I would imagine operation "SAVE FACE" is about to be launched from the pink palace anytime now.

Keep your boots handy, imagine there will be a lot of dung to walk through in the next few days.

OK hot off the press ....

ALL 767 (GF and GT) are grounded with immediate effect.
Main reason is the corrosion.

gulfboy, I was thinking the same last night after talking to a fellow 767 FO. Very untimely and unfortunate that this all happens just as GF is going through the IATA audit. :(
Hopefully some good things will come out of it. Normally these types of scenarios are major wakeup calls to all.

meanwile in other news:

Gamco wins contract
Abu Dhabi: Gulf Aircraft Maintenance Company (Gamco) has been awarded a new five-year Dh343 million contract by the UAE Air Force and Air Defence.

The contract covers carrying out of second line scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on the UAE Air Force fleet of Hawk MK 102, MK63 & MK61 aircraft based at Khalifa bin Zayed Air College in Al Ain and Al Minhad Airbase in Dubai.

The contract with Gamco will guarantee high standard of aircraft maintenance availability and serviceability.

The maintenance support contract on the Hawk aircraft also includes component maintenance, engineering and technical support services, training services, maintenance planning and control and logistics and supply support.


http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story...&IssueID=29345


transfer funds from left pocket into right pocet.

wastafarian,
I don't know what this to do with the issue we discussing here, however all 767's are grounded for not less than two months as mentioned in one of the Arabic news papers in Bahrain... :{

For those who can read Arabic:

http://www.alayam.com/ArticleDetail.asp?CategoryId=1&ArticleId=236590

We will discuss the matter at Bill's bonfire tonight and find a solution.

A Joke
 

This is absolutely unacceptable,already the lowest paid pilots in the gulf and now Im not making money because on sby because of this.
It is for sure time to look around for a new job.

Why Gulf air decided to stop 6 or 7 aircraft at one time ,

1- it was not safe to fly at all

2- inspection comming over and they are shocked

3- they knew about it since last year and still all the A/C was in service why is it because they do not care , because top managemet they do not fly 767

i am here for less than one year and i found it , fun at the begining but now , ( I) do not know if this company will continue or no because what is happining is too much 6 or more A/C out service anf for 1 months or more ..

my opinion . GF will not be able to get new A/C ....

and GF future is unknown

what i know management they did not send an e-mail to the crew i mean not us Airbus pilots , i mean 767 pilot to let them know whats going on or at least inform them breiflly about what will happen to the rosters . and so on

GULF AIR management they are not able to maintain operation and maintinace at the sametime they wait for something to happen either inspection or other things

This reminded me of the structural failure on April 28, 1988 of a 19 year old Boeing 737, operated by Aloha airlines... Gulf Air would've been in a bigger problem if such a thing happened... good they grounded them!!!

http://www.corrosion-doctors.org/Aircraft/Aircraft.htm

I'm sure the plan will be put to us pilots once the status of all the aircraft is ascertained... better that way, than minute to minute changes right??? Give them half a chance!!

There is a rumour around of 6 x A330 being leased in to help cover the operational shortfall. No idea as to how accurate the rumour is as it is at least 4th hand by the time it reached me :}

Yes, ALL 767 on the ground! Does anybody know Emirates HR email?:\

be there or be square Billy Boy's tonite..or whenever:} maybe they would invite us to have the bonfire in the hangar:} :} :ok:

Maybe the new slogan is:-


'If it's a Boeing, I'm not going'

then stay home :rolleyes:

it is the time for all 767 guys to be transfered to the 340 and 330...

GOOD LUCK FOR ALL A320 PILOTS :ugh:

These airplanes aren't dead and buried yet, far from it ..:ok:

ironbutt57,


The structural failure on April 28, 1988 of a 19 year old Boeing 737, Aloha Airlines!!! do you remember this???
http://www.corrosion-doctors.org/Air...ages/Aloha.jpg

GF767
 

Yes remember that vividly, and the silly-ass made for TV movie about it later with Connie Selleca as the f.o. (now capt)..as they said over and over again and again...

Latest news on the B767 is that the fleet is grounded until further notice.
GF will only be flying Airbus for the next month and maybe beyond if the B767 are not fixed.