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May 26, 2003 at 1:15 am in reply to: Emirates daily from Perth #740171

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Hang on a sec, Singapore Airlines fly UK-Australia 1 stop using the 777.

My fiancee is flying MEL-SIN-MAN shortly and it will be a 777 on both sectors (I think 773 to SIN and 772 onward to MAN).

May 26, 2003 at 12:02 am in reply to: Virgin in talks to take over BMI #740209

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Hmmm. lots of permutations.

I should think Virgin would scrap some of the BMI slots at LHR, in order to use them to move Virgin services across from LGW. The vacated slots could be used to start up short haul operations from LGW, perhaps competing with Easyjet.

OneLeft, in principle I agree with you about the membership criteria of Star as opposed to Oneworld. I’d add some caveats though:

– Star is a better connected and more closely integrated alliance than Oneworld.

– Some of the Star members are easily good enough for Oneworld.

– Some of the Oneworld members are nothing to write home about.

PS – El Al – you serious?? Wouldn’t that be an operational nightmare, with all their security checks and so on? It might also preclude further Middle and Far eastern expansion from a political perspective. Not sure if El Al is a good member for those reasons. What on earth can they offer apart from more frequencies to Israel?

May 25, 2003 at 11:57 pm in reply to: Fairford Airshow!!!! IF YOU LIKE 747'S PLEASE READ THIS! #740211

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I once flew IOM-IOM on a J41 as well. It cost £10 for a 30 minute flight. BA were having an open day at their maintainence facility and amongst other things, I sat in the flightdeck jumpseat of an ERJ-145 as it was taxying, had a good look at a disassembled ATP that was having a major check.

It’s a nice touch when airlines offer these kind of events.

On a bye-the-bye, some company is offering 1,500ft Helicopter rides around the TT race course for £99. They depart from a helipad which is about 20 minutes walk from my house. Not sure if I’ll do it, but if so I’ll see if cameras are allowed.

May 25, 2003 at 11:53 pm in reply to: US Airways Fokker @ Farnborough #740214

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Never had the pleasure of a NG Fokker, but I flew AMS-MME with KLM on a F28 Fellowship in the 1980’s. Very quiet (front of plane) and smooth.

May 25, 2003 at 11:51 pm in reply to: Precedent for hijackers? #740216

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Well bloody tough luck. An independent judiciary is one of the prices of a free society and it is disheartening to see people whinge about that just because they have reservations about the verdict (which I do, but the answer is not to have a go at the judge)

Mmitch, you don’t seem to understand how the legal system works – laws are made by elected people and the interpretation is done by judges. This is what “case law” means. And judges, whatever their faults, are extremely intelligent and experienced former QCs or barristers. And basically, if you want to demean the democratic process wirth mere price taggery then this is a sad world!

The rule of law must stand whether you agree with it or not! That’s what marks a civilised society out against the kind of barbaric regime those men fled from.

Rant over, but in my opinion the case has NOT set a precedent.

What it has done is establish a subective “test” which judges must apply – having established a hijacker was acting under duress, was every reasonably step taken to protect the lives and rights of the passengers and crew and were the hijackers good boys and cooperative with the authorities once the aircraft was on the tarmac?

May 25, 2003 at 11:37 pm in reply to: Emirates daily from Perth #740245

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You’re right I suppose, they will ultimately combine the A330 and A340.

Does the 777 have any future then?

May 25, 2003 at 4:08 pm in reply to: Emirates daily from Perth #740395

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Their biggest detraction, when booking UK-Australia tickets, is that they are 2 stop and everyone else is 1 stop.

They need to cut out Singapore and fly UK-DXB-Australia. Do they need an A340 to do that? I would have thought a 777 was capable of such a route.

May 25, 2003 at 4:06 pm in reply to: Motorists to use aviation fuel! #740399

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Originally posted by greekdude1
They no longer even offer leaded gasoline to motorists in the U.S. Arco stopped selling it about 10 years ago. In Europe and Australia, they still sell leaded gas.

They don’t sell leaded in the UK and haven’t for a while now. You can buy lead replacement petrol (LRP) but I don’t know what the difference chemically is between LRP and leaded.

May 25, 2003 at 3:51 pm in reply to: Precedent for hijackers? #740402

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Yes but the job of the judiciary is only to interpret the law as it stands, not make it up. If you feel it isn’t working you would have to change the law and only parliament can do that.

Do you think the Crown will refer the case to the Law Lords? If so, what joy?

May 24, 2003 at 11:41 pm in reply to: A340-600 take off #740765

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Why can’t Airbus take the 340-600, and make it a twin? It would surely be more competititve with the 773 if so?

May 24, 2003 at 5:24 pm in reply to: Hub or point ot point #740878

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No right and no wrong answer on that.

Hubs mean less duplication of costs and there will be efficiency savings using the hub system.

Another angle is ATC. Aircraft are not allowed to opt for “free flight” yes, even though it is perfectly feasible technically. If we have to stick to air ways, then p2p motivation is a bit dampened.

May 24, 2003 at 5:20 pm in reply to: Precedent for hijackers? #740902

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On the face of it there would appear to be a precedent now for hijacking – if you are acting under duress then your actions can under certain conditions be construed as an invocation of the right to self defence.

On the other hand even the defence counsel was keen to point out that the case was unique and did not necessarily set a precendent.

The point, I think, is that there is a distinction between hijacking an Afhan aircraft in Afghanistan (justifiable) and then taking it outside of Afghanistan at gunpoint (not justifiable).

But surely this opens a can of worms! Can we now expect hijackings from all dodgy countries – Cuba, Saudi Arabia…..?

May 23, 2003 at 6:45 pm in reply to: Virgin Blue Ten Million: #741248

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Considering there are only what, 30 million Australians, that is a very high achievement by VB.

What sort of annual passenger figures did Ansett have, does anyone know? Presumably more as they flew 747s and 767s and VB is a 737-only airline.

May 23, 2003 at 6:43 pm in reply to: The Best Paintjob ever #741307

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Originally posted by greekdude1
Was it the British gov’t, or BA that was responsible for the demise of the VC10, by talking bad about it?

Six of one and half dozen of the other.

This was a period of time where the government adopted a pro-US policy rather than support homegrown aircraft. The highly controversial scrapping of the TSR2 programme in favour of the F-111 is the more high profile case, but the VC-10/707 contest was part of it too. Then again the BAC 1-11 was continued with, so thats only half the story.

The other half is that the VC-10 was designed for BOAC and was intended for the “Empire” runs to Africa and the like. On the more mundane transatlantic routes, BOAC preferred the 707 which I think had a slightly higher passenger capacity. The 707 they went for was a custom version: The 707-420 was a -320 with Rolls Royce Conways installed, as with the VC-10.

May 23, 2003 at 6:32 pm in reply to: Air France Resumes Flights To Algiers #741391

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Rather more sinister, by all accounts. Khalifa being a purpose designed money-laundering entity (with cover as an airline) has been mooted in a few bars!

Obviously I cannot support this, but the strength of hearsay does suggest there is more than might immediately meet the eye.
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