Da BA mottok sin første 747-400, plus mer

[Someone]

Gammel dokumentar fra BBC (i fem deler) da BA mottok sine første 747-400, samt endel historiske tilbakeblikk på luftfartsbransjen rundt 1990. Endel interessant, og definitivt endel som er annerledes siden den gang

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWgvEHEycFw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MzqcWBsDJY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW-Jfa5MRPg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zE7nilb4CA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFy5PSF_OkI

[fluxie]

Takk. Dette var veldig interessant!

Thomas

[Tristar1011]

Utrolig gøy å se, takk for den

Edit: jeg syns Mr. David Burnside virket som en utrolig lite sympatisk herremann så jeg googlet litt og fant dette på wiki, ikke helt overraskende:

In 1984 David Burnside was recruited by the British Airways Chairman Lord King to become the company's head of public relations. In this role Burnside is widely acknowledged to have become one of the most powerful PR men in Britain, speaking for King, administering a £5,000,000 budget and receiving numerous PR awards both in the UK and around the world.

His success is perhaps overshadowed by the nature of his departure. British Airways was witnessing the emergence of a potentially strong rival, Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic. Virgin, which began with one route and one Boeing 747 in 1984 was beginning to emerge as a serious threat on some of BA's most lucrative routes.

Following a highly publicized mission of mercy to Iraq to fly home hostages who had been held by Saddam Hussein in 1991, Lord King is reported to have told Burnside and CEO Colin Marshall to "do something about Branson". This began the campaign of "dirty tricks", masterminded[citation needed] by Burnside, which ended in Branson suing King and British Airways for libel in 1992. King countersued Branson and the case went to trial in 1993. British Airways, faced with likely defeat, settled the case giving £500,000 to Branson and a further £110,000 to his airline; further, BA was to pay the legal fees of up to £3,000,000.[citation needed]

It was an article written by Burnside (given legal clearance) in BA News, the company's in house newsletter, that prompted Branson's legal action. In January 1993, following the settlement and investigations by BA's lawyers the board decided to sack Burnside. He was awarded a settlement of approximately £400,000 and free first class travel on BA for four years

[L1011-500]

Takk for linkene! Har nok noe å se i kveld ja!

[Discus]

Artig serie, og mange fly og selskaper å se som ikke finnes mer. Må si tonen mellom AA og BA har endret seg siden den gang dette ble tatt opp.

Noe som ikke har endret seg er klagene på at BAA (og flyplassoperatørene i Europa) bare fokuserer på investeringer i på TaxFree og Restauranter, og ikke i terminalplass og rullebaner.