'Addition' to the EK uniform
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None - the bag will automatically self destruct if any attempt is made to put duty free, personal electronic devices or EK branded olive oil/balsamic into it, but not before sending a report to TCAS's desk...
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When I joined Kuwait Airways on the B707 we were all provided with an excellent good quality Leather Nav Bag engraved with Kuwait Airways Crew and a Samsonite and both saw out my flying career and are still in good nick ( like me ) 
PS Two of the shortest sectors we did were BAH/DHA and KWI/Abadan
PPS 8 weeks annual leave, plus two lots of 10 days off roster block and always two night in Central London after exhausting 7 hour daytime flight
PS Two of the shortest sectors we did were BAH/DHA and KWI/Abadan
PPS 8 weeks annual leave, plus two lots of 10 days off roster block and always two night in Central London after exhausting 7 hour daytime flight
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You mean it's not made out of leather?! Ffs, how on earth is one supposed to affix the required 1,000's stickers? Good gawd and bloomin' heck, what a cheapskate outfit EK has turned into!
Aside - the best contents of a flight bag that I ever saw was that of an Air Europe (UK) colleague (whom shall remain nameless, to protect the guilty) wherein during a Manchester night stop 'drinkeepoos' it was determined that the only items (and of which I kid you not!) within his flight bag were: a bottle of Scotch; a 'Brixton Briefcase' plus some cassette tapes (it was a few years ago), plus a family sized pack of prophylactics,... now those were the days!
Dropp the Pilot: lol as the AS gibe, classic !
Aside - the best contents of a flight bag that I ever saw was that of an Air Europe (UK) colleague (whom shall remain nameless, to protect the guilty) wherein during a Manchester night stop 'drinkeepoos' it was determined that the only items (and of which I kid you not!) within his flight bag were: a bottle of Scotch; a 'Brixton Briefcase' plus some cassette tapes (it was a few years ago), plus a family sized pack of prophylactics,... now those were the days!
Dropp the Pilot: lol as the AS gibe, classic !
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@ hotduke ...whats a "standard" flight case ? Have seen guys drag the EK embosssed "coffin" and filled it to the hilt. For the love of me i wish i knew what they stuff in their bags ! ln the 21st century, minimalism is the standard. But guess loads of people are stuck in a time warp
Hence some blokes think the new bag is ok coz it has loads of real estate/compartments 
Hence some blokes think the new bag is ok coz it has loads of real estate/compartments
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I agree with mcgreaser, I have a black laptop size bag which fits all that I need...a clip board, an ipad, calculator, documents.
Nowwe are being given a bag which will just consume more space on a limited flight deck, further consider four of these bags on the flight deck during ULR flights.
Stupid move yet again.
Nowwe are being given a bag which will just consume more space on a limited flight deck, further consider four of these bags on the flight deck during ULR flights.
Stupid move yet again.
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nakbin, not sure if you're being sarcastic or not...
Anyhoo, to take a leaf from the training manual and apply sone root cause analysis, the issue isn't the bag itself, it's the fact that TCAS has made it mandatory to use, a firm grasp of the non essentials. The second floor has lost the plot.
Anyhoo, to take a leaf from the training manual and apply sone root cause analysis, the issue isn't the bag itself, it's the fact that TCAS has made it mandatory to use, a firm grasp of the non essentials. The second floor has lost the plot.
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