Is This Person a Flyer Talker (aka, the 'Mr. Pillows' Thread)?
Aug 2, 2005, 8:23 am
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Bear - Details on FA Death
Bear - I posted this incident on this board several days ago. Here's the post:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=457905
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=457905
Aug 2, 2005, 8:33 am
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Originally Posted by wintersummer
Bear - I posted this incident on this board several days ago. Here's the post:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=457905
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=457905
Aug 2, 2005, 8:35 am
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Aug 2, 2005, 8:35 am
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I have to admit, this sounds like the thing Urban Legends are made of.
tia.ffany sounds like he/she has the inside scoop. Some further details would be nice.
tia.ffany sounds like he/she has the inside scoop. Some further details would be nice.
Originally Posted by tia.ffany
It's not rumor.
Originally Posted by tia.ffany
My bf and I we flew next to him last year from GRU-ORD.
Originally Posted by tia.ffany
I wonder if this Mr. PIllows you are mentioning is the same one I've heard about , if so I have an interesting story that somebody told me about his "milk"...
"Once upon a time, in a bright sunny day, Mr. Pillows was going to fly on the UAxxx flight ... two United employees were driving toward the airport with Mr. Pillows's milk ... although they were not speeding, a very unfortunate accident happened and so "the milk" couldn't have been delivered at that night.
The supervisors were notified and so they informed Mr. Pillows about the situation and the reason why he wouldnt have his Milk on that flight at that night. Mr. pillows said he was sorry about the two ladies involved in the accidents and left in his usual F-class seat.
In the following day the Customer relations Dp. got a letter from Mr. Pillows... complaining about the Milk that wasn't onboard for him.
Believe it or not ... that s a true story.
PS: The two ladies got seriously injured but they are fine now and back to work ... without the milk, never anymore.
"Once upon a time, in a bright sunny day, Mr. Pillows was going to fly on the UAxxx flight ... two United employees were driving toward the airport with Mr. Pillows's milk ... although they were not speeding, a very unfortunate accident happened and so "the milk" couldn't have been delivered at that night.
The supervisors were notified and so they informed Mr. Pillows about the situation and the reason why he wouldnt have his Milk on that flight at that night. Mr. pillows said he was sorry about the two ladies involved in the accidents and left in his usual F-class seat.
In the following day the Customer relations Dp. got a letter from Mr. Pillows... complaining about the Milk that wasn't onboard for him.
Believe it or not ... that s a true story.
PS: The two ladies got seriously injured but they are fine now and back to work ... without the milk, never anymore.
Aug 2, 2005, 8:46 am
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Originally Posted by Bear96
"Mr. Pillows is an extremely important customer. He pays us millions extra for his pillows. He always flies full fare!"
Aug 2, 2005, 8:48 am
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Originally Posted by Dunbar
There are basically four corporate aircraft that can fly nonstop from the US to Asia:
Gulfstream G500/G550
Bombardier Global Express
Boeing Business Jet
Airbus Corporate Jet
You're looking at a minimum of 50 million to buy it, plus a few million a year to operate the thing. Anything smaller and you're going to have to make a stop, and it won't be as comfortable as international first class. I heard of one company that had their GIII deadhead to Australia while the executives flew commercial. All so they could fly the GIII around Australia, and hop 747 back to the states! A Gulfstream cabin gets claustraphobic on such a long flight.
To charter such a jet you're probably looking at 3-4X the cost of even fully refundable FC tickets.
GIII has a range of 3700nm, GIV-SP 4600nm. There's no way they can make Asia non-stop.
Gulfstream G500/G550
Bombardier Global Express
Boeing Business Jet
Airbus Corporate Jet
You're looking at a minimum of 50 million to buy it, plus a few million a year to operate the thing. Anything smaller and you're going to have to make a stop, and it won't be as comfortable as international first class. I heard of one company that had their GIII deadhead to Australia while the executives flew commercial. All so they could fly the GIII around Australia, and hop 747 back to the states! A Gulfstream cabin gets claustraphobic on such a long flight.
To charter such a jet you're probably looking at 3-4X the cost of even fully refundable FC tickets.
GIII has a range of 3700nm, GIV-SP 4600nm. There's no way they can make Asia non-stop.
I wonder if my contractor's badge is still good at the Gulfstream plant....
Aug 2, 2005, 10:08 am
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I, for one, dont buy it. Can we ask Snopes to look into it!?!?!?
Aug 2, 2005, 10:14 am
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Originally Posted by kokonutz
I, for one, dont buy it. Can we ask Snopes to look into it!?!?!?
Aug 2, 2005, 10:40 am
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...and something else. Anyone that fussy would not bother with FT
Aug 2, 2005, 10:46 am
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Originally Posted by Morgo
It is absolutely true! I have flown next to this guy!
Aug 2, 2005, 12:10 pm
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Originally Posted by Morgo
It is absolutely true! I have flown next to this guy!
Aug 2, 2005, 12:38 pm
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Originally Posted by UA_Flyer
... care to tell us a bit more about this guy?
I do wish I was in his shoes, where I had enough wealth to command an airline to bow to my every whim
Mind you, if I was that wealthy I think I'd be agreeing with the group above and flying about in my own personal jet! I can live with a stopover to refuel, a minor nuisance for the luxury of having a jet 
Aug 2, 2005, 12:59 pm
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Originally Posted by JS
I think it's pretty sad when people take rumors from another board and spread them to this one. 
Aug 2, 2005, 1:00 pm
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Originally Posted by Traveller
I think this thread is a hoot! This thread and the NW forum are keeping me entertained this week!
Aug 2, 2005, 1:40 pm
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Originally Posted by roberto99
When I did a job for Gulfstream some years ago, it was claimed that operating expenses of a then GIV was one third of the purchase price. So back then, it would cost about US$8,000,000 per year to operate a GIV as the full operator.
