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Old 26th October 2009 | 16:01
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Exclamation GF Strike

What is the outcome of the strike?????Will it change anything?Does the higher management care?
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Old 26th October 2009 | 18:21
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There isn't much to say brass plate. Hate to admit it but GFs upper management is much better then QRs. Even though Qr has 66 aircraft is service and 158 on order , the management is filled with blood sucking parasites .
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Old 26th October 2009 | 19:49
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Blood sucking parasites?...formerly employed by Gulf Air??
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Old 26th October 2009 | 20:35
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Blood sucking parasites?...formerly employed by Gulf Air??
yes most of them went to either QR or EY.
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Old 27th October 2009 | 21:25
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Thought so...Racing cert....then.....same management style = same results?
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Old 28th October 2009 | 01:58
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Hello,

Some new GF Summer 2010 updates which are as follows:

BOM - reduced from double daily to 8 weekly. The flight that has been cut is GF 56/57.

DEL - reduced from double daily to 8 weekly. The flight that has been cut is GF 134/135.

DAC - reduced from 12 weekly to 10 weekly.

All these changes are shown on all major GDS systems.

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Old 28th October 2009 | 14:10
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Talking to some of the people I know in schedule publication, this is a system error and they are not reduced. The issue should be fixed soon.
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Old 28th October 2009 | 20:27
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Im impressed!
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Old 28th October 2009 | 21:06
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Looks like Majali is stepping up the challenge

A9C-AC (3rd A320) has arrived in Bahrain after paint from Norwich, kudos GF
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Old 29th October 2009 | 05:25
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New Simulator A320

Bahrain-based Gulf Aviation Academy has taken delivery of the first of three flight simulators purchased under a $34m investment plan. The new simulator will allow pilots to train on the A320 aircraft type. The second and third simulators are due to arrive in January and March 2010, the academy said.

They will used this simulator only for 2nd officer or they will use for upgrade as well??
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Old 29th October 2009 | 05:29
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Way to go, Majali.
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Old 29th October 2009 | 10:39
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Not sure what Majali has to do with designing the new network. When you are that high up, you do not deal with scheduling the aircraft and determining where each one goes. Credit I assume has to be given to the people in the network planning department.
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Old 29th October 2009 | 16:38
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With respect to Mike.Park's post about discussions between Gulf Air and planemakers Airbus and Boeing, I cannot help but wonder if there are also discussions going on with Bombardier and Embraer.
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Old 29th October 2009 | 17:47
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I doubt that little jets would solve any of the GF problems.
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Old 29th October 2009 | 18:23
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With respect to Mike.Park's post about discussions between Gulf Air and plane makers Airbus and Boeing, I cannot help but wonder if there are also discussions going on with Bombardier and Embraer.
i don't really would want GF flying these types of aircraft. Thos airplanes are needed in domestic flights.And GF have those 320s .So i guess thats enough,As GFs main routes are within the gulf so they need airplanes bigger than Embraer.
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Old 30th October 2009 | 06:58
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I am not giving an opinion . . . I am just wondering.
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Old 30th October 2009 | 12:14
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Talking to some of the people I know in schedule publication, this is a system error and they are not reduced. The issue should be fixed soon.
Yes you are correct as now the GDS system is updated with both BOM and DEL showing up as double daily for SU 10.

However, DAC still shows reduced from 12 to 10 weekly.

I wonder why they canceled GF 003 as that flight is the main connecting flight for LON and North America pax starting their journey from the Indian subcontinent region as the connection in BAH is only 1 hour 15 minutes.

I think that it would be wiser canceling GF 5 and GF 6 rather than GF 3 and 6. GF 006 definitely needs to be terminated but not GF003! Any thoughts?
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Old 31st October 2009 | 07:12
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However, DAC still shows reduced from 12 to 10 weekly.
very possible as this could be the result of retiring their old A343 fleet (5 planes mind you). So, they will have to reduce some long haul flying as they are not getting any new widebodies for some time (2012 I am guessing).

I think that it would be wiser canceling GF 5 and GF 6 rather than GF 3 and 6. GF 006 definitely needs to be terminated but not GF003! Any thoughts?
I agree with you. My sources tell me that they are still debating this. It seems there were under pressure to cancel one very quickly to reduce losses. I am guessing that the decision will be reversed and the GF3/6 will be reinstated while the GF5/8 will be suspended. Mind you I am sure these are very valuable slots. If GF cannot lease them out for 2 years or so, I guess they will have to bring back the third flight so they do not lose their historical slots forever esp. that the third LHR runway is no more.
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Old 31st October 2009 | 14:27
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The main downside for GF 3 is that if this flight on the return became GF8
My understanding is that the GF3 returns as the GF6 and not GF8. The slot is GF3 & GF6, GF5 and GF8. They cannot be in interchanged.
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Old 1st November 2009 | 02:31
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yes i know...that is why I wrote "if"
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