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7th Dec 2016, 19:21
Replies: 17
Views: 3,044
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

How would this be enforced? Lockable bins with a...

How would this be enforced? Lockable bins with a key provided for a small fee? Remove the bins from some rows?? Boarding is already chaotic enough (particularly on US domestic flights) without...
Forum: Middle East
20th Jul 2016, 09:15
Replies: 123
Views: 57,140
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

Completely off topic, I once took over management...

Completely off topic, I once took over management of the computers for a large outfit. The IT director was showing me around a huge and very cluttered machine room. He explained: "Our purchasing...
Forum: Middle East
19th Jul 2016, 22:13
Replies: 123
Views: 57,140
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

The biggest 747-8I customer is Lufthansa, but...

The biggest 747-8I customer is Lufthansa, but they also operate A380s. I'm sure there must be a good reason, but does anyone know why they chose to do this?
29th Sep 2014, 12:50
Replies: 11,831
Views: 23,851,493
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

Today's Times (behind a paywall) says the...

Today's Times (behind a paywall) says the following (in a story about the new sonar search about to start):
I've seen nothing to suggest that anyone (particularly not the AAIB) any longer believes...
27th Dec 2013, 07:59
Replies: 735
Views: 696,053
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

Several posters have stated that they have taken...

Several posters have stated that they have taken similar 'wrong turns' at night, fortunately without consequence. As a pax with great respect for the safety culture of the aviation industry, I would...
31st May 2013, 14:48
Replies: 24
Views: 4,751
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

The Venice Biennale (http://www.labiennale.org/)...

The Venice Biennale (http://www.labiennale.org/) is on. I doubt there are any spare hotel rooms for many miles around Venice, let alone 140 of them.
17th Mar 2013, 21:53
Replies: 10
Views: 2,973
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

Just in case you weren't joking, mickjoebill: ...

Just in case you weren't joking, mickjoebill:

There are no innocuous, water-like fluids that could be mixed in flight to produce a bomb. Binary high explosives exist, but the individual chemicals...
11th Dec 2012, 16:34
Replies: 69
Views: 13,389
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

Thanks radeng. You've piqued my interest, I will...

Thanks radeng. You've piqued my interest, I will have to find out more about this system. I wonder how many ground stations were needed to cover the continental US ...
29th Nov 2012, 19:41
Replies: 69
Views: 13,389
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

When I was flying US domestic in the 90s, quite a...

When I was flying US domestic in the 90s, quite a few airlines (Northwest was definitely one) had handsets in the armrests. You could swipe your plastic through them and they charged $1/min - I...
29th Nov 2012, 19:07
Replies: 15
Views: 3,580
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

I agree your arithmetic, Capot. I guess what it...

I agree your arithmetic, Capot. I guess what it means is that a larger bird, say a Canada Goose, would have little chance of coming through unscathed, but a Starling might well be OK.
29th Nov 2012, 18:51
Replies: 3
Views: 2,198
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

Speaking as a complete non-expert, it must be...

Speaking as a complete non-expert, it must be something cold inside the wing and my guess would be fuel, which can get pretty chilly at 37,000' (this was the problem with BA38).
29th Sep 2012, 14:31
Replies: 8
Views: 2,193
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

You forgot: Get wet PAXboy. Always...

You forgot:

Get wet

PAXboy. Always happens to me :{
29th Sep 2012, 14:26
Replies: 24
Views: 4,882
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

We had a company shindig in Scottsdale (Phoenix)...

We had a company shindig in Scottsdale (Phoenix) some years ago. When it was announced, I could see there were likely to be a lot of European managers catching the direct BA flight from LHR, so I...
27th Jun 2012, 21:19
Replies: 11
Views: 1,218
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

If you're going to have wine in a Norwegian...

If you're going to have wine in a Norwegian restaurant, I wouldn't recommend the cheapest option. The duty adds about £30 to each bottle, so you may as well go for something decent at £70-80 rather...
29th May 2012, 19:17
Replies: 13
Views: 2,545
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

I believe it was Gilbert Harding...

I believe it was Gilbert Harding (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Harding), who had frequent contretemps with Noel.
6th May 2012, 15:11
Replies: 19
Views: 3,881
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

There was a similar mini-display over Air Command...

There was a similar mini-display over Air Command in the daytime yesterday c 16:30. I only caught sight of the departing Typhoon, possibly because the cloud was quite low.

Really appreciated the...
26th Apr 2012, 21:00
Replies: 27
Views: 4,204
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

There was an excellent (as usual) Alex...

There was an excellent (as usual) Alex (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/alex/) cartoon on this topic a few years ago :):

Travel Desk: I'm afraid your New York flight has been booked via...
18th Mar 2012, 22:41
Replies: 23
Views: 5,424
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

JAL were one of the last major longhaul carriers...

JAL were one of the last major longhaul carriers to ban smoking (as I believe they've now done) - it wouldn't surprise me if they still allow it on internal flights. Some of my former colleagues...
19th Feb 2012, 20:44
Replies: 13
Views: 2,386
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

AirNZ also have their new Skycouch...

AirNZ also have their new Skycouch (http://www.airnewzealand.co.uk/economy-skycouch), which is 3 economy seats that convert into a flat bed. I haven't had a chance to try it, but it sounds good. ...
16th Jan 2012, 16:20
Replies: 27
Views: 5,979
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

This may be related, it was certainly unusual. ...

This may be related, it was certainly unusual. 10:30 this morning near High Wycombe there was a rear-mounted twin jet at (very roughly) 20,000 feet heading SE. It made a 180 degree left-hand turn...
3rd Jan 2012, 21:11
Replies: 11
Views: 2,540
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

Atomic train

I'm sure I remember seeing one c. 1960 on 'Supercar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercar_(TV_series))'.
3rd Jan 2012, 20:54
Replies: 8
Views: 2,620
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

I was told in TRNC that if you fly into Ercan you...

I was told in TRNC that if you fly into Ercan you may have difficulty crossing into the Republic of Cyprus (should you wish to do so), as they consider you an 'illegal' immigrant. I saw plenty of...
1st Dec 2011, 19:54
Replies: 11
Views: 2,968
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

wowzz - I think it's partly to check that you...

wowzz - I think it's partly to check that you actually have somewhere to stay and partly so they can contact you if needs be. They rarely if ever check it out, but I guess they could if they wanted....
27th Oct 2011, 21:19
Replies: 18
Views: 3,340
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

Just returned from a trip to Cyprus (LHR-LCA) on...

Just returned from a trip to Cyprus (LHR-LCA) on a BA 767. As I was in Eurotraveller, I was fully expecting meal service to be a Jordans* bar. But no, we got a cooked breakfast followed by a later...
26th Sep 2011, 20:03
Replies: 79
Views: 26,970
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

In 1987 I had a return LHR-CDG (186nm): outbound...

In 1987 I had a return LHR-CDG (186nm): outbound BA Tristar, inbound AF AB300. Had to go around at CDG due to the previous landing aircraft being slow to clear the runway (as explained by the...
26th Sep 2011, 19:54
Replies: 158
Views: 45,021
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

MBAsturbation

Master of Bull$hit Articulation
10th Sep 2011, 22:32
Replies: 10
Views: 5,439
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

I entirely agree (FWIW from my perspective back...

I entirely agree (FWIW from my perspective back in the cabin :O), alf5071h, and I'm sure the flightcrews involved would be the first to acknowledge that they were at the pointy end of a large team...
10th Sep 2011, 16:34
Replies: 10
Views: 5,439
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

As I posted on The Economist:

Producing a useful comparison of airline safety is very difficult for a number of reasons:

1) Air travel is inherently very, very safe (for which the airline industry and their regulators deserve...
23rd Aug 2011, 20:21
Replies: 8
Views: 1,613
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

From a purely practical viewpoint, I'd choose...

From a purely practical viewpoint, I'd choose Newark over JFK. Immigration queues are (usually) shorter, travel to Manhattan is about the same and to most other local destinations significantly...
19th Jul 2011, 15:31
Replies: 3
Views: 1,186
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

If you wish to view Leonardo's 'Last Supper',...

If you wish to view Leonardo's 'Last Supper', book tickets before you go, as it's often impossible to get in 'on the day'.
19th Jul 2011, 15:02
Replies: 32
Views: 17,551
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

Ya mean CE doesn't stand for 'China Export'? :{

Ya mean CE doesn't stand for 'China Export'? :{
27th Mar 2011, 13:40
Replies: 34
Views: 6,401
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

Picocells

You're quite correct TightSlot (as radeng, who knows far more about the subject than I, has confirmed). I do have one concern about Picocells, though. Some day, a mechanical/electrical problem or...
18th Mar 2011, 12:23
Replies: 34
Views: 6,401
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

I can't see where the accident report mentions...

I can't see where the accident report mentions mobile phones, One Outsider, the pilot was distracted by a company R/T message.

Statistically, any flight with more than a few dozen pax is very...
18th Mar 2011, 12:06
Replies: 27
Views: 8,373
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

@speke2me

If it's a flight from/to the UK, it may well be a Schengen thing, in that you're changing from one security regime to another. All part of the general European approach of "beatings will continue...
18th Mar 2011, 11:40
Replies: 9
Views: 2,480
Posted By Pax Vobiscum

Decision height

Some years ago, we were coming in to land at Darwin on a Qantas 767. We overflew the airport on approach and I could see that there were some very dark clouds nearby with lots of rain visible...
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