good stuff

oh boy! you got me

My cell phone, at any given time will show an indication that I am in range of a tower BUT the min. I attempt a call it will not go through. Showing service and having service are two differnt things. The only reason I am harping on this is because I have tried it and it does not seem to work. I HAV...

How many different cells phones did you try this with? They are all different, and some have much better reception than others, especially analog ones. One person trying with one or two phones does not make a scientific experiment that can be used to conclude it is not possible with all cell phones...

Cell phones do not work at those alt. and speeds.
I have tried it, flying over large citys.
There is no way you can get a call in for longer then about 3-5 secs.(with some luck)
IMHO there is something that does not add up, the cell phone call thing is just a start.

Attention News/Business/Travel Editors: Porter Airlines opens for business Now Oct. 3 kick-off for reservations - flights beginning Oct. 23 TORONTO, Oct. 2 /CNW/ - Porter Airlines will begin accepting reservations tomorrow for its first scheduled flights between Toronto and Ottawa beginning Oct. 23....

Canjet.....who ....what?

I say 6-8 months. We might even see some layoffs.

CanJet blames rivals for its demise BRENT JANG From Thursday's Globe and Mail Air Canada and WestJet Airlines Ltd. destroyed CanJet Airlines when the two larger carriers flooded the key Atlantic market with seat capacity, CanJet's parent company says in an internal letter to Ottawa. Combined with hi...

wow!

Then why the hell are they still interviewing people, as recently as late August for flying positions? Cuts can't be too deep, or the left hand isn't talking to the right hand. Hope all get out unscathed, boys and girls of the front and back, and ground. Jetsgone was doing the same thing. Most comp...

According to a report on CNN this morning the crew, when they arrived at the airport early AM got into the wrong A/C and powered it up and a ramp attendant had to advise them. Combined with a departure(controlled airport and airspace) from a runway with a 40 deg heading differential as well as no e...

It is time to take off Having a fully-equipped city airport is an advantage that Toronto already has and should benefit from Aug. 29, 2006. 01:00 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Up in the air -------------------------------------------------------...

.....umm how dark is it in LEXINGTON, Kentucky at 6:00 in the morn, at this time of year

Was he canned? he should have been. I never said AME's don't make mistakes but you don't see me defending guys on here saying "I could see how that could happen" even though they have fucked-up royal and have cost several lives do you...... Ya, lets fire everyone who fucked-up (as you put it) that ...

The funny thing is she is most likely right. They will be harder to stop once they get going. Most especially when all her friends give Porter a try and figure out how nice it is to not to deal with the YYZ terminal.

Not quite the same but........... Singapore Airlines apologizes for Taiwan disaster Pilot chose wrong runway, crashed into equipment November 4, 2000 Web posted at: 11:17 a.m. HKT (0317 GMT) TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Singapore Airlines' chief executive apologized Friday after investigators said the pilot o...

http://flightaware.com/ Sunday Aug-27-2006 12:00PM EDT A Comair-operated Bombardier CRJ100 (d/b/a Delta Connection) departing Lexington, Kentucky crashed less than a mile beyond the runway at 6:07am EDT this morning. 49 people died. The first officer is the sole survivor and he is listed in critical...

Thats one the oldest scams in the books. As matter a fact my bother almost sent money to some place in China, he is an electrician and they said same type of thing "we need money to get the paper work started so you can work in China. I stopped him before he sent the money.

How many pilots/eng. in the front of thing ?
There sure is a lot of cross-talk going on!

wingtip wrote:A company can fire with or without cause at will. ...

I am not sure about that. And if they did, IMHO they would not win the court case. Broken SOPs or not.

...........that sucks

I am not to sure we have "dodged the biggest bullet".
I hope we have but it could get scary.