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Forum: Terms and Endearment
12th Nov 2009, 23:20
Replies: 308
Views: 76,114
Posted By standbyils

Quick editing of your last paragraph LL! I was...

Quick editing of your last paragraph LL! I was quick enough to catch the original post (our secret).:eek:

Surely operating to Cat 1 for a while is a professional approach to bedding in a new...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
12th Nov 2009, 19:03
Replies: 308
Views: 76,114
Posted By standbyils

Lord L - surely not at the expense of their...

Lord L - surely not at the expense of their customers - I very much doubt such an idiotic stance would be taken by a professional airline.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
12th Nov 2009, 17:38
Replies: 308
Views: 76,114
Posted By standbyils

Curser I guess the best way to find out who...

Curser

I guess the best way to find out who made the planning error would be for you to ask your Ops whether Astraeus Ops requested the change the night before (!).

Get your own ship in order...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
12th Nov 2009, 00:02
Replies: 308
Views: 76,114
Posted By standbyils

I'm confused by this entire thread now. ...

I'm confused by this entire thread now.

Astraeus is an ACMI operation, pure and simple (am I correct?) - therefore, would Astraeus' Commercial Department have entered into a debate on the reasons...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
9th Aug 2009, 22:24
Replies: 308
Views: 76,114
Posted By standbyils

hasn't astraeus put 3 extra aircraft in the sky...

hasn't astraeus put 3 extra aircraft in the sky this year already?


as someone who spent a great deal of time in the aviation industry, although not right now, i can't resist pointing out that...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st May 2009, 14:08
Replies: 33
Views: 9,805
Posted By standbyils

Astraeus is not owned by FONS as is one of the...

Astraeus is not owned by FONS as is one of the few UK airlines recruiting and expanding.:ok:
Forum: Nordic Forum
25th Oct 2008, 19:57
Replies: 47
Views: 10,708
Posted By standbyils

Dissident Astraeus and Sterling are owned by...

Dissident

Astraeus and Sterling are owned by the same company - NTH; travel/leisure division of FONS (Icelandic Investment Group).

I would imagine that FONS is looking for a co-investor to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd May 2008, 17:01
Replies: 1,207
Views: 288,851
Posted By standbyils

Always sad news, even when you don't operate for...

Always sad news, even when you don't operate for the carrier concerned. It isn't all over yet, but there are jobs for B757 drivers at the moment, so the boys and girls might be advised to keep an ear...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Mar 2008, 21:31
Replies: 196
Views: 70,858
Posted By standbyils

The bmi contract for AEU is surley the shape of...

The bmi contract for AEU is surley the shape of things to come for Astraeus. AEU supply the aircraft and pilots (AEU's AOC) and the customer airline keeps it's image in the cabin, which is all the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Mar 2008, 21:07
Replies: 2,984
BMI
Views: 1,029,261
Posted By standbyils

Astraeus will not disadvantage any of it's own...

Astraeus will not disadvantage any of it's own pilots and are not required to by the contract in place. This means that any AEU pilot wishing to bid for LHR will be given preference, including those...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Feb 2008, 07:24
Replies: 196
Views: 70,858
Posted By standbyils

AEU will only use bmi pilots to plug their own...

AEU will only use bmi pilots to plug their own holes, not disadvantage AEU pilots.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Feb 2008, 07:17
Replies: 54
Views: 12,647
Posted By standbyils

PPrune never ceases to amaze me. A thread is...

PPrune never ceases to amaze me. A thread is started and opinions expressed without the correct information.

Bond (now known as Alpha) has a contract with AEU to help it market it's type rating...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
10th Oct 2007, 22:17
Replies: 25
Views: 17,370
Posted By standbyils

TRE package is approx £120,00, so for all the...

TRE package is approx £120,00, so for all the chat here the article is still correct.:rolleyes:
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
10th Oct 2007, 22:01
Replies: 277
Views: 50,936
Posted By standbyils

Bond Aviation Type Rating, don't.

Bond Aviation Type Rating, don't.
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Dec 2006, 20:10
Replies: 20
Views: 13,138
Posted By standbyils

A319 Autoland 3B - aircraft stopped on tarmac at...

A319 Autoland 3B - aircraft stopped on tarmac at stop end. Skipper decided it better to call for tug than risk heroics in 150m. Good call if you ask me. Non invent in any case.
Forum: Questions
3rd Mar 2006, 21:25
Replies: 5
Views: 2,301
Posted By standbyils

When considering low level runway changes ask...

When considering low level runway changes ask yourself "does the potential gain justify the potential risk?". My answer has always been "No". ATC often think they are doing us a favour (shortened...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Dec 2005, 20:21
Replies: 153
Views: 27,795
Posted By standbyils

I suspect that this might be something to do with...

I suspect that this might be something to do with some of the 'alternates' used by FR. The airline may well have been told by a particular airfield (deliberately not using word airport) that Pax...
Forum: ATC Issues
3rd Dec 2005, 14:26
Replies: 25
Views: 6,266
Posted By standbyils

In that case my original post was correct. By the...

In that case my original post was correct. By the way, pilots are not allowed to factor Met Vis for a Cat 2/3 approach (or LVTO, but I can't remember without looking whether that applies to LVTO...
Forum: ATC Issues
30th Nov 2005, 20:32
Replies: 25
Views: 6,266
Posted By standbyils

Heathrow Director, Then my next question...

Heathrow Director,

Then my next question would be what if the RVR dropped below 400m with no LVPs in force? Can crew depart? Can the airfield process departing traffic?

You corrected my earlier...
Forum: ATC Issues
30th Nov 2005, 15:08
Replies: 25
Views: 6,266
Posted By standbyils

Heathrow Director, If you didn't manage to...

Heathrow Director,

If you didn't manage to implement LVPs in time (600m) and the RVR dropped to 450m could you allow take-offs to happen?
i.e. Visibilty of 400m or greater does not represent a...
Forum: ATC Issues
23rd Nov 2005, 18:48
Replies: 25
Views: 6,266
Posted By standbyils

The initial question posted here is a good one. ...

The initial question posted here is a good one.

There are 'grey' areas surrounding this. The 'answers' I feel are not that helpful or accurate (BOAC). If you want a straight answer then I believe...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
20th Jan 2004, 00:15
Replies: 9
Views: 1,148
Posted By standbyils

Talking John boy, I still waste part of my salary on...

John boy,

I still waste part of my salary on BALPA - but for how much longer I don't know.

As regards these 'tax issues' - investigations were made into this issue months ago. Only now that...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
16th Jan 2004, 04:29
Replies: 9
Views: 1,148
Posted By standbyils

Red face What the Rocket has written is indeed true -...

What the Rocket has written is indeed true - BALPA are yet again trying to get in on the act and take credit for the hard work of others. I have seen this time and time again of late.

The tax...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Mar 2002, 01:15
Replies: 68
Views: 6,610
Posted By standbyils

Exclamation Guess what?. .. .The in-flight P.A. from the...

Guess what?. .. .The in-flight P.A. from the pilot under training did not mention any of the things reported in the papers. He simply, and might I add professionally, said the diversion was due to...
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