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Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

7th May 2020, 17:33

Replies: 605

Virgin Atlantic

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Posted By RexBanner

The key word there is solely. That is exactly how...

The key word there is solely. That is exactly how Flybe were going to chop people in 2013. However they used a matrix with lifo being the most dominant factor. God knows how BA want to do it (aside...

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

27th Apr 2020, 19:28

Replies: 605

Virgin Atlantic

Views: 553,512

Posted By RexBanner

Well without knowing the ins and outs of Virgin’s...

Well without knowing the ins and outs of Virgin’s scheduling agreement I do know that they are limited to 700 hours a year, whereas we at BA are up to 900 and in very many cases on Long Haul we hit...

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

27th Apr 2020, 16:41

Replies: 605

Virgin Atlantic

Views: 553,512

Posted By RexBanner

Three words; economies of scale. I think you’ll...

Three words; economies of scale. I think you’ll find VS pilots are better paid than their BA counterparts in any case, we’re also more productive too (controversial topic).

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

26th Apr 2020, 12:05

Replies: 605

Virgin Atlantic

Views: 553,512

Posted By RexBanner

Flybe were always going to go to the wall in...

Flybe were always going to go to the wall in March. I’d already seen an interview with Michael O’Leary a few weeks earlier where he’d said that’s when their money would run out. Now admittedly he’s...

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

22nd Apr 2020, 13:28

Replies: 605

Virgin Atlantic

Views: 553,512

Posted By RexBanner

I know this is pedantry to the extreme (and I...

I know this is pedantry to the extreme (and I apologise) but the IATA code for Virgin Atlantic is VS. VA is Virgin Australia. Kind of grates if people are trying to present otherwise “knowledgable”...

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

21st Apr 2020, 19:34

Replies: 605

Virgin Atlantic

Views: 553,512

Posted By RexBanner

It’s probably not. Unless you’re a wind up...

It’s probably not. Unless you’re a wind up merchant or troll. In which case fill your boots, helpfully there’s an ignore button for the rest of us.

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

20th Apr 2020, 22:55

Replies: 605

Virgin Atlantic

Views: 553,512

Posted By RexBanner

Set that one up perfectly :ok:

Set that one up perfectly :ok:

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

20th Apr 2020, 22:18

Replies: 605

Virgin Atlantic

Views: 553,512

Posted By RexBanner

Best of luck to the guys and girls at Virgin,...

Best of luck to the guys and girls at Virgin, some of my earliest childhood aviation memories are of visiting the flightdeck on the old classic 747s on our way to the USA in the 80s and early 90s. I...

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

9th Apr 2020, 23:13

Replies: 605

Virgin Atlantic

Views: 553,512

Posted By RexBanner

The job protection scheme is designed to...

The job protection scheme is designed to protect/help employees who would otherwise be made redundant. Although it will help the finances of a company such as BA out it hardly qualifies as a handout...

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