both companies use a variety of statistics to make their product seem to be the best -(the saying lies, damned lies and statistics comes to mind) but as a pax I would, where possible, chose A340/330 for long haul because of the 2-4-2 seating – it is no fun being either the middle of a row of 3 (or 5 on some carriers) or having to ask 2 people to move if sitting by a window.

we were about 50yards back from the gate and once opened got through the checks with no trouble. All bags & people went through an airport type security check with 1 in 5 bags being hand searched. What really annoyed people was the number of new arrivals in the queue that just pushed in front of those who had been there for some time rather than go to the end of the long line.

Ben,

so its ok for us Brits to be critical of the eu in our own country but not elsewhere?
Barroso statement that the ratification process should continue in the rest of the eu even though under its own rules the constitution is a dead duck – it is that level of arrogance and hypocrasy that is so typical of the eu and why it is so out of touch with the people of europe.

Just how many more ‘No’ votes will it take for the unelected, unaccountable, corrupt politico’s in brussels to see that the ‘united states of europe’ is not going to happen.

am sure this has been done before 🙂

Airbus

A300 – Laker, Thai, Monarch, Continental, VASP, Lufthansa, Garuda
A310 – Wardair
A319 – Easyjet, Air Canada, China Southern
A320 – UTD, Lufthansa, Air France, Air Canada, Northwest, China Southern, China Eastern.
A321 – Lufthansa
A330 – Emirates, Air Canada, BMI, Air France
A340 – Air Canada

Boeing

707 – British Airtours
720 – Olympic
727 – American, Delta, Iberia, Aerolineas Argentinas
737 – America, Delta, Aerolineas Arg…, Viva, SAS, KLM, MAS, Alaksa, UTD, Varig, Dan Air, Britannia, Virgin Exp, Air China, China Southern, Shanghai Airlines, Easyjet
747 – Virgin, Singapore, Thai, ANA
757 – BA, American, Delta, Monarch, TWA, Shanghai Airlines
767 – Air Canada, BA, American, Delta, ANA, Air NZ, Varig, Ansett, US Air
777 – UTD, Emirates, Thai, Singapore, Air France

DC9 – Northwest, Iberia, US Air, Air Liberte
DC10 – Northwest, Laker, American,
MD11 – VASP, American
MD80’s – American, SAS, Iberia, Northwest, Alaska, Aerolineas Argy, Austral, Continental
MD90 – SAS, China Southern

Tu154 – Balkan
Tu135 – Primair

Bac1-11 Laker, Bcal
Bae146 – Flybe, Air BC, Air Nova, Lufthansa
Bae ATP – Ba Express
DHC7 – Air BC
DHC8, BA, Air Nova, Air Onterio
CRJ200 – Air Canada, Comair, Lufthansa, Eurowings
EMB120 – Comair
Emb145 – BA Express, BMI Regional
Fokker 50 – NLM
SA Metro – Mesaba
Jetstream 41 – BA Express, UTD Express
Saab 340 – Comair, KLM Cityhopper
Beech 1900 – Stateswest
Fokker 100 – US Air
HP Herald – air UK
L1011 – BA, Bcal, Delta
HS121 Trident – BA
Comet 4 – Bea maybe – too young to remember
VC10 – RAF 🙂

where, when and route can be supplied for most of the above – how sad does that make me :)?

what a shame – not! – about time the eu realised that there are real people out there not just a faceless mass who will follow every eu idea like sheep. Will Chirac dare to put it to another vote in the vain hope that the ‘correct’ answer will be returned as had been done for the Maastrict Treatry and Nice – both rejected by different countries yet still implemented.

As for rules being broken – just how much money has AF received from the french govt? + stabilty pact + every time the ferry ports are blocked that is breaking the freedom of movement rules etc

commercial espionage – not that you can see much in theway of detail from the overhead platform but a general view of the assembly building would be nice to have – as would pictures of the concorde / caravelle + other museum aircraft they have preserved on the site.

and it all stems from Gus Hedges on Drop the Dead Donkey 🙂