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Forum: Rumours & News
6th Apr 2008, 20:56
Replies: 131
Views: 30,200
Posted By harpic

I don't think BA would...........

.......have started this unless they thought there was a good chance of achieving their aims.

Any comparison with the Starmer case is spurious. My guess is that BA are going to stick it to Balpa...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Dec 2006, 20:08
Replies: 197
Views: 38,062
Posted By harpic

Goldstone wrote - Hear Hear never a...

Goldstone wrote -



Hear Hear never a truer word. I get really p****d off having to walk through acres (or should that be hectars) of retail space before reaching the gate. Airports are part of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Dec 2006, 09:05
Replies: 197
Views: 38,062
Posted By harpic

Heathrow's problems hidden by fog

From the DT today ..............

Heathrow's problems hidden by fog




Link
...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
17th Dec 2006, 11:19
Replies: 90
Views: 23,279
Posted By harpic

The French are alway difficult; they have a chip...

The French are alway difficult; they have a chip on their shoulder. I think this is because or despite being cleverer than everyone else they have never attained their true position in the world....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Dec 2006, 17:49
Replies: 306
Views: 99,893
Posted By harpic

Well we all know it's cheaper and easier to sack...

Well we all know it's cheaper and easier to sack staff in the UK than in other European States. Can you see the French or Germans getting rid of their own nationals when they can sack a few Brits....
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
7th Dec 2006, 10:43
Replies: 3
Views: 5,144
Posted By harpic

Airbus Cooked

By Ambrose Evans- Pritchard
The Telegraph, London
Monday, November 27, 2006

http://www.gata.org/node/4538


"..................My hunch is that Airbus will bring matters to a head. I was told...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
30th Nov 2006, 10:43
Replies: 1,379
Views: 286,678
Posted By harpic

Well said BIG MACH. Civil service pensions;...

Well said BIG MACH.

Civil service pensions; which of course include Police, Health Service, the Military etc...etc is or are the elephant in the sitting room. Gordon Brown is in fact raiding...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Nov 2006, 11:09
Replies: 221
Views: 48,276
Posted By harpic

What would you call it? PPrune Elite? ...

What would you call it?

PPrune Elite?


If you think I'm submitting copies of my licence to you, or giving you £1 a month - think again buddy.

With BLOGGING on the increase the days of...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Nov 2006, 09:41
Replies: 6
Views: 2,927
Posted By harpic

The Work of the Civil Aviation Authority

This is the link to the report. It should be required reading for all airline pilots - it confirms what a lot of us think.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Nov 2006, 22:43
Replies: 6
Views: 2,927
Posted By harpic

EASA get a real going over in the Sunday Telegraph

Easa get a real going over in the Sunday Telegraph. Check this link.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/11/12/nbook12.xml
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Nov 2006, 14:30
Replies: 43
Views: 16,891
Posted By harpic

Something of an undersatement. I like the...

Something of an undersatement.

I like the bit where it says

Well thats alright then!
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Nov 2006, 13:52
Replies: 43
Views: 16,891
Posted By harpic

That was a well judged post Cornflake. I flew the...

That was a well judged post Cornflake. I flew the BN2 for LC as well and remember at least 3 hull losses and I don't know how many lives also numerous "dings and scratches". I remember one period...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Nov 2006, 13:00
Replies: 43
Views: 16,891
Posted By harpic

The then operator of the Scottish Air Ambulance...

The then operator of the Scottish Air Ambulance always found it difficult to recruit people to the Islander operation largely due to the pathetic rates of pay which didn't reflect the necessity for...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
3rd Nov 2006, 08:13
Replies: 1,379
Views: 286,678
Posted By harpic

"BA is a pension scheme with an airline attached"

"BA is a pension scheme with an airline attached"

This was a description on BBC Radio 4 this morning. I rather liked it but then I'm not a prespective BA pensioner, employee, or shareholder.
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Nov 2006, 09:58
Replies: 44
Views: 24,651
Posted By harpic

I started this thread after a friend told me what...

I started this thread after a friend told me what was happening at the Scottish Air Ambulance, (I had an interest having done the job in another life).

Since the initial post others have sent me a...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Oct 2006, 08:26
Replies: 44
Views: 24,651
Posted By harpic

I understand that in this case the deviations...

I understand that in this case the deviations from the Flight Time Limitations Scheme were so blatent that the FOI should not need a CHIRPS report to be aware of them.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Oct 2006, 09:55
Replies: 291
Views: 75,186
Posted By harpic

If you had £1000 with which you had to buy shares...

If you had £1000 with which you had to buy shares in an airline in which of the following four airlines would you invest.


1. British Airways

2. Aer Lingus

3. Ryanair

4. Easyjet
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Sep 2006, 15:32
Replies: 44
Views: 24,651
Posted By harpic

Fun and Games at Scottish Air Ambulance (merged)

Several pilots leaving GAMA Scottish Air Ambulance Operation because the company are apparently “misinterpreting” the FTL Scheme and CAA Flight Ops are reported as "less than eager to correct the...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
21st Jul 2006, 15:54
Replies: 575
Views: 157,303
Posted By harpic

This in Latest Spectator Magazine A...

This in Latest Spectator Magazine


A superjumbo-sized monument to Euro-folly
George Trefgarne

Jacques Chirac hit the nail on the head in 2002 when he opened a factory making components for...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Apr 2006, 13:19
Replies: 38
Views: 18,602
Posted By harpic

The moral is DON'T DRINK within 24hrs of duty and...

The moral is DON'T DRINK within 24hrs of duty and not at all during the tour of duty.

Boring I know, but easier than you think, and you won't be giving the moronic jobsworths who appear to be in...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Apr 2006, 06:13
Replies: 208
Views: 113,974
Posted By harpic

I remember somebody doing this years ago in a...

I remember somebody doing this years ago in a Twin Otter (Loganair).

Have flown into Derry a few times and there isn't really any excuse for confusing it with Ballykelly.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
17th Mar 2006, 10:14
Replies: 70
Views: 10,647
Posted By harpic

As I understand it the IPA's legal scheme will...

As I understand it the IPA's legal scheme will cost you £250 excess + 15% of the costs up to a £10k limit. Even if you take out the extra cover or whatever they call it you are still liable to the...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Feb 2006, 11:07
Replies: 7
Views: 3,482
Posted By harpic

This is the continuing Europeanisation of our...

This is the continuing Europeanisation of our institutions. Soon there will be no more CAA and no more AAIB. Not to mention No Farms No Fishing No Jobs.

We had better hope that these EU officials...
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