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Mar 31, 2019, 10:10 am
#137
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 2,063
[QUOTE=Truthmonkey;30948911]When an aircraft is positioning, without passengers onboard, does it require any cabin crew?[/QUOTE
As CIHY says no cabin crew required, it is though eerie to try an empty aircraft around, especially a really Large one
As CIHY says no cabin crew required, it is though eerie to try an empty aircraft around, especially a really Large one
May 27, 2019, 8:30 am
#138
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: UK
Programs: BA Blue, IC Spire Ambassador
Posts: 5,227
Does BA repair / service the flip down TV screens on shorthaul aircraft? Not for the first time, the contrast was so poor that the safety video was unwatchable from row 1 and moving map meaningless (this was an A319). Is this something that is checked? I realise there is a move back to the manual demo on the newer Airbus AC but just curious about whether this is checked and if it was found to be defective would BA repair it or just mark the system as INOP until the aircraft is scrapped?
On another note, I was on an A320 recently where instead of reading the manual demo script an audio announcement was played which talked about “portable telephones” being switched off. Just struck me as odd that these are still being used.
On another note, I was on an A320 recently where instead of reading the manual demo script an audio announcement was played which talked about “portable telephones” being switched off. Just struck me as odd that these are still being used.
May 27, 2019, 1:24 pm
#141
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 847
i’ve heard quite a lot of bad / incoherent announcements recently, wrong type of life jackets (clip or double bow) referred to, ‘find the envelope in your headphone pack’ (on a short haul flight), ‘Please open your window blinds for landing in the event of emergency [full stop] Take nothing with you’ etc - it seems it must be easy to read the wrong one from the iPad when working on different aircraft types and both long and short haul routes. I actually think that an updated set of recorded announcements might be a good idea (like on CityFlyer) but I’m interested in what staff think of this.
May 28, 2019, 4:20 am
#142
Join Date: Mar 2019
Posts: 19
Does BA repair / service the flip down TV screens on shorthaul aircraft? Not for the first time, the contrast was so poor that the safety video was unwatchable from row 1 and moving map meaningless (this was an A319). Is this something that is checked? I realise there is a move back to the manual demo on the newer Airbus AC but just curious about whether this is checked and if it was found to be defective would BA repair it or just mark the system as INOP until the aircraft is scrapped?
On another note, I was on an A320 recently where instead of reading the manual demo script an audio announcement was played which talked about “portable telephones” being switched off. Just struck me as odd that these are still being used.
On another note, I was on an A320 recently where instead of reading the manual demo script an audio announcement was played which talked about “portable telephones” being switched off. Just struck me as odd that these are still being used.
Manual Demo's are normally read from a table of announcements written in the Cabin Crew's manual. They (probably!) shouldn't be done using the Pre-Recorded Announcement system (PRA) - which itself is often broken!
May 28, 2019, 4:22 am
#143
Join Date: Mar 2019
Posts: 19
I’ve also heard this one. I think is also refers to ‘word processors’ being switched off. I think I read in here that these shouldn’t be used anymore.
i’ve heard quite a lot of bad / incoherent announcements recently, wrong type of life jackets (clip or double bow) referred to, ‘find the envelope in your headphone pack’ (on a short haul flight), ‘Please open your window blinds for landing in the event of emergency [full stop] Take nothing with you’ etc - it seems it must be easy to read the wrong one from the iPad when working on different aircraft types and both long and short haul routes. I actually think that an updated set of recorded announcements might be a good idea (like on CityFlyer) but I’m interested in what staff think of this.
The majority of PRA's are automated emergency announcements (EG: Decompression, ditching, emergency landing).
On some aircraft with a touch screen FAP (Flight Attendant Panel) we have welcome on board announcements in a number of different languages.
Problem is.. BA have so many different Airbus configurations!
May 28, 2019, 5:06 am
#144
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: London
Programs: Many. Too many. I came here to cut them down. I failed.
Posts: 2,999
[QUOTE=Waterhorse;30949196]
Going back to this and CIHY's answer - when planes are flown out longhaul - i.e. to Singapore / Philippines empty for a variety of checks (or even the Nevada desert if being scrapped) is this still the case?
Or do the flight crew have training in how to use the ovens etc for long haul flights where you'll want hot food and coffee?
Or do the flight crew have training in how to use the ovens etc for long haul flights where you'll want hot food and coffee?
May 28, 2019, 5:24 am
#146
Join Date: Mar 2019
Posts: 19
[QUOTE=Sam Bee;31145193]
Going back to this and CIHY's answer - when planes are flown out longhaul - i.e. to Singapore / Philippines empty for a variety of checks (or even the Nevada desert if being scrapped) is this still the case?
Or do the flight crew have training in how to use the ovens etc for long haul flights where you'll want hot food and coffee?
Brewers and ovens are pretty easy to use! Not sure if long haul guys get any specific training but I'm pretty sure we could work it out without!
Going back to this and CIHY's answer - when planes are flown out longhaul - i.e. to Singapore / Philippines empty for a variety of checks (or even the Nevada desert if being scrapped) is this still the case?
Or do the flight crew have training in how to use the ovens etc for long haul flights where you'll want hot food and coffee?
Don't they just bring their own McDonalds?
Jun 4, 2019, 2:52 pm
#150
Join Date: Mar 2019
Posts: 19
Not really. Flight and cabin crew 'bid' for the trips they want. As you can imagine, weekends off are very popular and the system is seniority based, so you won't have the best chance as a new entrant. Likewise, you can't do short-haul only, at the very least you'd need to do enough long haul trips to keep your certification current on that aircraft type.