Comments on: Controversial…

By: Jacobin777

Jacobin777 — Fri, 01 May 2009 12:58:41 +0000

The article will probably only help FR….:-p

By: ikkeman

ikkeman — Fri, 01 May 2009 09:29:49 +0000

should this pro-ryanair diatribe by Mr McVitie be in anyway connected to the 187 738’s they operate or the 200 a/c, 7BUSD order thats in the supposed to be coming up?

By: Paula K

Paula K — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:40:58 +0000

Thats a problem with Americans - like politics, they dont have any knack for English humour!

By: MPTA-098

MPTA-098 — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:15:08 +0000

B380, there seems to be little or no humor in Doug. At least Dick’s got some memorable one liners to show for.

By: B380

B380 — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:48:05 +0000

MPTA-098, it seems Dougie has a vendetta of some sort against Airbus. In an article which has nothing to do with Airbus at all, he still manages to have a pop at them! According to him, Boeing can do no wrong and Airbus does everything wrong. Even Dickie is not that militant. But that’s a whole different topic.

By: Paula K

Paula K — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:30:59 +0000

“so where were they wrong?”

Brit humour is not always understood by non-Brits. Thats not a swipe at you ikkeman, rather the difference in approach to critique etc.

The answers to “where were they wrong” has indeed be highlighted by the writer. I actually agree with him too, the Times reasons not to fly were there own opinions that dont take into account the actions of other airlines. Maybe the Times is racist

By: MPTA-098

MPTA-098 — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:07:57 +0000

B380, when I looked again at some of what was said at the time the 747-8I/F was launched, this gem of a quote (not!) by Dougie popped up seemingly from nowhere in this link:

http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?D=2005-11-15&ID=135107

“This means a really bad year for Airbus just got much worse,” said Doug McVitie, managing director of Arran Aerospace, an aerospace consulting company in Dinan, France. “For Boeing to be able to say they’re going to have 20 per cent better economics than the A380 means Boeing is taking the high ground.”

BTW, that’s a good response of yours, over in the other thread, to that question of wing bending relief.

By: ikkeman

ikkeman — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:02:04 +0000

“Well, I’ll give you 20 why the Times was wrong. An all counts”

so where were they wrong?
You may not agree, or you may ridicule - because the times does not accept the degrading treatment which is the only thing you get free at Ryan and you do accept this insult (don’t get me wrong, I book the cheapest flight anywhere also, but their opinion of their customers will never let you feel ” always right”)
But where were they wrong??

By: B380

B380 — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:37:57 +0000

“if you want an easy life in aerospace plus 13 paychecks a year, go join Airbus” — Dougie never misses an opportunity… It’s getting pathetic, he seems to have stopped caring if he is talking complete nonsense.

Back to the topic. I flew on FR. It got me to my destination and back, exactly what I wanted. If people want first class service, they should contact a different airline. As for MOL, he is a big mouth, who will keep his airline in the headlines. That’s part of his job I guess.

By: Ed

Ed — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:54:58 +0000

Could the Times be a little racist here (British published “newspaper” talking about the Irish)?

Their story is no different than you can find in the BBC, NY Times, Washington Post, or LA Times………rubbish.

But, all of them are useful…..for lining the bottom of bird cages and kitty litter boxes.