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Forum: Terms and Endearment
28th Apr 2024, 08:15
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

BOS yes but Reston??? :E

BOS yes but Reston??? :E
Forum: Terms and Endearment
27th Apr 2024, 13:51
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

Nailed it, it’s moving quick at the moment but if...

Nailed it, it’s moving quick at the moment but if the music stops those 100-150 or whatever places you’ve lost yourself by waiting could cost you your command by multiple years. Add in the effect on...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Apr 2024, 14:17
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

Overtime to keep it simple.

Overtime to keep it simple.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Apr 2024, 14:13
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

Tax deductible in many domiciles ;-)

Tax deductible in many domiciles ;-)
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Apr 2024, 09:45
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

Are you joining direct LH? If so you should...

Are you joining direct LH? If so you should eclipse what you’re earning as FO/SFO at easyJet without too much bother from day one (Capt is a different story) even after the substantially better pay...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
10th Apr 2024, 13:56
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

The biggest drop off is the guys near the top of...

The biggest drop off is the guys near the top of the P77L list taking their command and going from their pick of five day Punta Canas and Cape Towns etc to then slogging it out to the east coast five...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
10th Apr 2024, 12:39
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

Judging by May 777 rosters the first person I’ve...

Judging by May 777 rosters the first person I’ve seen on iBid who has got more than one full weekend off (excluding Part Time weeks or leave/duty free week) sits at just over 2700 on the MSL. That’s...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
10th Apr 2024, 09:18
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

Definitely true for long haul where the...

Definitely true for long haul where the demographic is a bit different but during my time on short haul I never failed to get peak summer leave right from the very beginning. I’m guessing because it...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
9th Apr 2024, 15:29
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

Which sounds better on paper. In reality it’s...

Which sounds better on paper. In reality it’s more like stolen moments at home and can actually be more frustrating in its own way than being away from home for the duration of a block.

I would...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
5th Apr 2024, 21:14
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

I think the idea is to make the A380 pilots fly...

I think the idea is to make the A380 pilots fly the A350 too but not vice versa so you can utilise the A380 guys and girls more when it’s quiet so it would end up a smaller training footprint than...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
5th Apr 2024, 20:40
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

If that turns out to be true it’s not...

If that turns out to be true it’s not particularly surprising, the 787-10 has better operating economics than the A350-900 on the vast majority of stage lengths that the 777-200s currently perform...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
5th Apr 2024, 08:19
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

the key word here is replace. BA ordering any...

the key word here is replace. BA ordering any amount of 787s and A350s as replacement aircraft to those retirements will not generate additional vacancies but will be filled by internal transfer (no...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
2nd Apr 2024, 10:40
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

Read my post again

Read my post again
Forum: Terms and Endearment
2nd Apr 2024, 10:16
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

Also just from looking at iBid I haven’t seen a...

Also just from looking at iBid I haven’t seen a single DEP join on the 787 in the last year or upcoming as far as May so unless there’s swathes of Virgin escapees from the A350 or Emirates 777 pilots...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Mar 2024, 17:42
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

good luck. It’ll be dire straits for the company...

good luck. It’ll be dire straits for the company before that happens. By the way, just to correct GS-Alpha’s comments above ever so slightly on a small detail, Airbus to Airbus type conversion freeze...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
21st Mar 2024, 23:29
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

So why was this “suitable for long haul”...

So why was this “suitable for long haul” stipulation not a thing just a few short years ago where the exact same set of circumstances you have just described were extant? Am I incorrect in saying...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
21st Mar 2024, 10:47
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

The suitability for Long Haul thing is a bit of a...

The suitability for Long Haul thing is a bit of a red herring in my opinion. The way the BA sim assessment always worked was that if you passed the sim you were deemed capable of passing any BA type...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
19th Mar 2024, 07:51
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

I’ve heard that exact same argument made ten...

I’ve heard that exact same argument made ten years ago too. We can all run pessimistic disaster scenarios until the cows come home, it’s no way to live your life. In any case that still beats the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
19th Mar 2024, 07:17
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

It very much depends on your motivations. It’s a...

It very much depends on your motivations. It’s a very personal decision. The money for being LHS easyJet can quite frankly go take a walk when you’re sat relaxing on the beach downroute vs multiple...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
18th Mar 2024, 18:25
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

Just out of interest why the urge on Pprune to...

Just out of interest why the urge on Pprune to not refer to easyjet by name, rather “an orange airline”? Ooooh cryptic :) Is it a little bit like how actors refuse to name Macbeth and call it the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
10th Mar 2024, 08:39
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

it’s part of the free travel zone now post Covid....

it’s part of the free travel zone now post Covid. Doesn’t cost anything to/from LHR.

(obviously more relevant to the sim assessment though)
Forum: Terms and Endearment
2nd Mar 2024, 16:02
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

That’s not HMRC’s concern or remit. The only...

That’s not HMRC’s concern or remit. The only thing they care about is if you are resident or not and what your UK working percentage is to determine your tax liability. What you pay to another...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
2nd Mar 2024, 15:04
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

You’ll find it’s nights in the UK now and not 183...

You’ll find it’s nights in the UK now and not 183 days anymore. All dependent on your number of ties to the UK. If you’ve two or more it’ll be 90 nights before you’re considered resident. If it’s...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
15th Feb 2024, 10:59
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

Nope. The bottom of the 777 is horrific. If on a...

Nope. The bottom of the 777 is horrific. If on a month with no leave 6 trips a month is not uncommon at all although more frequently it seems to be five and a half (with a trip that carries out into...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
15th Feb 2024, 07:44
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

Funnily enough I was told by a TSC it’s unlikely...

Funnily enough I was told by a TSC it’s unlikely to be paired with the 787 due to the 777/777-9 both having TAC and the 787 not. Do not underestimate the possibility of yet another standalone fleet...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Feb 2024, 18:41
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

But on no other fleet will you be going to such...

But on no other fleet will you be going to such senior places as SIN & JNB so regularly as a junior pilot if you ever see them at all (unlikely). HKG rumoured to be coming back soon too. The...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Feb 2024, 16:05
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

I’d also add because there is nothing shorter...

I’d also add because there is nothing shorter than three days on the A380 and the maintenance is done in Manila any Time Assignable duty they use to make your roster up to CAP is completely unusable....
Forum: Terms and Endearment
8th Feb 2024, 10:42
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

You don’t necessarily have to do hotlines, both...

You don’t necessarily have to do hotlines, both hotlines and staff travel tickets do the job although obviously you don’t collect your tier points on the latter. Staff travel is a pain granted and...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
3rd Feb 2024, 14:31
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

Which was my entire point. If you’ve never flown...

Which was my entire point. If you’ve never flown an Airbus the 320 will serve you perfectly well enough to give you a heads up enough to display your non technical skills. No need whatsoever to bust...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
3rd Feb 2024, 08:31
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

A couple of hours in an A320 sim would prepare...

A couple of hours in an A320 sim would prepare you more than adequately for an A380 sim assessment.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
1st Feb 2024, 21:10
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

Hits your pension much more significantly than...

Hits your pension much more significantly than that in the long run though. As with everything it requires careful consideration.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
31st Jan 2024, 23:28
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

Which sadly also isn’t a guarantee and doesn’t...

Which sadly also isn’t a guarantee and doesn’t help you out on reserve!
Forum: Terms and Endearment
30th Jan 2024, 22:50
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

how exactly do you propose you’re going to get a...

how exactly do you propose you’re going to get a worse scenario than almost zero revenue coming in? That’s not a downturn that’s a shutdown. My words were you are not going to see worse than that and...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Jan 2024, 16:07
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

But that, in my opinion, is a very myopic...

But that, in my opinion, is a very myopic decision to your own detriment. Covid, as I said before, was an almost total ground stop to the entire industry. Virtually zero revenue coming into the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
28th Jan 2024, 15:39
Replies: 1,122
Views: 560,857
Posted By Plastic787

which line would that be exactly? There’s no line...

which line would that be exactly? There’s no line to be swallowed it’s a matter of simple fact, which some would appear incapable of grasping.
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