Originally posted by Florida Dude
This whole debate and others of similar content is biased, were only talking about what we want and want the pilot might want. We should remember that too an airline, customer satisfaction is what makes a key factor in decisions, people say and have pointed out in surveys that Airbus’s have better comfort levels, they also have better economics and are better for pilots because of the whole same flight deck.

Just think, that to an airline what is more important, customer satisfaction and lower costs or better handling/looking??

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This is not a defense to Boeing or a slagging off of Airbus, just facts.

I know what you are trying to say, but, when you work in and around an airline you tend to hear and see different things regarding the aircraft. As you state about pax comfort being an important part, True, but a lot of our pax much prefer the Boeing product because of the faster cruising speed therefore a shorter flight time which means not being couped up for longer than required. Example. I did a flight into London on Saturday and our flight plan flight time was 12.11 mins, where as the A340 which went just before us was 12.43 mins. A big difference. As for pilots, well the debate could go on and on and we are biased towards our machines. All I can say is there are not many Boeing pilots who want to fly an Airbus but I know of many Airbus pilots who want to fly a Boeing.

During the summer months the 747 has to take over the South Africa route from the A340 as it does not have the power to operate from a 5000 feet airfield in hot weather.

Airbus has a habit of not being able to meet is own quoted figures of a lot of their aircraft. This has happened here with the A340-600.

Airbuses are under powered and are very critical on there cruising levels, this can lead to them blocking levels for a very long time. As wysi says about the 146, it’s a flying road block.

Again, I am sitting on the fence but these are the facts. And for what it’s worth there are some airbuses I like. The A340 and 330 for example. I thought I would share with you some info that you might not know about operating certain types of aircraft.;)

Wysi,

Is that the new machine, if so, NICE. I am hoping to do my bike licence over here and I am trying to make up my mind which machine to get.:confused:

Cats are cool.

Here is Skycruiser jnr.

95-115 Mil. $ depending on model.

Hope this helps

Sc……………..:cool:

Re: Using Mobile Phones outside the UK

Originally posted by Ren Frew
Anyone know if a UK dual band (900/1800) phone will work in Austrailia ? It’s specifically a Nokia 3330 model and a local sim will be purchased for it.

It should do. Dual band operates pretty much everywhere apart from the USA and Japan, you need a tri band phone in those places.

Cathay are getting more 777’s and A330-300. But a new rumour is possibly a load more 747-400’s.:cool:

Geeeeezzzzzzzer.

I concur, good luck to them. This airline isn’t in ya face as much as the orange lot and Ryanair.