I would like to see the budgie flying again, but not over my house... i used to set my alarm to those noises, unless of course the IOM was fogged out!

:D
I know what you mean. My body is so conditioned over the years to being woken up at 0330 or thereabouts with the odd 748 coming back that I still keep waking up, even though it's so quiet now!

Happy Days bud ......

Have you not found anything else yet? This aviation lark its a mugs game!

No - see my posts above re being led up the garden path by 2 cargo operators all summer. Could write a book about that lot. Weeks/months wasted and JobCentre not happy bunnies. Doesnt help when you have one of your 748 colleagues trying to stitch you up in Scotland in the first place, but he's had the last laugh anyway now.

I suppose this next comment is more pertinent on the Interviews site, but please, all you Companies out there, do not ask people in for interviews and promise them the world, when in actual fact there isn't a vacancy in the first place. The JobCentre does not like it and it does not do your street cred as a Company any good at all.

Yes, I will now be coming out of Aviation completely. With what I have just experienced over the summer and practically been bankrupted by these Companies and their false promises, obviously the future with these people would hold nothing better than Emerald had to offer, but I had a fantastic job at Emerald - I know is was b----y hard work and extremely trying, but it was (from a Secretarial point of view) absolutely great and I wouldnt hesitate in doing it again (no comments needed please re the higher Management as I am only talking about the work content here). Anyway I think 31 years is enough now to be involved in Aviation. There isnt any way to get back into Air Traffic as there's too much of a Peel versus ex Serco staff on at the moment. I know I have joked about it before, but I am really on the way to ASDA. At least there is stability within that organisation (people always will need food).

Cor, that was a bit of a marathon!! Hope no-one fell asleep.

Tara
Anne

at a guess i would say its stellair

gulfstream 1 freight operation...in fact they are the ones who leased UV from Emerald for a while

Spanish Outfit
 

The company taking the 748's from Westair are called CAN Alaire.

Operating out of Madrid and Barcelona if memory serves me correctly.

Some of our ex 748 crews are flying for them nowadays......

TTFN :)

OPSQUEEN,er, I think I just realised who you are,Ta for all the help, you're a Diamond.:D

Ops queen sorry to hear of your predicament... indeed stability is the order of the day. i am sure you will be sorted very soon.

good luck for the future!

Thanks for all the messages everyone

xx

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Liverpool & Coventry 748's being flown to Blackpool next week

can you be more specific ?? wonder who is gonna fly the 748?

Guess a fly by is out of the question? ha ha

Liverpool to Blackpool next Monday
Coventry to Blackpool probably next Tuesday

Crews sorted

Gutted would have loved to have seen these but duty calls... whos flying them... would love it to someone like Roley.!

Wonder if the respective Airports have been paid for any unpaid fees and charges???

Distinct possibility otherwise I can't see any Airport releasing the aircraft. Cant wait to see it get airborne again.

Hope so. Formation take off for the 2 from LPL :)

Out standing fees must have been paid no airport would let an aircraft depart without them being sorted out.

The amout at some of the airports must be very large sums any way, so we can only wait and see this week but dont hold out for to much.

Now wouldn't that one be good? Cant really see a 748 and an ATP in formation though.....

Am due to meet the 748 crews in Blackpool afterwards.

Ops Queen, Sorry to hear of your problems in finding work i guess its times like these we find out who are real friends our..Have you got any idea what time the a/c are leaving tomorrow as i would love to see them. Also whos flying them..

PM on the way E