The tattoo’s in question, the sun one you most likely won’t see in shirt sleeve.

I fly with a number of guys with tattoos, not a problem. Piercings are a problem, just because of the safety issues (not sure if that still applies to you?). Certainly cover them up for interview, rightly or wrongly it may give an impression you may not want to make. Once you’ve got the job, it won’t matter.

11)British airways Dash 8
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What is the reg. of the Dash 8’s?

Ah, yes, happy days! 🙂

The only time me wife has flown on the jumpseat with me was on that route. When we got to JER she asked we we kept saying it was “scary”. I politely explained to my nearest and dearest it was actually Skery! Daystopped, had lunch, watched the airshow, flew home – a perfect day out!

However the usual once daily flight MAN-JER increases to about 6 daily on Saturdays due to the charters, which I think includes every type in the fleet?

Yep, it’s like the Whacky Races in the crewroom at MAN on a Saturday!

MAN-JER is a 146 route Mon-Sat. Mon-Fri will (normally) see a 146 have this schedule:
MAN-FRA-MAN-JER-MAN-ZRH-MAN.

On at least 2 occasions in August an RJ100 has operated the MAN-JER-MAN-ZRH-MAN sectors

Sorry ole boy, but not entirely correct. BACX (to be entirely correct!) operate EMB-145, DHC-8 Q300 & RJ100/BAe 146 aircraft to JER from MAN. I flew a DHC-8 Q300 to JER from MAN 10 days ago, closely followed by another DHC-8, plus RJ100 & EMB-145’s were also plying the route that day too. I’m also operating a DHC-8 Q300 down there on Saturday this week!

Regading the island routes mentioned. I’ve been flying commercially in and out of 2 of the 3 islands mentioned (IOM & JER) in one capacity or another for the past 11 years. IMHO, the routes are safe, it will just be a question of who operates them & with what. IOM has seen some expansion with Euro Manx, Eastern have only really just picked up what BA sold off/moved off (however you wish to view it).

Regarding a/c type – as has been mentioned, there will always be a suitable a/c about whether it be a regional jet or turbo-prop. The deck gets shuffled occassionally but it’s still the same cards!

As an example, Manx Airlines used to fly to JER from IOM via DUB-CWL, twice a week, daily in the summer. The DUB-CWL element was dropped and a J41 did a daily flight, operating a JER-DUB-JER in between. That part was dropped and just an IOM-JER-IOM route was operated with a J41, the crew daystopping for 4.5 hours in Jersey (I loved those trips – got all my Christmas shopping done cheaply & got paid to be there!). Then it became a midday back-to-back service, then it was finally dropped altogether.

And that is just one route! I wouldn’t be surprised to see one of the IOM operators picking up the IOM-JER route again, but who with what…..who knows!

Rest assured Danairboy, your ickle JER will be fine!

*Spit performs victory roll over refugee/army convoy*

“Who the Hell’s he trying to kid?”

Very predictable but this will always be my (and a stack of other’s) favourite…..

Never met Bader in the Prison Camps, But after the War played Golf, Squash, and danced on his artifical legs just like Bader 😮 , That’s all I know, Anyone else have anymore bits on him :confused: , Cheer’s Chaps, Tally Ho! 😉 Phil. :diablo:

Could he have been the cunning DB impersonator on holiday during 1942? I think we’ve solved it chaps! 😀