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Search: Posts Made By: oldflyboy
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Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
12th Nov 2010, 16:00
Replies: 1,880
Views: 270,754
Posted By oldflyboy

What does Mr Walsh do now?

Given that Unite/Duncy/CC89 have all elected not to ballot or recommend this deal, what happens now to all those crew who elected to strike, or the many who did not? Will BA simply go on as they are,...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
29th May 2010, 11:09
Replies: 2,265
Views: 355,763
Posted By oldflyboy

DOH!

For the older ones who may remember, there is a great song by Jefferson Airplane called 'White Rabbit', which tells of Alice and the pills that made her taller or smaller, and her journeys through...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
28th May 2010, 14:23
Replies: 2,265
Views: 355,763
Posted By oldflyboy

Anyone out there able to answer this?

I wonder what BA's stance is going to be tommorrow, the first 'non strike' day of this cohort, with the crew who have been on strike over this period, whom presumably will make themselves available...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
19th May 2010, 09:08
Replies: 2,265
Views: 355,763
Posted By oldflyboy

'Bully' BA website

I have just watched this heartrending video, ~(SOB SOB), and it really makes me wonder about the calibre of whomsoever set this rubbish up for Unite! Still I expect the actors had a laugh, I hope...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
18th May 2010, 13:50
Replies: 2,265
Views: 355,763
Posted By oldflyboy

Re Interesting Message from Bob Crowe

Radio 2's Jeremy Vine had Bob Crowe from the RMT union on to discuss the recent High Court ruling against Unison, and he made a very interesting statement to the fact that ALL strikes are in fact...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
12th Apr 2010, 14:43
Replies: 2,265
Views: 355,763
Posted By oldflyboy

Sad Behaviour? I don't think so!

Miss M,

You say it is sad behaviour of those who elected to work, including temporary crew and volunteers, but is it not really the case that those folk care about their futures, whatever...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
2nd Apr 2010, 11:47
Replies: 2,265
Views: 355,763
Posted By oldflyboy

Interesting Information on Cabin Crew Thread

Does anyone else think it interesting that according to a couple of posts on the cabin crew thread, BA has withdrawn facilities at the crew report centre for the union; and have insisted that BASSA...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
1st Apr 2010, 09:15
Replies: 2,265
Views: 355,763
Posted By oldflyboy

Now I'm Getting Angry!!

As an ex BA cabin crew member of some 40 years and now retired, I am getting increasingly angry about the actions of the Militant Tendency in BASSA, with their piggy masks and piggy thoughts. The...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
23rd Mar 2010, 17:46
Replies: 2,265
Views: 355,763
Posted By oldflyboy

Update from BA crew operating today

Sadly as retired BA cabin crew I am not eligible to post on the specific cabin crew thread, so I tiptoe into this passenger forum to ask if any of you, either as passengers, pilots or cabin crew,...
Forum: Cabin Crew
20th Mar 2010, 21:01
Replies: 3,713
Views: 1,060,970
Posted By oldflyboy

Balance.

Given that we have had several posts with numbers of aircraft deployed away from LHR that are contrary to the Unite message of 20 at Cardiff/Shannon, has anyone currently operating or from IFCE seen...
Forum: Cabin Crew
20th Mar 2010, 17:09
Replies: 3,713
Views: 1,060,970
Posted By oldflyboy

Update please?

Tiramisu,

Without fanning the rumour fire, did you actually hear Bill Francis say all crew who took action today will be suspended without pay, or was this second hand?

If so, looks like Mr...
Forum: Cabin Crew
20th Mar 2010, 13:59
Replies: 3,713
Views: 1,060,970
Posted By oldflyboy

BASSA Rhetoric

I know this forum has mainly pro BA as opposed to pro BASSA contibutors, but can anyone from the union explain to me how the 'hidden' CSD on TV who reckons he will lose "40%" of his income if BA...
Forum: Cabin Crew
15th Mar 2010, 16:24
Replies: 3,713
Views: 1,060,970
Posted By oldflyboy

WHAT IF.......................

What if: Unite drops strike dates, asks Willie to put offer back on table, Willie agrees, Unite ballots cabin crew, crew accept offer, everyone happy......................SIMPLES!:ok:
Forum: Cabin Crew
9th Mar 2010, 15:22
Replies: 3,713
Views: 1,060,970
Posted By oldflyboy

Wow!

Gosh that's quick Meal Chucker, Willie can only just have read my post and already he's acting on it! LOL!

Seriously, if it means more Jaw Jaw, I'm all for it.
Forum: Cabin Crew
9th Mar 2010, 15:09
Replies: 3,713
Views: 1,060,970
Posted By oldflyboy

Observations.

As a longish time retired cabin crew member who flew with BEA/BA for 39 years both at LHR and the regions, I maintain a real interest in BA, and have many friends who still fly both sides of the...
Forum: Cabin Crew
10th May 2009, 09:48
Replies: 1,523
Views: 193,485
Posted By oldflyboy

Get Back On Track Folks!

WINE SERVICE, MEAL SERVICE STANDARDS? PLEASE CAN WE ALL GET BACK TO DISCUSSING THE CHANGES TO T&C's AND LEAVE SERVICE ROUTINES TO ANOTHER THREAD?! CAN MODERATORS PLEASE PUT THEIR FOOT (FEET?) DOWN...
Forum: Cabin Crew
2nd Mar 2009, 10:00
Replies: 23
Views: 4,087
Posted By oldflyboy

In the Olden Days........

Tips?, how times have changed! I well remember when I first started flying in the late 1960's at Heathrow for BEA; a senior steward I regularly flew with use to load a couple of the silver sugar...
Forum: Cabin Crew
27th Jan 2009, 16:28
Replies: 371
Views: 49,601
Posted By oldflyboy

Fight the Good fight.

Keep the faith folks, stay together, and if you need a reminder about how BA treats loyalty, check out the youtube clip in the GLA crewbase thread in this section. Believe me, years of service count...
Forum: Cabin Crew
27th Jan 2009, 16:18
Replies: 22
Views: 6,583
Posted By oldflyboy

Wonderful Video!

So very sad, but a wonderful video, well done to all who produced it, a real tear-jerker for both Mrs Oldflyboy and me.

Having gone through all the angst at Birmingham 2 years ago in March we can...
Forum: Cabin Crew
23rd Nov 2007, 08:43
Replies: 26
Views: 12,459
Posted By oldflyboy

Captain Kyrke

When 'Star Trek' was a major TV show, I used to fly with a Birmingham based 1-11 Captain called Dick Kyrke. a super guy who used to always be able to lift passengers heads from their papers with his...
Forum: Cabin Crew
5th Nov 2007, 11:57
Replies: 30
Views: 4,853
Posted By oldflyboy

Best Of Luck.

As I left Fybe a while ago for pastures new, I just wanted to wish you all , either ex BACON or Flybe past colleagues the very best of luck as you move forward in this difficult time for the crew...
Forum: Cabin Crew
3rd Aug 2007, 15:31
Replies: 330
Views: 44,355
Posted By oldflyboy

Rumour control

Anyone have goss on the ex BACON RJ's coming into the business?:eek:

Safe Flying!
Forum: Cabin Crew
29th Jul 2007, 08:21
Replies: 330
Views: 44,355
Posted By oldflyboy

Pay Attention Skylion

Skylion,

Just checking understanding? Personally I only 'whinge' here, as it is a rumour and conversation site, I am positive with my passengers and crew, but the fact remains flybe are a very...
Forum: Cabin Crew
23rd Jul 2007, 10:36
Replies: 23
Views: 2,755
Posted By oldflyboy

oldest?

When we were BA/BAcitiexpress at BHX we took on several older ladies and gents. We had a mother ( late 40's?) and daughter ( 18ish) on the same new entrant course, and there are a couple of ladies...
Forum: Cabin Crew
22nd Jul 2007, 09:18
Replies: 330
Views: 44,355
Posted By oldflyboy

Update?

Well AA,

New crew room all glistening, but that's about the best of it. Our PM's still have to refer everything to HOCS even stuff like roster change requests, obviously the woman can't let go!
...
Forum: Cabin Crew
19th Jul 2007, 12:13
Replies: 330
Views: 44,355
Posted By oldflyboy

AA

Airbourne-Adamski,

Any chance of Easyjet opening a BHX base? Some of us would rather not leave Brum, and word from our ex bacon pilots is easy is a good place to be??

Safe Flying

Oldflyboy
Forum: Cabin Crew
12th Jul 2007, 08:37
Replies: 330
Views: 44,355
Posted By oldflyboy

1964nick, Suggest you start opening your...

1964nick,

Suggest you start opening your eyes! Presume you don't listen to your customers, or don't interface with them, or you would understand how badly they are treated on the ground and how...
Forum: Cabin Crew
11th Jul 2007, 14:41
Replies: 330
Views: 44,355
Posted By oldflyboy

Yes But No But

HZ123,

Sorry, can't agree, as when we were BACON at least our customers were treated with respect and handled well on the ground by BA staff who knew what they were doing, unlike Swissport. Also...
Forum: Cabin Crew
10th Jul 2007, 09:42
Replies: 330
Views: 44,355
Posted By oldflyboy

Passenger Feedback

:ugh::ugh:Dear All,

Just spent a few moments on 'skytrax' looking at our passenger comments section, and I have a question for anyone from our 'Management' team who may bother with this forum. (...
Forum: Cabin Crew
9th Jul 2007, 15:45
Replies: 11
Views: 1,686
Posted By oldflyboy

Hands On Is Best

As ex BA ,now flybe I have experienced lots of incap pilot training. The best is when you can do on board, with a 'heavy' pilot that the crew have to physically manhandle about. We all found this...
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
22nd Jun 2007, 14:53
Replies: 6
Views: 2,347
Posted By oldflyboy

Devil ops/crewing assistant training:

jamieops crewing to wannabe-aviator:

"This is a picture of a cabin crew member. Remember your task, if you choose to accept it, is to cock their lives up. "

wannabe-aviator:

"Well I was...
Forum: Cabin Crew
22nd Jun 2007, 14:42
Replies: 330
Views: 44,355
Posted By oldflyboy

Miadonna, Nice one! And...

Miadonna,

Nice one!

And barbiejetset, 3 months?, 4 months?, does it matter, do you honestly think things have improved since flybe took over the ex BA bases???????:hmm:

I seem to recall...
Forum: Cabin Crew
21st Jun 2007, 10:23
Replies: 330
Views: 44,355
Posted By oldflyboy

Sounds like sense to me...........

Well said cabingal, 4 months on and flybe is still a shambles. As I have said before, I would stay if I honestly believed that there was a will to improve things for us and our passengers, but have...
Forum: Cabin Crew
19th Jun 2007, 08:20
Replies: 330
Views: 44,355
Posted By oldflyboy

cabingal

Cabingal, thanks for the tip, suggest EVERYONE in flybe should read comments about us on the 'SKYTRAX' website. Go to the flybe passenger comments section as every one in this company should be...
Forum: Cabin Crew
17th Jun 2007, 09:21
Replies: 330
Views: 44,355
Posted By oldflyboy

All Of The Above!

Emmyf,

Yup, not good here. I am based at BHX, and currently our junior crew are earning around £800 to 900 per month. Lots of days not flying and when you do crewing can turn you around after 2...
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