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I would be interested to hear about crew meals from different companies. I scrape my Qlink meal into a bag and take home for my pooch, hope the RSPCA don't find out.
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tell us about your crew meals
Crew meals? You mean when you go to the supermarket and buy something? ;-)
Our outfit provides reasonable options, but only for free if you have a duty time over 11 hours. Three options at a time but I've almost never taken one because I can prepare a tastier pack myself before I go to work.
Our outfit provides reasonable options, but only for free if you have a duty time over 11 hours. Three options at a time but I've almost never taken one because I can prepare a tastier pack myself before I go to work.
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In a previous life, on DC-3s, a sort of "hard boiled egg" with Corn Flakes for breakfast
Then a cardboard box with cold meat and warm salad for lunch and dinner
Later hot meals, grey meat and gravy,
Apple sauce, = Pork
Cranberry Sauce = beef
Light grey meat = Chicken
What a sorry state you have allowed the system to become when you pay to eat on your Aircraft.
You are what you sign it seems
Then a cardboard box with cold meat and warm salad for lunch and dinner
Later hot meals, grey meat and gravy,
Apple sauce, = Pork
Cranberry Sauce = beef
Light grey meat = Chicken
What a sorry state you have allowed the system to become when you pay to eat on your Aircraft.
You are what you sign it seems
tell us about your crew meals
Hey Village Idiot 1 - I totally agree with you, this situation is totally unacceptable. After giving this terrible situation a great deal of thought I have concluded flight crew should be afforded the same meal service as the majority of people who work for a living - self cater.
Really? That's going to be hard for a lot of us away in Asia for a week to do, especially on 10 hour duty days back of the clock in god knows what country.......yeah wonderful idea.....
Besides the obvious health and safety issues.
You are aware that in the ICAO medical manual it's written that Flight Crew should be given a hot meal every 4 hours, something to do with blood sugar levels, staying awake ( fatigue ) health and safety and all that poppy cock!!
So you just go ahead and grab a day old sandwich from that nice little chew and spew coffee shop next door to your comfy little office......if you get sick then just go home to bed ( or the toilet bowel )
Besides the obvious health and safety issues.
You are aware that in the ICAO medical manual it's written that Flight Crew should be given a hot meal every 4 hours, something to do with blood sugar levels, staying awake ( fatigue ) health and safety and all that poppy cock!!
So you just go ahead and grab a day old sandwich from that nice little chew and spew coffee shop next door to your comfy little office......if you get sick then just go home to bed ( or the toilet bowel )
Hey Village Idiot 1 - I totally agree with you, this situation is totally unacceptable. After giving this terrible situation a great deal of thought I have concluded flight crew should be afforded the same meal service as the majority of people who work for a living - self cater.
And how do you plan to do that on a 11 hour overnight with the nearest 24 hour supermarket 3-4kms away in a state with quarantine restrictions? Guess you must really love eating tuna 24/7 and carting around 3-4 pieces of luggage everywhere you go.....
Crew meals are a pain in the arse (sometimes literally) for all involved but sure beat what goes on in the US where they gave away meals in cost cutting. I'll take crew meals over having to do Maccas runs on turnarounds.
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Greybeard! you forgot to mention that everything in the box lunch tasted of asparagus by lunchtime and the ham had sucked the moisture out of the tomato and lettuce so it now tasted like pork.
The bit of cake was nice.
They equipped the Twotters going out west with box lunches and I imagine the Friendships doing the Qld milk runs got 'em too.
Designed in 1946 when TAA was inaugurated, no one had ever decided to change the layout.
We had 'em in PNG in the early seventies.
Patair put an apple in them too.
The bit of cake was nice.
They equipped the Twotters going out west with box lunches and I imagine the Friendships doing the Qld milk runs got 'em too.
Designed in 1946 when TAA was inaugurated, no one had ever decided to change the layout.
We had 'em in PNG in the early seventies.
Patair put an apple in them too.
Oh come on, you knew his question wasn't just related to QLink ( read the question ) and your smart assed comment was directed at all flight crew.......
Good try but no Cigar.
Good try but no Cigar.
Ok until both Pilots eat from the same Subway and you get a bug........
If any Airline really takes their flight safety obligation seriously then they should provide adequate meals for their crews, some obviously don't care until.......
If any Airline really takes their flight safety obligation seriously then they should provide adequate meals for their crews, some obviously don't care until.......
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Lots of nutrition in a free bottle of water
As if Airline Co's care about their workers, someone is on the source I reckon
It's all about cost. Save a buck here save a buck there so the fat cats at the top still get paid squillions whilst their drones work like drone bees!
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As if Airline Co's care about their workers, someone is on the source I reckon
It's all about cost. Save a buck here save a buck there so the fat cats at the top still get paid squillions whilst their drones work like drone bees!
Wmk2
Yeah but the different crew meals are probably still prepared by the same catering place. One crook person could still handle both meals in some way and you still end up with the same result.
Where do you draw the line?
Where do you draw the line?
Well um actually no, the catering departments employ hygiene standards only NASA use!! Very little chance of contamination. Obviously never say never but procedures are in place to prevent such things happening and they take their job very seriously.
I doubt the local Subway would be even close.
I doubt the local Subway would be even close.
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Well some of my QLink meals are very, very, nice. A curried Barra and red duck curry spring to mind. Yum..
Brekky, well that's only great if one likes muesli. I hate muesli.
Brekky, well that's only great if one likes muesli. I hate muesli.
Breakfast not too bad, lunch very very repetitive and dinner is quite good. Dinner has come a loooong way.
The biggest issue we face is Cabin Crew taking the pick of the meals and/or removing the nice bits. FO easily gets the worst meal on board.
I've had some amazingly good crew meals and some amazingly bad ones in my time. Some better than a restaurant and some I've refused to eat.
As for bringing your own, I did do it for year and it's quite difficult to manage. I personally think Pilots carrying Eskies isn't a particularly good look but hey I don't blame them.
The biggest issue we face is Cabin Crew taking the pick of the meals and/or removing the nice bits. FO easily gets the worst meal on board.
I've had some amazingly good crew meals and some amazingly bad ones in my time. Some better than a restaurant and some I've refused to eat.
As for bringing your own, I did do it for year and it's quite difficult to manage. I personally think Pilots carrying Eskies isn't a particularly good look but hey I don't blame them.