Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
05-03-2010, 06:25 AM
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News of note:
ANA sinks to $616 million fiscal-year loss
China Southern reports $208 million first-quarter profit
ANA sinks to $616 million fiscal-year loss
China Southern reports $208 million first-quarter profit
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05-03-2010, 06:54 AM
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To fill up some thread space till the AE comes out I'd like to share some maintenance procedures from another countries state airline.
Enjoy....
Goats sacrificed to fix Nepal jet
BBC NEWS | South Asia | Goats sacrificed to fix Nepal jet
Nepal's state-run airline has confirmed that it sacrificed two goats to appease a Hindu god, following technical problems with one of its aircraft.
Nepal Airlines said the animals were slaughtered in front of the plane - a Boeing 757 - at Kathmandu airport.
The offering was made to Akash Bhairab, the Hindu god of sky protection, whose symbol is seen on the company's planes.
The airline said that after Sunday's ceremony the plane successfully completed a flight to Hong Kong.
"The snag in the plane has now been fixed and the aircraft has resumed its flights," senior airline official Raju KC was quoted as saying by Reuters.
Nepal Airlines has two Boeing aircraft in its fleet.
The persistent faults with one of the planes had led to the postponement of a number of flights in recent weeks. The company has not said what the problem was, but reports in local media have blamed an electrical fault.
Enjoy....
Goats sacrificed to fix Nepal jet
BBC NEWS | South Asia | Goats sacrificed to fix Nepal jet
Nepal's state-run airline has confirmed that it sacrificed two goats to appease a Hindu god, following technical problems with one of its aircraft.
Nepal Airlines said the animals were slaughtered in front of the plane - a Boeing 757 - at Kathmandu airport.
The offering was made to Akash Bhairab, the Hindu god of sky protection, whose symbol is seen on the company's planes.
The airline said that after Sunday's ceremony the plane successfully completed a flight to Hong Kong.
"The snag in the plane has now been fixed and the aircraft has resumed its flights," senior airline official Raju KC was quoted as saying by Reuters.
Nepal Airlines has two Boeing aircraft in its fleet.
The persistent faults with one of the planes had led to the postponement of a number of flights in recent weeks. The company has not said what the problem was, but reports in local media have blamed an electrical fault.
05-03-2010, 06:59 AM
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I disagree, and so does the company, in a roundabout way. Domestic reserve stretches are limited by Delta to 6 days max to comply with the FAR 24/7 rule. So, on the front end they acknowledge those are, in fact, duty days even if you are not used. Then, on the back end, they say "Oh, wait. That was really free time because we didn't use you." The company is playing on both sides of the net and has apparently been doing so for a long time.
The fix is actually quite simple: just insure the pilot has 9 hours free of duty prior to the start of the next SC.
The real problem for the company is the long-call-becomes-short-call practice. Any transition to SC would require 9 hours notice, a solution I personally am in favor of.
The fix is actually quite simple: just insure the pilot has 9 hours free of duty prior to the start of the next SC.
The real problem for the company is the long-call-becomes-short-call practice. Any transition to SC would require 9 hours notice, a solution I personally am in favor of.
05-03-2010, 07:02 AM
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To fill up some thread space till the AE comes out I'd like to share some maintenance procedures from another countries state airline.
Enjoy....
Goats sacrificed to fix Nepal jet
BBC NEWS | South Asia | Goats sacrificed to fix Nepal jet
Nepal's state-run airline has confirmed that it sacrificed two goats to appease a Hindu god, following technical problems with one of its aircraft.
Nepal Airlines said the animals were slaughtered in front of the plane - a Boeing 757 - at Kathmandu airport.
The offering was made to Akash Bhairab, the Hindu god of sky protection, whose symbol is seen on the company's planes.
The airline said that after Sunday's ceremony the plane successfully completed a flight to Hong Kong.
"The snag in the plane has now been fixed and the aircraft has resumed its flights," senior airline official Raju KC was quoted as saying by Reuters.
Nepal Airlines has two Boeing aircraft in its fleet.
The persistent faults with one of the planes had led to the postponement of a number of flights in recent weeks. The company has not said what the problem was, but reports in local media have blamed an electrical fault.
Enjoy....
Goats sacrificed to fix Nepal jet
BBC NEWS | South Asia | Goats sacrificed to fix Nepal jet
Nepal's state-run airline has confirmed that it sacrificed two goats to appease a Hindu god, following technical problems with one of its aircraft.
Nepal Airlines said the animals were slaughtered in front of the plane - a Boeing 757 - at Kathmandu airport.
The offering was made to Akash Bhairab, the Hindu god of sky protection, whose symbol is seen on the company's planes.
The airline said that after Sunday's ceremony the plane successfully completed a flight to Hong Kong.
"The snag in the plane has now been fixed and the aircraft has resumed its flights," senior airline official Raju KC was quoted as saying by Reuters.
Nepal Airlines has two Boeing aircraft in its fleet.
The persistent faults with one of the planes had led to the postponement of a number of flights in recent weeks. The company has not said what the problem was, but reports in local media have blamed an electrical fault.
Whether that makes sense or not, I don't know, it was just an opportunity to make a joke.
05-03-2010, 07:19 AM
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Ferd,
My TOE was great, 3 day that became a 9 day due to the E+15 volcano. Training by the LCA was outstanding and the seeing eye FO helped immensely. Make sure you look at the video on the 757/767 page regarding loading the FMS. I wish I had that before my TOE. Your LCA will show you how. Procedures for the crossing are basically the same as at NWA.
Get the captain to show you the grocery store where you get your wine and cheese for the afternoon get together in the crew lounge.
Jinks
My TOE was great, 3 day that became a 9 day due to the E+15 volcano. Training by the LCA was outstanding and the seeing eye FO helped immensely. Make sure you look at the video on the 757/767 page regarding loading the FMS. I wish I had that before my TOE. Your LCA will show you how. Procedures for the crossing are basically the same as at NWA.
Get the captain to show you the grocery store where you get your wine and cheese for the afternoon get together in the crew lounge.
Jinks
I gotta start reading the fleet page more often. This is the second really great/helpful thing I've gotten word of mouth, the first being the "how it's really done guide" that the north LCA (JM) put out.
The good news is I finally have my Eastern Hemisphere book put together. I had a couple of binders and ALL of the "stuff" stuck in a gym bag in MSP. I just kept adding revisions to it thinking "hey I'll never go to any of these places, or better yet I'll wait for ship sets". But hey, whats 3 or 4 hours out of a lifetime
Looking forward to the trip! Thanks for the info on the grocery. Where did you get money? I assume the French use Euro, but I guess you can never assume anything with the French
Ferd
05-03-2010, 07:22 AM
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We have an ACC 56 hour layover on a carryout trip on the A330 open time. Should it be on my permanent avoids for PBS?
05-03-2010, 07:26 AM
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I only went to Guangzhou in China, but we don't go there anymore (hope we go back, wife wants more pearls).
Anyway, get your money from the hotel and make them put it through the anti counterfeit machine. Counterfeit currency is a real problem there, talked to a guy once who got a few bogas bills from an ATM even. China is the only place out there that I don't use ATMs or credit cards and take the hotel exchange hit. AND, get small bills for the taxis.......they will do the switcharoo with ya on a large bill giving you back a counterfeit.
Ferd
05-03-2010, 07:40 AM
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Denny,
I only went to Guangzhou in China, but we don't go there anymore (hope we go back, wife wants more pearls).
Anyway, get your money from the hotel and make them put it through the anti counterfeit machine. Counterfeit currency is a real problem there, talked to a guy once who got a few bogas bills from an ATM even. China is the only place out there that I don't use ATMs or credit cards and take the hotel exchange hit. AND, get small bills for the taxis.......they will do the switcharoo with ya on a large bill giving you back a counterfeit.
Ferd
I only went to Guangzhou in China, but we don't go there anymore (hope we go back, wife wants more pearls).
Anyway, get your money from the hotel and make them put it through the anti counterfeit machine. Counterfeit currency is a real problem there, talked to a guy once who got a few bogas bills from an ATM even. China is the only place out there that I don't use ATMs or credit cards and take the hotel exchange hit. AND, get small bills for the taxis.......they will do the switcharoo with ya on a large bill giving you back a counterfeit.
Ferd
Denny
05-03-2010, 07:43 AM
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The fix is actually quite simple: just insure the pilot has 9 hours free of duty prior to the start of the next SC.
The real problem for the company is the long-call-becomes-short-call practice. Any transition to SC would require 9 hours notice, a solution I personally am in favor of.
The real problem for the company is the long-call-becomes-short-call practice. Any transition to SC would require 9 hours notice, a solution I personally am in favor of.
05-03-2010, 09:36 AM
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Looks like the markets agree as well DAL up more than UAUA and CAL..
And what's with that livery [not that it really matters although it is "the brand"]...using the 20 year old CAL livery and changing the text on the logo to read United...
Mark my words: at the latest 5 years from now they will repaint again
Cheers
George
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