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Search: Posts Made By: Goldstone
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Forum: Middle East
3rd Apr 2007, 10:28
Replies: 49
Views: 12,516
Posted By Goldstone

I presume Pullup Hard and Speedbrake Lever are...

I presume Pullup Hard and Speedbrake Lever are flight deck. All you guys do is moan, moan, moan. Mostly because you have far too much time on your hands and rarely do a real day's work. If you had...
Forum: Middle East
6th Mar 2007, 14:27
Replies: 34
Views: 7,971
Posted By Goldstone

Well said, The Big Why. A spot-on post. I...

Well said, The Big Why. A spot-on post.

I know many people with exactly the same questions. QR is basically a very good airline with massive prospects for the future (even if the country/city...
Forum: Middle East
12th Feb 2007, 20:48
Replies: 19
Views: 3,966
Posted By Goldstone

Well, everyone at GF had had enough of him ... so...

Well, everyone at GF had had enough of him ... so now it's your turn.

His arrogance is amazing, his manners appalling and his ego quite unbelievable.

Although a number of senior managers have...
Forum: Middle East
9th Jan 2007, 19:34
Replies: 17
Views: 2,989
Posted By Goldstone

Strange decision as the CEO knows that the route...

Strange decision as the CEO knows that the route doesn't make money for GF and is even less likely to with three flights a week.

Couldn't be anything to do with ..... nah!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Dec 2006, 17:57
Replies: 197
Views: 38,049
Posted By Goldstone

The blame rests with BAA who fill up the terminal...

The blame rests with BAA who fill up the terminal buildings with shops leaving no room for passenger holding areas when delays are being experienced.

Someone should point out to them that the...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
26th Nov 2006, 18:33
Replies: 3
Views: 725
Posted By Goldstone

Thank you!

Thank you!
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
25th Nov 2006, 17:10
Replies: 3
Views: 725
Posted By Goldstone

"History"

How do I delete the sites stored in "History" in internet explorer?
Forum: Middle East
17th Jun 2005, 09:52
Replies: 1
Views: 864
Posted By Goldstone

New Human Resources Head for QR

If my sources are correct, and I believe they are, GF's current VP HR who is leaving the company in a couple of weeks, is joining QR in a similar role.

Don't know a lot about the guy, but it will...
Forum: Middle East
24th Sep 2004, 08:56
Replies: 45
Views: 14,164
Posted By Goldstone

Haven't been on here for quite a while. How good...

Haven't been on here for quite a while. How good to know that nothing changes at QR!!! And that Mr Akbar .... such a nice man ... doing his very best for his airline and for the wellbeing of his...
Forum: Middle East
3rd May 2004, 11:32
Replies: 44
Views: 10,035
Posted By Goldstone

Help for Akbar ... the six secrets of successful management.

Help is at hand for Akbar. All he needs to do is read "I'll show them who's boss, the six secrets of successful management" by Gerry Robinson, former chairman of Granada.

And his six secrets are:...
Forum: Middle East
26th Apr 2004, 08:18
Replies: 6
Views: 1,480
Posted By Goldstone

Parvez (Head of HR) gone from QR

I understand that Parvez has been given his marching orders. Am told that he was not liked by many people, but is it likely that AAB will bring in an employee-friendly Head of HR?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Feb 2004, 02:15
Replies: 40
Views: 6,376
Posted By Goldstone

Treffield Aviation (sixties @ LGW I believe ......

Treffield Aviation (sixties @ LGW I believe ... very short-lived ... Viscounts? Large Union Jack on the tail).
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Feb 2004, 04:08
Replies: 280
Views: 37,877
Posted By Goldstone

I said months ago that NOW had no chance of...

I said months ago that NOW had no chance of getting airborne. Same is still true.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Feb 2004, 04:05
Replies: 6
Views: 4,388
Posted By Goldstone

Believe me, it will never happen. Absolute...

Believe me, it will never happen. Absolute no-hoper.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Feb 2004, 03:58
Replies: 19
Views: 1,732
Posted By Goldstone

Virgin flew Gatwick-Maastricht with Viscounts....

Virgin flew Gatwick-Maastricht with Viscounts. Then added Luton-Dublin, then Luton-Maastricht also with Viscounts. Later they switched to using a 727 of Irish charter airline Club Air on the DUB...
Forum: Middle East
13th Feb 2004, 04:17
Replies: 0
Views: 481
Posted By Goldstone

QR searching for new Head of Cargo

Headhunters on the prowl.

USD 150,000 pa.

So has George Mathew gone?

Unlike most jobs at QR, at least they're offering a half-decent salary.
Forum: Middle East
22nd Dec 2003, 03:58
Replies: 5
Views: 1,173
Posted By Goldstone

He was talking about leaving for the whole of...

He was talking about leaving for the whole of last year. Even went to London for a job interview. So maybe he finally saw sense and upped sticks ... or maybe he was pushed?
Forum: Middle East
22nd Dec 2003, 03:53
Replies: 5
Views: 1,971
Posted By Goldstone

He's proved he doesn't know how to run an...

He's proved he doesn't know how to run an airline, so what qualifies him to run a Tourist Authority.

Anyway, the very idea that any sane tourist would want to visit Qatar is a joke of major...
Forum: Middle East
22nd Dec 2003, 03:45
Replies: 76
Views: 11,354
Posted By Goldstone

I don't know about the exodus at QR "beginning"? ...

I don't know about the exodus at QR "beginning"?

It's been going on on a permanent basis for the past three years at least. And until Snackbar gets overthrown it's likely to continue. The good...
Forum: Middle East
7th Nov 2003, 04:45
Replies: 0
Views: 803
Posted By Goldstone

Gulf Air Sky Nannies

I guess a first as far as trained nannies are concerned, but remember BCal's 'Aunties'? I believe they flew mostly on the flights with lots of Unmins, beginning and end of term, and were in the main...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Sep 2003, 03:26
Replies: 185
Views: 23,293
Posted By Goldstone

aj and jmc-man are right. As I said in a...

aj and jmc-man are right.

As I said in a post at the beginning of this thread, I will be VERY surprised if NOW starts flying. If they do find the money then I think their chances of surviving the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Aug 2003, 04:56
Replies: 185
Views: 23,293
Posted By Goldstone

Have to agree with TartinTon. Very unlikely to...

Have to agree with TartinTon. Very unlikely to happen. If it does it will fail. Bad business model. And think about it, how many successful scheduled airline start-ups have there been in the UK in...
Forum: Middle East
8th Aug 2003, 19:04
Replies: 138
Views: 29,328
Posted By Goldstone

If there's any justice in the world AAB will be...

If there's any justice in the world AAB will be kicked out and replaced with someone competent to run an airline the size of QR.
Forum: Middle East
28th Jul 2003, 19:06
Replies: 5
Views: 907
Posted By Goldstone

ac100 .... suggest you get your facts right...

ac100 .... suggest you get your facts right before going into print.

The guy heading Reservations is British, not Australian.

He worked in a senior management position for Railtrack in the UK...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Jul 2003, 19:39
Replies: 9
Views: 1,725
Posted By Goldstone

Hmmm! Not sure about this. There is not...

Hmmm!

Not sure about this.

There is not a lot of room left in the US market now with Southwest, Jetblue and Airtran all doing well.

And Mr Branson's track record on the low-cost front has...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Jul 2003, 00:07
Replies: 185
Views: 23,293
Posted By Goldstone

Just been speaking to someone involved with...

Just been speaking to someone involved with aircraft financing who says that NOW do not have all the financing they need and are unlikely to get it. Their business plan is not sufficiently robust and...
Forum: Middle East
2nd Jul 2003, 19:40
Replies: 8
Views: 1,820
Posted By Goldstone

Jet4Hire ... what planet are you on??? The right...

Jet4Hire ... what planet are you on??? The right man to run the business??? No way.
Forum: Middle East
2nd Jul 2003, 19:34
Replies: 138
Views: 29,328
Posted By Goldstone

Think about it .... if Qatar Airways was run as a...

Think about it .... if Qatar Airways was run as a decent, caring company that treated its employees with a reasonable degree of respect, then people would not need to "jump ship" in this way. When...
Forum: Cabin Crew
22nd Jun 2003, 06:04
Replies: 3
Views: 911
Posted By Goldstone

What is the airline like to work for? Crap....

What is the airline like to work for?

Crap.

See posts in Middle East Forum.

Don't do it unless you can find nothing else.
Forum: Middle East
22nd Jun 2003, 05:57
Replies: 9
Views: 3,386
Posted By Goldstone

Doha is a bunch of new buildings set around a...

Doha is a bunch of new buildings set around a bunch of older buildings all built in a sand-pit. On every corner there is a mosque.

Horrible place.
Forum: Middle East
16th Jun 2003, 04:26
Replies: 26
Views: 8,915
Posted By Goldstone

In due course AAB and the bunch of incompetent...

In due course AAB and the bunch of incompetent yes men he surrounds himself with will I am sure be found out. He has miraculously survived this long, but as the airline continues to expand there is...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Jun 2003, 21:08
Replies: 6
Views: 844
Posted By Goldstone

Couldn't have happened to a nicer bloke!!!!

Couldn't have happened to a nicer bloke!!!!
Forum: Middle East
10th Jun 2003, 20:59
Replies: 138
Views: 29,328
Posted By Goldstone

Yep, isn't it great how the threads about QR...

Yep, isn't it great how the threads about QR always provoke the most interest and the highest level of negative feedback about an airline.

AAB must be the most loathed CEO of any airline in the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Jun 2003, 18:31
Replies: 5
Views: 957
Posted By Goldstone

Have a look at the threads in the Middle East...

Have a look at the threads in the Middle East Forum. No shortage of QR info there. Be warned, might put you off the idea of applying!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Jun 2003, 04:07
Replies: 35
Views: 6,180
Posted By Goldstone

I read somewhere within the last couple of days...

I read somewhere within the last couple of days that they still haven't got all their financing in place. NOT a good sign. Personally I would think the chances of NOW getting airborne are about 10%....
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