Saint in Paradise Posted 28 May, 2011 Share Posted 28 May, 2011 Cash-strapped Air India has been forced to cancel some flights today after oil companies refused to give the state-run carrier fuel. The airline has not been paying their bills. :lol: The flagship carrier, once known as the "Maharajah of the skies", is asking for help from the aviation ministry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 28 May, 2011 Share Posted 28 May, 2011 I know an airline pilot who used to fly for Air India Express. Let me put it this way; take the train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 28 May, 2011 Share Posted 28 May, 2011 I know an airline pilot who used to fly for Air India Express. Let me put it this way; take the train. Let me put it like this. DON'T take the train if it runs under any of their flight paths. http://my.telegraph.co.uk/expat/tag/pilot-fatigue/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baj Posted 28 May, 2011 Share Posted 28 May, 2011 ****ing hell guys, theres no need to even be "ironically" racist. Deleted posts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 28 May, 2011 Share Posted 28 May, 2011 ****ing hell guys, theres no need to even be "ironically" racist. no no... we are not being racist...mongrel is a perfectly acceptable term to use... http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?30411-Prince-Philip-at-90 when I had a problem with it.. I was TOLD that is it fine to use..........have a look at the link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofarnorth Posted 28 May, 2011 Share Posted 28 May, 2011 I flew Air India in 2009 and have to say it was brilliant. 1 hour flight and they even had an edited movie to fit in the flight time. Great food as well. That would indicate to me that in fact the prices they charge do not cover what must be quite high costs associated with the good service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baj Posted 28 May, 2011 Share Posted 28 May, 2011 no no... we are not being racist...mongrel is a perfectly acceptable term to use... http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?30411-Prince-Philip-at-90 when I had a problem with it.. I was TOLD that is it fine to use..........have a look at the link Well take this as notice that it's not acceptable. I'll endevour to produce an "acceptable words" dictionary my 10am for those in doubt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingeletiss Posted 28 May, 2011 Share Posted 28 May, 2011 Well take this as notice that it's not acceptable. I'll endevour to produce an "acceptable words" dictionary my 10am for those in doubt Ha! selective moderating is rife on here Baj imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudders Posted 28 May, 2011 Share Posted 28 May, 2011 Let me put it like this. DON'T take the train if it runs under any of their flight paths. http://my.telegraph.co.uk/expat/tag/pilot-fatigue/ Crumbs! ...... As much as this really shouldn't be funny, the thought of this guy waking up all confused and sleepy and wondering where he was, did make me laugh. As an anonymous pilot writes, “One pilot recently came clean and admitted he had ‘woken up’ in the cruise on a flight over Africa. He was unsure how long he had been asleep. That’s why there are two of us up front, right? Only problem was his colleague was at the same time enjoying some ‘controlled rest’ (company-sanctioned sleep) in the seat alongside him… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 28 May, 2011 Share Posted 28 May, 2011 Crumbs! ...... As much as this really shouldn't be funny, the thought of this guy waking up all confused and sleepy and wondering where he was, did make me laugh. As an anonymous pilot writes, “One pilot recently came clean and admitted he had ‘woken up’ in the cruise on a flight over Africa. He was unsure how long he had been asleep. That’s why there are two of us up front, right? Only problem was his colleague was at the same time enjoying some ‘controlled rest’ (company-sanctioned sleep) in the seat alongside him… Yeah and read the AF crash reports... Main pilot was asleep in the back. Junior pilot flying. 2nd pilot goes to wake senior pilot. WTF? Why not send the Junior? Aircraft issues a Stall warning so Junior Pilot keeps PULLING THE NOSE UP???? FFS you learn about stalling in hour 4 of basic PPL training... And the senior pilot - Watches?? An anecdote I heard about airlines & money (Obviously could be urban legend) When Dubai went "bust" (about 6 months before it went public) cash was frozen in bank accounts so that a number of staff "of a local airline" had to work like crazy to get pilots (in some out-station airports) personal credit card limits raised so that they could fill up with enough gas to get home. Lasted about a day so the story goes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 28 May, 2011 Share Posted 28 May, 2011 FFS you learn about stalling in hour 4 of basic PPL training.. You don't even need that, just a good general education and an interest in the world around you. Any sailor would also understand as being taken aback is basically stalling the sail. If you sail short handed lots of sailors grab a 15 minute snooze using egg timer type devices, plus the radar alarm on. If you really go into a deep sleep we all know how disorienting it is when you wake up. When I drive across from Italy I have little 15/20 minute breaks if I'm getting tired and relax completely which really helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 28 May, 2011 Share Posted 28 May, 2011 Any sailor would also understand as being taken aback is basically stalling the sail. If you sail short handed lots of sailors grab a 15 minute snooze using egg timer type devices, plus the radar alarm on. If you really go into a deep sleep we all know how disorienting it is when you wake up. I once fell asleep at the wheel. Lukily it was at the helm of me galleon so i just went round in circles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudders Posted 28 May, 2011 Share Posted 28 May, 2011 I once fell asleep at the wheel. I had a mate who fell asleep at the wheel on the M5 motorway about 7am one morning, having been to an all night rave in Exeter. He drove off the road at exactly the point where one of those metal barriers beside the hard shoulder started so it literally launched him up like a ramp. Apparently that didn't even wake him up, however landing on his roof certainly did the trick! Coincidentally there was a police car on the other side of the motorway that has stopped a woman, so he was lucky, otherwise he could have been there for a while before someone noticed him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
positivepete Posted 28 May, 2011 Share Posted 28 May, 2011 On the plane yesterday, I was reading the international herald tribune and there was an article about air India losing loads of money, poor service and reliability, and of pilots covering the windscreen with newspaper to keep the sun out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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