Olympic Airways A340

ILSstud · January 16th, 2008, 20:56

Pretty cool video I stumbled across...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=PH3njimTL-Q

ASpilot2be · January 16th, 2008, 22:09

HMS CALPE · January 17th, 2008, 08:28

Nice video.
The thing I can't stand about Olympic is that the FA's smoke in the galley on non-smoking flights. Iberia is famous for that too.

Bigey · January 17th, 2008, 16:36

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Originally Posted by HMS CALPE

Nice video.
The thing I can't stand about Olympic is that the FA's smoke in the galley on non-smoking flights. Iberia is famous for that too.

What?!?!??!

coa787 · January 17th, 2008, 16:43

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Originally Posted by HMS CALPE

Nice video.
The thing I can't stand about Olympic is that the FA's smoke in the galley on non-smoking flights. Iberia is famous for that too.

I don't suppose any action is taken against them for that?

ILSstud · January 17th, 2008, 20:32

It's Greece...of course no action is taken haha. Pilots regularly smoke in the cockpit, and stick the cigarette next to the window where their crappy seals (due to slipshod maintenance) suck the smoke out. Well, at least that is what I observed when I was allowed to jumpseat on ATH-AMS last year...CASS what??

coa787 · January 18th, 2008, 23:54

Wow. Flying that airline, I think I'll pass...

IcarusGR · January 21st, 2008, 11:35

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Originally Posted by coa787

Wow. Flying that airline, I think I'll pass...

Why pass? Olympic has one of the best safety records in the world. The pilots are well-trained with a majority of them coming straight from the Greek Air Force. There maintenance department is recognized all over the world, it also has been awarded several times. What does smoking have to do with anything?

Van_Hoolio · January 21st, 2008, 12:08

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Originally Posted by ILSstud

stick the cigarette next to the window where their crappy seals (due to slipshod maintenance) suck the smoke out.

God has yet to create movable cockpit windows that seal perfectly. It's not Olympic Airlines' fault. They all leak somewhat

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coa787 · January 21st, 2008, 17:30

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Originally Posted by IcarusGR

Why pass? Olympic has one of the best safety records in the world. The pilots are well-trained with a majority of them coming straight from the Greek Air Force. There maintenance department is recognized all over the world, it also has been awarded several times. What does smoking have to do with anything?

I didn't mean anything by it, it's just that I have had a long history with people that smoke while I was growing up and I just can't stand the smell of cigarette smoke, that's all. Other than that, I think it's a great airline, really.

IcarusGR · January 21st, 2008, 19:09

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Originally Posted by coa787

I didn't mean anything by it, it's just that I have had a long history with people that smoke while I was growing up and I just can't stand the smell of cigarette smoke, that's all. Other than that, I think it's a great airline, really.

Ok no problem, it's just that the airline has been so much since Onassis died and the only thing that is left is its great safety, pilots and maintenance, the service and all the other stuff is just garbage at times. I am a non-smoker and I hate flying with guys who smoke, what can you do. Their slowly getting strict with it, thank god.

ILSstud · January 21st, 2008, 19:54

Icarus.... είστε από την Ελλάδα ??

I am from Cephalonia (by way of Athens and Florida ;-) )

IcarusGR · January 22nd, 2008, 00:17

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Originally Posted by ILSstud

Icarus.... είστε από την Ελλάδα ??

I am from Cephalonia (by way of Athens and Florida ;-) )

ΝΑΙ ΑΠΟ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ ΦΙΛΕ ... !!

ILSstud · January 22nd, 2008, 00:44

Πώς είναι το πέταγμα στην Ελλάδα?? I have always wanted to, but it is soo much money!

KOAK Flyer · January 22nd, 2008, 02:37

Haha kai ego nomisa pos den eixame Ellines sto Jetcareers! To mono pou den xero einai pos na grapso stin Elliniki font!

SkyCougar · January 22nd, 2008, 09:50

I've flown Olympic Airways 4-5 times around the Greek Islands and didn't see any smoking crews. I remember encountering some choppy air though, and the pilots doing a great job of taking off and landing in a bodacious cross wind.

IcarusGR · January 22nd, 2008, 11:03

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Originally Posted by ILSstud

Πώς είναι το πέταγμα στην Ελλάδα?? I have always wanted to, but it is soo much money!

The flying in Greece is good, GA didn't exist but I believe that there is a Greek AOPA that is fighting for better flying rules for GA aircraft.

Greeks are everywhere.

The crosswinds are fun when flying to the greek islands, but could get bad.

SkyCougar · January 22nd, 2008, 11:36

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Originally Posted by IcarusGR

The crosswinds are fun when flying to the greek islands, but could get bad.

Oh, they were bad on a couple of my flights around the islands - so bad that they closed the airports and we sat on our suitcases for a few hours until they subsided a bit. They were still pretty stiff when we took off from Santorini and landed on Mykonos, but the pilots did an excellent job.

It made the Skycougar meow to the Greek Gods!

ILSstud · January 22nd, 2008, 15:48

I used a greek translator to get the greek font....my laptop can write in it though...perhaps we should have an Athens meet and greet (I will be there this summer visiting family). I heard about the Greek AOPA fighting for some GA airports; it seems that a lot of the small fields are being closed down. Last summer I was there, I looked into flying a 152 around outside of Athens but it was something like 200 euros an hour-ish.

In regards to OA pilots, ya they are fantastic. Some of my best memories are in ATR72s and the old Dornier 228s landing into Santorini, Mykonos and Cephalonia with crazy crosswinds and runways on cliffs on the water. Ach...Ego s'agapou tin Ellada!

So do you guys fly for OA?

and yes Icarus, I should have known better...Greeks ARE everywhere!

IcarusGR · January 22nd, 2008, 16:17

I use greek fonts by just adding it to my language bar in windows and just switch from EN to EL when wanting to write in Greek. Give it a try ...

ILSstud · January 22nd, 2008, 16:49

now I need to find what the equivolent letters are haha...and then I can regail you with my terrible grammer and spelling

...I am afraid I must practice my Greek for a year or so before I am allowed to type on the computer too much with it hehe

Pistolpak1 · January 23rd, 2008, 14:11

Anyways back to the video. It looked pretty good. I rarely hear about european airlines. Maybe they do have a great safety record and administration there.

Doug Taylor · January 23rd, 2008, 14:14

About 1:40 into the video, it gives me flashbacks.

IcarusGR · January 23rd, 2008, 16:41

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Originally Posted by Doug Taylor

About 1:40 into the video, it gives me flashbacks.

In the picture you put in the "Departing Milan For JFK" the traffic, traffic picture is a A340 of Olympic, it was a race to JFK.

ILSstud · January 23rd, 2008, 17:27

Who won?

January 16th, 2008, 20:56	#1
ILSstud Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 613	Olympic Airways A340 Pretty cool video I stumbled across... http://youtube.com/watch?v=PH3njimTL-Q

January 16th, 2008, 22:09	#2
ASpilot2be Old Skool Join Date: May 2005 Location: Paradise:) Posts: 4,610	Re: Olympic Airways A340 __________________

January 17th, 2008, 08:28	#3
HMS CALPE Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: London Posts: 30	Re: Olympic Airways A340 Nice video. The thing I can't stand about Olympic is that the FA's smoke in the galley on non-smoking flights. Iberia is famous for that too.

January 17th, 2008, 20:32	#6
ILSstud Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 613	Re: Olympic Airways A340 It's Greece...of course no action is taken haha. Pilots regularly smoke in the cockpit, and stick the cigarette next to the window where their crappy seals (due to slipshod maintenance) suck the smoke out. Well, at least that is what I observed when I was allowed to jumpseat on ATH-AMS last year...CASS what??

January 18th, 2008, 23:54	#7
coa787 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lakewood, Ohio Posts: 1,414	Re: Olympic Airways A340 Wow. Flying that airline, I think I'll pass...

January 21st, 2008, 19:54	#12
ILSstud Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 613	Re: Olympic Airways A340 Icarus.... είστε από την Ελλάδα ?? I am from Cephalonia (by way of Athens and Florida ;-) )

January 22nd, 2008, 00:44	#14
ILSstud Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 613	Re: Olympic Airways A340 Πώς είναι το πέταγμα στην Ελλάδα?? I have always wanted to, but it is soo much money!

January 22nd, 2008, 02:37	#15
KOAK Flyer Newbie Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 12	Re: Olympic Airways A340 Haha kai ego nomisa pos den eixame Ellines sto Jetcareers! To mono pou den xero einai pos na grapso stin Elliniki font!

January 22nd, 2008, 09:50	#16
SkyCougar Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: SFO Posts: 3,912	Re: Olympic Airways A340 I've flown Olympic Airways 4-5 times around the Greek Islands and didn't see any smoking crews. I remember encountering some choppy air though, and the pilots doing a great job of taking off and landing in a bodacious cross wind.

January 22nd, 2008, 15:48	#19
ILSstud Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 613	Re: Olympic Airways A340 I used a greek translator to get the greek font....my laptop can write in it though...perhaps we should have an Athens meet and greet (I will be there this summer visiting family). I heard about the Greek AOPA fighting for some GA airports; it seems that a lot of the small fields are being closed down. Last summer I was there, I looked into flying a 152 around outside of Athens but it was something like 200 euros an hour-ish. In regards to OA pilots, ya they are fantastic. Some of my best memories are in ATR72s and the old Dornier 228s landing into Santorini, Mykonos and Cephalonia with crazy crosswinds and runways on cliffs on the water. Ach...Ego s'agapou tin Ellada! So do you guys fly for OA? and yes Icarus, I should have known better...Greeks ARE everywhere!

January 22nd, 2008, 16:17	#20
IcarusGR Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 122	Re: Olympic Airways A340 I use greek fonts by just adding it to my language bar in windows and just switch from EN to EL when wanting to write in Greek. Give it a try ...

January 22nd, 2008, 16:49	#21
ILSstud Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 613	Re: Olympic Airways A340 now I need to find what the equivolent letters are haha...and then I can regail you with my terrible grammer and spelling ...I am afraid I must practice my Greek for a year or so before I am allowed to type on the computer too much with it hehe

January 23rd, 2008, 14:11	#22
Pistolpak1 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: My old kentucky home Posts: 106	Re: Olympic Airways A340 Anyways back to the video. It looked pretty good. I rarely hear about european airlines. Maybe they do have a great safety record and administration there. __________________ FAA says they are not happy until you are not happy! If I dont meet your standards then lower your standards.

January 23rd, 2008, 14:14	#23
Doug Taylor Agent Smith Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: KSDL Posts: 41,186 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Olympic Airways A340 About 1:40 into the video, it gives me flashbacks. __________________ Doug Taylor http://76school.flyblog.com (old!) http://30west.flyblog.com (updated 11/28)

January 23rd, 2008, 17:27	#25
ILSstud Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 613	Re: Olympic Airways A340 Who won?

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