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Old 15th Jan 2018, 17:47
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Imagine ek flying into kai tak airport... Click on the link and laugh...
Those are old 747’s with old fashioned instruments and pilots with skills..... Now we have the 380’s that prefers to fly by themselves !!

[/U]https://unforbiddingcity.com/2013/03...port-approach/
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Old 15th Jan 2018, 18:21
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Originally Posted by Jack330
Imagine ek flying into kai tak airport... Click on the link and laugh...
Those are old 747’s with old fashioned instruments and pilots with skills..... Now we have the 380’s that prefers to fly by themselves !!

[/U]https://unforbiddingcity.com/2013/03...port-approach/
EK DID fly regularly into Kai Tak when it was still open. And no incidents (as far as I know). Of course it was a VERY different airline then.
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Old 15th Jan 2018, 20:13
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To connect the Kai Tak observation with the "very different airline back then":

I joined EK with 216 hours on anything bigger than a King Air.
I upgraded less than four years later.
My first experience of the Kai Tak checkerboard was my second flight after upgrade.
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Old 16th Jan 2018, 01:53
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It would never happen now. There would be a FCOM supplementary procedure 10 pages long detailing how to plan and brief the approach, which modes to use, plus a special cref briefing attached to the Gabi, plus a few FCI's yadda yadda yadda.......
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Old 16th Jan 2018, 02:20
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yadda, yadda, yadda .... and with even more outside reference, like Mrs. Wong's washing line and Mr. Hop Sin's wok, to be compared with EK special ops inside reference, imagine a 10 page CCI how to extensively brief, rebrief and use 3 sloppy, home made EK charts simultaneously. Naturally all GCAA, EASE, FAA approved and #meetoo conform .......

Let's just be pilots again
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Old 25th Jan 2018, 14:44
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Problem solved! Ek207 cancelled indefinitely from 25MAR18.


https://www.routesonline.com/news/38...rom-june-2018/

Emirates adds Dubai – Newark nonstop service from June 2018
Posted 25 January 2018 08:50

Emirates starting June 2018 is launching new Dubai – Newark nonstop service, in addition to existing 1 daily flight via Athens. From 01JUN18, 3-class 777-300ER will operate this nonstop flight as EK223/224.

EK223 DXB0300 – 0900EWR 77W D
EK224 EWR1150 – 0820+1DXB 77W D

With this new nonstop route launch, the airline’s Dubai – New York JFK A380 service, EK207/208, will be cancelled indefinitely from 25MAR18. Overall Dubai – New York JFK nonstop service will be 2 daily, and 1 daily via Milan.
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Old 26th Jan 2018, 05:56
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Newark hotel is worst on the 777 network. Crap aircon that is erratic, and truely terrible food.
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Old 26th Jan 2018, 08:36
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But hey, it’s cheeeeaaaaap! And that’s all that counts nowadays, right? Who cares about the employees???
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Old 26th Jan 2018, 17:06
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I’ll take the EWR hotel if they give us a 10% raise and 4 weeks profit share.
We all know how that dynamic will play out. If you don’t like it you can leave.
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Old 26th Jan 2018, 21:58
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Originally Posted by motley flight crue
Newark hotel is worst on the 777 network. Crap aircon that is erratic, and truely terrible food.
Is it still the "H" ?
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Old 27th Jan 2018, 17:58
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So it looks like a reduction in capacity to a city that has always been regarded as one of our more lucrative destinations. I am struggling to see how this is positive news and that is with my rose tinted specs on!
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Old 27th Jan 2018, 18:20
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Lack of beluga crews. From March or April a few patterns operated by the Beluga will be operated for six to twelve weeks by the tractor. When one pattern returns another will be rotated out. Could be up to three at a time. This is even after all the trans Tasmin flying stops and saves crews. The 207 is rumoured to make a return once crew numbers are fixed. With recruiting going so well it shouldn't take too long to fix right? Maybe some lucky tractor drivers given a move to the flagship as well. Should go really smoothly.
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Old 28th Jan 2018, 12:05
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Not only the Beluga that are short of crew, Tractor is too.Look at the ones that were/are parked in DWC.
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Old 28th Jan 2018, 12:47
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M
aybe some lucky tractor drivers given a move to the flagship as well
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Old 28th Jan 2018, 14:50
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Regarding the EWR hotel locale.
There is an excellent diner called The Colonial, about 6 bucks in an Uber, free coffee all day and free wifi.
Nice folk too.
Its not much but its better than the hotel!
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Old 28th Jan 2018, 15:35
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Uber?

Well there will always be a driver / pilot who will do it for less......

But supporting that kind of "business" ?
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Old 28th Jan 2018, 18:38
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Wow, how about this tread drift....
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Old 28th Jan 2018, 21:13
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Wow, how about this tread drift....
Yep, sorry my bad but couldn't resist.
Not the right place indeed.
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Old 30th Jan 2018, 08:10
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Originally Posted by Dropp the Pilot
To connect the Kai Tak observation with the "very different airline back then":

I joined EK with 216 hours on anything bigger than a King Air.
I upgraded less than four years later.
My first experience of the Kai Tak checkerboard was my second flight after upgrade.
I don’t know where you got your 216 hours on a King Air from. The Min. Requirement was 6000 hours for an F/O position in 1998.
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Old 1st Feb 2018, 16:45
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Originally Posted by bobjones
I don’t know where you got your 216 hours on a King Air from. The Min. Requirement was 6000 hours for an F/O position in 1998.
Bob
In the late 80" we did some training on the 727 for EK
and they had some cadet types that didn't have lots of flight time .The had been well schooled by somebody as I recall.
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