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wondered who holds the record for this - in a regular airline ops room?
READY MESSAGE
14th Jan 2008, 18:39
surely nobody was older than col 'the bob' ???????!!!!!:ok:
greuzi
14th Jan 2008, 18:41
How old you really are, or how old you feel?
Damn those earlies! :ok:
Col the Bob where are you now......
......when it came to squashing sandwiches.....Col was the man !:ok:
READY MESSAGE
14th Jan 2008, 19:01
waco, you're not in the running for this....just yet! I'm still as youthful (and diplomatic) as ever!
TheOtherSide
14th Jan 2008, 19:23
Not sure about him being the oldest but Gerry of NEA had been in service for nearly 40 years!
10/10 Gerry you are a true legend. Enjoy the easy times. :D
acmi48
14th Jan 2008, 19:34
started of at 18 years old as an ops clerk-whatever that is.. 54 y/othis year
..36 years of sheer hell! ..NOT..:}
Started @ 17 in Bettys Royal flying club (AATC), been civvie since 96.
50 later this year.........and still loving it :E
VEEPS
JB007
16th Jan 2008, 09:53
Waco can't be far off though!!!!!!
XL surely has some REALLY old troopers.....????
READY MESSAGE
16th Jan 2008, 11:38
Waco isn't THAT old, he just looks like he's had a hard life!!! :ok: Hehe!!!
........yep.......its a very hard life.........
It's even harder now I'm working in
.................wait for it....................
A tax office
For goodness sake...............somebody
HHHHHHEEEEEELLLLLLPPPPP
Anybody want an ops guy - 23 years in the business.....anything considered.
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not seen dada's name on here for a long time...hope all is well
JB007
17th Jan 2008, 18:33
TAX OFFICE?!? WHAT'S KICKED OFF?!?
P.s Thugs a Fireman!
Where's all those XL OAPs....
Inspecthergadget
18th Jan 2008, 05:38
OMG sorry to hear it.
Sign of the times i guess.
Cheers from the dam
Common Guys, Share Yr Experience!how Has It Been Working All Those Long Years?
Big Tudor
13th Feb 2008, 21:49
Some of the pensioners in BY Ops at LTN must have been knocking on a bit. Zoom, RB and Google **** to (not) name a few.
merlinxx
14th Feb 2008, 07:46
In 1964 @ 19 still around (Flt Ops/Dispatch) and still having great fun and love to work. Jeez I'm a sad b'stard, just hand me another glass of good 'Scottish wine' afore I get the aeroperf sorted!
Maybeenot
14th Feb 2008, 18:55
That young whippersnapper Big Tudor was suggesting that some of the old pensioners at BY were knocking on a bit. How dare he.!
What would he know-couldnt even be trusted to buy a pair of wellies in Gerona?
Surely what he really meant say was that they were very experienced!! RB is still in ops (Not BY) and doesnt look a day older than 20!! LOL
Actually "he" started in 1969 but Big John is also still in ops at Excel/TC is also in ops/Zoom is a Care bear at Luton (although about to retire or may even have just gone). They were all pre-1969 by a good couple of years.
Who was Google though?? Dont remember that pseudonym?
JB007
16th Feb 2008, 19:59
They were all pre-1969 by a good couple of years.
Blimey...sounds like the seniority list i've just joined the bottom of...or about to fall off the bottom of...
G-MILF
20th Feb 2008, 14:00
You should check out Virgin Ops, it's virtually an Old People's home!!
Virgin Ops sounds good....
Don't suppose they have room for a little one....
Little Blue
21st Feb 2008, 06:27
Uncle Bob, the grumpiest moustachioed ex-porn star known to man, is still manning the desks at Donington Hall for bmi. And he must be in his 80's, or maybe he just looks it !
the bald eagle
21st Feb 2008, 15:23
Good god Merlin that makes you nearly as old as TL :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
at least he's retired now...or meant to be!:\
TBE
Big Tudor
25th Feb 2008, 15:20
Maybeenot,
You try buying a pair of wellies in Barcelona when it's 32C in the shade. I was having a hard enough job carrying the 1/2 scale B757 under me arm. ;)
The Google refers to Malc C, a moniker he was allocated during a BY Ops re-union in PMI I believe.
And if by 'experienced' you mean 'seen every possible situation on every possible aircraft type since Orville & Wilbur went skyward' then yep, BY Ops controllers were VERY experienced. :p;)
JB007 - BY Ops had 2 separate seniotory lists, as I recall. One for those who joined in the 20th century and one for the 19th! :E
RB looked many days over 20 when he was only 19! :E Could be the 1st Great Grand-Parent of Ops?! :ok:
smokyccfc
25th Feb 2008, 23:16
how's it going then boys
how's life oop north, still raining in rossendale no doubt?
hope your all well
waitsey the tax, still at BGC?
mac the decorator, give my regards to nick
Col the bob, top subject
later dudes
Brutes
26th Feb 2008, 02:51
Now that is a cleche if you ask me, In the Cage for 6 going on 7, Has been fun though:ugh:
avgas321
26th Feb 2008, 12:11
waco / smokyccfc
Was looking for some contact details on the ex Airtours guys - Nick and Russ. If you could help please pm me - ex AIH myself from early 90s..
Not nearly old enough enough to join this distinguished list so I wont even try!
merlinxx
27th Feb 2008, 06:12
NEG on that, he's gotta a couple of months on me I guess :oh:
Retired? Last heard of heading south to his estate on the cost whistling the
'Archer's' intro!!!!;)
avgas 321 - i can help with those fellas wherabouts - pm me