goodwxpilot There are two reasons why you do not have to worry:

1. BA are not our 'national flag carrier', merely the largest of the UK airlines.
2. This was an old fashion City rumour and the boys have made good money and gone out to lunch.

In other words, everyone has been saying nasty things about everyone for no good reason. :zzz:
__________________
"I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you any different."
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

Afraid of being colonised are we sir? :E

We are being colonised by foreign companys buying our large corporations and assets....Ports, airports, now our flag carrying airline......all under threat.

Bring back the good ole empire days I say :E

Shortfinalfred -

If you are so fired up, and are BA flight deck, get to see someone in the medical profession, please.

Those with a long memory will remember Captain Key, who crashed his Trident at Staines (June 18th 1971?), because he had a heart attack on takeoff following an altercation in the briefing room. All on board died.

Would solve the problem of EK having no European bases..:}

Do you own a share of the company? If not, what right do you have to speak? If you do - are you prepared to sell? If so, fine. If not, are you a fool?

"Ours" is not a definition with which I agree in any manner at all. You patently have no understanding of the dependency of the financial powerhouse of the city upon free global capital markets, not nationalistic jingo, which leads to international tension and war.

'We' are being colonised? Maybe that's because the UK, along with the rest of the EU has newt sized economic growth. May as well get used to it. BA is not 'the national Flag Carrier', as already stated it is just another British Airline, and one that barely exists outside of LHR.

Don't you mean religion..............:confused:

I didn't realise you felt about the airline like that...!

Interesting reading chaps. A move like this would be nothing new though as I remember that the Kuwait's owned most of BP a while ago and nobody batted an eyelid! So, why would there be any adverse reaction to a move by EK for BA?

Moreover what would happen to EK's A380 order if they have to invest in BA instead?

Now thats a better rumour: When will the 380s get deliverd (sorry couldn't resist):D


As for the rumour in question. Wouldn't taking over BMI be a bit more realistic:E

I am fairly sure that's never been the case.

Emirates to buy 10 Boeing 747-8 planes
 

http://yahoo.reuters.com/news/articl...mktNews&rpc=44

LONDON, July 16 (Reuters) - Dubai-based airline Emirates [EMAIR.UL] is set to announce it will buy 10 of the latest version of the Boeing Co. (BA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) 747 jumbo in a deal worth $2.8 billion at list prices, industry sources said on Sunday.......

Emirates Express Sydney - London?
 

Does anyone know the latest news on this? I remember back in January there was talk of Emirates fitting an Airbus A380 entirely with economy seats and offering return turn flights from London to Sydney for £280.

Other than that, does anyone know of any other carriers offering cheap flights from London - Sydney? I hear there are some Chinese carriers offering similarly priced flights.

The 747s are for freighter use I believe. We should know later this week

Not true.... the crash occurred because the flaps were stowed before they'd reached the correct airspeed, and the thus, they stalled and were not able to recover.

However, when they carried out a post mortem, they found that he would have died very shortly due to heart failure anyway.

Cheers,
Rick

Does anyone have any info on 07/08new routes please!!!!!!!!:)

Emirates airline to enable in-flight mobile phone use
 

Emirates airline to enable in-flight mobile phone use
Passengers will be able to use their mobile phones on Emirates flights in the new year, in a deal announced today by the Dubai-based airline.

Under the $27m (£14m) deal with the AeroMobile company, Emirates hopes to be the first airline to offer voice and text phone services charged in line with international roaming rates on all its flights. The plans, however, remain subject to regulatory safety approval.

Emirates, whose routes include London-Dubai, plans to introduce the new facility on one of its Boeing 777s in January. The service will then be extended to the entire fleet.

To minimise nuisance, passengers will be encouraged to switch phones to silent or vibrate mode and cabin crew will ensure that phones are switched to text-only mode during night flights.

The onboard technology will limit the number of calls on a flight at any time to five, the same as for Emirates' existing in-seat phones.

Emirates chairman and chief executive, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, said: "The option of mobile phone use will be available under guidelines that recognise and respect the privacy of all our customers.

"Our customers are already making more than 6,000 calls a month from our in-seat phones, so we will be making life easier for those for whom staying in touch using their mobile phone has become an indispensable part of their everyday lives. Our research tells us our customers would appreciate the option of staying in touch in this way."

The AeroMobile technology lets mobile phones operate at their minimum power settings, making them safe to use on aircraft. Emirates plans to add GPRS data and internet capability as soon as the necessary satellite communications systems are upgraded later next year.

In August, budget carrier Ryanair announced a deal with rival technology partner OnAir to enable passengers to call, text and email on their mobile phones and email devices from mid-2007. Ryanair plans to equip its entire fleet by the end of 2008. OnAir systems will also be tested in single-aircraft trials with Air France, BMI and TAP Air Portugal in 2007.

I foresee lots of future cases of air rage. I'll probably be one of them. If a pax starts talking loudly on his/her mobile for hours on end, I'll take said mobile and ram it down his/her throat! :mad:. And, believe it or not, I'm not normally an aggressive person.

Wasnt there supposed to be a code-share agreement with EK and EI where, EI would feed pax on its serice to DXB to 18-20 destinations????