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Thanks NM - I can at least get the pilots view of the aircraft when he visits (and possibly a sneak peek).

Dave - one of my old colleagues is in US at present taking delivery of the second 777 for V. Have just responded to his email below of the 8/2 - asking him to confirm whether it is a 300 he is collecting. Will advise when i have further information.

The best part about Friday public entry [based on my experience from 2007] is the evening show / napalm - helicopter and other displays. For those who have not been.... In terms of the JQ flights, the airborne F18's, sea kings and other aircraft are taken out of the terminal area and the...

Quite correct NYC. The separation minima has now been formally reduced to 6NM for a following 744, but the distances for a following 767 / A320 - or even a Dash 8 [thinking of MEL and SYD] are horrendous. (with ATC tapping their fingers and watching the clock whilst the runway is empty)...

Not necessarily! Even under the ASPIRE program, with prioritised taxiways, from pushback to take off, it is still takes nearly 30 minutes because of the procedures and route it has to take. Even with a business in LA, my preference is still to fly to SFO (and avoid LAX). I love the Airbus...

Thanks QF - what an enticing invitation, but I will miss by about a week not being able to change some of the Aussie day preparations.

It is interesting how corporate arrangements play out! SABRE was a subsidiary of AA when i did some work with them in Dallas in '96, but the separate spin off of Sabre Holdings in 2000 now lets AA play with whoever they want. All the legacy GDS systems have some architectural issues, but the...

Johnny. I do not think it gets refunded. Effectively this is 6% per annum cost of protection insurance (if it can be claimed). ie 0.5% of your balance every month. The issue is then a personal one. How secure is your income and do you think you will be termninated / out of work - and wanting...

All a function of risk Jingles! I presume Alan (with legal background) understandably did not want a 'live' gold card floating outside his control. Also, as part of the upg process, whilst SAI1A has advised they do not 'cancel' the old card, my experience was that they do transfer the gc...

Interestingly, they are not necessarily one and the same! In fact the US Fed Reserve is owned privately by 11 families, albeit the US govt have the majority of Board members and appoint the Chairman. The current circumstances now highlight what was the background to some seriously...

Have not heard of this happening, but will watch closely.

Apologies for the slow reply here - just saw this thread - and yes SIA1A, received the same survey, and acknowledge it is interactive. I did not have the question on AMEX as it is not part of my repertoire. From an adhoc survey of people and associates in our businesses, other than those who...

I find it very interesting that whilst Citibank are one of the recipients of the US Govt. largesse in terms of bailouts, as well as the largest reducer of staff numbers - they seem to be the most agressive at expanding their credit base. ie. offering people unsolicited credit uplifts, marketing...

This appears to be Lochard [yes an Australian Company] trying to develop a new revenue stream vis-a-vis selling passive noise monitoring systems to airports, leveraging what they do on a 'real time' basis. Whilst it records noise at various monitors, it is also a big call that they can...

Interesting. Trying to recall if the Citi person who handled the transfer said they would cancel my old account? Have not tried a transaction - and do not receive statements. Presuming any transaction on the old card would be debited to the account of the new number. You seem to be in the...