September 2010

Goodbye, my old friend

Submitted by Erastmus on Wed, 09/15/2010 - 12:38

As of 30 minutes ago, the vet put my beloved friend since 10 years back, my prized siberian husky/german shepard mix to her eternal sleep suddenly. May you rest in peace my angel.  I'll never, ever forget you Misty, for the joy you brought me..  until we see each other again.. sleep well..

Ryan Air and airsafety

Submitted by Erastmus on Wed, 09/15/2010 - 10:40

I still haven't found any logical, reasonable explanation for Michael O'Leary's, Vice President of the European lowbudget airline Ryan Air,  recent statement that remove the first officer on all their flights in an attempt to reduce operational costs, quoting "the flight is mostly run by a computer anyway". Hello?!  Mr O'Leary? Have you even stopped to consider airsafety and airline regulations? Does Mr O'Leary even have the faintest idea what the first officer do? On the bright side though, several Ryan Air pilots have, for the first time, openly commented on their managements decision.  In a letter addressed to the Financial Times, Ryan Air pilot Morgan Fischer has his own idea on how to cut operational costs by "replacing the Vice President with junior cabin crew (which earns about 13,000 British Pounds annually after taxes). Ryan Air would thus earn millions in wages and bonuses every year".

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