Sit up Straight when making a PA
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Sit up Straight when making a PA
Cant believe we now have a Cathay book on how to make a PA.
"Sit up straight when making a PA"
What a nanny airline we are now
"Sit up straight when making a PA"
What a nanny airline we are now
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The best way to ensure professional PAs would be a legitimate effort to reduce fatigue in our cockpits. That is not happening, obviously.
I can see it now...
Joe Junior Something to Prove TCC had to give you a 3 for your PA. You weren't sitting up straight and smiling, and it affected your inflection and tone. I don't care if you're tired. It is irrelevant that you signed on at midnight for an eight hour two-man sector after a 24 hour layover with interrupted rest by multiple Islamic calls to prayer or fire alarm tests at the HH.
I can see it now...
Joe Junior Something to Prove TCC had to give you a 3 for your PA. You weren't sitting up straight and smiling, and it affected your inflection and tone. I don't care if you're tired. It is irrelevant that you signed on at midnight for an eight hour two-man sector after a 24 hour layover with interrupted rest by multiple Islamic calls to prayer or fire alarm tests at the HH.
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Simple. Stop making PA's.
I have. Except when I need to tell a bunch of passengers from certain countries, to "sit down, now, put your seatbelt on or you will be offloaded"
Waxing nice about CX and what a pleasure it is to fly them....fcuk that
I have. Except when I need to tell a bunch of passengers from certain countries, to "sit down, now, put your seatbelt on or you will be offloaded"
Waxing nice about CX and what a pleasure it is to fly them....fcuk that
Last edited by monster330; 14th Jun 2013 at 04:42.
It has the air of an underworked and overpaid pilot manager justifying his position by coming up with this patronising drivel...or maybe a retired one as a 'consultant'.
Shareholders' money well spent...NOT!
Shareholders' money well spent...NOT!
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Just a sign of how management will try to keep "absolute control " We will even tell ( not train ) them how to make P.A's. Beware Dragon Air F/O's, your days of talking to the pax is over..... we now have a document to show Captains, and Captains alone, how to convince customers that God himself is flying them.
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And wait.....coming next is that no one is allowed to tease the Airbus crews or joke about the "Bus!! So, unfortunately, banter amongst colleagues and humour are on their way out too. I'd have thought new routes, new markets, larger aircraft etc would have been more pressing, but evidently not!
So, to all my mates on both the Half Past Three Bus, and the Twenty To Four Bus whom I have mercilessly ribbed over the years, I apologise wholeheartedly for my wickedness. I've now seen the error of my ways!
So, to all my mates on both the Half Past Three Bus, and the Twenty To Four Bus whom I have mercilessly ribbed over the years, I apologise wholeheartedly for my wickedness. I've now seen the error of my ways!
Last edited by Kasompe; 14th Jun 2013 at 10:10.
It's OK, tease away, we are used to it.
Having said that, there is some beautiful footage of today's 350 Bus first flight on the R&N Forum. Assuming no 787-like problems, this one will be a winner.
And as I've said before, it would be interesting watching the Boeing boys falling over themselves to fly the 380 if it was ordered...(spoken in a fruity British accent, 'I've always been an Airbus man old chap...').
Nice to know that having signed for these multi million dollar machines, we will know how how to make the P.A.
Having said that, there is some beautiful footage of today's 350 Bus first flight on the R&N Forum. Assuming no 787-like problems, this one will be a winner.
And as I've said before, it would be interesting watching the Boeing boys falling over themselves to fly the 380 if it was ordered...(spoken in a fruity British accent, 'I've always been an Airbus man old chap...').
Nice to know that having signed for these multi million dollar machines, we will know how how to make the P.A.
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The handbook provides "guidance", only i.e. it is not authoritative.
The “Welcome aboard” and “Arrival” P/As should (not MUST) be made
by the Commander and should not (not MUST not) be delegated.
The “Welcome aboard” and “Arrival” P/As should (not MUST) be made
by the Commander and should not (not MUST not) be delegated.
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The last Captain to have his PA translated in to "Putongwire" was reported for being abusive and angry towards the passengers. As long as he was sitting up and smiling I'm sure he'll have no worries!!!
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The handbook provides "guidance", only i.e. it is not authoritative.
The “Welcome aboard” and “Arrival” P/As should (not MUST) be made
by the Commander and should not (not MUST not) be delegated.
The “Welcome aboard” and “Arrival” P/As should (not MUST) be made
by the Commander and should not (not MUST not) be delegated.