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A busy day in the Funchal hold....
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CharlieOneSix » Tue May 09, 2023 2:21 pm
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Lots of holding and diversions due to the wind at Funchal.....but one guy seems determined to have a go - RZO160.
METAR LPMA 091400Z 01014G24KT...
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TAP having a little difficulty with the length of the undercarriage................... =))
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Last post by Boac
Sat Jul 01, 2023 9:08 am
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The New Zealand PM's 757 is ancient!
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OneHungLow » Thu Jun 29, 2023 3:53 am
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A working class hero is something to be!
The New Zealand PM’s ancient plane is embarrassing – but an upgrade risks too much of a backlash
We have...
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There are plenty of 757s still earning their keep. It may be old, but I'll bet it has a lot fewer hours on it than those currently operated by Jet2...
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Last post by tango15
Thu Jun 29, 2023 8:35 am
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Ryanair chief pilot dismissed
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OneHungLow » Wed Jun 14, 2023 11:10 pm
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Ryanair has dismissed its chief pilot for what is alleged to be “a pattern of repeated inappropriate and unacceptable behaviour towards a number of...
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I'm glad the FOs concerned were supported and believed by the company. Their allegations were taken seriously, appropriately investigated and found...
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Last post by reddo
Sat Jun 17, 2023 10:05 am
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Weighing Pax
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ian16th » Thu Oct 06, 2016 8:06 pm
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What is wrong with this?
Years ago, about 1978, I was pax on a British Cal fright from Birmingham to Gatwick. After checking in my bag, I was asked...
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The Samoa Air homepage reads We at Samoa Air are keeping airfares fair, by charging our passengers only for what they weigh. You are the master of...
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Last post by prospector
Wed Jun 14, 2023 9:32 pm
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Why do they do it?...
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EA01 » Sun May 28, 2023 4:34 am
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I suspect I know the answer, but anyway...
On board HA451 the other day, HNL - SYD.....departs HNL at 12:45 Friday afternoon.....which is 09:00...
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EAO1, not the wrong thread, just a suitable location to query the madness which currently infects the head offices of airlines around the World.
I...
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Last post by barkingmad
Tue Jun 13, 2023 7:31 am
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COMAC C919 Enters Revenue Service
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PHXPhlyer » Fri May 26, 2023 3:01 pm
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China’s C919 passenger jet to make first commercial flight
After years of research, development and tests, China’s first large homegrown...
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No doubt a few of the fellow-travellers of China will order some, but their domestic market is large enough to sustain a decent production run. The...
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Last post by tango15
Sat Jun 03, 2023 9:20 am
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A380
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OFSO » Tue May 23, 2023 12:37 pm
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There seem to be quite a few A380's in the skies around here. Now that some operators have decided that they make sense after all, I wonder if anyone...
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So who would buy an expensive aeroplane in need of refurbishment, and as the first (and possibly to date, only work) have it externally repainted...
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Last post by OFSO
Fri Jun 02, 2023 7:55 am
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Now Where Did I Put My Plane Keys?
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PHXPhlyer » Fri May 26, 2023 6:47 pm
A Southwest pilot had to crawl into the cockpit window after the flight deck door was locked
Link has pic.
It’s never fun to be locked out –...
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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Fri May 26, 2023 6:47 pm
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More Rynair bollox!
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TheGreenGoblin » Wed Feb 03, 2021 4:01 am
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Ryanair has been ordered to remove its infamous “jab and go” advert after watchdog officials ruled it depicted misleading claims about coronavirus...
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'cos it isn't mucho overengined climb like a rocket as a 757 is.
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Last post by Wodrick
Thu May 11, 2023 9:50 am
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Cliff Spink
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Boac » Sat May 06, 2023 9:24 am
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This YT video popped up on a forum, and it is well worth watching. I have always held Cliff in huge respect - right from the days when I was an...
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Top Man!
My last Staish.
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Sat May 06, 2023 10:38 am
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The Irish C**t finally goes after raking in 24 Million a year...
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EA01 » Tue May 02, 2023 10:18 am
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....and reducing a once iconic Australian brand to mud....9th to 40th trusted Australian brand....wel done, the board thinks you did a great job, the...
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How to take an Iconic brand and trash that brand so comprehensively is....baffling....
I'm eligible for some very real benefits with QF, and simply...
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Last post by EA01
Wed May 03, 2023 6:45 am
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Strange Happenings at Aer Lingus
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tango15 » Wed Apr 12, 2023 11:11 pm
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Yesterday (Wednesday), the scheduled EI 133 Dublin-Boston flight diverts to KEF whilst midway between Iceland and Greenland and is parked on a remote...
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Poor old Lingus are not having much fun with their A330s:
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Last post by tango15
Fri Apr 14, 2023 9:38 am
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SouthWest Airlines' Holiday Meltdown
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PHXPhlyer » Tue Dec 27, 2022 3:34 pm
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Horror stories of endless lines at Pax Services, hours long hold times only to have calls dropped, piles of luggage covering the floor of baggage...
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‘It’s a mess down here.’ Southwest pilots detail the Christmas meltdown chaos
Congress is set to receive new evidence Thursday of internal chaos...
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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Wed Feb 08, 2023 10:15 pm
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FlyBe in administration again.
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Ibbie » Sat Jan 28, 2023 6:34 am
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Flybe has ceased operations and once again gone into administration.
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CAA grants temporary operating licence to administrators
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Last post by Ibbie
Wed Feb 08, 2023 11:50 am
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Drunken passenger pees on another one
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llondel » Mon Jan 09, 2023 6:08 pm
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The head of India's Tata Sons conglomerate has expressed anguish over an incident in which a drunk man allegedly urinated on a female passenger on...
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I was peed on by a pax once. On a flight to Bangladesh, a passenger came into the galley and stood beside me. He was taking a whiz up against one of...
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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Thu Jan 12, 2023 6:17 pm
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Stansted closed for weather
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llondel » Mon Dec 12, 2022 4:28 am
Not just Perry Oaks, it seems...
All flights have been suspended at Stansted Airport after it was forced to close its runway due to bad...
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Last post by llondel
Mon Dec 12, 2022 4:28 am
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British Airways BA 2063 turns around
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TheGreenAnger » Fri Dec 09, 2022 11:44 am
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Hundreds of British Airways passengers spent the night flying from Gatwick to central Egypt and back after their plane turned around halfway through...
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a tech fault that would’ve meant going US at destination, so better to return to engineering base for repairs than being stranded in MRU.
Requiring...
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Last post by G-CPTN
Sat Dec 10, 2022 10:50 am
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Carolyn Grace
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Boac » Wed Dec 07, 2022 9:44 am
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News appearing on Twatter that she was killed in a road accident on Friday.
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I booked Nick for our Air display. All the other Spits came for free fuel and no cash. G-Fire was going to Scotland so was very happy for an enroute...
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Last post by TheGreenAnger
Fri Dec 09, 2022 11:37 am
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Allegiant Air's Flight AAY9617 26 November
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CharlieOneSix » Sat Nov 26, 2022 5:57 pm
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Allegiant Air's A319, Flight AAY9617 departed Trois-Rivieres, near Quebec, for Orlando SFB today. It should have been a 3hr 20 min flight. Shortly...
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Made it. Bet the Captain gets a very big cheer from the pax right now!
If you keep it low and slow, there's not much fuel difference, says he from...
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Last post by tango15
Sun Nov 27, 2022 2:17 pm
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Better Go Before You Go
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PHXPhlyer » Sun Nov 13, 2022 4:54 pm
Jet2 Airbus A321 Diverted To Bilbao So Passengers Could Go To The Toilet
The plane was on the ground for over two hours before continuing the...
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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Sun Nov 13, 2022 4:54 pm
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Not a Zepplin!
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ricardian » Wed Nov 09, 2022 2:01 pm
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Hybrid aircraft could be the future of greener passenger transport and freight to and from Orkney.
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.and if they put a fan in the cylinder, they could use the headwinds to power the craft! ;-))
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Wed Nov 09, 2022 5:53 pm
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Viva Air Flight VH8332 today
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CharlieOneSix » Mon Oct 17, 2022 10:04 pm
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Earlier today on FR24 I was watching Viva Air Flight VH8332 in Colombia, an A320-251N from Cali (CLO) to Riohacha (RCH). It departed CLO at 1534z and...
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Surely the point of carrying contingency fuel is for this sort of situation, where it all goes pear-shaped. Arriving with that much left on a routine...
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Last post by TheGreenAnger
Tue Nov 01, 2022 4:19 pm
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American Airlines Abolishing First Class
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llondel » Wed Oct 26, 2022 7:38 pm
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It appears that AA customers don't want to pay for First Class seats, so they're being removed in favour of more business class seats on long-haul...
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Good grief! They're bad enough in the cheap seats, and business class is no great shakes. I've always considered it an airline to avoid. I did once...
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Last post by tango15
Thu Oct 27, 2022 9:48 am
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Last post by TheGreenAnger
Tue Oct 11, 2022 1:48 pm
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Left a bit, right a bit.....
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CharlieOneSix » Sat Oct 08, 2022 11:00 pm
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FD2 emailed me an MP4 of this but online this is a rather poorer quality.....
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When we were operating from Gib while the ship was alongside, if the traffic permitted when the wind was causing turbulence, the ATCOs would allow us...
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Last post by FD2
Mon Oct 10, 2022 2:11 am
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