oral diarrhea in CX
 

- US airlines will start hiring soonand many guys in Cathay on waiting list will leave

- I will retire with 55, latest 56. I don't need this anymore

- We will soon order the 8i

- We did order the 8i, mainenance told me

- We need the 380

- The 380 is bad for freight

- Fuel will not become cheaper

- Fuel will become a lot cheaper

- The 777 just doesn't have the capacity we need on the London route

- The quality of the new second officers will sooner or later result in an airframe loss. That is what you get when beancounters run an airline


tbc

Our IT department is great.

Removing the salt and pepper increases productivity....Love that one. (Y class to have S and P removed from cutlery set as well, so how does that increase productivity?

Our managers are a real caring bunch.

Safety is our priority.

Oh, the list is endless.:ok:

-Age 65 will reduce time to command
-There's no money in freight

"...and thats the way we did it on the -400"

which of course, was preceded by "that's the way we did it on the classic" which was preceded by "that's the way we did it on the Tristar" :}

-"It's their train set"
-"If you don't like it, leave"

Well I'm excited to see an 8i in CX livery? Anyone else

-Emirates doesn't make any money(question is, Do We?)

-it will be interesting to see.....

- Things will get better.....

- the bases will be opened.....soon.

That's all I could think about, for now. ;-)

Captain A to FO X: "That's the way you have to do it because that's how everyone does it in CX"

Captain B to FO X: "No, that's the way you do it and everyone does it like that in CX"

Captain C to FO X: "Who told you to do it that way?"

...Ad nauseam.
:p

Maybe this thread should be retitled
"Oral Diarrhea on Pprune"
:)

"Couple of minor points..."

"let me write this down..."

"it''s the little things that matter on a 3 bar"

-"ah yes but it's legal captain"

-"are you refusing duty?"

'Your contract has been terminated for no particular reason.'

Haha, classic and so true!

"Are we there yet?"

"Ah sir, would you be happy to downgrade if business is full"

Especially when it's Y0 J15+ F5.

They just want to move their friends up or upgrade Y pax.

I always say NO.

Two weeks ago they downgraded a 'upgraded' Y pax to get me my seat.
Do not let those staff travel idiots run the show.

If you say no then you will not be considered for JS if you have an allocation

"Are you happy"
 

"Gear up, thanks" (I haven't put it up yet you prick)
"ooooh, so sorry"
"in 10 minutes time" (time? wtf else would it be????)
"on finalS" (how many finalS can an airplane be on?)
:ugh:

^^^ now that's funny!!! :D

" Did you sleep? " :ugh:

"Request FLxxx if available" :confused:

"Fully ready"

My fav...

"We do not spoon feed..."

Have a good rest
Where do you live?
Did you buy yet?
I have a 5 year plan
Have you seen the paperwork?
She's a good ship

It's going to be training with a big T :=

744drv----"if you say no then you will not be considered for JS allocation...."

Probably because they cannot allocate the JS if there are seats available on the Aircraft, they are just following the stupid rules..:D

If the Aircraft really is fully booked in J class ( or close to it ) then I suggest you say yes.

warning - Massive thread drift - warning
 

I thought the whole idea behind the "will you accept economy?" was to enable them to give you a business class boarding pass when business is marginal, but EY is wide open. This is efficient for them and efficient for you as they only deal with you once and you don't need to hang around the Staff Travel desk. Should Business fill up, you will be downgraded at the gate and they don't have to unload your bags and escort you back through security because you suddenly announce that you are not prepared to be downgraded. I thought it was a great idea.

However, the reality is that our friends in Staff Travel have ventured off on a power-trip and made the question a condition of travel and I have previously answered "Yes" only to see junior people in business and even empty seats in business (profit maximisation?).

I have raised the issue with "Bob-says-no" only to get a smile and told to effectively play the game. As for transparency in the system, Data Protection was quoted as the reason I could not see how the junior staff were in Business when I was down the back.

The whole system is now an unsavoury farce.

Perhaps some of the hard-@ssed commuters could give advice on how they deal with the "will you accept economy" question?

Back on thread;

Capt: "Happy with CFP?"
FO: "Is that a question or an order?"

Turn up an hour before and if they say "will you accept economy?" ask if that is all that is left. If they say "not at the moment but for our planning we need to know". Say "OK well the call time is in 5 minutes so I will wait here, if the only seat that is left is economy ask me then as I am not sure if I want to travel in economy yet and need a few minutes to think about it".

A cabin crew brings in 2 trays...

Capt: I have no preference!

Absolutely perfect!

I got in the poo with my wife recently because my children are now saying "fruits", rather than fruit.

On all the other points: very valid, but my cockpit conversation is now destroyed!

FA comes into cockpit: " Any drinks?"
Captain: : Yes, please. Can I have a G&T/Beer/Martini?"
FA : fake laugh

Yeah, some of e Sarong Party Girls would think its witty and cool.But for the rest it's stupid and after x 75 its so passe.What a turn off!

Some are quite clever, like the one where they make it sound like a recorded message and "please leave a message after the beep"............

The junior crew get taken every time.

Me? I just say hello... :p

no wonder why they hate us...

:} *fake laughs* continues into the sunset...

-"Fly... I can fly..."

-"What do you do next?"

"Well as you know London is a very difficult port to fly into and as since I'm based there, I better do this one"

Mate. Keep it simple. " i'm doing the sector....any questions?".