RE: how fast have you personally been

235 Kmph last year on the way to Paris from the German border. 🙂

In case you were wondering a Merc E330

Got a ticket to prove it! 🙁

RE: Breaking News on Kabir

>Apparently that’s getting off lightly in India!! – as for
>the AW forum we shud all chip in on the photos and keep up
>the high standards he set!

Sorry to hear this about Kabir, will miss his posts. The 2 months should fly by, hopefully he isn’t in the Thiar Jail in Delhi. I hear thats where some nasty criminals are kept.

They are serious about this, I had secuirty in an Indian airport grab my camera while taking a family photograph. I was escorted to the chief security officer’s office and had to delete all of the pictures (digital camera). I am lucky they didn’t decide to keep it. I still have tons of other Indian and European airport photos they didn’t get 🙂

Another time I walked past the reception area at the New Delhi airport to help my Dad who was arriving push his bag trolley. The police gaurd on duty stopped me and escorted me to the airport police station. A few choice words in Hindi from my Dad made the cop change his mind.

RE: Saab 340

>Well the best way to arrange it is to make sure you’re with
>a Partner in the firm; then nobody can really question your
>expense claims.
>
>Having said that some colleagues of mine have recently
>started abondining BA due to the very high price. Business
>class return LHR-JFK is usually £4,000+ where as business
>class return via Frankfurt or Vienna might be £2,000 or so –
>savings all round!

That’s the best way, but these days all the rage is in profit improvement…given declining revenue. The management consulting and accounting firms are also walking on eggshells due to Enron. It seems everyone is within reach…

Give me a holler at flydesi@rediffmail.com to talk more offline.

RE: Saab 340

>Wait till you get upgraded to BA’s First class – romper
>suits, half a cabin to yourself…surely BA’s prettiest
>stewardesses…

Seen those cabins they look nice! The only problem is that I usually sleep as soon as we take off – so much for enjoying the perks. I find it helps me with the jet lag.

Though I should try it for the fun of it… before my company bans first class travel international travel! With the US recession and Sept 11 – all the fun in business travel is going away. The money counters have realized they can squeeze more profits. They BANNED all business Concorde travel this year!

RE: Saab 340

Its a nice looking plane, and recently I have been taking this often to visit a client.

Yesterday I flew a two leg flight on the Saab 340 and my back is killing me today. The seats are thin, the fight is noisy – though its probally on the of the best props I have been in. Always liked Saab.

Gwad… I miss my european clients and transatlantic flights on British Airways (love sleeper seats)! Been sitting in a massage chair for two hours today to undo the knots in my back.