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Forum: Middle East
19th Sep 2011, 09:57
Replies: 4
Views: 2,273
Posted By Bird On

Question Emirates A380 Deliveries

With deliveries of at times up to 2 A380s per month soon to begin, does anybody have any solid Intel on just where their destinations and routes are likely to be.
GRU is off the books, YMML I...
Forum: Middle East
20th Aug 2011, 08:57
Replies: 93
Views: 21,831
Posted By Bird On

Seems the A380 maybe losing some of the ULRs soon...

Seems the A380 maybe losing some of the ULRs soon which will be taken over by the 777s, hence the crew numbers on the 777 have just been recalculated.
Forum: Middle East
21st Mar 2011, 02:56
Replies: 22
Views: 7,059
Posted By Bird On

Well that's just great White Knight. You spend...

Well that's just great White Knight. You spend months on SK and while the rest of us are picking up your load you come on here bragging about what a good time your having boozing it up....nice!!!
Forum: Middle East
14th Mar 2011, 19:45
Replies: 62
Views: 13,745
Posted By Bird On

Maybe a valiant attempt by someone at trying to...

Maybe a valiant attempt by someone at trying to be "seen" to be doing something.....very little gain for a lot of pain, for everyone. Doubt it will last long in its current form. Summer will be such...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Mar 2011, 19:32
Replies: 888
Views: 221,092
Posted By Bird On

I sometimes wonder if its in the financial...

I sometimes wonder if its in the financial interests of the flying training organizations to "make sure", one way or the other, that all students enrolled in their courses pass, regardless!!! Surely...
Forum: Middle East
11th Feb 2011, 09:45
Replies: 1
Views: 2,624
Posted By Bird On

Question ATQP at Emirates

Just wondering what the initial feedback has been on the new ATQP simulator program at Emirates.
Good, bad, indifferent? Jury still out?
Forum: Middle East
7th Feb 2011, 08:00
Replies: 52
Views: 10,961
Posted By Bird On

Ya see young WIZ, sometimes you try to do the...

Ya see young WIZ, sometimes you try to do the right thing for everyone by doing whats right, only to have some ignorant low life sod come and cr@p all over you and everyone else because they think...
Forum: Middle East
7th Feb 2011, 07:46
Replies: 14
Views: 4,017
Posted By Bird On

Upon reflection Emirates knows now and probably...

Upon reflection Emirates knows now and probably has for several months known where any Profit "MUST" or has been be allocated.
This being the case, an honest, forthright and upfront company would...
Forum: Middle East
5th Feb 2011, 15:11
Replies: 14
Views: 4,017
Posted By Bird On

Post #10 + Post #12= :{:sad::( Uh oh!!!!!!

Post #10 + Post #12= :{:sad::(
Uh oh!!!!!!
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Jan 2011, 08:09
Replies: 64
Views: 10,552
Posted By Bird On

Manual or Automatic mask deployment? Be...

Manual or Automatic mask deployment? Be interesting to eventually see how high the cabin got and what its leak rate was.
Forum: Middle East
9th Dec 2010, 03:21
Replies: 57
Views: 16,901
Posted By Bird On

I was recently told that Airbus F/Os received...

I was recently told that Airbus F/Os received some upgrade update info which claimed the Company was expecting a 50% failure rate :confused: , :eek:. Blimey!!
Forum: Middle East
4th Dec 2010, 17:36
Replies: 48
Views: 13,871
Posted By Bird On

Fack5 at last somebody who actually knows what...

Fack5
at last somebody who actually knows what the book says rather than what they think they would like the book to say.
I'm guessing you also received one of "those" letters from they who must be...
Forum: Middle East
28th Aug 2010, 18:35
Replies: 43
Views: 12,404
Posted By Bird On

So what an earth kind of difference is a roadshow...

So what an earth kind of difference is a roadshow going to make. Does Emirates think that none of these guys in the UK have ever heard of, researched or considered EK before?????

They haven't...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Aug 2010, 04:19
Replies: 29
Views: 5,882
Posted By Bird On

As always AIPA are too late and have missed the...

As always AIPA are too late and have missed the boat yet again. Merely trying to keep up appearances in a fight they know they can't win after having allowed themselves and their membership to fade...
Forum: Middle East
6th Aug 2010, 10:02
Replies: 47
Views: 13,069
Posted By Bird On

WTF, I think the point is that some like WIZ are...

WTF, I think the point is that some like WIZ are finding it's a bit more fatiguing to work at Emirates now compared to what it was like for those who "joined" Ansett back in late 1989 flying 767s...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Mar 2009, 15:05
Replies: 952
Views: 524,823
Posted By Bird On

PJ2 just to clarify for you, at EK the final...

PJ2

just to clarify for you, at EK the final loadsheet is mostly recieved by ACARS but all T/O performance calculations are calculated by the flight crew using the onboard Laptop computer and then...
Forum: Middle East
9th Feb 2009, 02:48
Replies: 12
Views: 3,733
Posted By Bird On

Agreed, the feedback so far has been very bleak...

Agreed, the feedback so far has been very bleak and worrisome....no point making it public.
Forum: Middle East
31st Jan 2009, 08:10
Replies: 136
Views: 21,659
Posted By Bird On

kingoftheslipstream You bring up good points...

kingoftheslipstream

You bring up good points regarding the issue of FOM changes being incorrectly implemented and enforced by FLT OPS mismanagement.

Have you raised or considered raising ASRs...
Forum: Middle East
26th Jan 2009, 05:59
Replies: 136
Views: 21,659
Posted By Bird On

On my fleet the last change was continuously...

On my fleet the last change was continuously enforced and never waivered from its introduction mainly because it could be achieved through the pairings......not so on the other fleets.

Now with...
Forum: Middle East
26th Jan 2009, 01:18
Replies: 136
Views: 21,659
Posted By Bird On

Amongst other "tactics" they actually do not...

Amongst other "tactics" they actually do not relate in any way to the qualities of airmanship per se.....in fact it could easily be argued that quite the opposite applies.

What they do equate to...
Forum: Middle East
22nd Jan 2009, 10:57
Replies: 136
Views: 21,659
Posted By Bird On

Well the February rosters are indeed a work of...

Well the February rosters are indeed a work of art. :rolleyes::eek::{

A crew controllers dream come true.....an airline pilots worst nightmare (well one of them anyway :) ).
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Aug 2008, 14:36
Replies: 12
Views: 4,810
Posted By Bird On

So a whole plane load of people and apparently...

So a whole plane load of people and apparently its only 2 cabin crew who get taken to hospital for a check up. One would have thought everyone on board would have been exposed to these mysterious...
Forum: Middle East
28th Feb 2008, 17:38
Replies: 144
Views: 29,999
Posted By Bird On

Know about the last trainers meeting thanks. Its...

Know about the last trainers meeting thanks. Its nice you have a forum to discuss such issues, unlike the line scum. Thanks again for raising all those issues. Not much in the way of answers though...
Forum: Middle East
28th Feb 2008, 08:53
Replies: 144
Views: 29,999
Posted By Bird On

New rules mmmm I have no doubt that a big thanks...

New rules mmmm I have no doubt that a big thanks should in large part go to the Prima Donna TREs and TRIs who would constantly whinge and moan at there regular little get togethers about how unfair...
Forum: Middle East
28th Feb 2008, 08:33
Replies: 18
Views: 3,438
Posted By Bird On

In such scenarios, eg China, the companys "get...

In such scenarios, eg China, the companys "get out of jail free card" is the that the Captain exhibited very poor judgement, airmanship and decision making, by in this example, taking his rest at a...
Forum: Middle East
28th Jan 2008, 10:46
Replies: 82
Views: 12,839
Posted By Bird On

Is this a job for....Rumour Buster. :hmm:

Is this a job for....Rumour Buster. :hmm:
Forum: Middle East
27th Jan 2008, 13:08
Replies: 82
Views: 12,839
Posted By Bird On

Wink Noticed how one member of the CRS Help Team...

Noticed how one member of the CRS Help Team managed to get two/2 of the better EK406 flights when his bid group seniority would suggest that this would not normally be possible as a "mere" line...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th May 2006, 07:43
Replies: 9
Views: 2,130
Posted By Bird On

The process is somewhat variable and structured...

The process is somewhat variable and structured to reflect the position your actually being interviewed for.
Good Luck.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Apr 2006, 04:09
Replies: 10
Views: 3,398
Posted By Bird On

Don't be surprised to see J* Longhaul become...

Don't be surprised to see J* Longhaul become heavily populated by a heap of EK " fair skinned " Africans, who have all recently gone thru the pains of getting Aussie citizenship, Aussie ATPLs and...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
13th Feb 2006, 08:47
Replies: 17
Views: 5,852
Posted By Bird On

Thumbs up Thanks for the heads up on this. Haven't come...

Thanks for the heads up on this.
Haven't come across any advance info from my company as yet.
Cheers.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Feb 2006, 06:21
Replies: 50
Views: 6,251
Posted By Bird On

Wow where do I sign up. As Captains in...

Wow where do I sign up.

As Captains in Emirates we get paid AUD $ 120,000 per annum for 850Hrs stick time, MFF A330/A340, primarily night ops and 8days off a month at home. Days off can be forced...
Forum: Middle East
2nd Feb 2006, 12:15
Replies: 540
Views: 109,238
Posted By Bird On

Hogwash.....not only is it not true, the figure...

Hogwash.....not only is it not true, the figure is not even close to the mark. Gets the attention nonetheless.

Actually though, a good many trainers are earning significantly more than
Dhs 38000...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
4th Dec 2005, 08:51
Replies: 2
Views: 1,237
Posted By Bird On

Smile Many have far more experience and knowledge than...

Many have far more experience and knowledge than myself at this stuff as I have only been intimately associated with Airline Operations for the best part of 40 years, flying at a selection of...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Dec 2005, 08:07
Replies: 32
Views: 5,434
Posted By Bird On

May be just another case of poor analysis, and...

May be just another case of poor analysis, and hasty over-reaction by the flight crew. But hey it was late at night and those window plies sure make a loud noise when one cracks.
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
1st Dec 2005, 16:01
Replies: 92
Views: 26,576
Posted By Bird On

Bird on, your message has been removed for two...

Bird on, your message has been removed for two reasons:-

a) Because it was extremely insulting to other posters here and
b) Because from the amount of nonsense you posted it was clear you are...
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