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[ditchman 2,973]

1 hour ago, mackem said:

I actually used to feel safer flying PIA than Air India Charts

 

Try flying SABENA or Air Uganda...............they were real nicker gripers

SABENA unfortunatley works out as "such a bloody experience never again".............one of the best airlines i flew on was Air Ethiopia........their planes were old but superbly maintained ....i think when PanAm folded ..alot of engineers went to work for them ..taking their skills with them

[Lenmcharristar 10,187]

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[chartpolski 26,458]

18 hours ago, ditchman said:

Try flying SABENA or Air Uganda...............they were real nicker gripers

SABENA unfortunatley works out as "such a bloody experience never again".............one of the best airlines i flew on was Air Ethiopia........their planes were old but superbly maintained ....i think when PanAm folded ..alot of engineers went to work for them ..taking their skills with them

When Saudi Arabia decided to have a national airline, they turned to America and TWA was given the contract to develop and run the airline.

It was manned almost exclusively by American personnel, coincidentally, the Saudi Airforce was run mainly by Lockheed with British and American instructors.

When Saudi Arabian Airlines decided to have a Major Base in Jeddah, they turned to mainly British Engineers, the majority coming from Rolls Royce in Derby and British Airways in Cardiff, and people like myself who were already employed in the Middle East aircraft businesses.

It took over 70 years before the workforce was “Saudi-ized “ but there’s still a core of western engineers.

Most, if not all , third world countries airlines have depended mainly on western expertise, but in the last few years the Chinese have been making inroads.

Cheers.

[ditchman 2,973]

1 hour ago, chartpolski said:

When Saudi Arabia decided to have a national airline, they turned to America and TWA was given the contract to develop and run the airline.

It was manned almost exclusively by American personnel, coincidentally, the Saudi Airforce was run mainly by Lockheed with British and American instructors.

When Saudi Arabian Airlines decided to have a Major Base in Jeddah, they turned to mainly British Engineers, the majority coming from Rolls Royce in Derby and British Airways in Cardiff, and people like myself who were already employed in the Middle East aircraft businesses.

It took over 70 years before the workforce was “Saudi-ized “ but there’s still a core of western engineers.

Most, if not all , third world countries airlines have depended mainly on western expertise, but in the last few years the Chinese have been making inroads.

Cheers.

interesting...cheers for that

[mackem 29,279]

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Am I the only one that can't watch these Instagram vids?

[mel b 3,265]

7 hours ago, TOMO said:

Am I the only one that can't watch these Instagram vids?

I don't have Instagram, so I can't watch them either tomo. 

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On 13/06/2025 at 19:49, ditchman said:

Try flying SABENA or Air Uganda...............they were real nicker gripers

SABENA unfortunatley works out as "such a bloody experience never again".............one of the best airlines i flew on was Air Ethiopia........their planes were old but superbly maintained ....i think when PanAm folded ..alot of engineers went to work for them ..taking their skills with them

I flew with Air Zambia in 1990 to south Africa...I had never herd of them....and my worries were confirmed when I saw them loading the luggage on to the planes roof rack