Idle Rumour: BA to nab 4 UAL 744s?
Aug 31, 2006, 2:06 pm
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Originally Posted by eastwest
sftrvlr-
when a 'lobsterback' calls you a 'pratt' he/she means you are an ..., idiot, fool...take your pick...it's a derogatory term meaning any of the above.
for the record, i love most things british and i don't usually refer to them as kingsmen or lobsterbacks...
when a 'lobsterback' calls you a 'pratt' he/she means you are an ..., idiot, fool...take your pick...it's a derogatory term meaning any of the above.
for the record, i love most things british and i don't usually refer to them as kingsmen or lobsterbacks...
Oh, and I love many things British, too. As well as many things American. So I suppose I just really love myself ...
Sep 1, 2006, 2:50 am
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Originally Posted by G-BOAC
sorry, I know this is very kiddiesspeculateonplaneliveries.net!
http://www.airliners.net/discussions....main/2965811/
but have had the cheek to call US in return
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Cheek !
Wet kippers at 5 paces, chaps !
Sep 1, 2006, 3:26 am
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Originally Posted by WHBM
The kiddies have picked this one up
http://www.airliners.net/discussions....main/2965811/
but have had the cheek to call US in return
ivegotgoldstatussoyoudbetterkissmyass.com
Cheek !
Wet kippers at 5 paces, chaps !
http://www.airliners.net/discussions....main/2965811/
but have had the cheek to call US in return
ivegotgoldstatussoyoudbetterkissmyass.com
Cheek !
Wet kippers at 5 paces, chaps !
Sep 1, 2006, 3:36 am
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Originally Posted by norodnik
..QF took Ex-Malaysian 744's which had CF6's and it was the worst thing they ever did (IMHO). (I remember flying on one from SYD-LAX and there was an enormous gap between the back of F and the start of J...
Sep 1, 2006, 3:48 am
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Originally Posted by og
Wasn't that the one with the enormous gap in the sheet metal work down the r-send that started during a repaint when the paint strippers used a metal scraper instead of a plastic one?
Sep 1, 2006, 5:53 am
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Originally Posted by og
Wasn't that the one with the enormous gap in the sheet metal work down the r-send that started during a repaint when the paint strippers used a metal scraper instead of a plastic one?
Sep 1, 2006, 11:29 am
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Originally Posted by WHBM
Correct. Cost Qantas a fortune to fix it.
Buying second hand aircraft is not a mistake QF is likely to make again in a hurry!
One other thing about the RR-engined aircraft vs other engines: I believe that the flight deck instruments are different. There's at least one parameter which is shown in different units. But I can't now remember whether that was someone explaining it to me in respect of the QF 744 fleet or the BA 777 fleet.
Sep 2, 2006, 7:15 am
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Originally Posted by Globaliser
Buying second hand aircraft is not a mistake QF is likely to make again in a hurry!
Caveat Emptor ! Due Diligence ! How many different ways are there to say it ....
Sep 2, 2006, 9:58 am
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To be fair, I'm not sure how easy it would have been to spot the very minor damage that there was when the aircraft was delivered. It was only scratches at that stage.
One good thing we know from this, though: QF's D checks are thorough! ^
One good thing we know from this, though: QF's D checks are thorough! ^