Meanwhile, in the English countryside: The woman in the Christian Horner controversy has lodged an official complaint about his behaviour with Formula 1's governing body, the FIA. BBC Sport has learned the complainant, who accused Red Bull's team principal of inappropriate behaviour, has registered...
Jump to postHorner isn’t the most important person for Verstappen @RBR. That’s Helmut Marko, who gave Verstappen a contract and car @Toro Rosso. This is not about Horner vs female employee. The macho world Formula 1 was, and predominantly still is, these "issues" are at almost every team. All the mon...
Jump to postIt's not just the Landing Field Length that is the issue. It is Steep Approach which would be a problem. But its not a problem as the A220-100 already operates into LCY with other airlines It's also a stand issue as the A220 can't use the main terminal gates, it has to use 21-24 or be bussed. If th...
Jump to postI very much doubt the A220 could carry enough fuel to achieve its full range when taking off from London City’s runway. Added to that, only the -100 is certified for LCY, which carries fewer passengers than the 195-E2. If Cityflyer decides to upgrade to increase capacity, going with Embraer is clea...
Jump to postNot sure why this matters, you still show it at check in, entering the security checkpoint and when boarding check-in: only if you have luggage to check in, which i presume he did not; one can check in online and if the APIS provided passes the validation, no further document checks are required un...
Jump to postOf course Airbus should be looking at a clean sheet, not only is the basic design nearly 40 years old, but it was designed to be produced at around 200 a year against the present 600. Of course many aspects of the design have been updated over the years, but as is so clearly seen with their number 1...
Jump to postThe devil's advocate in me is saying that a claim could be made by those allegedly responsible that "the bolts were reinstalled after that photo was taken". I would agree, but the *REAL* smoking gun is figure 11... a nondescript image of a bolt hole. Which happens to have not a single mar...
Jump to postSo Prince William, Prince Edward and Princess Ann is gonna be busy ... Maybe Duchess Sophie too ? I have always had a lot of respect for duchess Sophie. and then there is Harry .... not so much respect for him ... A list is published daily of the Royal engagements, until his ill health the King top...
Jump to postMay I ask why we are concerned about the possibility of a pardon for Prince Andrew? What would that change, either way. Andrew is far enough down the line of succession that his presence isn't essential. Can’t really see it happening, regardless. There’s pretty much zero support for Andrew amongst ...
Jump to postWhat I don’t understand is why Horner hasn’t been suspended yet if, whatever it is he is being accused of, is that serious. Seeing as the RB20 car launch is next week, somebody somewhere will probably have to make a decision whether Horner will lead that launch if this isn’t resolved by then. Seems...
Jump to postI very much doubt the A220 could carry enough fuel to achieve its full range when taking off from London City’s runway. Added to that, only the -100 is certified for LCY, which carries fewer passengers than the 195-E2. If Cityflyer decides to upgrade to increase capacity, going with Embraer is clea...
Jump to post787 wings are made by Mitsubishi in Japan, centre fuselage by Alenia in Italy and there is no notable issues. I don't see why structure would be different from systems. I think that the issues lies within Boeing management, nothing wrong with Spirit in itself. Are we still saying in 2024 that the 7...
Jump to postPossibly. I believe the A220 was being looked at too before covid, so I think it'd be between those two. An Airbus would certainly help for the crew transition to mainline. BA are taking as many from Cityflyer as they possibly can this year. I’m sure it is being considered as an option, but the A22...
Jump to postThey are led by probably the brightest business brain to ever run an airline, Michael O'Leary firmly believes that wherever there is an additional cost it needs passing on to a customer, also every single cost needs analysing to see if it is necessary. How many other airline CEO's look at a seat poc...
Jump to postLOL Brits probably have more pubfight and footy brawl experience than Americans...not sure the Spirit contingent will prevail LOL I feel like the Brits can land punches and take a punch, the Spirit passengers are just going to throw haymakers, make a lot of noise and not much else. Our fighting spi...
Jump to postSo US / UK society are similar in that they tolerate bad behavior on a/c....we ever see any articles after the fact on how these travelers are punished by the society's legal system which is supposed to serve as a deterrent? Such is larger in the USA since the country is less densely populated. The...
Jump to postI wouldn't be at all surprised if they were Poles, the Eastern Europeans can out drink any Englishman. We do though have a drinking problem when it comes to airports and flying. a few months ago an aquaintance (won't use the word friend) posted a photo of his pint in Wetherspoons Gatwick, 8am and he...
Jump to postWhat diet to you follow? For many people going vegan or plant based diet is all the craze to help themselves, their community and environment. Their are many benefits to being vegan! What diet do you follow if any? https://www.pcrm.org/good-nutrition/vegan-diet-environment#:~:text=Shifting%20diets%...
Jump to postIt goes even further, saying the issue originated with Spirit: Per CNN reporting on the CNBC interview: https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/10/business/boeing-737-max-crisis/index.html Calhoun talking BS, as I stated earlier, the fuselages leave Spirit in green primer, Boeing would have to open the doors t...
Jump to postOK, according to this article ( https://finance.yahoo.com/news/alaska-airlines-cancels-boeing-737-192817226.html ) Calhoun has clearly stated that the root cause was an error by Boeing. Fair use excerpt: A commendably clear statement. No ambiguity here. For all of our sakes let this clarity continu...
Jump to postUnless I've missed it, no one so far has mentioned that at only 16000 feet the seatbelt lights were probably still on when the plug blew out, as some passengers automatically undo the belt when the lights go out a few minutes later and deaths would have been inevitable.
Jump to postno way brand new A359’s would go straight into LGW… would be a major precedent even in good times. It wouldn't be a precedent as somew of the 777's at LGW went straight there from new and have never been based at LHR. There seems to be a misconception in many quarters about BA longhaul at LGW, its ...
Jump to postQuestion: is there proof that the money collect on tickets is being wasted? Or has LHR management made the case that the fees are necessary? It doesn't sound, overall, like a huge amount - like the $50 "fuel surcharge" fees we found in the U.S. for a while. But I also will agree that &quo...
Jump to postPublic sector workers all benefit from index linked 100% inflation proof pensions, they also enjoy considerably more holiday and sickness entitlement than private sector workers, yet expect exactly the same or higher pay rates. They had the additional benefit that every single one of them received 1...
Jump to postProposed capacity expansion? That's literally what this thread is discussing... The thread is discussing opening for flights on a Saturday afternoon - hardly even remotely 'inhibits' Heathrow in any plausible way, despite your claim for effect. Not sure why my reply disappeared. How is proposed cap...
Jump to postOne incident of a driverless snowplough either taking out a row of runway lights or clipping a plane will make the entire snow clearance wage bill look cheap.
Jump to postFrom my side (some might have already been mentioned but it might be useful as a summarize): 1) Stand-by Tickets: soo normal in US but it is very rare in Europe. I just saw one case last month when travelling with ITA - saw a group with standby tickets at check-in desk being given instructions (not...
Jump to postThe outsourcing of ground staff by many, if not most, European airlines has always bugged me... I thought Western European and EU countries had fairer labor practices and protections than here in the US? I work for an airline, and there is no way I would work for a contractor/third party company fo...
Jump to postIf they had posted the item to you I feel a charge would be fair, but to make a charge when you collected the item strikes me as profiteering from misery
Jump to postIf they had posted the item to you I feel a charge would be fair, but to make a charge when you collected the item strikes me as profiteering from misery
Jump to post"Heathrow announced it will not lift its ban on the number of daily outbound travellers next month as planned – meaning up to one million seats could be axed from airline schedules. The ban will extend to October 29. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11113629/British-Airways-announces-r...
Jump to postLHR T5 running fine this evening, landed at 5B, through immigration collected bags and out of door in under 45 minutes. Big heap of bags at end of baggage hall, had a quick look at tags on way past, seemingly from every destination possible, JFK, DXB, PDX etc. The JFK one stated a journey date of Ju...
Jump to post100000 passengers per day is irrespective of time of day, as is, what carrier they fly on. Not quite, the 100,000 limit is not applied equally to all flights and carriers, and it technically isn't a limit on passengers but on the number of seats. This has led to cancellations of some flights and re...
Jump to postI would dearly love to see a Ch 11 bankruptcy submission by a non US company challenged in a court of law. I would be exceedingly haclked off if i had supplied goods/services to a company under contract law of their host nation only to later find my claim under a different jurisdiction. The other as...
Jump to postI think this is saying the aircraft was at a remote stand? - I don't know the airport but I'm interpreting something like "the passenger made a short walk to the escalator from the runway to the Skybridge, which takes passengers to the north terminal." to mean that (I certainly hope the p...
Jump to postI think this is saying the aircraft was at a remote stand? - I don't know the airport but I'm interpreting something like "the passenger made a short walk to the escalator from the runway to the Skybridge, which takes passengers to the north terminal." to mean that (I certainly hope the p...
Jump to postIf I were to own an airline, unlike other people who have posted here, I would run it as an ULCC. Very low basic fares and charge extra for everything else. There would be no frequent flyer program, I don't care if it's your first or thousandth flight with the airline. Instead of saving for ameniti...
Jump to post[ 20 minutes from their training ground to Luton 20 minutes before the flight is probably the minimum you’d want to arrive, to get onto the airfield, board everyone and close up. 10 minutes to push, start and taxi 15 minute flight. 5 minutes to taxi in 10 minutes to de-plane and board another coach...
Jump to postWhat happens after brexit when airbus wants a set of wings ? don't ask the UK as nothing will be any different in the UK, wings will be loaded onto an airbus plane and sent on their way to Germany of France just as they always have. The big question is will officialdom at the other end make things ...
Jump to postJust goes to show that Airbus is still the politically-controlled entity it has always been When someone thinks you might be an idiot, its better to keep quiet rather than open your mouth and remove all doubt. So on the 1st of April - with absolutely no agreements in place between England and Franc...
Jump to postBrexit is a political discussion... And why on Earth would the UK expel the continental European citizens working at Airbus UK? Not even in the most hard-core Brexit proclamations was that ever under consideration. And if France can threaten ArcelorMittal with nationalizing a steel plant from them,...
Jump to postIts all hot air, It would take Airbus many years to move their UK manufacturing operations abroad, I can understand that there may be minor delays and more paperwork as a result of Brexit, but compared to moving the World's largest wing making facility which has been built up over 40 years its insig...
Jump to postWhat reason can there be for having a plane permanently owned and based in the UK on the US register ? Especially one that by virtue of its size and range would find it virtually impossible to fly to its place of ownership. There are plenty of US registered GA aircraft based all across Europe for c...
Jump to postWhat reason can there be for having a plane permanently owned and based in the UK on the US register ? Especially one that by virtue of its size and range would find it virtually impossible to fly to its place of ownership.
Jump to postGreat work on the post. Part of the issue is the classification of spares. It's increasingly difficult to work out whether standalone engines have been purchased as true spares, or for lease on a new aircraft, or direct purchase by the airline for installation on a new or existing aircraft, or is a...
Jump to postJust a question. If BA could not make this work with a vast network, what does VS bring to the table to make a difference? I'm not 100% sure BA didn't make it work, but just wanted to concentrate on London. BE already had their own network when they took on BA Connect's non-LCY based flying, so it'...
Jump to postat least the people who depend on Flybe for their livelihood will get to keep their jobs! No the won't. Not for long. Exactly - Flybe was up the creek without a paddle, Much of their route network was deemed unprofitable by BA years ago and flogged off, nothing has really changed in that respect, a...
Jump to postWhat remains of flyBe is an empty holding company. It seems Connect Airways (30% Virgin Atlantic, 30% Stobart, 40% Cyrus) is now bidding for 100% of Flybe ltd (the airline) and 100% flybe.com (the e-commerce webpage) both owned by listed Flybe PLC (Flybe group). Maybe not an empty company, as I ass...
Jump to post75% needed to pass a special resolution The offer document states that the minimum threshold is that voters must represent a minimum of 75% of the shares, but a simple majority of the votes in favour is sufficient. There's an added complication to the deal, it appears that 10% of the Flybe stock wa...
Jump to postIt will go to a shareholder vote, 50% + 1 share is the threshold under UK law. 75% needed to pass a special resolution The offer document states that the minimum threshold is that voters must represent a minimum of 75% of the shares, but a simple majority of the votes in favour is sufficient. There...
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