Maybe FADAC isn't too far from the truth:

http://www.reuters.com/article/marke...0071113?rpc=44

Looking at replacing their entire fleet of 35 aircraft with a decision in a few weeks. Looks like a Boeing victory to me, otherwise it would be being splashed all over the Air(bus) Show.

So whatever happened to his own statements a few months back about making a big announcement in the Dubai Airshow???

GF has been talking to Airbus and Bowing for years, but this just shows you nothing has changed and the "Bored" can't make a decision.

ONE of the said Baby Boeings that GF has LEASED (yet it seems to be the flavour of the week to say they are NEW GF aircraft, but that's what the media specialize in...making their own take on things!) looked a bit tattered in DXB yesterday. We were in the vicinity of the 'port, and the kids pointed out that half of the budgie flew the coop - it was missing from that big tall vertical part of the backside of the plane!

...Anyone seen a big-a$$ budgie somewhere between that little Island in the Sea that the Baby Boeing is calling home for now, and this "magic" wonderland called DooBAee?

:sad:

Cheers,
R.D.

Gulf Air has been announcing for years now that it will buy new aircraft. Hopefully it eventually will, it needs them, and the pilots have been waiting some time for some good news.

I wouldn't hold my breath in hearing anything in "the next few weeks" as the chairman put it..i think their definition of a few weeks is somewhat different than the rest of the world's. Eventually they'll be forced to do it by the simple fact of the ones they have spending more time on the ground being fixed than flying. It's going to take alot of debate and making sure the right people in Bahrain get a piece of the action...the more things change the more they remain the same.

Best of luck to all the crew at GF.

funny how reuters published this before the gdn. shows how unreliable, ass-kissing and white-washing the gdn really is to issues which may be detrimental to the image of the island.
gf should learn the art of downplaying important developmental issues and just produce the goods, rather than having to get everyones hopes high only to break promises and eating their own words.
the board should all check their watches because they've made this grandiose announcement (and others) several times starting some years ago with zip to show for except a couple of leased 738s which incidently is only taking work away from gf pilots and costing the company unnecessarily.

I agree wit Brassplate. lets get some of our own birds. Come on GF.. We are all waiting anxiously for the good news...yalla yalla! :E

"Six months ago we stood at the edge of an abyss.
Tomorrow we will take a giant step forward."

seeing is believeing, habibi.

Hey FADAC, what do you say now? Here is a start, try Inshallah! If that fails call IB57 he has an answer!:yuk:

With respects to the Reuters news article, I am wondering what attraction shares in a money-losing, unstable (with regards to strategy), government-controlled airline would have to an investor? I am reminded of the naive gold rush-like IPO's in Saudi Arabia a few years ago.

The writing is on the wall in six foot letters guys. RUN AWAY FAST. The company is run by amateurs with no plan and a distinct skill for not telling the truth. The money means nothing if there is a monkey in charge of the operation. Does anyone really believe that this Naf guy will still be here in 6 months time? Run I tell you, run now!!!!!:eek:
That should really please the leasing companies.

The aircraft will have to be leased adding a tremendous cost to the operaation. You cannot buy anything directly from Boeing or Airbus till 2017. And this was before EK or QR announced their latest orders.

GF can't produce a Balance Sheet. How do they hope to buy any aircraft,let alone privatise the company?I suspect that EK and QR are placing these huge orders partly in order to stop the weaker companies like GF from acquiring any new aircraft of their own.A bitter market rationalization under way.

A balance sheet??? lets walk before we can run. How about a seniority list??

they can stop flying too. this will save them 600,000 a day.....a good starting point to affording new birds.:}

Seniority list?
 

Ask Santa Clauss... maybe you can find it at the end of the rainbow!
:ugh:

C'mon you guys. What difference does it make? Whether or not they announce an order at the air show amounts to the same thing....and that is we won't see new planes for some time. So who cares what the A/PCE or the board did? (Though it was a wasted of time and money for ALL of them to go there just to announce an announcement date!!)

Sad. Very sad.....:bored:

It seems that this big announcement went down the same way the others have gone with GA. Also in the announcement was that BN has been awarded the Big job. So there GA goes again not making any positive decisions, and burying their head in the sand.
The chairman is completely uneducated when it comes to aviation, and the rest of the board are the same.
BN who is over his head and hopefully will work out. Or we will be back at this in a few months.

A very interesting note with a different twist though, why is the ex etihad head of security now the head of security for GA ? or is he passing on information to the folks at Etihad..