New A/C for the goldan falcon

[Not too small]

I dont think anybody can get new aircraft before 2012 if they sign for a deal now.
or maybe FADAC has another word. do you

[FADAC]

I am back

Hi guys

The news all of you looking forward for some nice news !
Ok i was with BN on the same flight, when he went for a visit to France or i'll say to E... company in south of France.
The order is already there and it's big we will be making headlines in less than few weeks, just wait for a bit guys don't just rush.
Plus we wanna be the only one with an order not like the others ,(i,e) you buy in the airshow they will talk about it for one day , you do it outside the air show they will keep on talking about it for months
Guys you all remamber the pay rise the order will be as big as the pay rise we get , big suprise , just wait
Happy holidays to all

FADAC

[knowsup]

Always colorful always amusing. Keep up the good work FADAC

[Sal-e]

Ah, Fadac, welcome back. The trip put a few colours in your cheeks did it? Well we all hope you're right. But most of all, I hope my next flight is a safe one on an aircraft that works well with a bright and cheerful crew on a three day block with a nice layover where the food and drink is good and the following days work during daylight hours back to Bahrain to be greeted by a salary that is on time and friends who have reserved me a picnic chair with a cold beer holder on it's armrest and a sizzling bbq going. To a point, I am oblivious to everything beyond that. There's better things to do than wait and wait and wait for new planes.

[alraisia]

fadac i think GF have to wait for 6 or 7 years in the queue to get new A/C the goldan days for GF are gone.so please keep flying the old junk with U/S APUs

[MAKAVELI320]

ALRAISIA I DONT KNOW FROM WHERE U CAME UP WITH THIS FUNNY ANALISE YEMENIA WILL GET THE 350S IN JUST 4 YRS TIME NOT TO MENTION ITS 350 NOT 330 SEONDLY GF GOLDEN DAYS STILL ON AND A/C DONT FLY WITH APU WE USE ENGINES TO FLY SO JUST CHILL LEAVE FADAC ALONE

[Ray Darr]

Wow. 350's to Yemen. Yes, it's true, but it goes to show you what a bunch of so-called professionals will do when sitting around chewing qat and rendering their decisions in amongst a bunch of other hallucination-altered staring-into-the-abyss plans. 350's? That's hilarious for a company that can't fill an aircraft on any route (well, skipping any and all of the "Oh noproblem, yanni, you know the flights are free for you, my friend!").

Decision process? What's that? ...pass some more qat. * chomp chomp * *gazed look * *maybe we could team up with Star Alliance next? * *chomp chomp *

...At least the laughter that "decision" caused brought happiness to the manufacturer.

~ R.D.

[Ray Darr]

Plus we wanna be the only one with an order not like the others ,(i,e) you buy in the airshow they will talk about it for one day , you do it outside the air show they will keep on talking about it for months

FACAC, WTF do you mean? Dig yourself another hole by explaining WTF this exactly means, mate?

Awaiting further clearance.

~ R.D.

Good luck to those who are still at Gulf Air. Too many good friends there to wish badness upon you. (Someone should elect FADAC as your new spokespuppet!)

[EY346Driver]

Mr Naf can probably make a bid for a 340-600 which Airbus has "laying around", all it needs is a new paint job and some good old GF maintenance. Some high speed tape, lots of MDD's and you're in business. I'm sure he can get a good price for it.

[Not too small]

HI

I heard that GF is getting 3 NEW A320s very soon and 2 A321 used in 2009 and this is to start with.
and some of the A/C we have will be refurbished till the big order gets here as FADAC said
thanks

[Albergineman]

Since they will refurbish some airplanes as they said before, it means the "big order" delivery will not start before 2013. These A320 series airplanes are likely to replace the 767 (since at least a dozen of B767's CP's and FO's will be moving to Airbus next year) while we receive more wet leased B737/A320 to keep the ship going. The A346 could be a good option for cargo also on flights to BKK, MNL and who knows SIN and HKG!

[Fatal_Gulfy]

As i heard that an airline in USA has ground entire fleet due to high cost of oil price, and GF big boss calling them for A/C's......as i heard there are more than 100 aircrafts been grounded..........is that what you talking about FADAC

[FADAC]

To all the guys who don't love Gulf Air be sure that the golden days are not gone away we are still there and we are the one who do the days not the days do us , so we are still nice and happy flying and do alot of things that alot of airlines don't do.
Will be in the head lines in no days and for the rest of the guys who don't fly with us , i wish that one day you will be able to have fun as much as we do.
Never under grade us , WE ARE THE BEST OF THE BEST

FADAC

[Spirit]

FADAC,

I'm a Gulf Air pilot myself. Gulf Air has, so far, been pretty good to me. Salary is okay, but, speaking as a bloody-far-from-home-expat, by no means excellent, same as the working conditions.

But: Since Gulf Air is not my first airline, let me tell you this, my friend:

We are NOT the best of the best!!!

[boiler]

WE ARE THE BEST OF THE BEST

You're fooling yourself buddy. Keep on living in the past. If GF cannot understand it is being surpassed by the other big players, nothing will change . GF will disappear completely from view and be relegated to the back burner of history. Sorry to be so harsh, but this is reality.

[LDG NO BLUE]

Boilermaker is right.

Survival of the fittest, like it or not.

LNB

[ironbutt57]

Gulf Air flys the flag of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and therefore will soldier on in one form or another for the foreseeable future..it's not about competition, or profitibility here in the gulf folks, it's about national pride, and who is willing to spend the most money on toys...

[411A]

Hmmm, all this interest in new airplanes.
It might interest some at GF that an old type may well be returning in the interim, if the financial conditions are right, as folks in the know have been contacted, and discussions are underway...right now.

[Capt Hair Y Balls]

Irombutt57 wrote

Gulf Air flys the flag of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and therefore will soldier on in one form or another for the foreseeable future..it's not about competition, or profitibility here in the gulf folks, it's about national pride, and who is willing to spend the most money on toys...

Trouble is my friend the big boys don't want to spend their "hard earned" dinars on toys we get to play with. They prefer to spend them on toys they play with, Ferraris, yachts, Bangkok BJ's etc etc

411 wrote

It might interest some at GF that an old type may well be returning in the interim

Hmmm do I smell the rotting stench of a few aging Tristars making their merry way to fantasy island?????

Heck as FADAC put it That would make big headlines:

Face it FADAC GF is all but a memory of glory days gone past. The ship is sinking and there is no one at the helm
May she rest in peace

[jackbauer]

IB57 If GF is the flag carrier and profit is not the priority then why is the Bahrain Govt in such a hurry (2008) to offload AT LEAST 50% of the company? My guess is that they have had enough of the corruption and want distance between them and Gulf Air. A clean sheet with another airline is not such a daft idea.