Caroline Reid, better known by her stage name Pam Ann, is an Australian comedian. Reid portrays the air-hostess Pam Ann, a mixture of drag, camp andglamour, and a pun on the airline Pan Am. Reid as Pam Ann can be seen on tour in the United Kingdom such as at The UCL Bloomsbury, she also has a guest-role in the BBC show Fast Track. She also frequently conducts shows in major cities in the US, Canada and her native Australia.
Performances tend to emphasise the vagaries of air travel, including the identifying quirks of various airlines around the world, mixed with a generous dose of ribald humour and double entendre. Reid often caters to airline employees and frequent travellers in her audience, directly involving them in the performance.
| Pam | Pam Ann | Her signature character |
| Lily | Singapore Airlines | A Singapore Chinese-flight attendant who would sacrifice passenger safety for her Gucci handbag |
| Valerie | American Airlines | An ageing American flight attendant from Texas, who is usually accompanied with a man in an Osama bin Laden mask |
| Vanity | Virgin Atlantic Airways | A sultry, woman in red who asks that passengers call her sex line at 0 800 747 400 |
| Mona | British Airways | A BA attendant who has appeared with a horse-head instead of a face and "piss off" attitude |
| Donna | EasyJet | A typical, ignorant chav dressed in orange with Croydon facelift and hoop earings |
| Vespa | Alitalia | A perky Italian woman who greets passengers with "Ciao! Belissimo! Donatellaversace!" |
| Chantal Jemeladonne | Air France | A snobby fashionista who walks the aircraft aisle as if it were a catwalk |
| Marcia | Unspecified Africanairline | Dressed in flowing gowns and accompanied with soul music |
| Heidi | Scandinavian Airlines System | A stereotypical Swedish blonde woman who usually appears undressed with coffee pots strategically located |
| Conchita Rosa María González Gómez | Iberia Airlines | A tiny Spanish woman with bright red hair and sings "Fanta Do you wanna Fanta? Fanta? Fanta?" |
| Helga | Lufthansa | A brash, dominating woman who barks out commands and orders |
| Unnamed Arabic Woman | Emirates Airline &Etihad Airways | A woman with a chador and ski mask talking gibberish that resembles Arabic. |
| Unnamed Indian Woman | Air India | A woman in a sari who ignores passenger's requests on call button (made by herself), while declaring "I am fingering the air hostess, but she is not coming." |
| Malaka Pustis | Olympic Airlines | A cigarette smoking, kebab meat cutting woman who says pustis pustis pustis malaka tzatziki. |
| Gloria | Qantas | A Qantas air hostess who wears the typical Qantas uniform. While giving the safety video, she states some of Qantas defects. She also offers a full "head to toe" licking for everyone who still chooses to fly Qantas. |
| Sarah | Virgin Blue | A Virgin Blue air hostess who offers passengers salty nuts. When a hostage tries taking her hostage, she offers him oral pleasure. |
| Clodagh | Ryanair | An Irish flight attendant who often syphens fuel from other airlines and repeatedly shouts "I LOVE MY JOB" |
Qatar Airways has officially revealed major expansion plans for its long haul and medium haul route network which will come into effect from the on set of the IATA Summer 2010 season i.e. March 28th. The main highlights are as follows:
info from : http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/profile.main?username=Behramjee |
Dubai-based airline Emirates on Thursday said that first half profit more than doubled, boosted by passenger traffic gains and cost cutting.
The largest Arab airline said that net profit rose 165 percent to AED752m ($205m) in the six months ending September 30, from AED284m ($77m) in the year earlier period.
But revenue declined 13.5 percent to AED19.8bn ($5.4bn) in the period, and the company said it could take one to two years before demand for air transport picks up.
Emirates Airlines will increase its seat load by 13 per cent for the Asia Pacific region in the next two months, as it adds more flights in expected demand growth.
Emirates Airline has ruled out ordering the Boeing 747-8Ipassenger variant as it focuses on building its fleet ofAirbus A380s. However, it is "very keen" to hear Boeing's plans to develop the 777.
"With the A380 as it is today, and as popular as it is today, why would you go back to the 747?" says Emirates Airline president Tim Clark.
The Dubai carrier had been pushing Boeing to develop a version of the 747-8I with the range capability to operate year-round services between its base and Los Angeles with an economic payload of around 370 passengers.
In parallel with Airbus's A380 weight reduction effort, Emirates has been working on its own savings says Clark. "On our own we've already taken out about 2.2t of operator items." This was partly due to a reduction in the potable water carried for the two on-board showers.
Through Airbus's effort, Clark believes that "by 2012 [deliveries] the manufacturer's empty weight of the A380 will be a minimum of 2t lighter on top of our 2.2t". However, he thinks the A380 will "always be challenged" to serve Los Angeles from Dubai.
The airline operates a 266-seat 777-200LR on the Dubai-Los Angeles service, and while Clark rules out the larger -300ER being capable of serving the route with an economic payload, he is awaiting news about the Boeing's plans to develop or replace the 777.
"Boeing knows we're very keen," says Clark, who expects to hold a meeting with the airframer "soon" to discuss ideas that could lead to a 777-300ER-sized aircraft capable of operating the Los Angeles route. "Even if they give us 8-10% [performance gains] by modifying the current 777, then we've got a chance getting that to Los Angeles," he says.
http://www.flightglobal.com
