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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd May 2018, 16:55
Replies: 5
Views: 2,146
Posted By wapses

Trying to find anything about a specific route on...

Trying to find anything about a specific route on that thread is like searching for the proverbial needle in the proverbial haystack.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd May 2018, 15:41
Replies: 5
Views: 2,146
Posted By wapses

BA cancelling LHR/SJC service?

On BA's website they advertise their Heathrow to San Jose California route, but when you try to book it for travel in early June it says there are no direct flights and provides alternatives with...
Forum: Middle East
23rd Apr 2018, 20:20
Replies: 24
Views: 21,328
Posted By wapses

Routes to Perth, Edinburgh, Dallas, San Francisco...

Routes to Perth, Edinburgh, Dallas, San Francisco all cancelled.
Forum: Middle East
23rd Apr 2018, 20:15
Replies: 24
Views: 21,328
Posted By wapses

The London office of said airline apparently...

The London office of said airline apparently looks like a ghost town. Many staff fearing for their futures. The wheels have come off methinks.
Forum: Cabin Crew
7th Jul 2017, 11:28
Replies: 128
Views: 63,061
Posted By wapses

I haven't read through all of the posts on this...

I haven't read through all of the posts on this thread, but would be interested to answers to the following questions:
1. What did the strikers/union gain from the first series of strikes?
2....
Forum: Cabin Crew
12th Feb 2017, 17:52
Replies: 128
Views: 63,061
Posted By wapses

So you accept a job knowing full well the details...

So you accept a job knowing full well the details of the package ... then later you decide the salary is not good enough. In the real world you leave and find a job that pays more. In the screwed up...
Forum: Middle East
27th Mar 2016, 13:22
Replies: 52
Views: 50,968
Posted By wapses

Looking at this thread I am being bombarded with...

Looking at this thread I am being bombarded with banners for EK pilot recruitment! Weird, bizarre, sacringly amusing.
Forum: Middle East
11th Dec 2014, 20:13
Replies: 29
Views: 13,271
Posted By wapses

Airbus can no way make money on an aircraft that...

Airbus can no way make money on an aircraft that is only of interest to one airline ... an airline subsidised by its government.
Forum: Middle East
11th Dec 2014, 20:05
Replies: 7
Views: 4,880
Posted By wapses

No doubt another hissy fit from AAB.

No doubt another hissy fit from AAB.
Forum: Middle East
20th Jan 2013, 21:04
Replies: 5,363
Views: 1,586,654
Posted By wapses

One of the biggest problems with some Gulf...

One of the biggest problems with some Gulf airlines, and GF is probably the best example, is that the company is seen as one of the largest sources of employment by locals. It's our airline and...
Forum: Middle East
28th May 2012, 14:26
Replies: 27
Views: 6,881
Posted By wapses

EK have believed that they can throw in extra...

EK have believed that they can throw in extra capacity anywhere they like. This is a bit of a wakeup call.

On an ultra long-haul sector like LAX/DXB there are limited opportunities for connecting...
Forum: Middle East
9th Jan 2012, 19:47
Replies: 10
Views: 3,257
Posted By wapses

I spent a year there in 2002. Bored out of my...

I spent a year there in 2002. Bored out of my skull. Bloody awful place.
Forum: Middle East
4th Jan 2012, 15:26
Replies: 5,363
Views: 1,586,654
Posted By wapses

Latest news on the Sales side at GF is that they...

Latest news on the Sales side at GF is that they are likely to outsource most sales activities in London to a General Sales Agent (GSA) and are in the process of appointing one. I would have thought...
Forum: Middle East
26th Dec 2011, 21:10
Replies: 27
Views: 8,787
Posted By wapses

And how exactly is suggesting that someone is...

And how exactly is suggesting that someone is being considered for a CEO job defamation???
Forum: Middle East
22nd Dec 2011, 08:11
Replies: 27
Views: 8,787
Posted By wapses

There is no rule that I am aware of about not...

There is no rule that I am aware of about not posting names.

This is a "rumour" network. I have posted some rumours.
Forum: Middle East
16th Dec 2011, 17:05
Replies: 27
Views: 8,787
Posted By wapses

New Oman Air CEO. Post your rumours here!

The latest name is Wayne Pearce, an Australian, former Head of Strategy at EY. Previously Qantas Country Manager UK and MD of UK travel company, Gold Medal.

Other names mentioned:
Peter Foster,...
Forum: Middle East
3rd Dec 2010, 21:37
Replies: 70
Views: 12,248
Posted By wapses

The England fans are working on their songs for...

The England fans are working on their songs for the tournament already.

The first is a revised version of "Get your t**ts out for the boys" which goes something like this:

"Get your faces out...
Forum: Middle East
9th Nov 2010, 21:53
Replies: 11
Views: 3,923
Posted By wapses

Would love to see the audited voting results for...

Would love to see the audited voting results for the World Travel Awards.

The whole thing is a massive con IMHO ... but you offer "awards" to airline and travel companies and they're always going...
Forum: Middle East
11th Jul 2010, 22:26
Replies: 27
Views: 5,219
Posted By wapses

OLD KING COAL Tend to agree with you about...

OLD KING COAL

Tend to agree with you about these awards. Probably all fixed. And you're right, tell an airline they've won an award and they'll be all over you like a rash. Something to crow...
Forum: Middle East
10th Jul 2010, 21:53
Replies: 27
Views: 5,219
Posted By wapses

I am not suggesting that things are not bad at...

I am not suggesting that things are not bad at these airlines, but surely before you joined you read some of the stuff on here, talked to friends, or friends of friends. They would all have given you...
Forum: Middle East
10th Jul 2010, 15:05
Replies: 27
Views: 5,219
Posted By wapses

Have any of you guys ever worked for a decent airline?

From reading the stuff posted on here you would have to presume that the Gulf airlines are the worst in the world in terms of the way they treat their pilots.

EK don't treat their pilots right;...
Forum: Cabin Crew
7th May 2010, 12:44
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,012,743
Posted By wapses

I am truly surprised that there are so many...

I am truly surprised that there are so many ignorant BA cabin crew out there voting again for strike action.

The latest deal is a good and fair one. Much better to have a monthly amount added to...
Forum: Middle East
31st Mar 2010, 23:19
Replies: 5,363
Views: 1,586,654
Posted By wapses

I find it quite incredible that anyone would have...

I find it quite incredible that anyone would have thought that the Embraer was a suitable aircraft for Gulf Air (particularly on routes like ATH, IST, LCA) due to payload issues and of course the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Mar 2010, 23:11
Replies: 60
Views: 15,506
Posted By wapses

When I joined Caledonian Airways in April 1966...

When I joined Caledonian Airways in April 1966 the fleet consisted of six Brits and a DC7C. Wonderful aircraft, the Brits. My first flight was on one ... LGW/CIA/LGW ... and made many transatlantic...
Forum: Middle East
14th Mar 2010, 15:12
Replies: 42
Views: 12,943
Posted By wapses

Best advice is this. If it's not too late,...

Best advice is this.

If it's not too late, change your mind and don't go!

It's a crap place to live and QR is an awful airline to work for.

In most situations you enjoy either your job,...
Forum: Middle East
7th Mar 2010, 21:37
Replies: 4
Views: 1,288
Posted By wapses

2B or not 2B. Well, someone had to say it.

2B or not 2B.

Well, someone had to say it.
Forum: Middle East
23rd Jan 2010, 14:09
Replies: 5,363
Views: 1,586,654
Posted By wapses

Heard that CCO Willy Boulter has gone. True? Been...

Heard that CCO Willy Boulter has gone. True? Been there almost a whole year!
Forum: Middle East
9th Jan 2010, 21:29
Replies: 5,363
Views: 1,586,654
Posted By wapses

I had five years at GF. Not a bad airline in...

I had five years at GF. Not a bad airline in 2002, but suffered from too many hubs and far too much bureaucracy ... oh, and too many Bahrainis for whom a day's work was about 50% of what most expats...
Forum: Middle East
9th Jan 2010, 21:12
Replies: 6
Views: 1,931
Posted By wapses

Thing is, it's a sad old world when you can't...

Thing is, it's a sad old world when you can't have a joke with people.
Forum: Middle East
12th Nov 2009, 22:56
Replies: 48
Views: 7,964
Posted By wapses

The only reason anyone would be happy working for...

The only reason anyone would be happy working for a ME airline is because they have a job.
Forum: Middle East
17th Oct 2009, 19:00
Replies: 5,363
Views: 1,586,654
Posted By wapses

I recall there was a lot of fuss on here when GF...

I recall there was a lot of fuss on here when GF decided to fly to Iraq. Planes would be blown out of the sky. Crews would be in danger.

All gone very quiet recently!

Maybe it's fairly safe...
Forum: Cabin Crew
17th Oct 2009, 18:55
Replies: 6,533
Views: 1,117,916
Posted By wapses

A friend of mine who is BA long-haul CC based at...

A friend of mine who is BA long-haul CC based at LHR has no problems with the company proposals as long as USA westcoast (LAX, SFO)nightstops are not reduced to one night. She says they have a pretty...
Forum: Middle East
15th Oct 2009, 22:45
Replies: 5,363
Views: 1,586,654
Posted By wapses

The incredible shrinking airline. Five...

The incredible shrinking airline.

Five daily LHR flights not too long ago 2xBAH, 2xAUH, 1xMCT.

Then four.

Then three.

Now two from next March.
Forum: Middle East
17th Sep 2009, 23:33
Replies: 5,363
Views: 1,586,654
Posted By wapses

Five or six staff from the LON office made...

Five or six staff from the LON office made redundant including some very long serving people.
Forum: Middle East
11th Sep 2009, 23:51
Replies: 5,363
Views: 1,586,654
Posted By wapses

Just give the Bahrain MPs some time and they'll...

Just give the Bahrain MPs some time and they'll start an anti-Majali campaign, just as they did with Naf.

It'll be something along the lines of ... we need a Bahraini at the helm ... we're a...
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