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Forum: Middle East
5th May 2013, 13:43
Replies: 28
Views: 10,068
Posted By Capt Roo

Dropp - are you really a pilot? My Pilot's...

Dropp - are you really a pilot?

My Pilot's Free Flight atlas clearly shows that body of water between Iran and Persia to be the Persian Gulf. So does Google earth, my iPad's Nat Geo app and the...
Forum: Middle East
1st May 2013, 13:05
Replies: 28
Views: 10,068
Posted By Capt Roo

A Goldman Sachs "analyst" has predicted that oil...

A Goldman Sachs "analyst" has predicted that oil could come down to $30 a barrel "soon".
Possibly the same guy who forecast it would hit $200 in about 2006.
Don't think anyone really knows - too...
Forum: Middle East
26th Feb 2013, 04:13
Replies: 9
Views: 5,495
Posted By Capt Roo

So passengers who connect from Gatwick,...

So passengers who connect from Gatwick, Manchester, Frankfurt, Paris and Milan on EK can have an immediate QF flight to Sydney and Melbourne. But from all the other myriad EK destinations, they'll...
Forum: Middle East
24th Feb 2013, 06:53
Replies: 9
Views: 5,495
Posted By Capt Roo

The timings are weird. The QF flights arrive...

The timings are weird. The QF flights arrive around midnight in Dubai. Most EK connections to Europe are around 8am I think.

So other than carrying their own pax onto LHR, where are the transit...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th Aug 2012, 08:37
Replies: 1
Views: 2,536
Posted By Capt Roo

The Bitter Truth?

From the FT:

[QUOTE] It is time to admit that Qantas’s long journey has been an awful one. The iconic Australian airline may have famously not crashed (sort of), but shareholders have been left...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Apr 2012, 09:06
Replies: 5
Views: 2,531
Posted By Capt Roo

The lady doth protest too much, methinks.

The lady doth protest too much, methinks.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Nov 2011, 18:06
Replies: 102
Views: 32,454
Posted By Capt Roo

Perhaps RCD stated the unsayable? Maybe the...

Perhaps RCD stated the unsayable? Maybe the Emperor has no clothes?
Someone brought up Emirates a few pages back. Don't compare the salaries (they make much less though don't pay tax) compare the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
9th Aug 2011, 22:49
Replies: 14
Views: 2,995
Posted By Capt Roo

There's been one lonely voice from the other side...

There's been one lonely voice from the other side of the world protesting about what the UAE carriers have been doing for a while now.
While many guys have been supportive, have met with vitriol...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Jul 2011, 12:16
Replies: 153
Views: 28,065
Posted By Capt Roo

On holidays so missed much of this :ooh: All...

On holidays so missed much of this :ooh:

All the ethics of of it aside, I think the QF SFOs are going to get a rude shock when they fly a few months of EK rosters. :uhoh:
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Feb 2011, 18:14
Replies: 182
Views: 32,090
Posted By Capt Roo

QF pilot's strike?

Oh no - here we go again. ....

do we never learn? (http://www.theage.com.au/travel/travel-news/qantas-may-face-pilot-strike-as-talks-falter-20110210-1aop9.html)
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Nov 2010, 02:19
Replies: 105
Views: 18,309
Posted By Capt Roo

Good article and well written, but the writer...

Good article and well written, but the writer "doth protest too much" with the hours. He has an axe to grind I reckon.

As Sherm pointed out, it is the experience (take-offs and landings) that...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Oct 2010, 05:46
Replies: 58
Views: 13,725
Posted By Capt Roo

Almost feel sorry for AJ. It was Dixon who...

Almost feel sorry for AJ.

It was Dixon who nailed the coffin on Qantas and took home millions for doing so.

Under his watch Emirates gobbled up most of the Aus-Europe traffic. Etihaad and Qatar...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Sep 2010, 16:12
Replies: 1,629
Views: 473,697
Posted By Capt Roo

Don't confuse the business plans of the ME...

Don't confuse the business plans of the ME carriers and that of SQ/Tiger.
The heavily subsidized ME carriers have created a lot of Aus-Europe traffic, helped along by the strong A$.

The...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Aug 2010, 13:19
Replies: 47
Views: 11,970
Posted By Capt Roo

AMSA's T&Cs are about 30% less than what the guys...

AMSA's T&Cs are about 30% less than what the guys got earlier. So most of them will bite the bullet and probably relocate to the sandpit.

From a mate who has mates who work for EK - definitley...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Jul 2010, 12:41
Replies: 9
Views: 3,661
Posted By Capt Roo

that last remark is a wee bit irrelevant. ...

that last remark is a wee bit irrelevant.

The ANZAC dead were defending the British Empire not the Republic of Singapore.
Forum: Middle East
16th Jul 2010, 12:36
Replies: 21
Views: 5,286
Posted By Capt Roo

As usual this thread has been a waste of time. ...

As usual this thread has been a waste of time.

Did anyone bother to read the article I linked to?

This has nothing to do with me, when I interviewed with EK, who I work for or where I...
Forum: Middle East
13th Jul 2010, 10:45
Replies: 21
Views: 5,286
Posted By Capt Roo

A 380, perhaps you misunderstood my post. ...

A 380, perhaps you misunderstood my post.

I stated ‘did not accept a position with Emirates’. This means that I was offered a job, but declined (refused) that job.

“not cutting it”...
Forum: Middle East
13th Jul 2010, 09:06
Replies: 21
Views: 5,286
Posted By Capt Roo

Is EK aviation's BP?

During my interview process with Emirates I was quite shocked at the cavalier attitude towards safety, FTLs and many other aspects that are integral to aviation. It was one of the reasons I did not...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Jun 2010, 12:40
Replies: 74
Views: 16,950
Posted By Capt Roo

Having worked with dispatchers from Asia for...

Having worked with dispatchers from Asia for years, I have to say they are good and capable people.

The days of individualized briefings from dispatch people who knew almost as much about the...
Forum: Middle East
21st Mar 2010, 05:51
Replies: 44
Views: 15,045
Posted By Capt Roo

Sad comments. Almost joined EK a few years ago,...

Sad comments. Almost joined EK a few years ago, glad now with hindsight that I didn't! Since things are picking up in the far east and contracts are being renewed again staying on was the right call....
Forum: Middle East
15th Feb 2010, 09:02
Replies: 38
Views: 9,466
Posted By Capt Roo

Even simpler solution. Merge with EY and use...

Even simpler solution.

Merge with EY and use their pilots. No problem any more.:eek:
Forum: Middle East
9th Jan 2010, 06:29
Replies: 58
Views: 17,295
Posted By Capt Roo

Fatigue, is kinda like credit card debt. If you...

Fatigue, is kinda like credit card debt. If you are responsible and pay off your total balance every month (get adequate rest after every flight), there is very little downside. this is of course,...
Forum: Middle East
29th Nov 2009, 02:34
Replies: 218
Views: 72,237
Posted By Capt Roo

Grizzled - excellent post. Well written and...

Grizzled - excellent post. Well written and fairly balanced.

I have been a Dubai-sceptic for many years. Passed through many times in the old days, when it was a lovely seaside town. The 40...
Forum: Middle East
24th Aug 2009, 10:39
Replies: 32
Views: 5,210
Posted By Capt Roo

There used to be a sign at the Calcutta Club...

There used to be a sign at the Calcutta Club "Dogs and Indians not allowed"

No doubt Tyler Brule and many readers of this forum would have approved.
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
4th May 2009, 07:33
Replies: 115
Views: 30,060
Posted By Capt Roo

The economic crisis and now H1N1 - sadly I think...

The economic crisis and now H1N1 - sadly I think that we are seeing the beginning of the end of Full Service airlines and the good T&Cs that come with them. The likes of Jetstar, Tiger, Ryanair and...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Mar 2009, 12:30
Replies: 78
Views: 11,299
Posted By Capt Roo

How about the SQ 747 that took off on 27, with a...

How about the SQ 747 that took off on 27, with a fifth pod, and went into the grass?

They somehow got airborne and continued all the way to Singapore!

Ben S must be a young feller :cool:
Forum: Middle East
11th Mar 2009, 20:58
Replies: 0
Views: 835
Posted By Capt Roo

Etihad & QF take on Emirates

Qantas to codeshare with Etihad on Middle East routes. Discussion on in the Dunnunda forum, everybody still asleep in Dubai I guess.

Sounds like quite a coup for Hogan. Full article from...
Forum: Middle East
10th Mar 2009, 21:40
Replies: 100
Views: 19,656
Posted By Capt Roo

It has always amazed me how Qantas have sat idly...

It has always amazed me how Qantas have sat idly by while EK stole all their west-bound traffic. Not even an effort to compete.

Our Pols are happy to let them of course, lots of free grog at the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Jan 2009, 12:38
Replies: 29
Views: 10,376
Posted By Capt Roo

All Airbus aircraft have a 'Ditching' button on...

All Airbus aircraft have a 'Ditching' button on the overhead panel. It closes the vents in the fuselage (mainly) that would let water in, thereby helping the aircraft float.

Looks like it worked...
Forum: Middle East
29th Aug 2008, 06:21
Replies: 11
Views: 2,266
Posted By Capt Roo

Mid-October now is the word. Full details...

Mid-October now is the word.

Full details here
Forum: Middle East
15th Jul 2008, 06:57
Replies: 4,949
Views: 2,874,388
Posted By Capt Roo

Think you'll find that 73NG has much lower...

Think you'll find that 73NG has much lower maintenance costs compared to the A-320 series. The latter has better fuel burns of course, but maybe the price of fuel is not relevant to the Dubai...
Forum: Middle East
15th Apr 2008, 08:55
Replies: 25
Views: 17,912
Posted By Capt Roo

Kenuck, You want to join EK to get out of...

Kenuck,

You want to join EK to get out of Nairobi. (Can't say I blame you.)

That's it - all the rest is irrelevant.
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Apr 2008, 03:51
Replies: 32
Views: 8,622
Posted By Capt Roo

Nice to have started a decent discussion. ...

Nice to have started a decent discussion.

Aviation has been good to my generation, but I think we saw the best of it. My son wants to fly, he's still very young but the costs of the training is a...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Apr 2008, 22:46
Replies: 32
Views: 8,622
Posted By Capt Roo

Reality Check

Good article in the NYT about the disillusionment in store for young people who want to join our profession.

click here for full article...
Forum: Middle East
3rd Feb 2008, 00:50
Replies: 29
Views: 4,874
Posted By Capt Roo

Fork (love the Handle) You and I are in the...

Fork (love the Handle)

You and I are in the same boat mate. I fly in the Far east but have been looking at EK for some time. My research is done in bars for the most part, and the ones in Dubai...
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