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17th Mar 2024, 21:32
Replies: 4,382
Views: 618,730
Posted By PAXboy

Thank You. I'm not sure that a full paint job -...

Thank You. I'm not sure that a full paint job - that is hardly seen - helps them on the way to Zero. I suspect the folks in marketing ate three Shredded Wheat one day ...
17th Mar 2024, 13:39
Replies: 4,382
Views: 618,730
Posted By PAXboy

I was recently on BA G-TTNA. What is the special...

I was recently on BA G-TTNA. What is the special paint scheme? Cheers.
11th Mar 2024, 18:59
Replies: 509
Views: 136,043
Posted By PAXboy

ABC News New York Seat Booking web site...

ABC News New York


Seat Booking web site filters on type (https://abcnews.go.com/amp/GMA/Travel/boeing-737-max-filter-kayak-spiked-usage-airplane/story?id=106705583)

Once again, corporates...
11th Mar 2024, 12:15
Replies: 169
Views: 24,634
Posted By PAXboy

Self Screening USA The Independent...

Self Screening USA


The Independent (https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/security-harry-reid-las-veegas-airport-b2510566.html)
9th Mar 2024, 15:17
Replies: 834
Views: 373,771
Posted By PAXboy

One of the symptoms of modern British mgmt is to...

One of the symptoms of modern British mgmt is to ignore feedback from staff. I could quote examples from many different fields where they have feedback sessions, then do what they wanted. When the...
9th Mar 2024, 15:10
Replies: 15
Views: 1,527
Posted By PAXboy

HS2 passes a mile from us but will be of zero use...

HS2 passes a mile from us but will be of zero use to us. Perhaps when Mrs PAX​​boy is fully retired we can make that kind of diversion.
8th Mar 2024, 17:50
Replies: 15
Views: 1,527
Posted By PAXboy

I have lived within 50 mins drive of LHR for the...

I have lived within 50 mins drive of LHR for the best part of 45 years, with LTN even closer, so have a lot of options. I agree that Eurostar is brilliant. However, to get from home, to local train...
7th Mar 2024, 19:37
Replies: 652
Views: 202,476
Posted By PAXboy

This must be what he is planning ... Long...

This must be what he is planning ...


Long Distance Aviation (https://aviationhumor.net/long-distance-aviation-late-30s/)

...
7th Mar 2024, 14:46
Replies: 15
Views: 1,527
Posted By PAXboy

The older I get, the more I take the directs and...

The older I get, the more I take the directs and pay. In years gone by, I did go via AMS, BRU, FRA, MUC but the only reason to do so now would be to catch (another) ride on LH 748 upstairs ...
5th Mar 2024, 23:14
Replies: 509
Views: 136,043
Posted By PAXboy

Forbes magazine:...

Forbes magazine: (https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisagarcia/2024/03/04/boeing-and-spirit-aerosystems-safety-crisis-predicted-23-years-ago/?sh=62e760c656a5) "Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems Safety...
5th Mar 2024, 12:46
Replies: 509
Views: 136,043
Posted By PAXboy

Interesting they use the word allegedly. When do...

Interesting they use the word allegedly. When do they decide if Boeing did fail?
5th Mar 2024, 12:27
Replies: 652
Views: 202,476
Posted By PAXboy

Personally, I'd have tried to build that pool of...

Personally, I'd have tried to build that pool of experts before I started putting money on the table.
5th Mar 2024, 12:25
Replies: 169
Views: 24,634
Posted By PAXboy

The flights worked out OK and we had resonable...

The flights worked out OK and we had resonable seats. The BA T5 South Lounge was good and both flights on time. On the return, the Saga lounge in KEF that (I think) most C class pax go, was one of...
4th Mar 2024, 12:59
Replies: 509
Views: 136,043
Posted By PAXboy

Many years ago my father (worked in corporate HR...

Many years ago my father (worked in corporate HR all his life after RAF WWII) said that it was a 'rule of thumb' that: The first generation starts the company. The second generation expand it well....
2nd Mar 2024, 21:59
Replies: 14
Views: 1,841
Posted By PAXboy

If I recall correctly, using 23 closed both the...

If I recall correctly, using 23 closed both the others. As 23 was short, you would lose a long runway. I sit to be corrected.
1st Mar 2024, 21:33
Replies: 509
Views: 136,043
Posted By PAXboy

BlankBox I was about to post that. It is a...

BlankBox I was about to post that. It is a failure of IT and the people managing the China plant. We see that the Military division can also make mistakes. If they spin-off that division, it will be...
28th Feb 2024, 10:08
Replies: 9
Views: 876
Posted By PAXboy

Computers and the Internet are wonderful...

Computers and the Internet are wonderful inventions...
28th Feb 2024, 02:17
Replies: 3
Views: 3,339
Posted By PAXboy

Immigration scam run by BA desk operative at LHR

The London Standard newspaper reports :


He is said to have helped passengers without the correct visas fly to Canada, for a £25,000 fee.
28th Feb 2024, 02:07
Replies: 742
Views: 385,888
Posted By PAXboy

Fortune magazine: Ryanair CEO wants Boeing...

Fortune magazine:

Ryanair CEO wants Boeing to pay his budget airline compensation after Alaska Airlines incident puts summer travel season under threatRyanair CEO Michael O’Leary slammed Boeing...
28th Feb 2024, 01:45
Replies: 652
Views: 202,476
Posted By PAXboy

The best part of an airline named after a round...

The best part of an airline named after a round object, is that never dissapoint. Almost every week there is another 'news' item to make one smile.
24th Feb 2024, 13:48
Replies: 169
Views: 24,634
Posted By PAXboy

Thanks for info rog747 and confirming the worst....

Thanks for info rog747 and confirming the worst. I have just checked in online and had been allocated seats three rows behind where I had paid. Not ideal but at least still slightly forward of the...
24th Feb 2024, 13:19
Replies: 30
Views: 2,591
Posted By PAXboy

Never heard of nose brakes but the 727 was well...

Never heard of nose brakes but the 727 was well liked by flight crews. Certainly beat the pants of the trident - for well known reasons. For me, I have never liked the look of tri-jets. I don't know...
23rd Feb 2024, 21:31
Replies: 169
Views: 24,634
Posted By PAXboy

Wow. Thank you for letting me know about the IAG...

Wow. Thank you for letting me know about the IAG scam! When we had to postpone the flight (it's the same Locator) was there something I should have done to move the seat reservations? When I had to...
23rd Feb 2024, 18:25
Replies: 169
Views: 24,634
Posted By PAXboy

Asking here, rather than int he BA forum: We...

Asking here, rather than int he BA forum:

We had booked a straightforward round trip from LHR T5. As it was a voucher, I paid for the seats in C that I wanted - out and back.
We had to postpone...
22nd Feb 2024, 16:12
Replies: 30
Views: 2,591
Posted By PAXboy

I agree with TCU that walking across the tarmac...

I agree with TCU that walking across the tarmac at CPT - in either direction is always good. My early experience of rear stairs was in SAA 727s in the 1970s. Then a couple in the USA but I cannot...
22nd Feb 2024, 16:09
Replies: 30
Views: 2,934
Posted By PAXboy

wub Thanks for the warning to avoid BS 787s too,...

wub Thanks for the warning to avoid BS 787s too, Really nasty non-view.
20th Feb 2024, 12:05
Replies: 30
Views: 2,591
Posted By PAXboy

I recall using the 737 ones and the 727 a couple...

I recall using the 737 ones and the 727 a couple of times. The system stored in the cargo hold must have weighed a fair bit. No surprise it did not catch on.

The picture of the LTU Tristar looks...
16th Feb 2024, 18:23
Replies: 23
Views: 2,785
Posted By PAXboy

When my nephew was RHS in Southern Africa, he...

When my nephew was RHS in Southern Africa, he served his time hopping small locations in small twin turbo-props. Luggage had to be carefully checked - whether carried or loaded. They found:

...
15th Feb 2024, 21:00
Replies: 30
Views: 2,934
Posted By PAXboy

Some designers have proposed walls of screens. I...

Some designers have proposed walls of screens. I suspect they might be heavier than the current layout, even allowing for the changes not to have windows.

Given the regularity of IFE systems...
15th Feb 2024, 19:05
Replies: 652
Views: 202,476
Posted By PAXboy

Are you sure that's not just a transmitter being...

Are you sure that's not just a transmitter being 'taxied' by car ...??
14th Feb 2024, 20:47
Replies: 30
Views: 2,934
Posted By PAXboy

I have had two round trips LHR-JNB on the 787....

I have had two round trips LHR-JNB on the 787. Both crews have said that it could not be done. I am always polite to CC. I recall one of the crew saying that - if I held the button down long enoug,...
14th Feb 2024, 20:03
Replies: 30
Views: 2,934
Posted By PAXboy

Don't get me started .... :mad: But you have. ...

Don't get me started .... :mad: But you have.

I also have experienced this problem with VS 787. JNB is a regular port of call for me and I, too, like to see the African night and dawn. With...
13th Feb 2024, 22:12
Replies: 38
Views: 3,808
Posted By PAXboy

Well said runway30. I was in Telecoms for 27...

Well said runway30. I was in Telecoms for 27 years including throughout deregulation. Some made a fortune, most did not. By about 2010 it was all over. The small fry had been swallowed up by the big...
9th Feb 2024, 18:09
Replies: 38
Views: 3,808
Posted By PAXboy

Yes pug, I take your point. I have heard good...

Yes pug, I take your point. I have heard good things about J2 and if they have found / refound a market for a package - that is great. I do not usually book packages, as I've been independently...
9th Feb 2024, 17:27
Replies: 1
Views: 516
Posted By PAXboy

Wow. That is unusual. I have not used Jetstar, on...

Wow. That is unusual. I have not used Jetstar, on my visit to Oz in 2016, friends warned me not to touch them. It is more usual for a company to go downhill. As we all know ...
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