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Forum: Rumours & News
15th Apr 2008, 03:06
Replies: 34
Views: 6,891
Posted By Livinginthepast

Details on http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/14/news/companies/delta_northwest/index.htm

The deal is for the merger of DL and NW with a stock swap between the two companies. It is subject to regulatory approval and that will be no mean feat to get the regulatory approval given the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Aug 2007, 05:01
Replies: 5,833
Views: 1,301,797
Posted By Livinginthepast

I like most aspects of the Ryanair model. You pay...

I like most aspects of the Ryanair model. You pay for what you want. You want a flight great. You want to check a bag you pay more. Makes sense. You want to check in at a desk. You pay more. You want...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Aug 2007, 02:20
Replies: 687
Views: 117,123
Posted By Livinginthepast

Quote "Weak EI surely in FR's interest,...

Quote "Weak EI surely in FR's interest, notwithstanding its large investment? Is this the long term goal; gradually, pythonlike, asphyxiating it to the point where only viable outcome is takeover by...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Aug 2007, 11:17
Replies: 687
Views: 117,123
Posted By Livinginthepast

Disagree completely with the suggestion that all...

Disagree completely with the suggestion that all this move by Michael O'Leary is to stiffle EI's development. That would be an inefficient yield for the close on 500,000,000 euro investment. It is...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Aug 2007, 15:34
Replies: 687
Views: 117,123
Posted By Livinginthepast

Aer Lingus were right to drop Shannon Heathrow

Quote "He is giving up a perfectly profitable route which will make him even more money given that the airport is going to reduce its landing fees further in turn to set up in Belfast and go directly...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Aug 2007, 15:10
Replies: 687
Views: 117,123
Posted By Livinginthepast

I won't cling much hope on any reversal of the...

I won't cling much hope on any reversal of the decision. The above described scenario is not new. IALPA are gaining the moral high ground with the letter they describe from Phil Flynn.

Heard a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Aug 2007, 15:22
Replies: 687
Views: 117,123
Posted By Livinginthepast

That was reasonable and to suggest otherwise is...

That was reasonable and to suggest otherwise is unacceptable. People have the right to work with dignity and not to fuel purile fantast of getting a glimpse up someone's skirt.

Shannon's...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Aug 2007, 14:10
Replies: 687
Views: 117,123
Posted By Livinginthepast

Unhappy Quote "unions are a necessary part of everyday...

Quote "unions are a necessary part of everyday life that actually don't cause strikes at all but try their best to avoid them"

Can anyone in all honesty suggest that IMPACT / IALPA are doing...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Aug 2007, 02:58
Replies: 687
Views: 117,123
Posted By Livinginthepast

Those who are pro IMPACT will blame Aer Lingus...

Those who are pro IMPACT will blame Aer Lingus and those who are anti IMPACT will blame IMPACT. The reality is there is fault on both sides. It seems the airline with the union has strikes more often...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Aug 2007, 11:36
Replies: 4,932
Views: 1,724,678
Posted By Livinginthepast

I couldn't agree more. BAA have singularily...

I couldn't agree more. BAA have singularily mismanaged Heathrow in the past five years. Failure to develop route cohesion and resource mismanagement. Well said.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Aug 2007, 11:32
Replies: 687
Views: 117,123
Posted By Livinginthepast

RTE reports "Aer Lingus chief executive Dermot...

RTE reports "Aer Lingus chief executive Dermot Mannion contacted IALPA last night to say it was 'agreeable' to meeting pilots. The IMPACT union, to which IALPA is affiliated, had previously rejected...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Aug 2007, 05:24
Replies: 687
Views: 117,123
Posted By Livinginthepast

Heading for a winter of discontent. A classical...

Heading for a winter of discontent. A classical stalemate situation where management will not negotiate until the IALPA withdraw their strike notice and IALPA will not withdraw their strike notice...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Aug 2007, 05:11
Replies: 6,080
Views: 1,380,329
Posted By Livinginthepast

A handful -

Thanks for the clarification. A handful. I guess that is ten / year. Please clarify.

It is important as the magnitude of the problem seems to be one of perception that there is a problem when...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Aug 2007, 05:08
Replies: 5,833
Views: 1,301,797
Posted By Livinginthepast

Shannon airport should learn.

They go where the money is. They should buy some shares in Aer Lingus, oops, they already have. No announcement on Shannon routes yet. Waiting for the protectionist racket to die down first methinks.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Aug 2007, 18:40
Replies: 6,080
Views: 1,380,329
Posted By Livinginthepast

Angel How many / year

Ryan2000 - "In any event CAT3 isn't even on the radar at Cork as managment keep pointing to the negligible number of diversions that could have been averted by having CAT3."

Please - How many...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Aug 2007, 18:38
Replies: 6,080
Views: 1,380,329
Posted By Livinginthepast

To be fair, any of the major infrastructural...

To be fair, any of the major infrastructural changes proposed by many of the contributors whilst have merit will take many years and probably decades to complete. The only realistic options are to...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Aug 2007, 18:22
Replies: 1,107
Views: 211,628
Posted By Livinginthepast

Any pilot refusing to comply with any reasonable...

Any pilot refusing to comply with any reasonable security request should be disciplined and on a repeat offence dismissed. The only area of question is the reasonable nature of the request. They...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Aug 2007, 22:42
Replies: 687
Views: 117,123
Posted By Livinginthepast

We love IALPA

IALPA are clearly going to turn this whole situation around. This is a welcome development. And why stop at delaying opening Belfast with equal conditions across the border.

Why not bring back...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Aug 2007, 22:36
Replies: 687
Views: 117,123
Posted By Livinginthepast

MD - it will go soft like Sterling, but at least...

MD - it will go soft like Sterling, but at least it will have the happy memory of being hard once. God save the Queen.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Aug 2007, 22:33
Replies: 5,833
Views: 1,301,797
Posted By Livinginthepast

Who cares, you will know tomorrow.

Who cares, you will know tomorrow.
Forum: Tech Log
14th Aug 2007, 22:23
Replies: 44
Views: 17,538
Posted By Livinginthepast

Be aware the burgers

If the Chief Pilot signed the audit you are ethically and duty bound to raise your issues with him [gender neutral] before your next rotation to Marrakech. Lovely city though. Love the place.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Aug 2007, 15:47
Replies: 687
Views: 117,123
Posted By Livinginthepast

Salary

The quoted figure is for 113,000 euro not GBP. Aer Lingus have a European view and prefer to trade in hard currency.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Aug 2007, 15:44
Replies: 687
Views: 117,123
Posted By Livinginthepast

Don't agree

I have been on a number of transatlantic flights that have been delayed and operated nonetheless without immigration preclearance. A Shannon to Belfast and onwards routing is more marketable.

To...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Aug 2007, 04:51
Replies: 687
Views: 117,123
Posted By Livinginthepast

Re Quote"AL can take 3 of the Dublin slots as well, without the need for a board meet

"AL can take 3 of the Dublin slots as well, without the need for a board meeting."

It is clear that Aer Lingus see allocation of aircraft and allocation of slots as a role for executive...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Aug 2007, 04:44
Replies: 687
Views: 117,123
Posted By Livinginthepast

Thanks for the correction

Thanks for the correction. Forgot about the link to Newark. :E

There still is a good argument for a Belfast International to JFK New York. There is a potential role for Shannon here as an A330...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Aug 2007, 04:34
Replies: 687
Views: 117,123
Posted By Livinginthepast

An escalating dialogue about an irrelevancy

Forget all the hot air about the Shannon Heathrow link. If Shannon develops itself properly not only will the fifty or so people reported to be losing their jobs be employed but many more will be...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Aug 2007, 17:52
Replies: 687
Views: 117,123
Posted By Livinginthepast

Why not

"However, AL are fighting dirty so why can't the people of the Mid-West defend their interests in return ?"

One reason is the failure for the region to demonstrate it can accept and embrace the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Aug 2007, 17:46
Replies: 687
Views: 117,123
Posted By Livinginthepast

Smile Australia

Well commented. Australia is currently three segments via Heathrow and two via Los Angeles.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Aug 2007, 17:42
Replies: 687
Views: 117,123
Posted By Livinginthepast

Thumbs up Well done Aer Lingus - Heroes

75% of the traffic is point to point - fact. Alternatives exist, not only to Shannon, but also to Galway, Knock and Kerry.
A substantial proportion of the remainder (25%) is to the continental USA...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Aug 2007, 16:19
Replies: 687
Views: 117,123
Posted By Livinginthepast

Wink Respone to Captain Kramer

KLM used to offer a Fokker 50 service into Heathrow in the 90s and early 00s. I am not sure what the current situation is. I remember one of them was involved in an emergency landing.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Aug 2007, 16:15
Replies: 687
Views: 117,123
Posted By Livinginthepast

fish Oil on troubled water

The Irish Examiner report today that there is an adjustment of the Cork Heathrow timetable with an earlier flight from Heathrow and four rotations a day on the route. It is perfect to pick up long...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Aug 2007, 22:22
Replies: 687
Views: 117,123
Posted By Livinginthepast

Wink And how long will that take?

What Cork needs is a transaltantic service that can work from the current runway and the current terminal. How long to get planning permission for the necessary installations for Cat III? As to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Aug 2007, 02:46
Replies: 687
Views: 117,123
Posted By Livinginthepast

Way too much on the list

Disagee with some

Forget the airbridges. Comfort yes, essential no
Forget Cat III, too costly for the rare occasions a diversion is neededAgree with most

Use the remote stands,
Close the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Aug 2007, 02:38
Replies: 687
Views: 117,123
Posted By Livinginthepast

Angry And why this will not happen

It took Aer Lingus too long to realise what a waste of a resouce Shannon Heathrow was. None shall replace them because it is not a good use of a Heathrow slot. Nobody will.
Dell will be no more...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Aug 2007, 04:08
Replies: 687
Views: 117,123
Posted By Livinginthepast

Not Aer Lingus's Problem.

If EI have to pay a premium to use SNN and want to pay lower fees for move out, that is good business sense from EI and so what about SNN. If they want the business, generate volume and lower the...
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