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Post by buspilot on Aug 26, 2014 9:10:03 GMT 1
Thomson 787 G-TUIE, only delivered on 1st July, is in need of an engine change, having gone "tech" again, this time in Cancun.
Same aircraft that had to put down in the Azores on 4th August, with failure of right hand engine, due to a gearbox problem and gearbox was repaired there.
Now the left hand engine has failed.
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Post by digit on Aug 26, 2014 10:39:05 GMT 1
Thomson 787 G-TUIE, only delivered on 1st July, is in need of an engine change, having gone "tech" again, this time in Cancun. Same aircraft that had to put down in the Azores on 4th August, with failure of right hand engine, due to a gearbox problem and gearbox was repaired there. Now the left hand engine has failed. I know there were some issues with the GEnx engines on some earlier B747-800s as well, assume that the Trent 1000 equipped Dreamliners have been problem free? Not heard of any issues with the BA machines.
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Post by Samba on Aug 26, 2014 12:03:24 GMT 1
Don't believe it, there have been lots. They have got to go back to the states one at a time for major mods. Flew on Bravo to EWR on saturday and already the back cabin could do with a good clean.
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Post by digit on Aug 26, 2014 12:13:50 GMT 1
They have got to go back to the states one at a time for major mods. Are they engine issues?
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Post by ac2348 on Aug 26, 2014 19:55:06 GMT 1
Not engine related but my friend recently came back from Cancun and on Facebook was quite vocal at how bad Thompson' s 787 was. Half of the cabin had no working seat entertainment, including her seat, it was dirty and for someone who isn't aviation inclined said "after reading their brochure on the dreamliner being the quietest aircraft. What a load of **** the noise was far greater than any normal plane. It's not the dreamliner because you can't get to sleep over the noise. " Sounds like an interesting flight.
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Post by Biggles on Aug 26, 2014 20:48:51 GMT 1
When people complain about "not clean" litter and mess is 100% down to passengers who seem to think that unwanted refuse is just thrown onto the floor, be it in an aircraft, on a ship or walking down the street. One of the hazards of cheap holiday flights.
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Post by digit on Aug 26, 2014 22:14:57 GMT 1
One of the hazards of cheap holiday flights. Not exclusive to the IT's or LoCo's, I flew on 33 Emirates sectors last year and all looked like they'd been through a minor earthquake after the flight
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Post by Biggles on Aug 27, 2014 22:20:48 GMT 1
digit, I understand it affects most if not all IT`s and LoCo`s and other major carriers. I wonder if it is the same in all sections for eg, does 1st class on BA or other major airlines suffer the same problem with that class of passenger ? I recall returning from Caribbean and by the time we landed at Manchester the inside of the aorcraft looked like someone had emptied about 200 waste bins onto the floor.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 22:50:33 GMT 1
Forgive me if I'm wrong but I don't ever recall seeing a passenger accessible waste bin on an A/C. I also assume that whatever is sold to passengers is packaged for hygiene reasons. I can therefore only surmise that the problem is staff related (i.e. haven't got time to collect packaging etc). So, if you want to avoid the clutter it would seem that you have to travel first class as the cabin crew would appear to more attentive in that area. Problem solved?
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Post by digit on Aug 27, 2014 23:42:20 GMT 1
digit, I understand it affects most if not all IT`s and LoCo`s and other major carriers. I wonder if it is the same in all sections for eg, does 1st class on BA or other major airlines suffer the same problem with that class of passenger ? I recall returning from Caribbean and by the time we landed at Manchester the inside of the aorcraft looked like someone had emptied about 200 waste bins onto the floor. It's not class related, I've seen Business and First looking like Spital Tip!
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Post by digit on Aug 27, 2014 23:45:11 GMT 1
Forgive me if I'm wrong but I don't ever recall seeing a passenger accessible waste bin on an A/C. I also assume that whatever is sold to passengers is packaged for hygiene reasons. I can therefore only surmise that the problem is staff related (i.e. haven't got time to collect packaging etc). So, if you want to avoid the clutter it would seem that you have to travel first class as the cabin crew would appear to more attentive in that area. Problem solved? Again I'm only going on Emirates recent experience but even in steerage the Attendants frequently collect any rubbish.
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Post by ronturner on Aug 28, 2014 7:31:29 GMT 1
The flight attendants can and usually do collect rubbish from the tables and what is handed to them. They cannot scramble around on the floor, under the seats and the feet of passengers which is where most rubbish is dropped. There are anti social people around who just drop rubbish. I suspect most of it though, is dropped by mistake and simply cannot be retrieved because of the cramped conditions. I am not sure how that argument applies to the upper classes though. Maybe they have a disproportionate share of the anti socials. Certainly when I have passed through those cabins, they do seem to be strewn with copies of the financial times.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2014 8:36:37 GMT 1
...and that's just what you can see. If I had a pound for every time a crew has called in asking for the seat squab to be changed because someone's peed on it, or the cleaners because people have been sick all over the seats and/or the toilets, I could probably take a substantial number of forum members out for a few drinks. As a nation, we have become irresponsible, but that's a discussion for another thread.
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Post by bulldog on Aug 28, 2014 19:31:01 GMT 1
Not irresponsible, more like pigs. Can I risk saying that these days without offending the pig population.
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Post by buspilot on Aug 28, 2014 20:06:53 GMT 1
People should be required to take a "fit to leave the UK and travel abroad" test and gain a certificate before they are allowed to depart the UK.
Family of gaudily dressed, loud and foul mouthed Brits in Aldi here yesterday. Couldn't even park their hire car in a marked car parking space.
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