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Forum: Fragrant Harbour
23rd Aug 2010, 12:38
Replies: 8
Views: 3,423
Posted By Turn and Burn

Basings quagmire

Basings policy is a mess. Get everyone back to HK and start again. The differences in terms and conditions are already getting wider with different rules in various base areas.
If Aus rules...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
24th May 2008, 09:52
Replies: 2
Views: 955
Posted By Turn and Burn

Interesting system of day off payments in UK...

Interesting system of day off payments in UK holiday charter company has pushed Captains salary to GBP148,000 -- 00 for 2007/2008. Better than B-scales. Captains get GBP 1000 -- 00 per day, cabin...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
15th May 2008, 07:23
Replies: 23
Views: 4,610
Posted By Turn and Burn

To the pounder. The 747-400 training...

To the pounder.

The 747-400 training environment is improving. The current fleet management and training management seem to want to emphasise the positives in a trainees performance rather...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st May 2008, 19:21
Replies: 44
Views: 10,582
Posted By Turn and Burn

HMRC are operating an extortion racket on behalf...

HMRC are operating an extortion racket on behalf of McBroon. McBroon decides how much he wants and sends his heavies to get the loot. Most of the time a written threat, in the form of a tax demand is...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st May 2008, 18:33
Replies: 1,107
Views: 212,155
Posted By Turn and Burn

Pack cigar shaped tube with C4. Insert into...

Pack cigar shaped tube with C4. Insert into orifice. Pass through security where even body check will not find hidden item, nor will much trumpeted body scanner at T4. C4 is not difficult to obtain...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Mar 2008, 17:59
Replies: 50
Views: 17,248
Posted By Turn and Burn

If Shooey wants information about the health of...

If Shooey wants information about the health of pilots he should ask the aviation doctors. I discussed this question with our company doctor. He said that the studies show that health does not...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
27th Feb 2008, 08:10
Replies: 21
Views: 5,039
Posted By Turn and Burn

Take a step back

CX have got their knickers in a twist over this and without You Tube all would have sailed along merrily with nothing further said. There have been other fly-bys as we all know. The problem is the...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Feb 2008, 14:17
Replies: 216
Views: 36,182
Posted By Turn and Burn

How about a coup.

Don't suppose we could get the Pongos to park their tanks outside Westminster and show Mac Broon where real power resides. There would be no intervention from the EU. If they are frightened of taking...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
17th Feb 2008, 13:50
Replies: 36
Views: 9,388
Posted By Turn and Burn

The Cost Cutter

Check out the Cabin Crew site on Intra CX. GM Inflight Services is thanking cabin crew for helping out on G days. Company are not short of cabin crew, you understand, but there is an unusually high...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Oct 2007, 16:28
Replies: 62
Views: 16,218
Posted By Turn and Burn

I take issue with those who call the EU our...

I take issue with those who call the EU our partners. Why are they not partnering us in Afghanistan? I am all in favour of British crews flying British troops to the Falklands or anywhere else for...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
1st Sep 2007, 22:15
Replies: 320
Views: 43,388
Posted By Turn and Burn

There are things that can be done to throw a...

There are things that can be done to throw a little sand in the wheels before calling for a strike, which can be problematic in Hong Kong. If we all opted out of flying the freighters, a significant...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
26th Jun 2007, 20:54
Replies: 20
Views: 4,791
Posted By Turn and Burn

gipilot; you don't give enough information. If...

gipilot; you don't give enough information. If you do not live in the UK you will get a 'no-tax' code, which means that tax will not be deducted at source. For this to apply you must spend no more...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
4th May 2007, 16:46
Replies: 19
Views: 4,074
Posted By Turn and Burn

Thanks for that Classicdriver. The goalposts seem...

Thanks for that Classicdriver. The goalposts seem to be moving by the day. There are definitely CX crews in the UK paying tax but not NI. When the department dealing with NICs was recently contacted...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
20th Apr 2007, 16:16
Replies: 19
Views: 4,074
Posted By Turn and Burn

Dragon 501. Many years ago I worked for a UK...

Dragon 501. Many years ago I worked for a UK company on a permanent overseas contract. I was on a no-tax code and therefore did not have tax deducted at source. However, because the company was UK...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Apr 2007, 13:25
Replies: 19
Views: 4,074
Posted By Turn and Burn

Joe, I shall try to explain myself a little more...

Joe, I shall try to explain myself a little more clearly.
If you are UK domiciled but resident overseas working for an overseas company, you are liable for neither tax nor NI in the UK. So if...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
13th Apr 2007, 20:56
Replies: 19
Views: 4,074
Posted By Turn and Burn

Fareaster is writing drivel. UK based crews...

Fareaster is writing drivel. UK based crews spending more than 90 days a year in the UK have always been liable to UK tax, but if their company has been based overseas they have not paid National...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
30th Apr 2006, 15:03
Replies: 42
Views: 12,517
Posted By Turn and Burn

BusyB. Some of the 49ers were guilty of...

BusyB. Some of the 49ers were guilty of intimidating fellow crew members. How can it be in bad taste to link them to the activities in which they were involved. Perhaps Flexible response would like...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
30th Apr 2006, 10:37
Replies: 42
Views: 12,517
Posted By Turn and Burn

Those of you who were in CX at the time the 49ers...

Those of you who were in CX at the time the 49ers had their contracts terminated will remember that there were many issues on which to be outraged. The union leadership had called for a sick-out,...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
15th Apr 2006, 15:12
Replies: 42
Views: 12,517
Posted By Turn and Burn

CX procedure in the past has been to offer the...

CX procedure in the past has been to offer the candidate for dismissal an option. He can either go D and G, in which case he would not receive a reference for a future employer, or he can resign. The...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Apr 2006, 14:27
Replies: 25
Views: 11,643
Posted By Turn and Burn

The interview process includes questions on...

The interview process includes questions on criminal record and drug abuse. If you choose not to reveal your past history and then the company subsequently discovers that you do have a criminal...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
2nd Apr 2006, 16:49
Replies: 42
Views: 12,517
Posted By Turn and Burn

Danny. The question of unfair dismissal is woven...

Danny. The question of unfair dismissal is woven into this case, regardless of the procedures adopted by CX in their treatment of the 49ers. George Crofts has chosen to expose his 'bag of bones'...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Apr 2006, 11:04
Replies: 25
Views: 11,643
Posted By Turn and Burn

I agree that this case should stand on its legal...

I agree that this case should stand on its legal merits alone. The problem is, legal issues are dealt with by real people who are prone to subjective judgements. If one of the members of the Tribunal...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
2nd Apr 2006, 07:08
Replies: 42
Views: 12,517
Posted By Turn and Burn

Frankg has moved this post to a wider audience on...

Frankg has moved this post to a wider audience on the 'Rumours and News' page.
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Apr 2006, 15:23
Replies: 25
Views: 11,643
Posted By Turn and Burn

I agree with everything that Ricky Whizz says....

I agree with everything that Ricky Whizz says. That standard grievance procedures were not followed brings CX management into disrepute and is surely the issue on which the Tribunal will focus.
...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
30th Mar 2006, 19:56
Replies: 42
Views: 12,517
Posted By Turn and Burn

I can understand the moderators concerns about...

I can understand the moderators concerns about lawyers and website owners. The question is, on an open forum such as this, if unsubstantiated opinions were excluded, how many contributors would...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
30th Mar 2006, 18:59
Replies: 1,379
Views: 286,598
Posted By Turn and Burn

If you had cause to strike it should be against...

If you had cause to strike it should be against the amount of tax you pay. Scotch Gordon has robbed your and everyone elses' pension fund to the tune of GBP5 billion per year for the last 9 years and...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Mar 2006, 18:36
Replies: 60
Views: 21,247
Posted By Turn and Burn

Sorry to spoil your dream, but the evidence from...

Sorry to spoil your dream, but the evidence from the US, as published recently in Flight, indicates that the LoCos are safer than the 'Majors'. Maybe it is because they are more profitable and have...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th May 2003, 02:37
Replies: 54
Views: 7,794
Posted By Turn and Burn

Given that tuberculosis is endemic in India, I...

Given that tuberculosis is endemic in India, I would have thought that any country that Air India crews refused to fly to would be greatly relieved.
Forum: Rumours & News
5th May 2003, 02:42
Replies: 248
Views: 51,151
Posted By Turn and Burn

Cool The terrorists have boarded the aircraft with...

The terrorists have boarded the aircraft with their kevlar and ceramic knives. They are more than a match for the plastic knives and forks carried by our passengers. The law-abiding Cabin Crew and...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
4th Sep 2002, 22:18
Replies: 19
Views: 1,751
Posted By Turn and Burn

CX Poll

All CX crews will be invited to take part in a poll either at the end of this year, when industrial action resumes, or more likely the beginning of next, when Nick Rhodes replaces Ken Barley. The...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
22nd Oct 2001, 19:35
Replies: 10
Views: 502
Posted By Turn and Burn

Cool The only 'simple guys' round here, Lerxt, are the...

The only 'simple guys' round here, Lerxt, are the ones who have been following the dictates of the AOA. We could have ramped up the A scales to pre 93 and given A scales to all new Captains if the...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
17th Oct 2001, 11:29
Replies: 30
Views: 2,065
Posted By Turn and Burn

Post Blunderbus and others must think Prune readers...

Blunderbus and others must think Prune readers are wet behind the ears if he expects them to believe that this dispute is only about rostering. You will have read the SCMP, but Pruners may not have...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Aug 2001, 00:38
Replies: 27
Views: 2,382
Posted By Turn and Burn

Post How many of those late departing crews put the...

How many of those late departing crews put the reason for the delay as adhering to the minutiae of company procedures? None I suspect.
More to the point, if someone is found to be causing an...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Aug 2001, 20:07
Replies: 27
Views: 2,382
Posted By Turn and Burn

Post The answer to the question posed by SOPS is...

The answer to the question posed by SOPS is "Nothing". The AOAs work to rule has no affect on departure times since crews suspect that if they pushback behind schedule without a valid (in the...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
24th Jul 2001, 23:57
Replies: 67
Views: 7,479
Posted By Turn and Burn

Post Tornado Ali was leaving CX a couple of years ago....

Tornado Ali was leaving CX a couple of years ago. He told us that he had had enough and he was going to join Emirates. What happened TA? Did you see the Emirates contract and decide you were better...
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