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Title: outstanding British Airways ad
Post by: Wildcat1 on October 08, 2011, 04:24:36 PM
This sent chills down my spine when I first saw it on TV. Makes me want to apply to fly for them. Maybe after my Army career :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4JdQi60an0&feature=youtube_gdata_player  (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4JdQi60an0&feature=youtube_gdata_player)
Title: Re: outstanding British Airways ad
Post by: Pigslilspaz on October 08, 2011, 04:41:35 PM
 :aok
Title: Re: outstanding British Airways ad
Post by: Dichotomy on October 08, 2011, 05:11:46 PM
Pretty d#@% good  :aok
Title: Re: outstanding British Airways ad
Post by: B-17 on October 08, 2011, 05:23:15 PM
:aok
Title: Re: outstanding British Airways ad
Post by: SmokinLoon on October 08, 2011, 05:40:05 PM
Impressive!   :aok 
Title: Re: outstanding British Airways ad
Post by: AAJagerX on October 08, 2011, 06:59:52 PM
Wow!  That was awesome.   :aok
Title: Re: outstanding British Airways ad
Post by: Tordon22 on October 08, 2011, 07:08:19 PM
The things I would do with a concorde and kelli garner.......
Title: Re: outstanding British Airways ad
Post by: Sid on October 08, 2011, 07:15:20 PM
 :aok
Title: Re: outstanding British Airways ad
Post by: Devil 505 on October 08, 2011, 09:40:29 PM
Great commersial.  :airplane:
Title: Re: outstanding British Airways ad
Post by: Ruah on October 09, 2011, 12:18:21 AM
it was good, and it was BA to boot!!
Title: Re: outstanding British Airways ad
Post by: Selino631 on October 09, 2011, 09:08:20 AM
Personally my favorite is Alaska Airlines.

(http://www.airwaysmag.com/channel/images/classics/alaska_airlines/alaska.4749.gh.jpg)
Title: Re: outstanding British Airways ad
Post by: Hap on October 09, 2011, 09:24:32 AM
 :aok
Title: Re: outstanding British Airways ad
Post by: bortas1 on October 09, 2011, 10:24:41 AM
nice post, but someone should add a german262 modified somewhat shot all those planes down and pronounce. ...
"Where back" lol that would be too rich.
Title: Re: outstanding British Airways ad
Post by: Reaper90 on October 09, 2011, 10:36:04 AM
First time I saw it last week I was like "WOW"  :O

Excellently done!

Gave me the sudden urge to jump on AH, roll out the goon with the RAF skin, fix a cup of tea, and haul 10 drunks to their demise!
Title: Re: outstanding British Airways ad
Post by: 4deck on October 09, 2011, 01:27:46 PM
NIce vid. Very well written.

@ Selino631  Whats up with that tail pic of that Alaskan Plane. Is that the owner or something else. Kinda looks like a gnome. Unless thats what thier shooting for. Anyway looks a little wierd to me.
Title: Re: outstanding British Airways ad
Post by: Beefcake on October 09, 2011, 01:37:35 PM
Great video!  :aok
Title: Re: outstanding British Airways ad
Post by: Tordon22 on October 09, 2011, 01:54:55 PM
NIce vid. Very well written.

@ Selino631  Whats up with that tail pic of that Alaskan Plane. Is that the owner or something else. Kinda looks like a gnome. Unless thats what thier shooting for. Anyway looks a little wierd to me.

 :rolleyes:
Title: Re: outstanding British Airways ad
Post by: Yeager on October 09, 2011, 02:05:39 PM
Whats up with that tail pic of that Alaskan Plane. Is that the owner or something else. Kinda looks like a gnome. Anyway looks a little wierd to me.
Supposed to be a wise old Eskimo I think...
Title: Re: outstanding British Airways ad
Post by: Karnak on October 09, 2011, 02:58:12 PM
Personally my favorite is Alaska Airlines.

(http://www.airwaysmag.com/channel/images/classics/alaska_airlines/alaska.4749.gh.jpg)
Can't agree with you there.  Not since the Alaska Air jet went in off Los Angeles because a suit denied the request to replace the elevator's jack screw because it was still 1/64th of a millimeter within spec despite the mechanic's request.
Title: Re: outstanding British Airways ad
Post by: Selino631 on October 10, 2011, 09:25:54 AM
NIce vid. Very well written.

@ Selino631  Whats up with that tail pic of that Alaskan Plane. Is that the owner or something else. Kinda looks like a gnome. Unless thats what thier shooting for. Anyway looks a little wierd to me.

Im pretty sure thats suppose to be a Eskimo, wearing the fur hood
Title: Re: outstanding British Airways ad
Post by: MarineUS on October 11, 2011, 04:04:41 AM
I actually saw this for the first time tonight. I freaking loved it.
Title: Re: outstanding British Airways ad
Post by: Flipperk on October 11, 2011, 01:57:15 PM
Can't agree with you there.  Not since the Alaska Air jet went in off Los Angeles because a suit denied the request to replace the elevator's jack screw because it was still 1/64th of a millimeter within spec despite the mechanic's request.


Was not even within specifications of the manufacture. The jackscrew was to be inspected every 400 flight hours as said by the manufacturer. Alaska Airline raised this inspection to 2000 hours as just one of the many things they cut back on in their maintenance department in order to cut down costs. It is of course illegal to ignore manufacture inspection specifications with public transportation parts, they falsified maintenance records in order to comply with this.

Out of a fleet of the 30 aircraft that was that same model, the NTSB found 6 of them to be in the same condition as the jackscrew found in the Jet that crashed off the coast of LA. The jackscrew was found to have no grease what so ever, the grinding of metal on metal with the jackscrew stripped it smooth. The safety bolt at the bottom of the jackscrew broke under huge pressure and the entire system failed once the jackscrew came out of the grove it was sitting in.



Alaska Airlines suspended their chief mechanic without pay for blowing the whistle on their malpractices in the maintenance department, the FBI seized maintenance records and forwarded all of their evidence to the NTSB. The NTSB actually found this out 6 months before the crash happened, but since the investigation was not yet complete they made no recommendations to the FAA...thus no parts were replaced or overhauled.




I agree, Alaska Airlines is my least favorite airline, when you sacrifice safety for profit in such a way you kill people...you lost my business...
Title: Re: outstanding British Airways ad
Post by: Krupinski on October 11, 2011, 02:31:12 PM
No Spitfire? That's surprising.  :noid
Title: Re: outstanding British Airways ad
Post by: Tordon22 on October 11, 2011, 03:05:38 PM
No Spitfire? That's surprising.  :noid

I'm blatantly ignoring your noid with the following comment:


CAUSE BRITISH AIRWAYS IZ KNOWN FOR DERE SPITFIREZ AMIRITE?!
Title: Re: outstanding British Airways ad
Post by: RTHolmes on October 11, 2011, 03:06:29 PM
not really, they never operated spits.

they could have had some mossies in there though - BOAC operated them as mail planes :aok
Title: Re: outstanding British Airways ad
Post by: Ruah on October 11, 2011, 07:17:23 PM
its obviously and eskimo with the fur hoodie on.

A friend recently admitted that he had just figured it out. . .while to me its obvious.
Title: Re: outstanding British Airways ad
Post by: Wildcat1 on October 11, 2011, 08:30:22 PM
I recently flew to Denver via Frontier Airlines, and I thought it was fantastic.

Very smooth, laid-back atmosphere, and even though it wasn't an international or transcontinental flight, I actually was served REAL FOOD!! Jolly inexpensive as well.