Coming to VA too thanks to Ms Jayne... [url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/aviation/virgin-atlantic-introduces-gender-neutral-uniforms-for-flight-crew-including-skirts-and-heels-for-men-c-8393504?utm_source=sendgrid&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=perthnow_update_2022-9-29&utm_source=sendgrid&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sendgrid+wan_newsletter... Read More

So we have the Bank of England raising interest rates to combat inflation while the government attempts to undermine the BoE by implementing the biggest tax cuts for decades to stimulate the economy. This will normally lead to more inflation unless the BoE keeps raising interest rates to counteract government policy . All this done in our name with... Read More

It passed me by, but I see that, back in July, the RAF renamed LAC and SAC as Air Specialist Class 2 or 1 respectively. What utter nonsense, and presumably done to rid the world of those horrible terms ‘aircraftman’ and ‘aircraftwoman’ that so offended no one, ever. More Wigston wokery… Read More

It appears uniform options are here for VA, and RuPaul is leading it with male crew can wear skirts if they so wish and females wear trousers (normal in most airlines for 3 decades) https:/... Read More

4 + 5 + 5 = 450 Add just one line to make the equation true. Read More

All royal press correspondents going ballistic - most now heading for Balmoral by fastest means possible. [QUOTE]https://twitter.com/sebastianepayne/status/1567838766294876160?s=21&t=Q9wtF5PvFYYh9wRwPbMHPg[/QUOTE] Statement... Read More

There are a lot of soundings at the moment in relation to Eastern Ukraine and the possibility that Kiev Government will look to conduct a major attack on this area. In 2014 the people in this area disliked the Maidan Sq protests and did one of the own which was attacked by Kiev. As this area is populated by people with more Ethnic ties to Russia... Read More

My surgery in an unaccustomed burst of efficiency, has asked if I want both the flu and the Covid vaccinations, and if I do should they be in one arm or one in each. For the last 10 years I have routinely had the flu jab and feel it has served me well. I have had both Covid jabs and the booster. I am now at an impasse. I will have the flu jab... Read More

Just to establish some facts around inflation and energy prices from our own FT see graphic at the bottom. Obviously it goes without saying the war is terrible, we will all agree on the aggressor but at what point do UK politicians look after our own first? I do not think there would be wide support from the British people to send our troops to fig... Read More

So the day has arrived that due to a severe shortage of truck drivers, companies are offering up to $150,000 pa for experienced drivers. No sims, no medical, no CVR, DFDR and no security screening. So aviation managements are not reading the room. Every company I know is short of pilots. Now companies really will have to compete with each other to... Read More

Now my missus, God bless her, unless i keep her busy will find things to do. Unfortunately this does extend when she does not have at least 4 things on the go at the same time will branch out to random tidying and moving things that have happily sat in the same place / drawer several years. I'm sure most of the male population will have suffered t... Read More

Today showed our Armed Forces at their absolute best and everyone involved should be very proud of their performance and contribution. I would like to particularly praise the Bearer Party - they had such a huge responsibility and were under such close scrutiny for so much of the proceedings - very well done indeed gents. Read More

[left]BBC exit poll giving Con 368 seats Lab 191 SNP 55 Lib 13 an 86 majority.. We have a couple of billboards up round here, large one for Con in the local horses field as normal, and a tiny one in a garden for Lab[/left] Read More

[url=https://www.travelweekly.com.au/article/wondering-when-international-travel-will-restart-this-new-chart-could-hold-the-answer/?utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_term=&utm_content=Wondering%20when%20international%20travel%20will%20restart%3F%20This%20new%20chart%20could%20hold%20the%20answer&utm_campaign=Travel%20Weekly%3A%20Thursday%2028... Read More

Some conflicting information, but certainly seems to have been a challenging situation to deal with, that had a good outcome: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/283731 Read More

BBC reporting they have had a coming together at Heathrow tonight. Anyone know anymore? Read More

[QUOTE=Kiltrash;10642121]Not a Caption. Buster has gone missing; he has had the call from Goodison Park[/QUOTE] Couldn't do much worse than the last 6! :mad: Anyway...many thanks Kilty. Always an honour. Seeing we're on a theme...

Judging from the images, the Wellesbourne Vulcan tried to get away but was reined in before it jumped the boundary fence. I hope everyone is safe and sound. I'm sure the airframe will find its way back onto terra firma soon.

Another 787 with lightning damage last Friday. The first one is a write off according to another site. Read More

Dear all, You have all likely read in your Daily Paper today that the PM is going to order a Defence Review particularly driven by the current climate between the West and Russia/China. What do you reckon will be the likely outcome? A move toward expansion, by any small degree, and modernization? Or are you so used to the usual damp squib results... Read More

Most people on this forum from the UK are likely to be tracking the current scandals engulfing the Royal Air Force at a Senior Leadership level. Can the Chief of the Air Staff really survive this onslaught? No statement has been released from his office. Ben Wallace is not known to pity fools, I wonder what conversations are occurring behin... Read More

[url=https://waxy.org/2022/09/a-mysterious-voice-is-haunting-american-airlines-in-flight-announcements-and-nobody-knows-how/?utm_term=63342484378a3768f6002c1662e4b2c7&utm_campaign=techscape_email&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=techtonic_email]In Flight Groaning[/url] It seems that American Airlines IFE may be have been hacked. It's a bit un... Read More