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Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
16th Jul 2023, 08:45
Replies: 123
Views: 25,595
Posted By guy_incognito

Let’s hope that these morons try this in...

Let’s hope that these morons try this in Singapore.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
8th Jul 2021, 09:41
Replies: 146
Views: 75,903
Posted By guy_incognito

We are talking about the published accounts of a...

We are talking about the published accounts of a PLC here, so I'm not sure why you wouldn't believe the numbers reported. The financial position of the company is frankly amazing considering the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
9th Jun 2021, 10:55
Replies: 146
Views: 75,903
Posted By guy_incognito

This is all a bit academic at least with respect...

This is all a bit academic at least with respect to UK airlines.

The UK government has made it clear that international travel will not be permitted to return in any meaningful sense: the official...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Jan 2021, 16:54
Replies: 2,907
Views: 638,419
Posted By guy_incognito

People are dreaming if they think that these...

People are dreaming if they think that these restrictions are going to be temporary. The days of being able to freely travel as a UK citizen are gone for good as there is absolutely no chance of the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Jan 2021, 09:57
Replies: 2,907
Views: 638,419
Posted By guy_incognito

Your second sentence is the problem.

Your second sentence is the problem.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Jan 2021, 09:11
Replies: 2,907
Views: 638,419
Posted By guy_incognito

The British government does not care about...

The British government does not care about business travel (Boris "F*** business" Johnson), and it cares even less about enabling families to be together. All indications are that extreme...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Jan 2021, 08:44
Replies: 2,907
Views: 638,419
Posted By guy_incognito

I don't think people understand what is happening...

I don't think people understand what is happening here. None of these restrictions are temporary. Closure of pubs, restaurants and non-essential retail, the right to socialise, the effective closure...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Jan 2021, 06:33
Replies: 2,907
Views: 638,419
Posted By guy_incognito

Let's be clear here (UK-centric view): this...

Let's be clear here (UK-centric view): this government will never again permit foreign holidays. The travel, tourism, leisure and hospitality sectors in the UK are gone for good. The freedoms which...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Jan 2021, 10:02
Replies: 2,907
Views: 638,419
Posted By guy_incognito

SWBKCB The numbers freely available from the...

SWBKCB

The numbers freely available from the ONS/ PHE show that there are negligible excess deaths, so I don't think it's something that needs to be addressed.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Jan 2021, 09:47
Replies: 2,907
Views: 638,419
Posted By guy_incognito

Don't get me wrong, I don't really care what...

Don't get me wrong, I don't really care what happens as I don't have a dog in the fight anymore. It's just an observation that people are desperate to travel and there is far more open defiance of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Jan 2021, 05:34
Replies: 2,907
Views: 638,419
Posted By guy_incognito

Clearly the outlook for travel this year is still...

Clearly the outlook for travel this year is still extremely gloomy but pent up demand is still very much present. During my daily visit to town yesterday I was delighted to see it busy with most...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
24th Nov 2020, 07:49
Replies: 137
Views: 78,011
Posted By guy_incognito

ezydriver I've flown with the same guys as...

ezydriver

I've flown with the same guys as you have. If you gave me two cadets one day after another one of whom came through the traditional CPL/IR route and the other through the MPL, and nobody...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
10th Nov 2020, 17:01
Replies: 68
Views: 39,948
Posted By guy_incognito

I suggest people read and re-read Chief Willy's...

I suggest people read and re-read Chief Willy's post. It is spot on.

The vast majority of redundant pilots will be waiting for the first opportunity to get back flying. Yes, they may not enjoy the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
31st Oct 2020, 11:33
Replies: 52
Views: 35,957
Posted By guy_incognito

Uplinker Incidents like those have very...

Uplinker

Incidents like those have very little if anything to do with application of academic knowledge. Poor SOP adherence, lack of or poor training and lack of basic CRM skills were all...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
30th Oct 2020, 17:05
Replies: 52
Views: 35,957
Posted By guy_incognito

I think a dash of realism is required here....

I think a dash of realism is required here. Firstly, flying is generally not an academic vocation, outside I suppose a test flying environment. There is no reason for it to be academic, or require a...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
22nd Oct 2020, 10:53
Replies: 53
Views: 15,479
Posted By guy_incognito

Field Required We are talking about a highly...

Field Required

We are talking about a highly desirable (for some reason) and highly vocational job with no serious barriers to entry, other than the obvious financial ones. There is a vast...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
20th Oct 2020, 20:34
Replies: 53
Views: 15,479
Posted By guy_incognito

Not all, but I'll go out on a limb and say that...

Not all, but I'll go out on a limb and say that the vast majority of captains would now work for the c.£45k that was until recently on offer for easyJet SOs. The vast majority of FOs would work for...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
19th Oct 2020, 15:49
Replies: 137
Views: 78,011
Posted By guy_incognito

I don't think that an unsecured loan for training...

I don't think that an unsecured loan for training has been obtainable for many years now, so as has already been mentioned it's very likely that mummy and daddy are going to be on the hook for the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Oct 2020, 20:08
Replies: 2,907
Views: 638,419
Posted By guy_incognito

I’m not confused at all. I’ve read the same...

I’m not confused at all. I’ve read the same articles that are available to anyone who’s prepared to do a bit of research.

From the mainstream media:

Covid: Vaccine will 'not return life to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Sep 2020, 17:50
Replies: 2,907
Views: 638,419
Posted By guy_incognito

The way things are going with this government's...

The way things are going with this government's beyond incompetent handling of this whole fiasco, there isn't going to be any tax revenue to pay for people to be treated anyway because nobody is...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
28th Sep 2020, 17:37
Replies: 35
Views: 20,225
Posted By guy_incognito

rotorwills I don't work for Jet2, but I do...

rotorwills

I don't work for Jet2, but I do hold shares in them. From what I've read in their financial report, they seem to be well placed to weather this fiasco. They own a lot of their own...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
26th Sep 2020, 09:51
Replies: 137
Views: 78,011
Posted By guy_incognito

In 1972, the average house in the UK cost around...

In 1972, the average house in the UK cost around £5k. Today, it's around £237k. You could say that L3 are still under-charging!
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
26th Sep 2020, 09:28
Replies: 137
Views: 78,011
Posted By guy_incognito

When there's a need for cadets again in a few...

When there's a need for cadets again in a few years time, people will have forgotten all about this, and they'll be queuing up to fork over their money to L3.

I'd expect there to be a significant...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
22nd Sep 2020, 19:07
Replies: 112
Views: 44,411
Posted By guy_incognito

Future Rodney King That's an entirely...

Future Rodney King

That's an entirely sensible course of action and I won't fly for those sorts of salaries either. The fact remains though that for everyone who says "no" there'll be many more...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Sep 2020, 08:55
Replies: 2,907
Views: 638,419
Posted By guy_incognito

Quarantine hasn't affected me as our holidays...

Quarantine hasn't affected me as our holidays were binned before travel. That said, I don't answer my phone to unsolicited callers, so I wouldn't be answering any calls checking up on whether I was...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
31st Aug 2020, 06:42
Replies: 112
Views: 44,411
Posted By guy_incognito

As I said: delusion. £40k is still above the...

As I said: delusion.

£40k is still above the average salary in the UK, and is more than most could expect to earn with the qualifications profile required to get an airline job. There is no...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
30th Aug 2020, 19:23
Replies: 112
Views: 44,411
Posted By guy_incognito

MonarchOrBust It's already been proven that...

MonarchOrBust

It's already been proven that there's a market for paying to fly at all levels. A while ago, Eaglejet were offering the chance to fly 500 hours as PIC on the 747 for something like...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
30th Aug 2020, 10:38
Replies: 112
Views: 44,411
Posted By guy_incognito

It takes an extraordinary level of delusion to...

It takes an extraordinary level of delusion to think that Ts&Cs will ever get back towards the pre-covid norms. I predict that within three years we'll see A320/737 captains in the UK being paid in...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
27th Aug 2020, 09:05
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,853,972
Posted By guy_incognito

I'm assuming that they're not in the airline...

I'm assuming that they're not in the airline business then, because absolutely nobody is going to have any "time in the sun" in this rotten industry. There's only one way that salaries and working...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Aug 2020, 14:13
Replies: 2,734
Views: 1,455,331
Posted By guy_incognito

145% up on the same point last year. A...

145% up on the same point last year. A significant portion of that will be re-bookings, but it's a clear sign the appetite for package holidays is there. Jet2 haven't released numbers, as far as I...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Aug 2020, 11:00
Replies: 2,734
Views: 1,455,331
Posted By guy_incognito

With TUI announcing that bookings are up 145% for...

With TUI announcing that bookings are up 145% for next summer, it seems that there's plenty of demand for holidays. I don't know anyone who isn't planning to go away on holiday next year.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
15th Aug 2020, 11:15
Replies: 36
Views: 20,493
Posted By guy_incognito

The worrying thing is I don't think the bottom is...

The worrying thing is I don't think the bottom is anywhere near being reached. Terms and conditions still have a long, long way to fall.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Aug 2020, 04:40
Replies: 2,907
Views: 638,419
Posted By guy_incognito

It was and remains an ill considered and...

It was and remains an ill considered and pointless knee jerk reaction.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
11th Aug 2020, 06:43
Replies: 211
Views: 190,149
Posted By guy_incognito

I’m not an expert in corporate finance, but I’m...

I’m not an expert in corporate finance, but I’m pretty sure that the rampant uncontrolled debt and catastrophic mismanagement at Thomas Cook was slightly more of a factor in its insolvency than the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
6th Aug 2020, 20:59
Replies: 298
Views: 175,391
Posted By guy_incognito

I'm not (immediately) at risk of losing my job,...

I'm not (immediately) at risk of losing my job, as a reasonably well established captain in what should be a safe base in a safe airline (all of that is of course very much subject to change).
...
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