By: theplane - 17th July 2003 at 17:25
i actually rather liked my time on A310s…its not that different frm a 767…and i guess it also depends what airline u fly
By: KabirT - 17th July 2003 at 16:58
oh well i am always the odd one out…lol.
By: Hand87_5 - 17th July 2003 at 16:19
I flew on an A310 with DL a few years ago.
I guess it was an ex PanAm A310 that DL tookover when PanAm went under. Good plane actually …
By: Bhoy - 17th July 2003 at 14:44
I flew on a Swissair A310 ten years ago, and don’t have any complaints about the a/c.
By: Hand87_5 - 17th July 2003 at 13:12
I love this heavy bird !!
By: The Flying Dude - 17th July 2003 at 12:46
ehhh oops sorry…it’s just majestic to see the Mriya (AN225) make a turn like this just after take off 😀
By: Hand87_5 - 17th July 2003 at 12:44
Hey Dude , are you positive ? Is this picture an A310 ? 🙂
By: The Flying Dude - 17th July 2003 at 12:29
Originally posted by KabirT
why wold any one buy A310s when the A332 is avialable? Anyway A310 is the worst aircraft one can travel on.
I’m sorry Kabir but i don’t share your views on this one. I flew A310 of KLM and i like it….however, it’s not a popular aircraft, i think A300 is far more popular but i like the looks of A300 better than A310 it’s not my favourite but it flew well even through turbulance.
By: wysiwyg - 17th July 2003 at 11:35
Originally posted by MINIDOH
…they may be terrible for a pilot to fly…
I know a couple of A300-600 pilots and they both love the aircraft. There’s very little difference between an A300-600 and a B767-300 from a pilots perspective.
By: MINIDOH - 17th July 2003 at 11:07
From what ive heard the A310 sounds pretty terrible.
But I have to admit I really like the A300/A310 cockpits. Ok ok they are fly-by-wire which I dont like, and they may be terrible for a pilot to fly, but from all the photos ive seen of them, wow!
I think they look the most like a cockpit should. Please though, NO JOYSTICKS! They dont have the entire ‘glass cockpit’, and also it makes a pilot do what hes meant to do, fly the plane, not be an engineer on the aircraft making sure the plane is flying itself!
Sorry to all you airbus lovers out there, but apart from the A300/310, i think theyre all pretty dull.
(and by the way, not im not starting an A vs B war ok:D )
By: KabirT - 17th July 2003 at 07:14
Well i have been on the A310 quite a few times…..its worst for me!
By: steve rowell - 17th July 2003 at 05:51
When i used to travel a lot i always got to the airport early so i could get the seat by the emergency exit with all that leg room.
By: GZYL - 16th July 2003 at 21:26
Thanks for that! But personally I don’t think it’d make much difference where I was sat… I’ve never been the kind of person who enjoys sitting around staying still for a few hours… A film at the cinema is enough for me!!!
By: Hand87_5 - 16th July 2003 at 20:52
Some advice.
The secret to be confortable on a long flight is to have a good seat.
Manage to have your seat booked when you buy the ticket.
If the airline doesn’t provide that service , be early at the airport in order to be able to chose the best seats. Get a seat map of the type and pick what you like the most: fisrt row , emergency exit etc….
By: GZYL - 16th July 2003 at 19:06
Lol… I sincerely hope so… I hated my last long haul flight, I just don’t like sitting down for that length of time!!!!
By: Hand87_5 - 16th July 2003 at 18:58
Maybe Kabir exagerates a bit 🙂
By: GZYL - 16th July 2003 at 18:44
“Anyway A310 is the worst aircraft one can travel on.”
Oh hell…. I gotta spend 8 hours one way and 7 hours back on one!!!! Air Transat have changed their schedules… I was supposed to be flying on a TriStar on the way back 🙁 🙁
By: A330Crazy - 16th July 2003 at 17:15
Acorrding to the latest issue of ALW UPS has two A300F’s on order.
By: KabirT - 16th July 2003 at 17:14
why wold any one buy A310s when the A332 is avialable? Anyway A310 is the worst aircraft one can travel on.
By: A330Crazy - 16th July 2003 at 17:10
I think UPS has a current order for at least one A300F?
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