiday season. Come on everyone sort this mess out.

BA crew set to strike for further two weeks in August - ITV News

Will QR still support BA for the third time?
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Old 19th Jul 2017, 18:59
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As a oldCambrian/BA driver ,to see the company that I was proud of ,sleep walking to disaster.Being led by small minded management. Not sorting out the c/c problem ,letting other airlines take on routes that we operated for years very successfully ie lax.sea,sfo etc no leadership just one object more profit. In the future somebody will have one hell of a problem to recover the status of this once great airline
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Old 20th Jul 2017, 08:09
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Originally Posted by CSman
....just one object more profit.
While I'm no fan of the modern BA, that, ultimately, is the whole point of running a business.
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Old 20th Jul 2017, 08:36
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Only for a short term gain,when people like yourself are turned off by effects of this management,the profit will fall ,when people realise that BA are trading on their old hard gain achievements
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Old 20th Jul 2017, 09:10
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Only for a short term gain,when people like yourself are turned off by effects of this management,the profit will fall ,when people realise that BA are trading on their old hard gain achievements
I’m already turned off by it! I avoid BA as much as possible. But plenty of people are clearly willing to put up with them, so I really can’t see them “sleepwalking to disaster” as you put it. In financial terms they perform pretty well.
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Old 20th Jul 2017, 11:24
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It was rumoured that the 2010 strike over a 2 week period cost BA between £90-£100 millions. The current strike by no means as far reaching and costly has entered its second year and must have occurred over at least 8 weeks (someone no doubt will correct me). The hire in costs of Qatar, cancellations and the extra use of legacy / MF crew that are working can only have an eventual negative knock on effect. The costs by now must exceed that of 2010, I wonder how Alex Cruz the anonymous BA CE0 not WW is going to rescue these losses when normal service is resumed? I think it may well cost AC his job!
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Old 20th Jul 2017, 12:24
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As a oldCambrian/BA driver
...who is presumably in receipt of a BA pension.
just one object more profit
... from which pensions will be paid.
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Old 20th Jul 2017, 15:02
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Don't think you know how pensions are funded
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Old 22nd Jul 2017, 06:25
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This is the latest BA safety video. What does everyone think? Personally if Joanna Lumley and Gordon Ramsey did it on their own it would have more effect. Not over keen on the charity scene at the end.

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