TheFiend

Wrong.... there are quite a number of Trent engines in service, having been available since the mid 90's on the A330, A340 and also the 777.

The Trent engine isn't a disaster...... it is not the only engine to have suffered failures...

News article taken from flightglobal Lets hope Airbus don't suffer the problems with the A350 that have affected the 7LATE7!!!

There's a lot shite that comes out of Hollywood, never gets a cinema release and just goes straight to video. OK "P" never made it to global release, but that fact doesn't make it a bad film. Also many Thai films never get released outside of Thailand.

Thailand has a thriving movie industry, sadly very few films get released globally. Its a shame because there are quite a few good Thai films. Also very few Thai movies get released on DVD with English subtitles. There are plenty of Thai films available on torrent sites... you just need to look for them.

Yesterday morning the Etihad flight landed at Manchester 30 minutes early and no gate was available.... so we we parked on one of the taxi-ways for 20 minutes until one was available.... Immigration only had 5 desks open so getting through immigration was slow, but luckily nobody was on customs so we waltzed through with my load of cheap baccy from Bangkok!!!

Just landed back this morning with Etihad and I'm sad to say but the return trip wasn't an improvement on the outward trip.... personally I think the on-board experience is sadly not as good as Emirates..... And I definitely recommend flying A380 compared to the 777-300ER, the 777 feels a lot more claustrophobic in the high density configuration that both Emirates and Etihad use.

Emirates 35.7%??? Personally I've had 100% success rate with them for reward flights..... even on the days that I wanted to fly!!!

Both Qatar and Emirates are scheduled to depart after the Etihad flight (35 and 15 minutes later). From my seat I could see the Qatar plane loading at the gate and then been pushed back and then taxing out for take-off.

Here on the BBC website.

Entered it for fun as I know bugger all about football, so been quite pleased to not finish last!!!

Well, whilst we were waiting after being pushed back off the gate, I saw the Qatar and a few other terminal 2 flights getting pushed back off the gates and taxing out for take off.... Also the Emirates flight had also left before we did..

I got my flight for £471 and it was significantly cheaper than Emirates for the dates I booked. Emirates must be hurting Etihad with the morning flight. My Etihad flight had loads of empty seats.

BigD has a history of asking other BMs about other places to stay in Funtown but always goes back to the same old hostel. It wasn't intended as a threadfuck.

Flew from Manchester with Etihad 15/5 and the outward flights didn't impress me..... Pushed back off the gate on time but was then held up for over an hour before we eventually took off..... and with a 2 hour layover in Abu Dhabi it meant things were pretty tight for catching the connecting flight. Also found the in-flight service wasn't as good as Emirates. Still got the return flight to do.... hope there is an improvement or I might cross them off my list. Currently staying in the Queen Vic..... love the place!!!

Think I'll pop in.....

What's up? Not happy with "that" hostel on Second Road???

What about the beer bars, not just the ones on Walking Street? Are they closing? And any word yet on closures for next weeks Visakha Bucha day? Get to Pattaya on Monday and Tuesday is a Buddha Day holiday!!

Some forums I use have already migrated to the newer version, but I have to admit I prefer version 2.3.X to version 3.X.X.

Oh dear, another massively discounted deal for a huge order of 6 planes..... if Boeing keeps doing deals like this to win orders the 7LATE7 will never make a profit....

Don't worry..... you will see me soon!!!

Damn!!!! Miss it by 5 days!!!

I have worldwide travel insurance that covers me and my family members that is provided by my bank account, which also provides cover me for our mobile phones and full breakdown cover on my cars. Previously I had separate policies for everything but this works out cheaper, and the cover is just as good.

That's one talented tongue!!!!

BigDoosa doesn't understand the concept that the fact that with the 7LATE7 being so far behind schedule the cost to Boeing increases with each passing day..... and they still have to deliver to customers whose orders were won by giving massive discounts.... then there is late delivery penalties.... It will take quite a while for Boeing to start making a profit on the 7LATE7..