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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Jun 2009, 23:45
Replies: 4,648
Views: 758,171
Posted By AbeamPoints

The only mystery is when will the loss making...

The only mystery is when will the loss making edifice of Aer lingus pull out of their loss making experiment of BFS.


At some point JetII will lose the mail contract and go puff in the blink of...
Forum: Cabin Crew
9th Jun 2009, 23:38
Replies: 1,523
Views: 192,683
Posted By AbeamPoints

You're doomed. You all know it, you sense...

You're doomed.


You all know it, you sense it you can smell it in the air.



Finally the real world has collided with BA cabin crew and the wreckage will be our terms and conditions which...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st May 2008, 07:45
Replies: 277
Views: 77,915
Posted By AbeamPoints

I think its fairly clear that Lufty will buy BMI...

I think its fairly clear that Lufty will buy BMI to get ~10% of the LHR slots. They will then put 9 of their A380's on LHR to New York and they will make a fortune as their product and service is...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Apr 2008, 15:42
Replies: 4,404
Views: 1,278,298
Posted By AbeamPoints

Parking the equivalent of BmiBaby over the winter...

Parking the equivalent of BmiBaby over the winter suggests that the winter will be harsh for all airlines if RYR can't make any money.

Buzz is irrelevant. The Post Sept11th era of massive LoCo...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Apr 2008, 11:08
Replies: 4,404
Views: 1,278,298
Posted By AbeamPoints

Are you on drugs? RYR can't make a profit on...

Are you on drugs?

RYR can't make a profit on 20 of its aircraft over the winter and park them up instead as it's cheaper. But you think they should start them up and use them on routes currently...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Apr 2008, 10:40
Replies: 4,404
Views: 1,278,298
Posted By AbeamPoints

Lets see. Jet2 have no slots. They operate...

Lets see.

Jet2 have no slots. They operate a different type. Their brand value is tiny. Part of their route structure it totally different to RYR. Their AOC is tied up with a wide business...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Mar 2008, 05:46
Replies: 68
Views: 14,965
Posted By AbeamPoints

Are you actually suprised? Really?!? Why? ...

Are you actually suprised?

Really?!? Why?

MOL is a hard assed git and you signed up to be a contractor to him. The fact that the economic downturn has resulted in you all being abused up the...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
2nd Jan 2008, 20:00
Replies: 13
Views: 2,701
Posted By AbeamPoints

I really wouldn't waste your breath talking about...

I really wouldn't waste your breath talking about the future existence of two of Europes most profitable, fastest growing and dynamic airlines. Its the existence of the rest of the shorthaul...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Dec 2007, 13:30
Replies: 202
Views: 63,053
Posted By AbeamPoints

If you read between the lines or know somone in...

If you read between the lines or know somone in MYT you might come to the conclusion that the Cpt in question was a PA hogging legend in his own lifetime. The management chose to sack a Captain for...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Nov 2007, 12:22
Replies: 202
Views: 63,053
Posted By AbeamPoints

The first officer was probably in the same...

The first officer was probably in the same situation that many FO's find themselves in when confronted with a non-conforming, SOP-light, Charactar Captain; i.e. watch the shop as hard as possible and...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Jan 2007, 13:07
Replies: 1,067
Views: 210,298
Posted By AbeamPoints

£15k basic plus a pension plus about £4k...

£15k basic plus a pension plus about £4k allowances is utter LUXURY. Ryanair already have senior cabin crew members on less than that with no pension doing 6 sector days with 180 odd pax per sector....
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Jan 2007, 10:07
Replies: 1,067
Views: 210,298
Posted By AbeamPoints

Bottom line. Most of you are worth £20k tops. A...

Bottom line. Most of you are worth £20k tops. A few are worth up to £30k.

The generous staff travel (giving away the product) the pensions and the general sense of being professionals will all...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Jan 2007, 07:50
Replies: 1,067
Views: 210,298
Posted By AbeamPoints

I think Mr Walsh is a clever man, experienced in...

I think Mr Walsh is a clever man, experienced in breaking entrenched unionised resistance who has actually worked on the front line. I think he correctly perceives that BA is at a significant...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
13th Jan 2007, 23:21
Replies: 1,379
Views: 286,083
Posted By AbeamPoints

Oh come on Nigel - you were always going to take...

Oh come on Nigel - you were always going to take the first best offer on the table because:

a) Seniority

b) Seniority


So thats two thirds of the pilots

Followed by an innate belief...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
21st Dec 2006, 14:15
Replies: 90
Views: 23,221
Posted By AbeamPoints

I think it worthy of at least a highly raised...

I think it worthy of at least a highly raised eyebrow. Can you imagine the British police arriving at the crack of dawn with 20 or so officers, armed, accompanied by various lawyers and civil...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Dec 2006, 16:50
Replies: 381
Views: 59,106
Posted By AbeamPoints

I'm in Cardiff all the time. Nonetheless: ...

I'm in Cardiff all the time. Nonetheless:

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) published new earnings statistics for 2006 on 26 October 2006. Detailed results can be found on the ONS web...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Dec 2006, 14:27
Replies: 306
Views: 99,692
Posted By AbeamPoints

Britannia are screwed. Pilots on top money with...

Britannia are screwed. Pilots on top money with final salary pension schemes to shame BA yet all they do is fly a small number of ageing 757/767's from regional airports. The majority of their pax...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Dec 2006, 14:18
Replies: 381
Views: 59,106
Posted By AbeamPoints

At the 2001 census, the population of Cardiff was...

At the 2001 census, the population of Cardiff was recorded as 305,340.

Lovely place, but actually a medium sized town labouring under the belief that it is a Capital City. It isn't. And within...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Dec 2006, 13:48
Replies: 79
Views: 9,292
Posted By AbeamPoints

A Trident replacement is a barking mad idea. ...

A Trident replacement is a barking mad idea.

By all means, please, spend the money on a fleet of diesel/electric hunter/killer subs. The Iranians, the Chinese and others are all developing...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
15th Nov 2006, 15:04
Replies: 1,379
Views: 286,083
Posted By AbeamPoints

Thumbs down Let balloting commence... AP

Let balloting commence...

AP
Forum: Terms and Endearment
15th Nov 2006, 11:35
Replies: 1,379
Views: 286,083
Posted By AbeamPoints

My view: BALPA have got a gun to BA's head,...

My view:

BALPA have got a gun to BA's head, BA have a gun to BALPA's knees.

= No contest (IF) BALPA can ground 80% of BA's fleet for more than 48 hrs. I believe it can. Easily.

I hope...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Nov 2006, 11:29
Replies: 4,932
Views: 1,723,802
Posted By AbeamPoints

Umm, sod expanding Heathrows capacity and open a ...

Umm, sod expanding Heathrows capacity and open a new runway somewhere near London.

BA is only financialy viable because of its stranglehold in LHR. But that is no reason to increase capacity at...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
12th Nov 2006, 12:09
Replies: 1,379
Views: 286,083
Posted By AbeamPoints

BACON pilots need to realise that they are going...

BACON pilots need to realise that they are going to be worse off when Flybe take over. Not much, but worse.

You are going to lose:

1, rostering agreement

2, rosters

3, some pay - you...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Nov 2006, 11:40
Replies: 454
Views: 76,965
Posted By AbeamPoints

BFS has many income streams of which EZY...

BFS has many income streams of which EZY comprises no more than 30%. As the City airport is destined to remain a small runway/limited operating hours marginal airport then BFS has nothing to worry...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Nov 2006, 11:30
Replies: 267
Views: 52,402
Posted By AbeamPoints

BHX needs to get a grip. EVERY UK major...

BHX needs to get a grip.

EVERY UK major conurbation has a native low cost airline, often two. BHX has an anaemic BMIBaby offering and a handful of Ryanair W patterns. Come on the second...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
7th Oct 2006, 09:47
Replies: 61
Views: 15,334
Posted By AbeamPoints

Umm, no. This whole thread degenerated because...

Umm, no. This whole thread degenerated because it was mentioned that Ryanair will and do take pilots from all over the place as long as they have a JAA licence. This is evident whenever you hear a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Oct 2006, 09:35
Replies: 291
Views: 74,879
Posted By AbeamPoints

O Leary will: a) Get 51% of Lingus b) ...

O Leary will:

a) Get 51% of Lingus

b) Flog off long haul and the Heathrow slots

c) Run short haul as a seperate company to Ryanair

d) Make it lose money deliberately and in a few...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Apr 2006, 00:15
Replies: 219
Views: 49,689
Posted By AbeamPoints

A few points: 1. This is a bollox bomb note...

A few points:

1. This is a bollox bomb note NOT a hijack.

2. Land wherever you deam fit by the simple words " Pan Pan Pan Airline Flight 123 request diversion to land at NEAREST THAT TAKES...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Apr 2006, 14:48
Replies: 68
Views: 10,488
Posted By AbeamPoints

Oh, come on Muppets. Rolls Royce/GE gets locked...

Oh, come on Muppets. Rolls Royce/GE gets locked out of the JSF alternative engine market and Tony goes Ape. A couple of weeks later BAE wants to raise £3bn so muh that its willing to sell the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
2nd Sep 2004, 04:59
Replies: 230
Views: 64,202
Posted By AbeamPoints

Well what a barrel of laughs it looks like...

Well what a barrel of laughs it looks like working for Birdseed these days - Not.

One wonders just who is applying to join them at the moment? Are they all folks worried about the future of their...
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