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Forum: Rumours & News
15th Feb 2016, 09:16
Replies: 255
Views: 127,232
Posted By Digitalis

Just to let you know that the captain of that...

Just to let you know that the captain of that flight is a past moderator of this forum and has read this thread, and is fascinated that some people seem to have a supernatural ability to second-guess...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
11th Jul 2011, 09:46
Replies: 233
Views: 102,180
Posted By Digitalis

Paddles issued. Sale done and dusted. Balpa have...

Paddles issued. Sale done and dusted. Balpa have wasted 8 months of negotiation and a 97% vote for industrial action. The deal is the same as the one 'offered' on day 1, yet the threat of strikes has...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
8th Jul 2011, 20:16
Replies: 233
Views: 102,180
Posted By Digitalis

I don't think this is over yet. The press release...

I don't think this is over yet. The press release from BALPA says that the company have issued a 'full and final' pay offer. As yet, no one knows what that offer contains, though the Times is...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
28th Jun 2011, 00:50
Replies: 233
Views: 102,180
Posted By Digitalis

In a company with union membership of around 95%...

In a company with union membership of around 95% of the target workgroup, a ballot return of 94%, with 97% of those returns voting for industrial action, is extremely significant. As the 'union'...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2010, 08:17
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,592,365
Posted By Digitalis

The problem here is that there is no quantified...

The problem here is that there is no quantified scale of risk and response associated with volcanic events. We have an ever-improving ability to monitor and detect atmospheric anomalies such as...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Apr 2010, 16:09
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,592,365
Posted By Digitalis

The arguments here seem to be based on either one...

The arguments here seem to be based on either one of two polemics:

a) There is no problem. We've all been flying near volcanoes for years and only those aircraft unlucky enough to stray too close...
Forum: Questions
14th Mar 2010, 13:50
Replies: 7
Views: 1,848
Posted By Digitalis

Wake turbulence extends behind any aircraft in a...

Wake turbulence extends behind any aircraft in a cone shape, which will indeed - at least for a while - go above the level of that aircraft. We tend to think of wake turbulence being like the wake of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Feb 2009, 10:52
Replies: 558
Views: 160,291
Posted By Digitalis

Using BA's figures, 10-12% loss of revenue in a...

Using BA's figures, 10-12% loss of revenue in a business where the good times produce only a 4-5% profit margin means that costs have to be cut to prevent the company losing its cash reserves -...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Feb 2009, 14:38
Replies: 558
Views: 160,291
Posted By Digitalis

Unlikely to be 380s or 747-8s for the majority of...

Unlikely to be 380s or 747-8s for the majority of LGW work (Orlando being the obvious exception) - the Caribbean airfields just can't handle them. In any case, the 747-8 would be an oddity in the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Nov 2008, 09:49
Replies: 2,747
Views: 826,140
Posted By Digitalis

Unusual for Virgin to be making more profit than...

Unusual for Virgin to be making more profit than BA:
Forum: Cabin Crew
4th May 2008, 14:43
Replies: 43
Views: 8,456
Posted By Digitalis

strikertworedshoes you'll remember that at the...

strikertworedshoes you'll remember that at the end of the rather nasty episode back in January the Union and the Company agreed to enter further discussions about the whole cabin crew situation....
Forum: Cabin Crew
1st May 2008, 13:11
Replies: 43
Views: 8,456
Posted By Digitalis

It's a shame that so many cabin crew are so...

It's a shame that so many cabin crew are so gullible, because it means that people like teemok can easily cause chaos with their unfounded speculation and rumourmongering.

The role of the onboard...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Jan 2008, 09:00
Replies: 69
Views: 11,333
Posted By Digitalis

Absolutely! Ryanair get a serious mangling by...

Absolutely! Ryanair get a serious mangling by pilots on this website and they pay for it! And if the ad fires you guys up enough to listen to people like BottyTotty above, you might actually get off...
Forum: Cabin Crew
11th Jan 2008, 12:57
Replies: 151
Views: 16,701
Posted By Digitalis

Firstly: this is a pilots' site, constructed,...

Firstly: this is a pilots' site, constructed, maintained and paid for by pilots. Other aviation trades are welcome, and many have been given their own forums, but no-one has a 'right' to be here.
...
Forum: Cabin Crew
10th Jan 2008, 08:15
Replies: 151
Views: 16,701
Posted By Digitalis

Scoobs, 016_FSM and anyone else with influence...

Scoobs, 016_FSM and anyone else with influence over crew: don't leave the Union! Unite is the only union empowered to negotiate for Virgin CC. If you leave the Union, you forfeit your right to have a...
Forum: Cabin Crew
8th Jan 2008, 10:06
Replies: 151
Views: 16,701
Posted By Digitalis

As 016FSM states, the strike was a busted flush...

As 016FSM states, the strike was a busted flush before it started. The Company was able to tell all those that needed to know that all scheduled flights would fly, almost certainly with full crews....
Forum: Cabin Crew
3rd Jan 2008, 16:19
Replies: 500
Views: 54,372
Posted By Digitalis

Be careful about suggestions that either one...

Be careful about suggestions that either one group or another will be stigmatised after this is all over. Remember that whatever your personal viewpoint, you will have to work together both before,...
Forum: Cabin Crew
3rd Jan 2008, 08:40
Replies: 500
Views: 54,372
Posted By Digitalis

Nice film synopsis - but it was 'Bugs Life', not...

Nice film synopsis - but it was 'Bugs Life', not 'Ants'! Oh, the pleasures of parenthood - I get to be an expert on kids' films!

VCCM, I don't think anyone here is disagreeing that our CC deserve...
Forum: Cabin Crew
2nd Jan 2008, 14:12
Replies: 500
Views: 54,372
Posted By Digitalis

Unfortunately you won't get an answer to this,...

Unfortunately you won't get an answer to this, because there are no specific demands from the Union to the Company. All they're after is something 'better'. As they can't define what 'better' means,...
Forum: Cabin Crew
2nd Jan 2008, 10:42
Replies: 500
Views: 54,372
Posted By Digitalis

Sadly, as is often the case during labour...

Sadly, as is often the case during labour disputes, people have begun taking swipes at each other rather than at the cause of the problems.

The cause, in this case, is not the poor pay at Virgin...
Forum: Cabin Crew
20th Dec 2007, 14:50
Replies: 389
Views: 43,676
Posted By Digitalis

Sadly, it seems that a minority of CC have...

Sadly, it seems that a minority of CC have achieved a vote to stop the airline working. I very much hope that the Company and the Union can find a way to get back to the negotiating table before any...
Forum: Cabin Crew
19th Dec 2007, 17:47
Replies: 389
Views: 43,676
Posted By Digitalis

Stansdead I'm sorry, I didn't mean to imply that...

Stansdead I'm sorry, I didn't mean to imply that you weren't in grasp of the facts, I was simply trying to explain that, even though no formal negotiations are in place or imminent, the pilot...
Forum: Cabin Crew
19th Dec 2007, 11:03
Replies: 389
Views: 43,676
Posted By Digitalis

jbflyer there has not been any reduction in pilot...

jbflyer there has not been any reduction in pilot flying hours contracted in the last 10 years. In fact, it has increased from 650 to 750 hours - though that was a very long time ago. What has...
Forum: Cabin Crew
18th Dec 2007, 09:42
Replies: 389
Views: 43,676
Posted By Digitalis

This is not now, nor will it ever be, a battle...

This is not now, nor will it ever be, a battle between pilots and cabin crew. Those who would make it so need to calm down and get a bit of perspective. Pilots and CC are just two of several...
Forum: Cabin Crew
12th Dec 2007, 11:15
Replies: 389
Views: 43,676
Posted By Digitalis

VS LHR is absolutely correct. For more...

VS LHR is absolutely correct. For more information, see this BBC link (http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/actionnetwork/A2053900) and other pages linked to from it.

'President Bush' (interesting choice of...
Forum: Cabin Crew
10th Dec 2007, 08:17
Replies: 389
Views: 43,676
Posted By Digitalis

I think Tin Tin's scenario is highly unlikely....

I think Tin Tin's scenario is highly unlikely. Virgin might like to think of itself as hard-nosed in business, but it also likes to think of itself as a good and trustworthy employer. Right now, you...
Forum: Cabin Crew
7th Dec 2007, 13:13
Replies: 389
Views: 43,676
Posted By Digitalis

ITP, I agree that there need to be changes at the...

ITP, I agree that there need to be changes at the top of the Company, but I can't link your prospective action to that. It seems to me you're saying that the Company should be more profitable, and...
Forum: Cabin Crew
7th Dec 2007, 12:37
Replies: 389
Views: 43,676
Posted By Digitalis

Scooby, the BAA strike has been known about for...

Scooby, the BAA strike has been known about for sometime. I would be surprised if your Union did not take it into account.



I'm not sure I understand you here. Do you mean the Company or the...
Forum: Cabin Crew
7th Dec 2007, 11:29
Replies: 389
Views: 43,676
Posted By Digitalis

ITP, I can't argue that some of our management...

ITP, I can't argue that some of our management are incompetent; there you are absolutely correct! Nevertheless, that doesn't alter the fact that a strike - should a vote go that way - is extremely...
Forum: Cabin Crew
7th Dec 2007, 08:27
Replies: 389
Views: 43,676
Posted By Digitalis

Sacking certain managers - much as I'd like to -...

Sacking certain managers - much as I'd like to - doesn't put money in the bank now, when you need it. Going on strike won't generate money that isn't there. You have to deal with things as they are,...
Forum: Cabin Crew
6th Dec 2007, 08:57
Replies: 389
Views: 43,676
Posted By Digitalis

Litebulbs the pilots' negotiations will be about...

Litebulbs the pilots' negotiations will be about far more than simply money. It's unlikely they will be looking for anything significantly above RPI, but there are several lifestyle issues that will...
Forum: Cabin Crew
5th Dec 2007, 16:48
Replies: 389
Views: 43,676
Posted By Digitalis

Striker, unless you can attribute your statement...

Striker, unless you can attribute your statement to an identifiable individual, and show us all where such a statement may be read by all Virgin CC, your statement is no more nor less than a rumour -...
Forum: Cabin Crew
4th Dec 2007, 15:54
Replies: 389
Views: 43,676
Posted By Digitalis

Virgin Mary and Scooby, print out those posts you...

Virgin Mary and Scooby, print out those posts you think are helpful in the discussions i hope you will have on the aircraft, and in downroute bars and room parties (I hope they still happen!), and...
Forum: Cabin Crew
4th Dec 2007, 10:35
Replies: 389
Views: 43,676
Posted By Digitalis

Scooby, thanks for your reply. I accept that it's...

Scooby, thanks for your reply. I accept that it's your personal opinion. Therein lies much of the problem! For example, for you (and no doubt for many others), one of the major stcking points is the...
Forum: Cabin Crew
4th Dec 2007, 08:43
Replies: 389
Views: 43,676
Posted By Digitalis

I've read this thread, and listened to arguments...

I've read this thread, and listened to arguments on the aircraft and in crewrooms with much interest. I have to say that this is the most disorganised and ill-informed pay negotiation process I have...
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