It’s a well-known fact that while aeroplanes are stuck on the ground they aren’t making money, but with the pressure mounting on individual airline staff to reduce turnaround times is safety being compromised?
Low budget airlines such as BMI Baby have targets for ground staff to get the plane back in the air after only 25 minutes!!
With all this extra pressure on individuals are they really taking the proper time and care with checking the aircraft after it’s previous fight. Do tight timescales cause negligence and only brief checks rather than thoroughly checking a carrier?
True, airlines want the aircraft to be in the air as many times as possible with hundreds of paying passengers on board. But then it’s only a matter of time before a serious accident occurs.
And then what will the excuses be?
“A thorough safety check was compromised because we wanted to get the plane back in the air as quickly as possible to make more money”?
or “It was only a 2 hour flight nothing could have possibly happened to jeopardise safety”?
There are no excuses.
Thursday, 19 July 2007
Tuesday, 10 July 2007
Singapore Airlines wants rid of Virgin Atlantic stake.
Singapore Airlines is considering selling its stake in Virgin Atlantic, which could result in an STGI billion (STG1 = RM6.92) sale.
Singapore Airlines has the biggest stock market value and is said to only be in the early stages of considering options for its 49 per cent stake.
A spokesman declined to comment for SIA while Virgin Atlantic couldn’t be reached for comment.
Corrine Png commented that the sale of the VA stake would be welcomed but may not actually be worth all that is being reported.
"We view this potential exit strategy positively as VA has not contributed significantly to SIA's bottom line nor network connectivity in the past seven years, even though SIA paid a large sum for the stake," she said in a note to investors.
Png later went on to say that SIA would also book a “bumper disposal gain” if the share could be sold for at least STG950 million.
Singapore Airlines has the biggest stock market value and is said to only be in the early stages of considering options for its 49 per cent stake.
A spokesman declined to comment for SIA while Virgin Atlantic couldn’t be reached for comment.
Corrine Png commented that the sale of the VA stake would be welcomed but may not actually be worth all that is being reported.
"We view this potential exit strategy positively as VA has not contributed significantly to SIA's bottom line nor network connectivity in the past seven years, even though SIA paid a large sum for the stake," she said in a note to investors.
Png later went on to say that SIA would also book a “bumper disposal gain” if the share could be sold for at least STG950 million.
Friday, 6 July 2007
Thursday, 5 July 2007
Flying with BMI Baby Airline.
Well I have been away for a while but I'm back!!
Just been on a short European break to Barcelona with BMI Baby. Can't really compare the flight with that of a 747 but it was still enjoyable.
The 2 and a half hour flight went without hitch in the air and was very smooth all the way there and back.
I also briefly saw the pilot and co-pilot and was really pleasantly surprised to see that the co-pilot was a woman. That was the first time I have ever been flown anywhere with a lady in the cockpit. How envious am I!!!!
Anyway after a hefty delay at Birmingham International I was finally on my way. I did however notice that to get through departures is now a much more lengthy process than it normally is.
How surprising when a programme showing how bad security is at Birmingham was screened on the tele not too long before!! I'm a bit worried that they still won an award for best Airport Security afterwards, just how bad at security does that mean all other Eurpoean airports are!!??
Check out my landing and taking off on You Tube. Unfortunately you can't appreciate the views as they were both night flights.
Attack on Glasgow Airport - Houses searched.
After the shocking events from the weekend with a car being driven into the arrivals terminal at Glasgow Airport, police have been searching many properties in the hope of finding anything connected with the terrorist activity.
A Cambridge address has been searched following failed car bomb explosions in both Glasgow and London.
The exact address has not been revealed.
To date eight people have been arrested and all are linked with the NHS, it is believed that four of them already know each other from Cambridge.
Shiraz Maher an associate of one of those arrested said:
“Dr Kafeel Ahmed and Dr Bilal Abdullah, both arrested at Glasgow airport after a burning car was driven into doors of main terminal, were "best mates"”
Hicham Kwieder who is secretary of the Cambridge Muslim Welfare Society said that he knows and saw Dr Abdullah about a year ago.
“ I talked to him, like many other people. He was a nice person. I knew him as someone who attended our mosque. I met him after the invasion [of Iraq]. He felt pain that the country was divided and people were fighting each other.
I recognised his photograph in the paper. I was shocked. Whatever information we have will be passed on to the police. We're helping police with their inquiries."
The Society later said that police had not actually searched the premises.
Dr Ahmed was a research student in the science technology department at Anglia Ruskin University. A spokeswoman said:
"We are aware of media speculation about possible links between recent events at Glasgow Airport and one of our research students.
We are co-operating fully with the police in their inquiries. At this time identities are still unclear and it would therefore be inappropriate to comment further.”
Dr Ahmed’s brother was also arrested along with Dr Mohammed Asha and his wife. All currently working at hospitals in the country.
A Cambridge address has been searched following failed car bomb explosions in both Glasgow and London.
The exact address has not been revealed.
To date eight people have been arrested and all are linked with the NHS, it is believed that four of them already know each other from Cambridge.
Shiraz Maher an associate of one of those arrested said:
“Dr Kafeel Ahmed and Dr Bilal Abdullah, both arrested at Glasgow airport after a burning car was driven into doors of main terminal, were "best mates"”
Hicham Kwieder who is secretary of the Cambridge Muslim Welfare Society said that he knows and saw Dr Abdullah about a year ago.
“ I talked to him, like many other people. He was a nice person. I knew him as someone who attended our mosque. I met him after the invasion [of Iraq]. He felt pain that the country was divided and people were fighting each other.
I recognised his photograph in the paper. I was shocked. Whatever information we have will be passed on to the police. We're helping police with their inquiries."
The Society later said that police had not actually searched the premises.
Dr Ahmed was a research student in the science technology department at Anglia Ruskin University. A spokeswoman said:
"We are aware of media speculation about possible links between recent events at Glasgow Airport and one of our research students.
We are co-operating fully with the police in their inquiries. At this time identities are still unclear and it would therefore be inappropriate to comment further.”
Dr Ahmed’s brother was also arrested along with Dr Mohammed Asha and his wife. All currently working at hospitals in the country.
Saturday, 2 June 2007
JFK Airport in alleged bomb threat.
Reports are filtering through from New York about an alleged plan to bomb JFK Airport. Three people have been arrested in connection with the professed threat.
It’s said that the target was in fact ground operations not aircraft or passenger terminals.
Officials have said that the plan was not yet beyond planning stages against one of the world’s busiest airports.
CNN reported that one person was arrested in New York and two others were in a Caribbean country
"There is no threat to air safety or the public related to this plot," said FBI spokesman Richard Kolko in Washington.
It’s said that the target was in fact ground operations not aircraft or passenger terminals.
Officials have said that the plan was not yet beyond planning stages against one of the world’s busiest airports.
CNN reported that one person was arrested in New York and two others were in a Caribbean country
"There is no threat to air safety or the public related to this plot," said FBI spokesman Richard Kolko in Washington.
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