I think I would prefer for VS to takeover BD, just a personal feeling and no specific reason to why. 🙂

To create London Airways II?

If true, where would that leave bmi I wonder?

1L.

With a red tail and silver body. The asset is probably worth more to VS in that it would develop a hub for them in an integrated way, although there would probably need to be recognition that a standalone network carrier of that nature would still need to get into bed with one of the ownership groupings over time.

establishing if there was a need to evacuate.

I assumed this was the major point, taking advice from ATC and the emergency services rather than unneccesarily evacuating so quickly?

The one I like is the guy in Blue (I think) who comes out of the overwing quite early on, gets to the edge of the runway then starts filming on his mobile. It amazes me that people would even think to do that.

1L.

Yes, I noticed that, I thought looked very determined lol! Having said that, the Iberia video I mentioned on youtube was inside the aircraft, so amazing that someone would do it there!

What I meant is, the ULD seems like stuck at the engine inlet. IMO the engine is intact. In the Emirates A 340 tail strike case too, the aircraft was written off. But by looking at the pictures, the damage was just scrapes to the tail end and fractured rear pressure bulkhead. Why repairing aircrafts is so expensive?

Cheers….

Well, looking at the picture, it is probably fair to assume that most if not all of the fan blades will have been damaged (the blades being the bit at the front of the engine) and they will then have been sucked into the engine, causing vast internal damage. So the whole engine will need repairing, although my guess is that if a lot of blades have been damaged then the engine is likely to be a write-off and so will simply be replaced.

The casing around the engine will be the cheap bit to repair.

I didn’t know that Air India ever operated the VC10ski!!!…was it on lease???

I would suggest the answer is yes from the registration, although I, like you, never knew they’d operated them either.

:diablo: :p
I regard you as equally narrow minded in your defense of certain sectors of the market whatever they do and whatever their [adverse] impact.

Andy

I know we will always have to agree to disagree. I don’t defend market sectors no matter what they do though, I just end up trying to explain another side of a coin when you feel the need to hate everything these airlines do.

Largely, of course they are – despite what Ryanair’s biggest fanboy on this forum (RDC) might say.
Andy

Not at all, I like all airlines, I make my money from the industry, I’m just au-fait enough to understand that this is the way the world is now…..you cannot stick your head in the sand and take an archaic view that the world isn’t what it was!

Fares at this level are not sustainable from a commercial standpoint, and are not sustainable from an environmental standpoint either. The only people who will be paying sub-£15 these days, even on Ryanair, are those who have total flexibility with dates and/or don’t care where they go or how they’re treated. For these people, travel isn’t a necessity, its a discretionary spend – and as such these are just the people we should (and indeed in the long term MUST) be taking out of the air travel system for the sake of the environment and to reduce the impact the growth in air travel is having on airports and those who live near them.

Unfortunately we’ve been through this discussion before, at which point I highlighted that this becomes a discrimanatory view which suggests that Air Travel and it’s social and economic benefits should only be the domain of the wealthier part of society. It sounds an awful thing to say because of the environmental cost, and indeed carbon trading schemes are designed to price some travellers out of the market over time. Here’s an idea for you, as someone that travels often…have a conference call, or travel economy so as not to waste space on an aircraft..my guess is you won’t do either!

Furthermore, as I’ve previously highlighted, these types of carrier have helped spread economic development, so don’t forget to highlight to the regions and nations who have done well out of them that they cannot have a slice of the economic pie, its almost an imperialistic view of the world, only certain countries and people should be allowed to develop economically and spend it just as those who already have the money do!

To be honest I’m pretty pi**ed off at always having logical arguments to contend with an obviously narrow minded, and plainly thick approach to the world today. I don’t care who people choose to fly with, and I make my decisions based on a number of factors, I am equally as likely to fly with BA as RYR where the BA product offers what I need on the day. I have to confess that your arguments Andy feel as though you just woke up one day and decided you would hate RYR at all costs, and will write any old nonsense to defend your position.

If 1 in 3 voted for it, then that makes 2 in 3 did’nt vote for it. By my calculations that means a majority are against it! Or have things changed since I did GCE O level maths last centuary.:confused:

I didn’t see the vote, so not sure how many options there were, but I’m guessing based on primary school maths that there were more than 3 options.

Its a shame that Scumbag O’Riley stoops this low for a publicity stunt… Mind you, what do you expect from an airline that many carries Sun-reading chavs? O’Riley’s sense of humour probably appeals mostly to that section of the population, which are the main target for his airline.

Andy

When BA will take me direct from my local airport to visit my mother who now lives in Italy for the £15 return all in that RYR charge me, then I’ll quite happily go and sit with the Mail and Express readers on BA…until then I’ll take my Times and FT onto the RYR flight.

..because that is what the British do, silly! :p

Is it not because some people are just stuck in the past and don’t like change…especially commercially succesful change?

Interesting to note that some forum members agreed with Jetstar recently (myself included) when they decided to charge a large passenger for two seats.

Anyway, this was only ever a publicity stunt and therefore a very succesful marketing campaign.