Borghetti Swoops
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Hopefully soon VBU will go soon too!
Operated on it just 3 days ago. Hate it soooo much. Very embarrassing aircraft to be having in the fleet.
Operated on it just 3 days ago. Hate it soooo much. Very embarrassing aircraft to be having in the fleet.
Join Date: Nov 2004
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Ahhh VBU...guess who's got the interest in that one? (BG) Hence no Live2Air -apparently it costs a cool million to fix the holes in the upper fuselage. As to why there are no leather seat covers, who knows? At least its doing very little flying...guess we can thank new management for that (no sarcasm intended).
Join Date: Jun 2010
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piston broke again,
It is still doing quite a bit and they keep putting it on east coast to PER and back. Had quite a few PERSYD and MELPER on it.
So many guest complaints on those flights as a lot of what Virgin Blue advertise just isn't on the aircraft.
I suppose it is alright for a simple MELHBA or something but all the way to Perth, there has to be another option.
It is still doing quite a bit and they keep putting it on east coast to PER and back. Had quite a few PERSYD and MELPER on it.
So many guest complaints on those flights as a lot of what Virgin Blue advertise just isn't on the aircraft.
I suppose it is alright for a simple MELHBA or something but all the way to Perth, there has to be another option.
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Uniform is pretty similar to Virgin Atlantic.
Perhaps the guys at Immigration at LAX will stop referring to us as "Russian Cargo pilots"!?
They are single breasted jackets. The uniform is black with silver stripes...similar to the J* uniform. The new name is to be on the belt buckle along with the top of the hat.
Looked streets ahead of where we are now
Looked streets ahead of where we are now
Amazing!
What deep and serious thinkers are the DJ lot? With the many problems afflicting the Virgin Group of companies, it beggars belief that the best that can be discussed is a bloody new uniform. 
Says it all really.
Says it all really.
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Join Date: Jan 2002
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I thought JB was attempting to wipe the low cost slate clean?
Rather than the Legacy look of the gold strips (QF, SIA, Virgin Atlantic, BA), the silver stripes are more the low cost JQ and some dodgy US airlines look.
Shame...
Rather than the Legacy look of the gold strips (QF, SIA, Virgin Atlantic, BA), the silver stripes are more the low cost JQ and some dodgy US airlines look.
Shame...
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Says it all really.
Even with all "the many problems afflicting the Virgin Group of companies" is it not possible to have an opinion on the uniform?
DIVOSH!
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Is there a cost saving in Silver eppauletes? Truth be known they are probably more expensive than the conventional gold which is more widespread. So why make them silver? Dumbing down of the profession?
Why is the glass always half empty
Think of it as platinum boys and girls, far more of a status symbol than those nasty gold ones!
Think of it as platinum boys and girls, far more of a status symbol than those nasty gold ones!
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