Search results

Seems to me AirNZ is more interested in being a LCC than a full service airline. They have an interesting interpretation on a host of things, not the least of which is baggage. They are part of * Alliance but for me, despite having * Gold have not been my choice of carrier to NZ for a host of...

I see one of the benefits of having status as the extra baggage allowance. *Gold (LH) policy (differs between carriers) is one extra piece when the piece concept is used and an additional 20kg when the weight concept is used. I imagine most status members would travel with the fares which have...

Self loading freight it is - you are most correct.

The only difference between us and freight on LCC's (and Qantas) is that freight is carried on whereas we walk on. Pilots often speak of the "walk on freight". Let us try and preserve some dignity and at least pretend we are not freight to the airlines. I guess the issue is weight incurs a real...

If it is only a small amount of the population this will affect and as you have stated the status members on the whole carry less baggage then why reduce the baggage allowance for status members. Why not enhance it, after all it is not used and the perceived benefit is worth a stack more than...

I sent this to my partner and she came back with - "The kilo doesn’t make a big difference...so we just have to pack stuff in bigger bags." - I guess that says it all.

Interesting "enhancement". The reason I left QF in the first place was their continued "enhancements" - let us hope VA does not go down the same path. The thin edge of the wedge and one that upon analysis gives the airline very little, if any, gain. At the same time manages to disillusion a...

In my experience not often as there are frequent checks of movement areas including taxi & runways. I recall an incident many moons ago when a friend was operating a light piston out of AF. He noticed a sheet of newspaper as he taxied and thought nothing of it. Turned out that sheet (or maybe...

Better there than in the real machine. ;) I've done a few sim runs over the years - 767 largest. Be interested to see the 380.

jb - I'd be interested in seeing a simulator session on video. With audio would be great if you could swing it. A lot more action in that.

What do you need to know - anyone can operate a computer. Push a few buttons, turn a few knobs, sit back and watch the world go by. Of course this is very tongue in cheek, how many accidents are attributed to pilots not knowing or fully understanding systems and how many could be averted if the...

I do fly "real" aircraft and I concur. Horses for courses though. I have in the past used FS for a bit of fun with STAR, SID and the array of radio nav stuff including arrivals, departues and enroute tracking, NDB, VOR, VOR NDB/DME, ILS, DME arcs etc etc and in honesty for that purpose I find...

I just had double status credits posted for a flight I did Christchurch to Melbourne. Had family pooling so 3 x double status credits. Was not expecting that. Flights were booked 06Sep11 - sector credited was 05Jan12 - Christchurch - Melbourne. We travelled Melbourne to Christchurch on 26Dec11 -...

I'd agree unlikey be wake but if the other aircraft were Garuda Airlines (or a number of other carriers) it is plausible they were in the wrong place doing the wrong thing. So lets call it possible :) Recently I was going into Las Vegas - Cavok as you might imagine. An air mexico bus came in and...

The thing to consider is the military operate to a very different standard than civilian operations. Flying a (relatively) small fighter jet is very different to flying a passenger aircraft, recovery options for military can be somewhat more ambitious and expediant than civil operations. A...

If you follow the exact same path as a preceding aircraft you will NOT hit its wake. The wake trails behind and below the previous aircraft. I remember coming into OOL one day in a C210 (back when I had a private licence) and a 727 (if I recall correctly) landed in front of me. I was below his...

Coming out the bottom of a loop is another place to encounter it.

I too have issues with Europcar - very poor performance on their part. Customer service is non existent and the website is a debarcle. 3 bookings to date - all have issues and only one appears on the website. Was with AVIS for years prior and rarely had an issue. I too believe that the...

Sweet - Thanks !!

Double points - is that double base points and double tier multiplier ? e.g. Platinum would normally get 10x the flight cost. Is that now 20x while this deal is on ?