PPRuNe Forums - Search Results
PPRuNe Forums

Go Back  PPRuNe Forums > Search Forums
Reload this Page >

Search Results

Register
FAQ
Calendar
Wikiposts
Today's Posts
Search
Vendor Directory
 
Page 1 of 2
1
2
Search: Posts Made By: OzzyOzBorn
Showing results 1 to 35 of 42
Search took 0.01 seconds.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Nov 2020, 21:46
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

Your concerns are valid. But if we acknowledge...

Your concerns are valid. But if we acknowledge that T1 in particular has had very little spent on it in recent times in expectation that it would be demolished in the not too distant future, then...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Nov 2020, 15:58
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

Yep. But they can blame Gubmint bureaucracy for...

Yep. But they can blame Gubmint bureaucracy for that inevitable delay. And so keep the dosh. Or risk hacking off the voters at a crucial moment!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Nov 2020, 15:42
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

OK, I confess. That bit was a joke. There isn't...

OK, I confess. That bit was a joke. There isn't one. There's just a guy based at EMA who takes MAN's calls and switch-sells them to EMA / STN! :-)



Give me some shovels. I'll get it sorted for...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Nov 2020, 14:40
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

P.S. Dear Rishi. Please will you buy us a new...

P.S. Dear Rishi. Please will you buy us a new Hi-Lo. From that fund. Huge benefit for the North. We promise not to ship it out to Stansted later. Honest! Fingers crossed and hope to die! Love, Chaz...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Nov 2020, 14:29
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

Hey MAG! Opportunity knocks ... if you're quick,...

Hey MAG! Opportunity knocks ... if you're quick, agile and up for a challenge!!!

Dig out that plan you shelved around five years ago. Blow off the dust. The one which would have resulted in the T3...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Nov 2020, 17:09
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

A number of points raised here. Firstly, I have...

A number of points raised here. Firstly, I have made no assertions concerning which airline operated from which airport first. It seems irrelevant to the points I addressed in my earlier post....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Nov 2020, 22:02
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

This really comes down to whether you want to...

This really comes down to whether you want to live in a free-market economy or a command economy. In a free-market economy, businesses are free to compete with each other for customers. In a command...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Nov 2020, 16:56
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

It really does, you know. Well, the importers who...

It really does, you know. Well, the importers who are responsible for it do anyway. I refer you to the recent storm of discussion in the freight publication 'The Loadstar' in which shippers are up in...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Oct 2020, 23:54
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

You presume that group to be a single homogenous...

You presume that group to be a single homogenous mass who will default to similar travel choices en bloc. The reality is that we're referring to a very large pool of individual family groups which...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Oct 2020, 22:44
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

They're prioritising routes where demand can be...

They're prioritising routes where demand can be expected to resurge quickly once the public is allowed to travel freely again. A trip to Orlando is discretionary in most instances - it can be left...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Oct 2020, 22:17
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

The ban on PIA own-metal flights and the demise...

The ban on PIA own-metal flights and the demise of Jet Airways has opened up opportunities for other carriers on Manchester - India / Pakistan routes in the medium term. Hi-Fly operates on behalf of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Sep 2020, 20:43
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

There are a number of reasons why people aren't...

There are a number of reasons why people aren't booking air travel, and fear of catching C-19 itself isn't the lone concern. Other considerations include:

- Inability to accept quarantine terms...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Sep 2020, 21:15
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

I passed through T3 arrivals last Saturday. No...

I passed through T3 arrivals last Saturday. No issues at all. And egates can't do their thing if the subject is wearing a muzzle. They're all about facial recognition. But most travellers don't know...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Sep 2020, 16:16
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

You're perfectly at liberty to drive down to...

You're perfectly at liberty to drive down to Exeter if that is your preference. But to project the blame for your personal phobia onto airlines which are doing their utmost to provide a safe travel...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Jun 2020, 13:07
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

It is bewildering that some on here appear to...

It is bewildering that some on here appear to believe that cargo jobs are without merit. Many cargo services follow a frequent and predictable schedule which implies steady employment for those on...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Jun 2020, 20:12
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

Some may appreciate the work post COVID-19....

Some may appreciate the work post COVID-19. Sadly, "we don't want to know" has become an all too common attitude at MAN. I wouldn't anticipate boom conditions amongst passenger-orientated carriers...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Jun 2020, 16:33
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

To answer this would be to revisit issues...

To answer this would be to revisit issues discussed in depth in earlier posts. Have a read. Your answers are there.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Jun 2020, 16:11
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

Surely you recognise that slot availability is an...

Surely you recognise that slot availability is an overwhelming factor determining freighter activity at LHR and LGW? The current period is exceptional in that regard. Has LGW even been fully...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Jun 2020, 15:05
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

Thankyou for your intelligent engagement in this...

Thankyou for your intelligent engagement in this discussion. Something which can't be said of all participants on this thread!

Yes, MAG would certainly argue that this is the intention behind...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Jun 2020, 10:42
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

You are absolutely right that this argument is at...

You are absolutely right that this argument is at the heart of the matter. MAG (I believe) would argue that they get to keep most of the revenue in-group anyway, so why bust a gut to maximise the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Jun 2020, 20:13
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

I've done plenty of that over many years and I've...

I've done plenty of that over many years and I've responded to you with courtesy. Is it too much to ask for similar in return?




Well its not the booming cargo sector which has given the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Jun 2020, 13:26
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

Hmmm. You clearly rate MAG's cargo marketing team...

Hmmm. You clearly rate MAG's cargo marketing team very highly! Actually, you may have a point. Some new direction needed?

And the UK's largest airport outside London can't afford a £1m piece of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Jun 2020, 11:34
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

I never suggested they should expect an employee...

I never suggested they should expect an employee to undertake a task which they haven't been trained to do. Every job airside depends on appropriate training. MAN has done this before and it can do...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Jun 2020, 11:20
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

Lots of negative "can't do" postings. MAN is by...

Lots of negative "can't do" postings. MAN is by far the UK's busiest airport outside London (well, in normal times!) and a vital component of the Northern Powerhouse initiative. If an item of ground...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Jun 2020, 23:43
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

With all due respect, this point is so glaringly...

With all due respect, this point is so glaringly obvious that there didn't seem to be any point in raising it on a forum geared to a professional user-base. But just because a stand is capable of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Jun 2020, 21:17
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

Are those jobs actually progressing (hope so) or...

Are those jobs actually progressing (hope so) or are the contractors still furloughed and work frozen?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Jun 2020, 18:33
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

When a video was made showing MAN's apron as seen...

When a video was made showing MAN's apron as seen from a microlight aircraft - supported by stills taken from the tower on or around the same date - I counted aircraft on view as being in the high...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Jun 2020, 16:55
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

Alright then. I can't help but smile right now....

Alright then. I can't help but smile right now. The responses on here panned out exactly as I anticipated.

You see, certain corporate structures become so incestuous and inward-looking over time...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Jun 2020, 22:10
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

Please present evidence that they wouldn't be...

Please present evidence that they wouldn't be delighted with something much better. And I'm sure the shareholders will be deeply impressed by -85.9% in the midst of a boom in cargo. Way to go!...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Jun 2020, 21:40
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

No. And I didn't suggest that. Neither for tulips...

No. And I didn't suggest that. Neither for tulips from Amsterdam nor for luxury sports cars from Malpensa. The product profile differs from one region to another. But the point I did make was that...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Jun 2020, 18:54
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

Glad we have once again established - so quickly...

Glad we have once again established - so quickly - that MAG has handled the cargo business at MAN so impeccably, even though throughput is sharply below that of 2008. Twelve years on. Awesome...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Jun 2020, 16:19
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

That is self-evident. But it wasn't always so. ...

That is self-evident. But it wasn't always so.



My point is that the policy prioritising mixed-use flights exclusively at the expense of pure cargo ops has been exposed as a disaster. A...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Jun 2020, 13:52
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

Freight down 85.9%. Ye Gawds! People have been...

Freight down 85.9%. Ye Gawds! People have been quarantined in place. Pallets haven't!

What isn't expressly stated is that MAN's cargo figures represent abject disaster. The decade-long policy of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Jun 2020, 01:43
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

United Airlines is in a difficult place...

United Airlines is in a difficult place financially. It is reported that they will try to get a $5Bn bond issue away next week. Goldman Sachs is on the case according to Bloomberg. Solvency cannot be...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Jun 2020, 21:24
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,372,570
Posted By OzzyOzBorn

Because those two airports serve different...

Because those two airports serve different regions of the UK.
Showing results 1 to 35 of 42
 
Page 1 of 2
1
2


 
Forum Jump

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.