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Forum: Rumours & News
6th Nov 2009, 11:14
Replies: 37
Views: 26,353
Posted By beaver eager

Judging by the basic comprehension (= research)...

Judging by the basic comprehension (= research) and literacy skills on display here, it sounds like journalists in the U.S. don't get paid much either these days.

Maybe their professional status...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
31st Jul 2008, 17:41
Replies: 12
Views: 2,043
Posted By beaver eager

I've never done a comparison (or researched on...

I've never done a comparison (or researched on here) and just heard through the grapevine from my Spanish wife... But my understanding is that Iberia pilots aren't supposed to be any cheaper than we...
Forum: Flight Testing
30th Aug 2007, 00:04
Replies: 18
Views: 13,439
Posted By beaver eager

[Thread drift] Sounds like you're about to...

[Thread drift]

Sounds like you're about to go back into flying to me CPB. May I take this opportunity to remind you of some of the drawbacks?..

Four GLA night stops in the past 9 days (two...
Forum: Flight Testing
26th Aug 2007, 10:44
Replies: 18
Views: 13,439
Posted By beaver eager

Well, they were on the ones I flew (back in...

Well, they were on the ones I flew (back in CityFlyer Express days). I guess they can be configured differently. There was a forward cargo hold between the flight deck and the passenger cabin, and a...
Forum: Flight Testing
25th Aug 2007, 15:25
Replies: 18
Views: 13,439
Posted By beaver eager

And it's on the same side that refuelling &...

And it's on the same side that refuelling & baggage loading takes place so that doesn't work very well either.

Five minutes of heat on a cold morning before anyone else turned up is about all it...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
15th Jan 2007, 20:38
Replies: 1,379
Views: 286,157
Posted By beaver eager

Rimmer, everything that is 'already banked'...

Rimmer, everything that is 'already banked' remains as it is now and will be paid out as promised using the existing LPI cap of 5% for pension in payment (which isn't changing under the new scheme...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
11th Jan 2007, 18:05
Replies: 1,379
Views: 286,157
Posted By beaver eager

Yes overstress, and how much have the managers'...

Yes overstress, and how much have the managers' lifestyles been eroded since 911?

I don't see them in the office much when I finish my trips at 01:30 instead of the previous 22:45.

I know...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
11th Jan 2007, 16:35
Replies: 1,379
Views: 286,157
Posted By beaver eager

Yes WWW, you are correct. But only for future...

Yes WWW, you are correct. But only for future pension accruals. It offsets any inflationary problems for a while so is a good short-term solution.

I too had you down as a CSD or Waterworlder.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
4th Jan 2007, 14:10
Replies: 1,379
Views: 286,157
Posted By beaver eager

Great idea, but would you trust the company to be...

Great idea, but would you trust the company to be honest about it's profitability in such circumstances? I am reminded of the recent alleged quote from a senior bean-counter... "We're running out of...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
2nd Jan 2007, 21:41
Replies: 1,379
Views: 286,157
Posted By beaver eager

Well, I'm with you TM, I believe that the Company...

Well, I'm with you TM, I believe that the Company can afford it too. I also believe that they will announce record profits and new aircraft orders almost as soon as the pension 'deal' is done.
...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Nov 2006, 13:11
Replies: 1,379
Views: 286,157
Posted By beaver eager

How very true HS. Sadly our management...

How very true HS.

Sadly our management don't seem able to differentiate between groups of staff who are professional, productive and bench-marked (and who would be highly motivated if they were...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Nov 2006, 11:50
Replies: 1,379
Views: 286,157
Posted By beaver eager

Yes, that's how I feel too. I would love to...

Yes, that's how I feel too. I would love to strike over anything - pensions will do. It's just that everything else annoys me more at the moment.

BALPA's proposal is my bottom line.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Nov 2006, 09:12
Replies: 1,379
Views: 286,157
Posted By beaver eager

Jeeez... Everyone's treating me like I'm some...

Jeeez... Everyone's treating me like I'm some kind of management stooge! I'm gonna vote to strike if BALPA recommend it... Got it?

The above isn't an issue for me... Because I came to flying...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Nov 2006, 12:49
Replies: 1,379
Views: 286,157
Posted By beaver eager

411A, I'll encourage you with a response on this...

411A, I'll encourage you with a response on this occasion as I probably worded it badly. I don't want to give anyone a 'bloody nose' really, but I do want to collectively send the message that...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Nov 2006, 10:51
Replies: 1,379
Views: 286,157
Posted By beaver eager

My pension comparison that came with the new...

My pension comparison that came with the new proposal letter from Charlie Maunder doesn't look too bad for me (someone who expected to work on until 65 with another company after retiring from BA at...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
15th Nov 2006, 18:55
Replies: 1,379
Views: 286,157
Posted By beaver eager

Amen to that, but I'm just trying to point out...

Amen to that, but I'm just trying to point out that the BA spin machine will probably do it's usual divide and conquer thing.

Talking of which, there's still the little matter of the company's...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
15th Nov 2006, 17:08
Replies: 1,379
Views: 286,157
Posted By beaver eager

Sadly BA's statement in their press release today...

Sadly BA's statement in their press release today saidI agree it would be equitable, but will others see it as such?

BALPA still has much work to do (with our solid support, I might add) but I...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
15th Nov 2006, 16:51
Replies: 1,379
Views: 286,157
Posted By beaver eager

I'd say we're pretty close now. Not much...

I'd say we're pretty close now.

Not much more to squeeze out of BA before BALPA's latest proposals will be acceptable (if not completely palatable) to all. Another £150m (say) on top of what BA...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
15th Nov 2006, 10:47
Replies: 1,379
Views: 286,157
Posted By beaver eager

That was a fine strategy for Cathay management...

That was a fine strategy for Cathay management ten(ish) years ago, introducing a B scale in an oversupply labour market when their T&Cs were previously fantastic.

We're not in the same part of...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
15th Nov 2006, 10:11
Replies: 1,379
Views: 286,157
Posted By beaver eager

It would be killing the goose that lays the...

It would be killing the goose that lays the golden eggs, wouldn't it?

Everyone knows we're on the verge of making HUGE profits (the last quarter would have been OK without the £100m write-off due...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
13th Nov 2006, 04:10
Replies: 1,379
Views: 286,157
Posted By beaver eager

Actually 411A, I am a 737 Capatin at Gatwick. My...

Actually 411A, I am a 737 Capatin at Gatwick. My true identity is open known to other BA users of PPRuNe as I am the BA forum moderator so no pretence possible.

At the risk of becoming involved...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
12th Nov 2006, 22:14
Replies: 1,379
Views: 286,157
Posted By beaver eager

Your post adds nothing to the debate 411A and is...

Your post adds nothing to the debate 411A and is well worthy of deletion on 'inflammatory rubbish' grounds.

How can there be any action when there hasn't been any formal 'failure to agree' yet...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
12th Nov 2006, 16:05
Replies: 1,379
Views: 286,157
Posted By beaver eager

Absolutely Hotel Mode (got my bid in for the RHS...

Absolutely Hotel Mode (got my bid in for the RHS 744 BTW - can't stand another summer at LGW like the one we've just had - see you next year!), I was going to post with exactly the same comment WRT...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
4th Nov 2006, 20:11
Replies: 1,379
Views: 286,157
Posted By beaver eager

LonBA, the slide-show is months and months old...

LonBA, the slide-show is months and months old and part of the new BALPA Company Council's Vice Chairman's initial response to BA's opening salvo (produced by him before he bacame a BALPA rep).
...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
4th Nov 2006, 10:06
Replies: 1,379
Views: 286,157
Posted By beaver eager

We stay in the industry because we love the...

We stay in the industry because we love the flying... The very thing that attracted us to this profession in the first place.

Thus, it is all the more frustrating... Because to continue with the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Nov 2006, 14:15
Replies: 11
Views: 4,483
Posted By beaver eager

I didn't manage a handshake, but nevertheless it...

I didn't manage a handshake, but nevertheless it was very humbling to even be sharing dinner in the same room as such a great aviation icon.

Thoroughly deserved... A great man! :D

And well...
Forum: Tech Log
17th Aug 2006, 17:35
Replies: 9
Views: 4,081
Posted By beaver eager

I'm sure my (fading) memory tells me that the...

I'm sure my (fading) memory tells me that the ex-CFE RJ100s have GPS backed BRNAV. Surely that should make them suitable for a simple software upgrade to make them PRNAV compatible?
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Aug 2006, 15:14
Replies: 1,031
Views: 244,114
Posted By beaver eager

Funnily enough, this is already what seems to be...

Funnily enough, this is already what seems to be in place when passing through security at Italian nightstops. The single policeman sitting at the scanner, who then waves us through (some of the...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Aug 2006, 13:10
Replies: 1,031
Views: 244,114
Posted By beaver eager

A 'proper' check of suitability (not this stupid...

A 'proper' check of suitability (not this stupid Disclosure Scotland nonsense which could render you 'unsuitable' for an airside pass if you have a punch-up in a pub - what's that got to do with...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Aug 2006, 16:39
Replies: 1,379
Views: 286,157
Posted By beaver eager

Well, if they start announcing massive corporate...

Well, if they start announcing massive corporate losses at any time in the future, we'd have to look at all options to help them survive. That is not where we're at currently.

BA have paid off...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Aug 2006, 15:44
Replies: 1,379
Views: 286,157
Posted By beaver eager

If you can be bothered to type your opinion Chox,...

If you can be bothered to type your opinion Chox, don't you think it would be courtesy to read the whole topic first.

I don't necessarily disagree with any of your 'facts'. But you're missing one...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
10th Aug 2006, 00:54
Replies: 1,379
Views: 286,157
Posted By beaver eager

Lies, Damn Lies & Statistics

All very interesting Lucifer but none of it changes the facts much.

BA say they can't afford to pay. I think they can (along with BALPA and most of my colleagues).

There will be some...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
4th Aug 2006, 00:39
Replies: 1,379
Views: 286,157
Posted By beaver eager

And it doesn't matter either, if the saving on...

And it doesn't matter either, if the saving on their individual budget has a detrimental effect on the overall operation. :mad:
Forum: Terms and Endearment
20th Apr 2006, 20:46
Replies: 1,379
Views: 286,157
Posted By beaver eager

So because everyone else is doing it, that makes...

So because everyone else is doing it, that makes it OK does it? Sounds a bit like turning a blind eye to the exesses of the Nazis to me (OK, that's an extreme example and not strictly analagous but...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
19th Apr 2006, 14:10
Replies: 1,379
Views: 286,157
Posted By beaver eager

And therin you have encapsulated EXACTLY what...

And therin you have encapsulated EXACTLY what this is all about.
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