The flip side of this argument could be that an airline that spends all its money on making an airplane look cosmeticly nice might not be spending its money on the things that matter most. I’d far rather fly on a safe but scruffy looking airplane, than I would fly on one that looked pristine but which hadn’t had the requisite behind-the-scenese maintenance done on it.

FWIW, I’d fly on that airplane.

Andy

BOAC Boeing 707-300 G-ATWV, by Gemini Jets. The BOAC nose graphic is only applied on one side, anyone know if this is accurate ?

Nope, you have a duffer there… Check out Brinkley’s pics and you’ll see it should have BOAC on both sides.

Customs man paid off and I get my Northwest Orient planes.

FWIW, if you’re ordering from the US, have you ever tried JetCollector? I get all of my Aeroclassics and BigBirds from them, and they’re normally “imaginative” with the customs declaration meaning I rarely pay any import duty – of course, I’m not encouraging anything illegal, but… If you look them up sometime, tell them Andy from the UK recommended them!

Andy

Ref post #3 – they would regret their nonchalance if there was a real emergency!

Ref post #3, if you’ve been on the damned airplane dozens of times and could actually do the demo on behalf of the crew… :rolleyes:

Andy

A few weeks ago I was on a UA flight SFO-LHR in the first row of biz class… One of the first things UA say in the safety demo is “There is a card in the pocket in front of you that explains these procedures. Please take it out and study it carefully…” I actually did this, and the old-granny who was doing the demo said “Hey, you’re the first person I’ve ever seen actually take that thing out when we ask them too…” Got some laughs from the other passengers, none of whom looked at the cards. Of course, by that stage, I was too committed and had to listen attentatively to the rest rather than go back to the paper!

Andy

Oh, just remembered, the Honduran airline

SAHSA – Stay At Home, Stay Alive

Paul, nicely done!!!

Andy

Oh and by the way – I hate you! :p :diablo: [JOKE!]