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Forum: Rumours & News
20th Oct 2001, 16:55
Replies: 14
Views: 814
Posted By B747wideboy

Post The Hajj is no more in danger for AAI than it is...

The Hajj is no more in danger for AAI than it is for anyone else.

Certainly Air Atlanta would have been happier if the Iberia thing hadnīt come to an end so abrubtly but that possibility was...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Oct 2001, 23:47
Replies: 6
Views: 1,239
Posted By B747wideboy

Post Thirty years of profits, never furloughed a pilot...

Thirty years of profits, never furloughed a pilot (or any other employee for that matter) and steady consistent growth. What the heel kind of a way is that to run an airline?
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Oct 2001, 23:40
Replies: 64
Views: 4,504
Posted By B747wideboy

Post Donīt the aircraft placed with Saudia usually do...

Donīt the aircraft placed with Saudia usually do a lot of flying to Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi?
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Oct 2001, 21:03
Replies: 21
Views: 3,412
Posted By B747wideboy

Post Ryanair seem to stick very closely to Herb...

Ryanair seem to stick very closely to Herb Kelleherīs South-West formula and going transatlantic is definitely NOT something youīd ever see South-West doing.

Sounds doubtful to me.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
2nd Oct 2001, 03:50
Replies: 1
Views: 423
Posted By B747wideboy

Post Not sure this threadīs on the right forum, DA,...

Not sure this threadīs on the right forum, DA, but I think aid is being sent to Afghanistan.

Donīt forget that the Taliban put these people in this position. Iīm sure weīre all agreed that aid is...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Oct 2001, 21:24
Replies: 5
Views: 580
Posted By B747wideboy

Post Anyone know which model of B767 they operate?

Anyone know which model of B767 they operate?
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Oct 2001, 20:37
Replies: 64
Views: 4,504
Posted By B747wideboy

Post Just a little postscript to my last post on this...

Just a little postscript to my last post on this thread:

If things donīt look significantly better at my current outfit (where I have been flying for over two years, thanks Jokeair) then I might...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Oct 2001, 18:30
Replies: 64
Views: 4,504
Posted By B747wideboy

Post Before we got into name calling, I said in my...

Before we got into name calling, I said in my first post on this thread that AAI ought to ride this storm out pretty well. I also pointed out that a lot of the guys that bitched about them and...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Sep 2001, 17:00
Replies: 64
Views: 4,504
Posted By B747wideboy

Post "BY" as in "Britannia",...

"BY" as in "Britannia", Whiskery.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
30th Sep 2001, 00:35
Replies: 41
Views: 2,194
Posted By B747wideboy

Post Go for it Tim. Flying as a career isnīt the most...

Go for it Tim. Flying as a career isnīt the most rational choice but it if you love it then you have to try it. If it doesnīt pan out then those are the breaks but youīll never regret giving it your...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Sep 2001, 21:35
Replies: 64
Views: 4,504
Posted By B747wideboy

Post The new CEO is without question a nice bloke. But...

The new CEO is without question a nice bloke. But that is not the same as being a smart bloke.

The owner of the company has been lucky to date, although he has already lost 20 percentof the...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Sep 2001, 04:50
Replies: 5
Views: 589
Posted By B747wideboy

Post Itīs already been a boom time for the Exec Jet...

Itīs already been a boom time for the Exec Jet makers due to the fractional ownership boom. Things might get significantly better now....

Donīt the Bin Ladens have an aircraft of their own? I know...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
28th Sep 2001, 04:50
Replies: 7
Views: 455
Posted By B747wideboy

Post Itīs already been a boom time for the Exec Jet...

Itīs already been a boom time for the Exec Jet makers due to the fractional ownership boom. Things might get significantly better now....

Donīt the Bin Ladens have an aircraft of their own? I know...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Sep 2001, 04:36
Replies: 64
Views: 4,504
Posted By B747wideboy

Post Further to my additional post, Atlanta do have...

Further to my additional post, Atlanta do have some really EXCEPTIONALLY good people in the organisation. The trouble is that that are outnumbered by muppets and yes-men who contribute nothing to the...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Sep 2001, 23:54
Replies: 99
Views: 8,223
Posted By B747wideboy

Post Pity poor Rod, heīs going to be looking for a job...

Pity poor Rod, heīs going to be looking for a job before very long.

Remember Ayling? All he ever really did wrong was sanction the tail-graffiti debacle but he was made the scapegoat for...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Sep 2001, 23:47
Replies: 19
Views: 828
Posted By B747wideboy

Post Is there any other kind of journalism when it...

Is there any other kind of journalism when it comes to our business?

My favourite recent one was on page two of The Times a couple of months ago. I honestly expected to see it in "Straight and...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Sep 2001, 23:09
Replies: 64
Views: 4,504
Posted By B747wideboy

Post If Air Atlanta are smart they should make it...

If Air Atlanta are smart they should make it through ok. Virtually everyone in the company is employed on very flexible short term contracts and many of the aircraft are leased. Therefore if thereīs...
Forum: African Aviation
22nd Sep 2001, 02:30
Replies: 6
Views: 693
Posted By B747wideboy

Post Careful Boss, Mr. W loves to sue people! We...

Careful Boss, Mr. W loves to sue people!

We must have met.
Forum: African Aviation
18th Sep 2001, 22:16
Replies: 6
Views: 693
Posted By B747wideboy

Post There are a couple of threads on Kabo already...

There are a couple of threads on Kabo already active in this forum and Terms and Endearment.

They have an office in Miami and a couple of American reps working there. Those guys are pretty good to...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
17th Sep 2001, 04:48
Replies: 22
Views: 910
Posted By B747wideboy

Post Itīs a scary day for CRM.

Itīs a scary day for CRM.
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Sep 2001, 04:55
Replies: 17
Views: 1,169
Posted By B747wideboy

Post What I said in my previous was that the debris...

What I said in my previous was that the debris field, even at six miles in length, was far too small for the aircraft to have broken up at cruise altitude as would have been the case if it were shot...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Sep 2001, 02:21
Replies: 12
Views: 1,494
Posted By B747wideboy

Post Yep. Those pilots have all moved on to better...

Yep. Those pilots have all moved on to better things to be replaced by locals. Still the same mechanics though....
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Sep 2001, 01:53
Replies: 17
Views: 1,169
Posted By B747wideboy

Post Thatīs a good point Tim.

Thatīs a good point Tim.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Sep 2001, 01:47
Replies: 12
Views: 1,494
Posted By B747wideboy

Post Glue, that really depends on whether you ever...

Glue, that really depends on whether you ever want to be 24.
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Sep 2001, 01:28
Replies: 17
Views: 1,169
Posted By B747wideboy

Red face I think we all wondered that initially, given...

I think we all wondered that initially, given that the aircraft was the last to crash and clearly did so some way short of itīs intended target.

However, if the aircraft had been shot down then...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Sep 2001, 01:16
Replies: 0
Views: 425
Posted By B747wideboy

Post There will never be a hijack-proof aircraft

If this event has shown us one thing, it is the folly of thinking security at airports can be made airtight.

These guys hijacked four airplanes and killed thousands of innocent people using razor...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
14th Sep 2001, 01:16
Replies: 0
Views: 402
Posted By B747wideboy

Post There will never be a hijack-proof aircraft

If this event has shown us one thing, it is the folly of thinking security at airports can be made airtight.

These guys hijacked four airplanes and killed thousands of innocent people using razor...
Forum: African Aviation
8th Sep 2001, 17:32
Replies: 10
Views: 435
Posted By B747wideboy

Post ...and then define "Africa". It really...

...and then define "Africa".

It really varies from country to country. Iīve mostly been In Nigeria and even in that one country the feeling of "safety" varies with location.

Pretty much any...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Sep 2001, 04:06
Replies: 5
Views: 1,152
Posted By B747wideboy

Talking Iīve had the misfortune to get to know Kano...

Iīve had the misfortune to get to know Kano pretty well. Any number of reasons why you can stuff the airplane in there. Perhaps the lights failed on short final, perhaps the tower were confused about...
Forum: African Aviation
5th Sep 2001, 04:16
Replies: 10
Views: 980
Posted By B747wideboy

Post There are plenty of people in Nigeria with the...

There are plenty of people in Nigeria with the money to part finance such an operation. The problem is that those particular Nigerian folk, unlike the vast (and incredibly poor) harworking and honest...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
1st Sep 2001, 03:23
Replies: 12
Views: 1,494
Posted By B747wideboy

Post Kabo hired pilots for the last Hajj after...

Kabo hired pilots for the last Hajj after advertising on US pilot newsletters.

You'll need to be rated on B747. Length of contract probably not that long. I expect Kabo will be operating the Umrah...
Forum: African Aviation
30th Aug 2001, 12:13
Replies: 10
Views: 980
Posted By B747wideboy

Post Kabo does have a maintenance facility in Jos...

Kabo does have a maintenance facility in Jos which did at one time have the ability to perform maintenance up to C-check. However like every other aspect of the company it's been steadily run down...
Forum: African Aviation
25th Aug 2001, 16:39
Replies: 10
Views: 980
Posted By B747wideboy

Post Hani, Kabo probably doesn't know why he...

Hani,

Kabo probably doesn't know why he bought four more B747s. The man has ambition but no infrastructure, no commitment and very little idea of what he's doing. Just ask any of the US crew who...
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