Gulf Air Developments
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From: Asia
Cadies, Ladas, Renault, who cares! This war between Boeing and Airbus has been going on since the beginning. It's the same as the French vs English, is there anyone better? Both have screwed the world as we know it! The French have screwed most of Africa, and the English the rest of the world. Well, still there is the Portuguese and Spanish in there but not to the same extent. Look at the greeks vs turkish, mainland china vs japan vs korea, etc...
Bottom line is that they're just a tool and even the best tools in the world won't do the job if not used for its purpose. I can try to fix a car engine with only the best of Revlon's nail cutter or eye liner but it was not meant for that. That's the same way here, using A330's to do a DMM, DOH etc. You never utilize an airplane to its full potential if you don't fly it close to its max range.
So it's neither the Boeing of Airbus's fault it's the owner!!!! It won't be long before our brand new A320 will start having APU's problems during the summer or that the new B787 will fall apart for poor maintenance!
On that thought, cheers and do the best with what you've got, which is not much!
Bottom line is that they're just a tool and even the best tools in the world won't do the job if not used for its purpose. I can try to fix a car engine with only the best of Revlon's nail cutter or eye liner but it was not meant for that. That's the same way here, using A330's to do a DMM, DOH etc. You never utilize an airplane to its full potential if you don't fly it close to its max range.
So it's neither the Boeing of Airbus's fault it's the owner!!!! It won't be long before our brand new A320 will start having APU's problems during the summer or that the new B787 will fall apart for poor maintenance!
On that thought, cheers and do the best with what you've got, which is not much!
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From: London
Boeing = Cadillac (solid, powerful, confortable and reliable)+ Mercedes Benz+economical
Airbus = Lada (uneconomical and french engineered (not very simple)+complicated ) Corrupt.
Embraer = Lada (cheap (made for poor people ), unreliable, underpower and ugly)
But I am home every night, rarely do 4 sectors and still get the same salary.
Airbus = Lada (uneconomical and french engineered (not very simple)+complicated ) Corrupt.
Embraer = Lada (cheap (made for poor people ), unreliable, underpower and ugly)
But I am home every night, rarely do 4 sectors and still get the same salary.
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From: Surrounded by aluminum, and the great outdoors
You will also probably fail to spot 40-50 year old A-340's with cargo doors flying the skies, as you do Douglas and Boeing aircraft....I'll take the Cadillac over the Renault or Citroen any day...
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From: neverland
lada, renault or caddy dont really care. give me a job that provides a good salary, a carrer progresson plan and most importantly a lifestyle. GF should be more concerned about it crew policies and then the aircraft issues would be small potatoes if all the other variables were taken care of!
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From: Dans ma bulle
Desert Hawk, you dont really care which ride you drive (Lada, Renault or Cadillac) until the day GF doesnt need you anymore or you had enough of the place. There are jobs in Far East right now on the Tuk Tuk that pay 200 000USD or you can find some Lada driver jobs for less than half of this.
So if you are a Bahraini and plans never to leave the Fantastic Island, I would say the Lada is the way to go.
So if you are a Bahraini and plans never to leave the Fantastic Island, I would say the Lada is the way to go.
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From: neverland
I agree with your sentiment YO but to be honest it is not the companies responsibility to secure your future employment. Obviously a 320 type is preferable but if u are planning to stay 3-5 years more a stint on the EMB is not a horrible thing. I stand by what I said. If GF fixed its many problems that do not include aircraft most would not be leaving to jobs that move u sideways not up the chain if u get me. When our VP states that we can not get more then 8 days off cause office staff have only 8 days u have to wonder who is in control of this train!!!!
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From: neverland
NO not addressing my personal problems. I would think all pilots and managment alike would want our airline to organize in a way to maximize all staff and have a energetic positive working corps of staff. Since I have been employed at GF crew rostering and general organization of all matters has been a massive problem, and more importantly to GF, a massive drain on resources and finances. The recent EMB induction only highlights GF's lack of planning and general understanding to its pilots albeit ops managment was not given alot of lead in time. My whole point is we lose highly trained pilots every year to our competitors. Some for reasons GF can never solve but alot leave due to reason GF has full control over. GF's new years resolution should be to reasess the amount of quality peole we lose and develop an attitude to benefit staff and managment alike. This will SAVE money in training and most of all be a first step in becoming an employer of choice!!!!
Just so u all know, I know u will rip me for being VERY optimistic but hey its christmas time u have to wish for soemthing!!!!
Just so u all know, I know u will rip me for being VERY optimistic but hey its christmas time u have to wish for soemthing!!!!
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From: Far away from Idiots
Wow Despicable me. What a post for a first timer on this forum. Is that what your main concern is, in life?
Get a life my friend, coz if you want to pick on these issues, trust me, you'll be suicidal very soon. Yeah i agree with you that some things arent fair, but just remember one thing. All these managements that we have will one day lose their positions and they have no friends to fall unto. Let them enjoy their time while it lasts.............
Get a life my friend, coz if you want to pick on these issues, trust me, you'll be suicidal very soon. Yeah i agree with you that some things arent fair, but just remember one thing. All these managements that we have will one day lose their positions and they have no friends to fall unto. Let them enjoy their time while it lasts.............
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From: london
Listen man you are not wiki so just go take a leak and release your self, you are just a puppet from a different camp. obviously your camp does not like 21 MNL camp. but why it should come to you as a curruption, you all are entitled to request one block with any one you like unless no one wants to fly with you.
will you stop your stupid posts as they are quite irratating now.
will you stop your stupid posts as they are quite irratating now.
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From: london
I agree that many of these guys are not the best qualified for the job but do you have any names with in the company who are? how about your self, do you have any qualification to take up the safety department? or human factor.
look around who is the COO of etihad and check his package and tell me if he is worthy of even fraction of the package that he is getting.Does he qualify to take up the the salmi's job?Salmi is the best of the worst that you could get for the package gulf air is giving him.Is he qualified? may be not. Is he doing better job than etihad qatar oman emirite COOs? may be he is.
Since you have mentioned all the names, why dont you mention all the dick and harrys that are worthy of replacing these good for nothing, corrupt, maal waasta individuals.
look around who is the COO of etihad and check his package and tell me if he is worthy of even fraction of the package that he is getting.Does he qualify to take up the the salmi's job?Salmi is the best of the worst that you could get for the package gulf air is giving him.Is he qualified? may be not. Is he doing better job than etihad qatar oman emirite COOs? may be he is.
Since you have mentioned all the names, why dont you mention all the dick and harrys that are worthy of replacing these good for nothing, corrupt, maal waasta individuals.
