Efficiency is important when considered from the individual operating airlines perspective. One type may be more efficient over short sectors than another but it may lose out over different sector lengths. Combine this with many other localised issues and the proper sign of efficiency is which type an airline chooses. Then we will get things such as leasing deals, etc brough into the equation.

In summary the ultimate indicator of efficiency is sales!

ok i think thats a little harsh to say that

That’s the truth, like it or not! We had a lot more success getting our booked return passengers to show up when the number remained the same!

Also there is a misunderstanding going on here. Common type ratings are a feature common to both Airbus and Boeing. What Airbus has that Boeing doesn’t (at present or currently planned) is the CCQ (cross crew qualification) which allows a pilot of an A318 to do an abridged conversion to an A340-600. Boeing would require a full course to convert from a 737-500 to a 747-400. The Boeing conversion takes 3 to 4 times as long.

The cost of bringing in Ait Atlanta would have been immense. While you could argue that they owed it to their customers it could be the straw that breaks the camels back!

At JMC we started using K and L because our average passenger was as intelligent as a plank of wood and couldn’t cope with the flight number being different on the way home compared to the way out!!!

I believe that they were forced to drop the slogan as they were at risk of legal action which they were unlikely to win.

ZB, I hope you don’t mind me saying this but you need to change your approach. Don’t let anything be a problem. They probably get loads of people e-mailing them all the time. What they don’t get so often is people turning up on the doorstep saying “what can I do to get involved?” That’s the sort of determination I’m talking about. Age or driving license is almost immaterial. Go there and knock on doors…literally.

T5, great stuff. I hope you’re successful and we get to meet.

As well as EZY, Monarch, Britannia, etc there are quite a few bizjet operators at Luton. Most people get started in aviation by pushing hard for what they want rather than waiting for a scheme to come and gobble them up. Get yourself on their doorsteps and show them how determined you are to carve a career from aviation. They want go getters in their ranks.