Tour Report: BA Maintenance Centre, Cardiff
Dec 11, 2011, 11:22 pm
#31
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: BOS
Programs: BA Silver, Mucci
Posts: 5,289
I've been a totally jammy sod to have been gifted an opportunity to join BA's very best of the best and VIP customers (which includes Swanhunter) who share our obsession and who as it turned out are complete dafties of the 777 (which may not include Swanhunter) in what as been an adrenalin filled series of events.
This is the first in a round of several reports and as fabulous and insightful as this experience was, the highlight is yet to come. Stay tuned
This is the first in a round of several reports and as fabulous and insightful as this experience was, the highlight is yet to come. Stay tuned
Dec 12, 2011, 5:16 am
#36
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Gold, CX Gold (OW Sapphire), Hilton Gold, SPG Gold, Accor Platinum
Posts: 1,476
Dec 12, 2011, 6:52 am
#37
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Manila, Philippines (MNL)
Programs: BAEC Gold [>20k Lifetime TPs] | Hilton Honors Lifetime Diamond [as is Mrs PtF] | Various Others
Posts: 6,156
This gets my nomination for the best thread of 2011 (based on just the first post alone) - bar none. A fascinating insight.
Dec 16, 2011, 9:27 am
#42
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Home: East Mids UK - Work (Base): Accra, Ghana.
Programs: BAEC: Silver - Marriott: Titanium
Posts: 12,086
I have been very lucky to visit BAMC too... And can only concur with what others have said... A truly amazing facility with wonderful staff and they do an amazing job keeping us safe in the skies.
Dec 16, 2011, 2:52 pm
#43
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: partly Euroland, partly Mountain Time
Programs: BA something, LH something, HHonors something, Sixt something
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Thanks for posting this! Very interesting stuff.
To get a better grasp of the time involved for such a D check (24,618 h is a bit too abstract, i.e. huge, for me to comprehend), I calculated how long it would take one (theoretical) person to perform it. Working 40 h/week and taking no vacation, this amounts to nearly 12 yr. Very reassuring to know this work is so thorough!
To get a better grasp of the time involved for such a D check (24,618 h is a bit too abstract, i.e. huge, for me to comprehend), I calculated how long it would take one (theoretical) person to perform it. Working 40 h/week and taking no vacation, this amounts to nearly 12 yr. Very reassuring to know this work is so thorough!
Dec 16, 2011, 4:16 pm
#45
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club, Iberia Airlines, Airport Lounges and Environmentally Friendly Travel
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: London, UK
Posts: 22,224
Thanks for posting this! Very interesting stuff.
To get a better grasp of the time involved for such a D check (24,618 h is a bit too abstract, i.e. huge, for me to comprehend), I calculated how long it would take one (theoretical) person to perform it. Working 40 h/week and taking no vacation, this amounts to nearly 12 yr. Very reassuring to know this work is so thorough!
To get a better grasp of the time involved for such a D check (24,618 h is a bit too abstract, i.e. huge, for me to comprehend), I calculated how long it would take one (theoretical) person to perform it. Working 40 h/week and taking no vacation, this amounts to nearly 12 yr. Very reassuring to know this work is so thorough!
