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Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2012, 21:48
Replies: 87
Views: 48,408
Posted By captcat

It sucks when facts get in the way of a good...

It sucks when facts get in the way of a good story, but there you go.

I am a Cabin Chief at AF (English Language level 5, but if you prefer I can stutter and write a parbleu! here and there for...
Forum: Cabin Crew
15th Jan 2012, 16:48
Replies: 58
Views: 24,596
Posted By captcat

...and a walk back to pre-Industrial Revolution...

...and a walk back to pre-Industrial Revolution times in Labor Rules :rolleyes:
Forum: Cabin Crew
1st May 2011, 16:16
Replies: 21
Views: 15,596
Posted By captcat

Lufthansa staff commits suicide in Bangalore hotel

Lufthansa staff commits suicide in Bangalore hotel
PTI | May 1, 2011, 06.16pm IST
BANGALORE: A German national employed with Lufthansa Airlines allegedly committed suicide in his room in a...
Forum: Cabin Crew
17th Mar 2011, 00:22
Replies: 6
Views: 3,287
Posted By captcat

After years of flying, I had to find a solution...

After years of flying, I had to find a solution for this problem.
I had shoes custom made by an orthopedist technician, with their own custom made insoles (molded on my feet). After a trip or two I...
Forum: Cabin Crew
13th Jun 2009, 20:14
Replies: 68
Views: 26,965
Posted By captcat

There is a transgender lady at my airline. I have...

There is a transgender lady at my airline. I have always known her as a woman, and had I not known that she was born in the body of a man, I would never have guessed. There is nothing masculine about...
Forum: Cabin Crew
21st Jan 2009, 12:40
Replies: 371
Views: 49,415
Posted By captcat

Please! :rolleyes: That's the stupidest...

Please! :rolleyes:

That's the stupidest excuse on earth, BA is hardly on the verge of bankruptcy, and crew salaries are only a small portion of an airline's expenses anyway. It is not by saving on...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
16th Oct 2007, 08:33
Replies: 37
Views: 5,349
Posted By captcat

Problem is that if you injure yourself while...

Problem is that if you injure yourself while stowing bags, no one is gonna pay your sick leave, at least where I work. Since stowing away bags is not on our job description, we are not insured...
Forum: Cabin Crew
10th Oct 2007, 15:13
Replies: 2
Views: 829
Posted By captcat

I had to hire someone to look after my son when...

I had to hire someone to look after my son when I'm flying (LH too). She comes home and sleeps here if we're away (dad's a pilot like in your case). He's spent every Summer since he was born with my...
Forum: Cabin Crew
23rd Jul 2007, 15:45
Replies: 23
Views: 2,742
Posted By captcat

I was 24 when I started, but then joined a biggie...

I was 24 when I started, but then joined a biggie when I was 35, so had to do the starting course all over again. We were two 35 yo on the course, and the other one was at her first experience as a...
Forum: Cabin Crew
20th Jan 2007, 14:42
Replies: 9
Views: 1,680
Posted By captcat

Let's put it this way: if you ran a business in...

Let's put it this way: if you ran a business in UK, and some guy from another country came to open his own business competing with yours, would you think it fair that he had to pay taxes based on his...
Forum: Cabin Crew
16th Jan 2007, 08:33
Replies: 9
Views: 1,680
Posted By captcat

Good news for Easyjet, Ryanair and Cityjet personnell based in France

FRENCH COURT REJECTS EASYJET APPEAL OVER LABOUR CONTRACTS
Received Monday, 15 January 2007 16:18:00 GMT
PARIS, Jan 15, 2007 (AFP) - France's highest administrative court Monday rejected an appeal...
Forum: Cabin Crew
23rd Dec 2006, 21:04
Replies: 27
Views: 5,931
Posted By captcat

Ohmygod, she's at it again :rolleyes: Em,...

Ohmygod, she's at it again :rolleyes:

Em, sweetie, you know you shouldn't stop taking your medication without medical advice :=
...
Forum: Cabin Crew
16th Jul 2006, 15:08
Replies: 40
Views: 8,019
Posted By captcat

206cc_jim, from his remarks on this and...

206cc_jim,

from his remarks on this and other Forums, I doubt very much that SXB works in aviation (at least anywhere near an aircraft).
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Apr 2006, 11:40
Replies: 164
Views: 43,475
Posted By captcat

peanutgallery thank you for your post. That is...

peanutgallery
thank you for your post. That is what I call facts. And it deflates the urban myth of eyedrops causing diarrhoea.

Flying Lawyer
I don't tink that you have any reason to disbelieve...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Apr 2006, 23:58
Replies: 164
Views: 43,475
Posted By captcat

Flying Lawyer, if someone told me that...

Flying Lawyer,



if someone told me that he did in the past endanger the safety of the aircraft, or intended to do it, I would not hesitate for a second to report it, even if it had been told...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Apr 2006, 22:02
Replies: 164
Views: 43,475
Posted By captcat

I have read 5 pages too many. And regarding...

I have read 5 pages too many.
And regarding useful contributes, I am still waiting for facts.
This thread should be on jet Blast.
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Apr 2006, 21:30
Replies: 164
Views: 43,475
Posted By captcat

With that hoard of cabin crew confessing, I...

With that hoard of cabin crew confessing, I wonder why no one ever thought of reporting it. I for sure would have. If I had ever heard about it.
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Apr 2006, 13:40
Replies: 164
Views: 43,475
Posted By captcat

Frankly, this thread is worrying and ridiculous....

Frankly, this thread is worrying and ridiculous. To see grown ups send their knickers in a twist over the Big Bad Cabin Crew is disarming. I've been a CC for more time than I care to remember, and...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
28th Jan 2006, 13:56
Replies: 36
Views: 8,824
Posted By captcat

Comparing the pilots' job witht the CC will take...

Comparing the pilots' job witht the CC will take you nowhere. What you ultimately get is not what you deserve, is what you negotiate. The Canadian FA are using an interpretation to a law of their...
Forum: Cabin Crew
20th Jan 2006, 21:25
Replies: 163
Views: 46,827
Posted By captcat

Don't take it that bad Em, a little diet, a...

Don't take it that bad Em, a little diet, a little working out at the gym, and hubby will look at your jeans again :ok:
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Jan 2006, 12:32
Replies: 146
Views: 29,619
Posted By captcat

Re: Security checks for crews are getting to the riduculous!

surely not
in order to carry out our duties we need some items that would be forbidden at the security check...we do have them already on board anyway. I won't enumerate them because it would not be...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Jan 2006, 06:31
Replies: 140
Views: 17,274
Posted By captcat

Re: Stop The Law Project To Let Pilot Work Until 65 Years Old

Dani
I am a Cabin Attentand and in my whole career I had 2 pilots incapacitations. One was 36. The other 30.
Forum: Cabin Crew
25th Oct 2005, 12:13
Replies: 38
Views: 4,786
Posted By captcat

Miss World, frankly I think it is very...

Miss World,
frankly I think it is very interesting that we can have here someone like Dogs_ears_up , with insider's knowledge. How useful is to make allegations we cannot substantiate on a public...
Forum: Cabin Crew
13th Oct 2005, 14:04
Replies: 54
Views: 6,504
Posted By captcat

SkySista It's not what I have said. My point...

SkySista

It's not what I have said. My point is that we need all age groups, and that they all take advantage from the mix, and fill eachother's gaps, that in the case of unexperienced people...
Forum: Cabin Crew
12th Oct 2005, 17:13
Replies: 54
Views: 6,504
Posted By captcat

From day one, when we get into aviation we are...

From day one, when we get into aviation we are taught that Safety must come first. Would you say that choosing an unexperienced, young CC over a mature, experienced one is "safe"?
Would you say a...
Forum: Cabin Crew
1st Oct 2005, 09:46
Replies: 80
Views: 18,353
Posted By captcat

EmmaB, that could happen only if trousers did not...

EmmaB, that could happen only if trousers did not suit with your frame :E Where I work girls wear trousers and still manage to have fun and flirting. I understand your concern if you cannot afford...
Forum: Cabin Crew
4th Mar 2005, 06:51
Replies: 6
Views: 1,531
Posted By captcat

Will you declare the book by various artists...

Will you declare the book by various artists then, and share the profits?
Frankly, I think that an author should be able to write something less boring by himself. Or change hobby.
Forum: Cabin Crew
24th Feb 2005, 06:37
Replies: 13
Views: 4,720
Posted By captcat

budgie73 I have often been in AMS on layover,...

budgie73
I have often been in AMS on layover, and I'd hardly call it a "dangerous town". Now, picking up unknown people in bars IS dangerous, be they gay, straight or whatever. I mean, would you let...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
22nd Jan 2005, 17:37
Replies: 39
Views: 5,100
Posted By captcat

Of course they do. And whenever they express the...

Of course they do. And whenever they express the desire to do so, I promptly hand them out a comment form. It has some relevance only as long as someone up there in an office reads them.
Forum: Cabin Crew
22nd Jan 2005, 12:09
Replies: 3
Views: 1,389
Posted By captcat

I've had a bit of everything during my career....

I've had a bit of everything during my career. Two minutes after T/O, when the gears are retracted, or at 10000FT (No Smoking sign off only in the galley as indicator from F/D).
I remember once,...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
22nd Jan 2005, 11:54
Replies: 17
Views: 1,630
Posted By captcat

The Big Bosses in my airline keep telling us...

The Big Bosses in my airline keep telling us money comes from First and Business, which is paying also for the low fares of Economy.
Forum: Cabin Crew
6th Jan 2005, 10:05
Replies: 3
Views: 1,528
Posted By captcat

Sorry richterscale10, but like DEFCON4, I would...

Sorry richterscale10, but like DEFCON4, I would not apply for the job today as it is, and wouldn't recommend it to a friend unless it was for joining a big like BA or any other EU equivalent. But...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
9th Nov 2004, 07:09
Replies: 13
Views: 1,244
Posted By captcat

That is not the weirdest thing. Yesterday my son...

That is not the weirdest thing. Yesterday my son had his skateboard (in a bag, that the airline check in staff said he could carry as hand luggage) confiscated for security reasons by security staff....
Forum: Cabin Crew
4th Nov 2004, 07:11
Replies: 9
Views: 2,827
Posted By captcat

Well, never happened on my flights. But let's...

Well, never happened on my flights.
But let's wait for the results of investigation. The accusation has not been confirmed yet.
Forum: Cabin Crew
26th Oct 2004, 18:13
Replies: 1
Views: 872
Posted By captcat

Hmmmmm...bad roster month??? :} out of prozac?

Hmmmmm...bad roster month??? :} out of prozac?
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