Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
10-29-2014 | 07:44 PM
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Wow silver platter PD!
NWA actually hired the inventor of the rollaboard.
I believe he retired from NWA 747 Captain to spend more time with his startup company Travelpro...
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George
10-29-2014 | 07:53 PM
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^^^^that's a fact, Jack^^^^
(re: the travel pro roller bag inventor…company used to be called 'Purdy Neat Bags', as I recall)
(re: the travel pro roller bag inventor…company used to be called 'Purdy Neat Bags', as I recall)
10-29-2014 | 08:00 PM
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10-29-2014 | 08:02 PM
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I bought my first one in Sept. 1996, as a replacement for my busted up second Travel Pro, and I'm still using it today.
10-29-2014 | 08:16 PM
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I should build an app that captures open time and builds a database with % of time various guys show up in open time. Then cross ref with trips that show up in open time, try to regress the bad trip causality out leaving behind distilled Avoidance.
Since we're joking about the subject, here's a real question--sometimes a trip will show up in the B open time, and when you click on it to see who's flying it, it has a blank A spot, but still actually shows an FO assigned against it. Now, that's normal if it's a Q "qualified" drop showing up in open time, but these are NOT Q trips, just normal ones with no Q showing.
I'm thinking that if a trip can be dropped due to sufficient reserve coverage, the FO's name should not be assigned against it when it hits open time--my name never shows up when I drop a trip and see it in open time. So what are these non-Q trips I see in OT with an FO still listed? Anyone else notice these, usually about 5% of trips?
Since we're joking about the subject, here's a real question--sometimes a trip will show up in the B open time, and when you click on it to see who's flying it, it has a blank A spot, but still actually shows an FO assigned against it. Now, that's normal if it's a Q "qualified" drop showing up in open time, but these are NOT Q trips, just normal ones with no Q showing.
I'm thinking that if a trip can be dropped due to sufficient reserve coverage, the FO's name should not be assigned against it when it hits open time--my name never shows up when I drop a trip and see it in open time. So what are these non-Q trips I see in OT with an FO still listed? Anyone else notice these, usually about 5% of trips?
10-29-2014 | 08:20 PM
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Flew with the originator of Travel Pro, think it was in 88, phl to lgw. He owned a factory in Korea and was going to manufacture them there. Another 2 NWA pilots were producing a rollaboard prior to travel pro.
10-29-2014 | 08:21 PM
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10-29-2014 | 08:25 PM
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From: Going to hell in a bucket, but enjoying the ride .
"Virgin Atlantic is to accept trainee pilots with no flying experience, the airline has announced.
The firm has launched an 18-month training programme in conjunction with Southampton-based CTC Aviation.
Would-be pilots will undergo pre-flight training, flight deck simulation at CTC's Southampton centre and flight training in Phoenix, Arizona.
The course leads to the Civil Aviation Authority's multi pilot licence and a position as a Virgin Atlantic co-pilot.
Virgin's flight operations general manager David Kistruck said: "Our people have always been at the heart of Virgin Atlantic and we're delighted to offer this opportunity to a whole new generation of flyers.
"They'll be part of the Virgin family from day one and will enjoy an opportunity like no other, as the only trainee pilots in Europe to fly straight on to long-haul aircraft once qualified."
Applicants are required to have a minimum of five GCSEs or equivalent including maths, science and English.
Earlier this month, Virgin Atlantic announced it would stop running Little Red, its UK flight network launched in 2013, next year.
The flights between London Heathrow and Manchester will stop in March, while those between Heathrow and Edinburgh and Aberdeen will end in September."
Put them in an Airbus, show them where the "FLY" button is, and let's party!
What could go wrong?
The firm has launched an 18-month training programme in conjunction with Southampton-based CTC Aviation.
Would-be pilots will undergo pre-flight training, flight deck simulation at CTC's Southampton centre and flight training in Phoenix, Arizona.
The course leads to the Civil Aviation Authority's multi pilot licence and a position as a Virgin Atlantic co-pilot.
Virgin's flight operations general manager David Kistruck said: "Our people have always been at the heart of Virgin Atlantic and we're delighted to offer this opportunity to a whole new generation of flyers.
"They'll be part of the Virgin family from day one and will enjoy an opportunity like no other, as the only trainee pilots in Europe to fly straight on to long-haul aircraft once qualified."
Applicants are required to have a minimum of five GCSEs or equivalent including maths, science and English.
Earlier this month, Virgin Atlantic announced it would stop running Little Red, its UK flight network launched in 2013, next year.
The flights between London Heathrow and Manchester will stop in March, while those between Heathrow and Edinburgh and Aberdeen will end in September."
Put them in an Airbus, show them where the "FLY" button is, and let's party!
What could go wrong?
10-29-2014 | 08:43 PM
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It could work. If you're NewK´s child maybe.
10-29-2014 | 09:34 PM
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"Virgin Atlantic is to accept trainee pilots with no flying experience, the airline has announced.
The firm has launched an 18-month training programme in conjunction with Southampton-based CTC Aviation.
Would-be pilots will undergo pre-flight training, flight deck simulation at CTC's Southampton centre and flight training in Phoenix, Arizona.
The course leads to the Civil Aviation Authority's multi pilot licence and a position as a Virgin Atlantic co-pilot.
Virgin's flight operations general manager David Kistruck said: "Our people have always been at the heart of Virgin Atlantic and we're delighted to offer this opportunity to a whole new generation of flyers.
"They'll be part of the Virgin family from day one and will enjoy an opportunity like no other, as the only trainee pilots in Europe to fly straight on to long-haul aircraft once qualified."
Applicants are required to have a minimum of five GCSEs or equivalent including maths, science and English.
Earlier this month, Virgin Atlantic announced it would stop running Little Red, its UK flight network launched in 2013, next year.
The flights between London Heathrow and Manchester will stop in March, while those between Heathrow and Edinburgh and Aberdeen will end in September."
Put them in an Airbus, show them where the "FLY" button is, and let's party!
What could go wrong?
The firm has launched an 18-month training programme in conjunction with Southampton-based CTC Aviation.
Would-be pilots will undergo pre-flight training, flight deck simulation at CTC's Southampton centre and flight training in Phoenix, Arizona.
The course leads to the Civil Aviation Authority's multi pilot licence and a position as a Virgin Atlantic co-pilot.
Virgin's flight operations general manager David Kistruck said: "Our people have always been at the heart of Virgin Atlantic and we're delighted to offer this opportunity to a whole new generation of flyers.
"They'll be part of the Virgin family from day one and will enjoy an opportunity like no other, as the only trainee pilots in Europe to fly straight on to long-haul aircraft once qualified."
Applicants are required to have a minimum of five GCSEs or equivalent including maths, science and English.
Earlier this month, Virgin Atlantic announced it would stop running Little Red, its UK flight network launched in 2013, next year.
The flights between London Heathrow and Manchester will stop in March, while those between Heathrow and Edinburgh and Aberdeen will end in September."
Put them in an Airbus, show them where the "FLY" button is, and let's party!
What could go wrong?
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