Gulf Air Developments
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hpt failure? maybe.
gf engineering had absolutely nothing to do with it? maybe.
aircraft purchased at the best value for money? maybe.
everything humanely possible done to prevent this occurrence? maybe.
wash wash wash those hands.
the one undeniable fact is that it HAD TO HAPPEN TO GF.
why?
because of an engineering culture of laziness and unaccountability.
because of commercial pressures outweighing safety.
because of incompetence in management across the board.
because of lack of planning with fleet renewels.
because of overworked pilots.
because of flagrant misinterpretations of flight duty periods.
because of pushy bean counters pressuring all departments for the sake of numbers alone.
because of lack of spares and parts continually bouncing between aircrafts like pingpong balls.
because of a style of management that is hell bent on making life miserable by default, even if for no financial gain, at times even for lossess.
defend it all you want. but this will continue until something really serious happens.
gf engineering had absolutely nothing to do with it? maybe.
aircraft purchased at the best value for money? maybe.
everything humanely possible done to prevent this occurrence? maybe.
wash wash wash those hands.
the one undeniable fact is that it HAD TO HAPPEN TO GF.
why?
because of an engineering culture of laziness and unaccountability.
because of commercial pressures outweighing safety.
because of incompetence in management across the board.
because of lack of planning with fleet renewels.
because of overworked pilots.
because of flagrant misinterpretations of flight duty periods.
because of pushy bean counters pressuring all departments for the sake of numbers alone.
because of lack of spares and parts continually bouncing between aircrafts like pingpong balls.
because of a style of management that is hell bent on making life miserable by default, even if for no financial gain, at times even for lossess.
defend it all you want. but this will continue until something really serious happens.
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Well its obvious to me that Brassplate does NOT work at GF. To do so, or to even contemplate that, would mean that you are one miserable SOB. And I couldn't even emagine why a person would put themselves through that MISERY every day. I am very envious of you. You must work at one awesome airline. What carrier do you work for? 
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HPT Failure
Right. Because engine failures are absolutely unheard-of in other carriers.
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Financial accounting department now run by locals
Gulf Air felt this was of up most importance so they released a statement:
Gulf Air's financial accounting department is now completely run by locals
Source: GDN
A celebratory drink anyone?
Gulf Air's financial accounting department is now completely run by locals
Source: GDN
A celebratory drink anyone?
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Shirley, I think you are correct about Gulf Air and its last minute culture.
Heard through the grapevine that 100% of newhire classes have multiple missing students. Not because the guys don't want to be there but because of unorganized, inefficient office clerks and peperwork shuffel-ers. Bummer for all those who are inbetween jobs and PAYchecks.
Heard through the grapevine that 100% of newhire classes have multiple missing students. Not because the guys don't want to be there but because of unorganized, inefficient office clerks and peperwork shuffel-ers. Bummer for all those who are inbetween jobs and PAYchecks.
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SR Technics loses major contract with Gulf Air
Hot off the foreign press....
Aircraft maintenance firm SR Technics has confirmed that it has lost one of its largest customers.
Gulf Air has announced plans to terminate its contract with the firm in the coming months.
Aircraft maintenance firm SR Technics has confirmed that it has lost one of its largest customers.
Gulf Air has announced plans to terminate its contract with the firm in the coming months.
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Gulf Air told SR Technics in December that it was ending the contact this June, less than three years into a five-year term. Zurich-based SR Technics employs 1,200 people in Ireland.
Three SR Technics facilities will be affected by the change; Bahrain which has 240 staff exclusively working on Gulf Air aircraft, Dublin and Zurich.
A spokeswoman for SR Technics said it was too early to say what impact the contract termination will have on its Irish operations but added Gulf Air was one of its largest customers.
She said “losing the Gulf Air agreement will mean a substantial loss in our revenues, but does not threaten our company’s survival”.
Three SR Technics facilities will be affected by the change; Bahrain which has 240 staff exclusively working on Gulf Air aircraft, Dublin and Zurich.
A spokeswoman for SR Technics said it was too early to say what impact the contract termination will have on its Irish operations but added Gulf Air was one of its largest customers.
She said “losing the Gulf Air agreement will mean a substantial loss in our revenues, but does not threaten our company’s survival”.
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I heard that GF is getting 4 B777s starting from March though May. 6 Months wet lease, 3 years dry lease. The 'board' have agreed to the terms and contract signing should have taken place already.
I think GF had tons of tons of problems with SRT and not a single a/c came out on time. If I am not mistaken, this is a Hoggie era decision to go with SRT.
I think GF had tons of tons of problems with SRT and not a single a/c came out on time. If I am not mistaken, this is a Hoggie era decision to go with SRT.
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My guess is not a single a/c came back from SRT on time because they were unfit!!!!!!!!!!! The nice thing (from a pilot point of view anyway) about a foreign engineer is that they will not sign out the aircraft unless it is airworthy and no management threats can force them.
Before SRT the engineers simply signed the crap back into service.
With new, local engineers, they can go back to the old ways.
Before SRT the engineers simply signed the crap back into service.
With new, local engineers, they can go back to the old ways.
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Yet another reason I wisely walked away from GF. I'm not wasting my $$ on "Enshallah" engineering standards. The interiors are bad enough and now I have to worry about the tube staying in the air-no thanks.
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So Trader I guess the SR Technics guys that dropped a 340 engine & that left a 330 flying around with 1 of the hydraulic accumulators for over a week(plenty more stories of f*** ups from our SRT engineers but I really don't want to waste even more time writing) were locals then?
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hang on, lets get this right.
gf engineers, in the form of any form, wrecks planes.
they are a cancer in the airline and any aircraft new or used, that enter gf service, will be infected by gf's engineers with all sorts of maladies.
they will butcher any aircraft that joins the fleet AS IF THEY'VE BEEN PAID BY A COMPETITOR TO DO SO.
gf engineers, in the form of any form, wrecks planes.
they are a cancer in the airline and any aircraft new or used, that enter gf service, will be infected by gf's engineers with all sorts of maladies.
they will butcher any aircraft that joins the fleet AS IF THEY'VE BEEN PAID BY A COMPETITOR TO DO SO.