RE: Window scratches

geedee – what do you do for a career? Obviously something military. Thought I’d ask because my dad was up at RAF Brize Norton today, although he’s in the Army.

RE: Forum upgrade

Is it going to be the same forum we saw a few months back?

RE: Downturn in Holiday Bookings

Surely the fall in sales isn’t just with package holidays! Obviously, sales will be down in all areas.

RE: Jo Whileys radio show on Radio 1.

By The Way (Red Hot Chili Peppers) and If You Tolerate This.. (Manics) are two great songs.

RE: UPDATE – Man held in Gatwick grenade alert

For once in a while, I’m seriously fearing the thought of flying next week.

Hi-jacking a plane with the current security measures at UK airports especially makes this relatively hard.. very few weapons (if any) can be smuggled onto a flight. This is bad bad news for British Airways. I understand their share prices took a tumble as a result.

RE: Aeromexico PIC

Yup.. nice pic there Keltic.

I got a photo of an AeroMexico 757 a few months, fantastic colour scheme. It’s nice to see a bare metal effect.

I was also walking up the road this morning and got a glimpse a fantastic American Airlines 777 on approach for Heathrow, looks great in the clear blue sky with the sun bouncing off of it – very similiar colour scheme.

RE: Boeing’s new 7E7 – the weblink (I hope)

That is pathetic.

Boeing have some incredibly stiff competition from Airbus in the next 3 or years with the introduction of the A380. I was hoping we would see something impressive like a 747 with a much larger, longer upper deck. Instead, we get what looks very similar to the 767-400 with the winglets.

I think the future for Boeing looks bleak. Airlines already have a vast selection of aircraft which are similar to the new 7E7; A330-200, 767-200, -300 and -400, 777-200 and maybe even the 757. Another such aircraft is boring and what I would consider to be a non-profitable venture.

With the A380, it is going to be the only complete double decker of it’s kind. My idea of a 747 with an upper deck the length of the aircraft would prove interesting. Airlines would have two options and this could be seen as more of a success.