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Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jun 2008, 06:05
Replies: 50
Views: 8,610
Posted By stagn8

Cabin Air

This thread reminds me that when I worked for Pan Am in the early 80's that the cabin crew used to complain about cabin air quality and would train each other up to check how many 'pax' systems were...
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
9th Mar 2008, 09:53
Replies: 24
Views: 4,171
Posted By stagn8

where to go ?

Good question, I went from BD crewing (which was good fun but not necessarily hugely remunerated) to SITA (they have a flight ops dept and make you globetrot), learned IT there, then moved on to...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Aug 2007, 04:02
Replies: 83
Views: 28,837
Posted By stagn8

Not all passengers are stupid either

If an airline chooses to hire and fly young inexperienced crews then it doesn't take long for the pax who travel a lot to figure out what is going on. (They are the bored looking ones who know more...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Apr 2006, 05:50
Replies: 142
Views: 38,403
Posted By stagn8

Marketing 101

If you look to the US for parallel lessons you see legacy (older) carriers struggling to compete with point to point specialists.

DL will never compete with Air Tran on ATL/BUF for example on a...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
1st Mar 2006, 05:04
Replies: 16
Views: 2,278
Posted By stagn8

Blve it was Gordon Bethune of CO who said if your...

Blve it was Gordon Bethune of CO who said if your focus is to drive cost out of your business, at some point there will be no cheese left on the pizza.

I used to work for said company when they...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Jan 2006, 01:17
Replies: 123
Views: 27,908
Posted By stagn8

Re: Easy on the Eye - feedback

I wasn't sure at first because the gaps between the topics grew but now I have got used to it I prefer it. I am especially impressed with the topic description/content boxes that appear when the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Oct 2005, 09:22
Replies: 5
Views: 5,633
Posted By stagn8

Come on, this is marketing 101 - these are two...

Come on, this is marketing 101 - these are two companies operating different business models to different segments of the market, so if they stay in their corners they'll do fine. Sure, where they...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Sep 2005, 03:11
Replies: 100
Views: 20,545
Posted By stagn8

I wonder if the problems DL, NW etc face are more...

I wonder if the problems DL, NW etc face are more subtle. They are hub carriers with hugely complex networks. Fact is that I don't think they have a clue how much money (if any) they make from any...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
28th Aug 2005, 03:53
Replies: 9
Views: 3,697
Posted By stagn8

787 - is it really a Caravelle or maybe Comet ?

If you look at this story referenced by Radar Vector

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/238059_boeing26.html

there is a close up photo of the nose section of the 787

I could swear it was...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
22nd Jul 2005, 05:22
Replies: 6
Views: 3,831
Posted By stagn8

Have suspected for some time that Boeing needed...

Have suspected for some time that Boeing needed to do this to keep the LCC (Low Cost Carrier) fleet on side, since they all have 737's (except Jet Blue & EasyJet), and want one a/c type on fleet for...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Jul 2005, 06:18
Replies: 40
Views: 16,957
Posted By stagn8

Fascinating

Rather than sound off at a peer of the realm who was doing a job, woudn't it be fairer to (a) congratulate said gentleman on the efficacy with which he executed his task, and (b) question the intent...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th May 2005, 03:03
Replies: 25
Views: 5,021
Posted By stagn8

Would anyone use actual weights ?

Might be a market opportunity here then for a set of scales to weigh passengers at check-in.... that would end the fuzziness around whether the plane is 1300kgs overweight (maybe 3+ tonnes if a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th May 2005, 03:36
Replies: 2
Views: 1,039
Posted By stagn8

...have you been had ?

DL are I think the last major US carrier to operate only US aircraft, they don't have any Airbus aircraft, so if you are doing DL A320's you've been had by somone !!

As I sat in a TK A340 5 mins...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th May 2005, 03:25
Replies: 5
Views: 1,486
Posted By stagn8

Tks bafanguy & why the TSA check in E

- Thanks, good point re longest runway, so safety first and why not. I hadn't spotted that.

As for why you have to do a TSA security check from concourse E inbound from an international flight...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th May 2005, 04:33
Replies: 5
Views: 1,486
Posted By stagn8

One way for DL to save money...

Seeing recent articles about liquidity problems, more losses etc, and flying back from JFK today and discovering DL have suspended 'linen' service in the front to save money, I wonder why on earth DL...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
29th Apr 2005, 02:20
Replies: 55
Views: 9,127
Posted By stagn8

What tosh..

When the first train lurched into motion it was preceeded by someone waving a red flag, now they flood daily into Waterloo and Grand Central with plenty more than an A380 load and a noticeable...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Mar 2005, 04:08
Replies: 22
Views: 10,175
Posted By stagn8

Irish Village - owned by the DCA, next to the...

Irish Village - owned by the DCA, next to the tennis courts and opposite the avaiation club. A place to relax and unwind. If you go to Dubai, go there. Great hammour and chips. Beer's not bad either.
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Mar 2005, 03:52
Replies: 76
Views: 42,251
Posted By stagn8

As for the comments on old vs new planes, blve...

As for the comments on old vs new planes, blve that it takes about 12-18 months to de-bug a new plane and make it really reliable (sort out the wiring looms etc), so don't knock your used planes,...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
18th Feb 2005, 04:17
Replies: 27
Views: 5,688
Posted By stagn8

There is a reasonable condition DC7 (or is it a...

There is a reasonable condition DC7 (or is it a DC6) parked up at GVA belongs to the fire dept......
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
18th Feb 2005, 04:08
Replies: 6
Views: 1,881
Posted By stagn8

FYI, industry pundits say: Air Traffic is...

FYI, industry pundits say:

Air Traffic is slated to grow at 5% (AAGR ’04-’08) per IATA (AAGR means Average Annual Growth Rate). ACI data shows pax growth is forecast at an average of 4% per...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Feb 2005, 03:27
Replies: 33
Views: 10,848
Posted By stagn8

Roster

Well Murdoch-Disliker, I reckon your roster totalled 31 days with 4 days off, so the reference to a 'few days off' after is pretty meaningless when it comes to the month you just flew.

Last time...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Feb 2005, 04:47
Replies: 0
Views: 805
Posted By stagn8

DL/CO/NW 'merger'

Given the dire straits of some US carriers the possible integration of DL with CO and NW is not as silly as it seems... a rumour (sorry, rumor) here has it that DL's new CEO is a mergers and...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
11th Feb 2005, 04:04
Replies: 52
Views: 28,989
Posted By stagn8

Dodgy wings etc

Lu Zuckerman, I have worked for an airline or two (Pan Bankrupt, Brit Mid etc) and the acid test was always whether or not the ground engineer or loadmaster would fly on the plane after it had been...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
22nd Jan 2005, 05:25
Replies: 17
Views: 1,636
Posted By stagn8

Question Methinks an important question is raised here....

Methinks an important question is raised here. What pays for a flight? Is it the poor old sods in the back, all x00 of them, or the few in J class (often travelling on free upgrades or as staff...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
27th Dec 2004, 05:53
Replies: 7
Views: 2,690
Posted By stagn8

I thought first and biz were for the sublos...

I thought first and biz were for the sublos (staff standby's on free tickets) and some of the owner's friends and relatives plus some glitterati, whilst those of us that pack the back pay for the...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Dec 2004, 05:41
Replies: 39
Views: 12,191
Posted By stagn8

I'd like to endorse Anlimalclub, I too have...

I'd like to endorse Anlimalclub, I too have worked with many a carrier in the Middle East and Asia, including PIA and have nothing but respect for their professional approach to aviation under less...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Dec 2004, 05:30
Replies: 188
Views: 67,669
Posted By stagn8

I just wonder who checks the checkers ? Do any...

I just wonder who checks the checkers ? Do any accountants or lawyers get breath-tested? What about doctors, don't they party quite hard ? Not that its OK to drink and fly because it's not... but...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Oct 2004, 03:28
Replies: 110
Views: 25,399
Posted By stagn8

Talking Shift the paradigm...

This thread is very interesting. Some questions spring to mind..

(a) where you have big capacity, why not do what they do in Asia and operate a 747-400 on a short sector, filled to the gills with...
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