@ raj - I think I will plead the Fifth on that one! ;)
However, yes, we did see the big financial cutbacks a while ago, but the money tap has been opened up a bit more since then.
oz, life is reasonable for me, many thanks........:cool:
Yep, there is a "buy-out" scheme of sorts, recently announced. Not sure of the sensitivity of it at the moment, so please excuse me if I don't roll out full details for the time being.
From one of the links::
No chance of taking over any reins!!
EDIT - Doesn't look healthy - & BH "B" shares took a slight drop:
Possible Buffett successor quits under cloud
<<<< "Very slightly"? >>>>
Depends on which pilot from what fleet I am listening to! :rolleyes:
I can't pin it down objectively, & subjectively, as we currently only have 2 F7x aircraft, you tend to bump into G500 crews more often = more "feedback" from them.....but of course, it ain't...
<<<< How good is dispatch reliability on the 7X? >>>>
I don't have specific figures to quote, but it seems to be on a par with the G550, maybe very slightly better.
There are 2 topical articles in the 07 March edition of Time magazine; I appreciate that airline union/association parameters can be different from government/public worker unions.
The first relates to "Meet Your Government Workers" - lots of interesting facts, such as 34 US states require...
johnsonrod, sorry for the delay in replying; had a 0200z/0500L wake-up call in Moscow this morning, it's much warmer here in Nice (via Paris)!
<<<< ….. what do you think is the thinking regarding ultimate fleet mix in Europe? >>>>
If I knew that, I’d be the CEO! However, looking at our type...
Just to give a view from the UK, the rules are very simple. You cannot be pressurised/penalised from either viewpoint. In other words, you are equally protected by employment law if you want/do not want to be a member of any such union.
From a personal viewpoint (despite being a union member)...
Across at NJE, we haven't (yet) had any specific information about when/if/how many Globals will come our way.
However, we had had some details explaining where they might compare to our existing fleets (cabin size, numbers of pax, range, performance, equipment, etc); on that basis, it seems...
...a minimum level of battery charge for dispatch. Pilots fit the iPads into a custom-built kneepad, and the device is not charged in flight or wired to the aircraft.
Ouch - $200 to test *each* iPad??? That could make a big dent in the economic viability, especially for large quantities......
<<<< NJA has the big tank for fluid. I think it's about 102 minutes max, depending upon how long you use the high rate. >>>>
I had to check my old Hawker notes to confirm my fading memory, but 10 gals = 108 mins for the TKS. Yep, depending on availability (we carry some non-HAZ spare...
There is conjecture over here that instead of Garmin avionics they are requesting either Honeywell or Collins. Probably some other changes too - presumably for robustness.
If they can squeeze an APU in, it will have to be a really small model!
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