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Would tarrant, feel able to Pm the name of the individual concerned who cancelled the slot, as my MP would like it and I would like it so I can systematically continue to eliminate this type of imbecile that infects aviation in this country by the mere fact that they exist at all. BAA are and continue to be an absolute disgrace and national embarassment.
It amazes me that they don't 'get it'. I had to converse with a senior manager some time ago when lobbing in to heathrow. Some pompous prat didn't understand my careful explanation as to various problems, but he did understand 'you and your outfit are a shower of ****' and a pone call at S of S level, and that was before T5
Take it off them, nationalise it or make the terminals compete. But please don't let the Spannish run it anymore.
I'm very sorry for Mike, Julian and the team. I think its time to get some political clout behind them and a good PR worth their salt should be able to do that.
It amazes me that they don't 'get it'. I had to converse with a senior manager some time ago when lobbing in to heathrow. Some pompous prat didn't understand my careful explanation as to various problems, but he did understand 'you and your outfit are a shower of ****' and a pone call at S of S level, and that was before T5
Take it off them, nationalise it or make the terminals compete. But please don't let the Spannish run it anymore.
I'm very sorry for Mike, Julian and the team. I think its time to get some political clout behind them and a good PR worth their salt should be able to do that.
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Norma Landings it's very simple let me explain. It's an old British trait, it's what we do. We find things we love and occasionally we appreciate and remember them. Some of us like shiny old aircraft, it defies logic but there we are. We make exceptions where no harm will be done. Heathrow is a little quieter than you'd think at certain times at the moment.
The new British trait is to have a shiny yellow jacket on and look for reasons why things must be stopped. There is a corrosive and endemic decision making paralysis in this country that kills originality, throttles incentive and has no understanding of that British tradition, discretion.
As to consistency, tell that to the 100s who ended up in Ireland when "W" came on Air Farce One.
"I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, de-briefed or numbered. My life is my own."
The new British trait is to have a shiny yellow jacket on and look for reasons why things must be stopped. There is a corrosive and endemic decision making paralysis in this country that kills originality, throttles incentive and has no understanding of that British tradition, discretion.
As to consistency, tell that to the 100s who ended up in Ireland when "W" came on Air Farce One.
"I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, de-briefed or numbered. My life is my own."
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I wouldn't be surprised if airfield ops and atc said yes but then non-passengers would want access and that's a no! BAA has always had a non-enthusiast policy.
Re the noise restrictions, isn't it only jets that are restricted? Having said that I'm sure BAA would have allowed Concorde to continue operating!
Re the noise restrictions, isn't it only jets that are restricted? Having said that I'm sure BAA would have allowed Concorde to continue operating!
...a Vickers Funbus was in only a few weeks ago, but then again that wasn't a "historic" flight (although it could be!) and BAA were probably not in a position to tell the operator to go somewhere else!
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Baa / Dc-6
Not for nothing does BAA stand for BUREAU AGAINST AVIATION.
The f....wit who made this decision should be sacked immediately.
The sooner BAA are kicked out the better - PLEASE
The f....wit who made this decision should be sacked immediately.
The sooner BAA are kicked out the better - PLEASE
As to the last pax 6, possibly Balair's HB-IBS. Regular at Gatwick up to 1979 at least.
