Boring !!!!
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From: ME
Just seen a posting from Ballymoss saying he considers this forum boring !!! Lets try and add a bit of life here and see the history of who we have got perusing the boards.
Well, when it comes to Crewing and Ops, it tends to be the same swirl of people who move around the polished desks of Crewing and Ops offices. Let's have a little league on who has worked where and for which airlines. I wonder how many of ours (and your paths) have crossed. Doing this will obviously give away our vintage.
So I will start off. I have always been a crewing person, planning and or crew control...here is my list of companies and locations.
British Eagle International Airlines LHR (remember the BRITS)
BOAC LHR (the VC10 !!!)
British Airways Shorthaul (BEA) LHR (the dreaded Trident 3)
Saudia LHR ( L1011 Tristars)
Saudia JED (More Tristars)
Brymon PLH ( Dash 7 at LCY)
Brymon European (merger with
Birmingham European) PLH (BAC 1-11)
Brymon...again. De mereger from BEA PLH (Dash 8-300)
Emirates DXB (A380's !!!!! soon)
Looking forward to a reply ot two !!!
Well, when it comes to Crewing and Ops, it tends to be the same swirl of people who move around the polished desks of Crewing and Ops offices. Let's have a little league on who has worked where and for which airlines. I wonder how many of ours (and your paths) have crossed. Doing this will obviously give away our vintage.
So I will start off. I have always been a crewing person, planning and or crew control...here is my list of companies and locations.
British Eagle International Airlines LHR (remember the BRITS)
BOAC LHR (the VC10 !!!)
British Airways Shorthaul (BEA) LHR (the dreaded Trident 3)
Saudia LHR ( L1011 Tristars)
Saudia JED (More Tristars)
Brymon PLH ( Dash 7 at LCY)
Brymon European (merger with
Birmingham European) PLH (BAC 1-11)
Brymon...again. De mereger from BEA PLH (Dash 8-300)
Emirates DXB (A380's !!!!! soon)
Looking forward to a reply ot two !!!

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Good one Fiction, here's mine
Scotia Airport Services, GLA (Traffic)
LoganAir, GLA (Ops)
Golden West Airlines, LAX (Flt Dispatch)
Flying Tiger Line, Lax (Flt Dispatch)
Swiftair Cargo, CYXX (Flt Dispacth)
Worldways Canada, CYYZ (Flt Dispatch)
BCAL Charter, BCA Charter, CAl-Air, Novair, LGW (Ops)
BAe, PIK, TLS (Tech Sales)
TransAer, DUB (Ops)
easyJet, LTN (Ops)
might be a dead give away to those who know you but...
Scotia Airport Services, GLA (Traffic)
LoganAir, GLA (Ops)
Golden West Airlines, LAX (Flt Dispatch)
Flying Tiger Line, Lax (Flt Dispatch)
Swiftair Cargo, CYXX (Flt Dispacth)
Worldways Canada, CYYZ (Flt Dispatch)
BCAL Charter, BCA Charter, CAl-Air, Novair, LGW (Ops)
BAe, PIK, TLS (Tech Sales)
TransAer, DUB (Ops)
easyJet, LTN (Ops)
might be a dead give away to those who know you but...
As moderator, I suppose I should....
Caledonian Airways - LGW - Crewing
Excalibur Airways - EMA - Crewing
Airtours International - MAN - Crewing
Airworld - LGW - Crewing (including a short time with Flying Colours)
Oman Air - MCT - Crewing Manager
Go Fly Ltd - STN - Crewing
Euroceltic Airways - LTN - Ops/Crewing
Navtech (UK) - LGW - Crewing/Ops Duty Manager
Caledonian Airways - LGW - Crewing
Excalibur Airways - EMA - Crewing
Airtours International - MAN - Crewing
Airworld - LGW - Crewing (including a short time with Flying Colours)
Oman Air - MCT - Crewing Manager
Go Fly Ltd - STN - Crewing
Euroceltic Airways - LTN - Ops/Crewing
Navtech (UK) - LGW - Crewing/Ops Duty Manager
Alba Gu Brath

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From: Merseyside
Oh, go on then.
RAF - ATC / Ops.
CityFlyer Express - Ops.
Britannia - Crewing.
RM - Training / consultancy.
Airtours / MyTravel Airways - Crew planning.
Sometime in the future - sitting with feet up, smoking pipe !!
RAF - ATC / Ops.
CityFlyer Express - Ops.
Britannia - Crewing.
RM - Training / consultancy.
Airtours / MyTravel Airways - Crew planning.
Sometime in the future - sitting with feet up, smoking pipe !!
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From: Leicestershire
And the list goes on........and on................and on....
RAF Henlow Admin
Orion Airways (EMA) Operations
Birmingham European (BHX) Operations
British Airways (BHX) Scheduling
Excalibur (EMA) Crewing (Did I get JB's old job??)
World Airlines (LCY) OPs/Crewing/Scheduling
TransAer (DUBLIN) Flight Crew Admin
British Airways (BHX) - again! Crewing
DHL Air (EMA) Crewing
Next posting, ???
RAF Henlow Admin
Orion Airways (EMA) Operations
Birmingham European (BHX) Operations
British Airways (BHX) Scheduling
Excalibur (EMA) Crewing (Did I get JB's old job??)
World Airlines (LCY) OPs/Crewing/Scheduling
TransAer (DUBLIN) Flight Crew Admin
British Airways (BHX) - again! Crewing
DHL Air (EMA) Crewing
Next posting, ???
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From: EMA
Not tellin' yer - I shall remain an International Man of Mystery. (Nobody ever understood me...)
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Oh well,if we're all going to do it
Monarch (ramp despatcher/ops)
Paramount (ops)
Jersey European (ops)
EAAC (ops) rather forget it
Excel (crewing) and loving it
All the best guys/seems between us there is a lot of experience
Got to keep these airlines going...
Monarch (ramp despatcher/ops)
Paramount (ops)
Jersey European (ops)
EAAC (ops) rather forget it
Excel (crewing) and loving it
All the best guys/seems between us there is a lot of experience
Got to keep these airlines going...
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From: ME
Well there you go.
Thanks for the replies so far...Look at all that experience!!! and versatility of people who have moved around between different companies and I suspect moving has not always been desired as airlines come and go. I know someone somewhere in that lot.
I still know of some of my contemporaries from the early 70's from BOAC who are still doing exactly the same crewing/ops job 30 years on at LHR with Big Brother (BA mainline). I must admit I am beginning to envy their index linked pensions, but have they enjoyed the bit in between as we have !!!!!!
Thanks for the replies so far...Look at all that experience!!! and versatility of people who have moved around between different companies and I suspect moving has not always been desired as airlines come and go. I know someone somewhere in that lot.
I still know of some of my contemporaries from the early 70's from BOAC who are still doing exactly the same crewing/ops job 30 years on at LHR with Big Brother (BA mainline). I must admit I am beginning to envy their index linked pensions, but have they enjoyed the bit in between as we have !!!!!!
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From: At work
I seem to know most of you!
Fiction - how's it going Ray? Don't EK want me?
JB007 Giggler (thats Mr Giggler to you!) - Crewing Manager - no way, mind you i'd rather you be in Crewing than flying me..
Big Tudor - how's the Mrs?
JB Freak - bit close!
Watcher - My hero FSM
Here goes
BIA
UK
GK
KG
BR
Back to KG
TEA
EXC
AIH
DHK
I guess JB007 you'll be overtaking me soon though with your record....
Fiction - how's it going Ray? Don't EK want me?
JB007 Giggler (thats Mr Giggler to you!) - Crewing Manager - no way, mind you i'd rather you be in Crewing than flying me..
Big Tudor - how's the Mrs?
JB Freak - bit close!
Watcher - My hero FSM
Here goes
BIA
UK
GK
KG
BR
Back to KG
TEA
EXC
AIH
DHK
I guess JB007 you'll be overtaking me soon though with your record....
Last edited by JB007; 22nd August 2002 at 13:30.

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From: Up North
Interesting!!!!
Fiction - That's more like it, a thread that has generated a good
number of views (not enough replies yet) and a five star rating.
Not wishing to openly identify oneself (unlike some of those above
who I've worked with in the past) I shall, like UC remain a man of
mystery suffice it to say, I did once wear a brown uniform (mistaken for an AA patrolman whilst making pit-stop on M6 -
or perhaps I was an AA patrolman, it's all a blur now)
number of views (not enough replies yet) and a five star rating.
Not wishing to openly identify oneself (unlike some of those above
who I've worked with in the past) I shall, like UC remain a man of
mystery suffice it to say, I did once wear a brown uniform (mistaken for an AA patrolman whilst making pit-stop on M6 -
or perhaps I was an AA patrolman, it's all a blur now)

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OK so there are some names from the past here. What is you average time in each post.
Bored has worked for
National @ Southend 2 Years (Bust)
British Independent @ Lydd 2 Years (Bust)
Maersk @ Birmingham 9 Years and still going
Some of you are heading for more airlines than I got fingers and toes. Hard luck or am I missin simit. Can you move at will South of Watford Gap
Bored has worked for
National @ Southend 2 Years (Bust)
British Independent @ Lydd 2 Years (Bust)
Maersk @ Birmingham 9 Years and still going
Some of you are heading for more airlines than I got fingers and toes. Hard luck or am I missin simit. Can you move at will South of Watford Gap
Alba Gu Brath

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From: Merseyside
Osh,
Yep, missus ok. She's still talking to me so I must be doing something right, but then again it has been less than 3 months.
Between you and JB007 it reads like a graveyard of British aviation.
Remind me never to take a job where either of you two are still employed.
Yep, missus ok. She's still talking to me so I must be doing something right, but then again it has been less than 3 months.
Between you and JB007 it reads like a graveyard of British aviation.
Remind me never to take a job where either of you two are still employed.
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From: EMA
Especially if I'm there as well....



