Originally posted by Cyprioteagle
…Also, he answered us the question whether virgin would go for boeing b777. the answer is no…

I think you missed the bit that said ‘Branson told reporters he expected to complete talks with Airbus and Boeing by the end of the summer for potentially 30 more A340s or Boeing 777s’.

It’s been 20odd years since I did that kind of maths but I can picture the shape of the curves. I can’t quite see how you can assess the gradient of the curve without stating at which point on the line you wish to measure (assuming you mean the gradient from that point through the origin).

Just to follow up a few points on this thread,

Bren and Steve – I intend to retire as long before sixty as my financial planning will allow but yes 60 is the usual retirement age except for BA where it is currently 55. I believe Britannia is 62 for their pension scheme, perhaps Moondance can confirm? if true that would mean that Captains would have to return to the right hand seat for their last two years.

Dartie – I am led to believe that the Capetown route has effectively been withdrawn this Northern hemisphere summer to free up an aircraft to operate a cruise ship charter to South America (Sao Paulo?).

I believe one of the reasons Virgin has been successful over the last 20 years is because the main part of the company has not become too involved in the European short haul network and it should stay that way. A tie up with bmi is about as far as they should look towards short haul but not before I have established my place on the seniority list! 😀

I find it amusing that with the booked courses after mine at Virgin I am already showing a considerably higher distance from the bottom of Virgins seniority list than I have achieved in nearly 4 years of seniority at JMC/Thomas Cook!!!

…or alternatively south because First Choice don’t fly to the north!

Luvly jubbly…at this rate I’ll be an A340 skipper by this time next year! 😀

look at the lovely big side windows on the DC10. Not to be flown by vertigo sufferers!

hmmmmmmmmm………let’s see……….you chose to turn your description under your monicker into ‘philosopher’ and you even manage to spell it correctly too. Methinks you ain’t as dumb as you want to be perceived. Wind up merchant perhaps? If so, how incredibly clever…never seen anyone do that before :rolleyes: