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'Once on landing in Dhahran Saudi customs found a girlie magazine left behind by one of the passengers. They went berserk threatened to jail the whole crew and impound the aircraft '
As with most Arab countries any goods from Israel or any companies with a suspected Jewish connection were prohibited. These ranged from Outspan oranges, Cadburys chocolate to Ford cars. The problem was no one knew what companies were on the black…
Tags: alcohol, Bahrain, girlie magazine, laws, religion
'...some of the other captains assured me that pilots were exempt from their religious duties when flying in the interests of safety'
At one stage I got involved in training some of the new young copilots. The majority were fine, dedicate to the job and eager to learn. But I came across one individual who was a devout Moslem. It was the time of Ramadan and all good Moslems were…
'Gulf Air pilots were very strict and operated strictly by the book. Observing this a friend of mine decided to have a bit of fun at their expense.'
Gulf Air had a fleet of Boeing 737's for short haul routes and for long haul Tristars. I had flown 737's before and was a bit taken aback when I first saw the Gulf Air Boeing 737 flight manual, for the first page was a disclaimer from Boeing for…
Tags: Bahrain, piloting, rules of Gulf Air
'Bahrain was ruled absolutely by Sheik Bin Al Khalifa, known to all affection ally as 'Jack '. His rule was law but benign'
I spent many happy and fruitful years working for Gulf Air, based in Bahrain. Bahrain is a small desert island just off the coast of Saudia Arabia to which it is now joined by a causeway. Bahrain was ruled absolutely by Sheik Bin Al Khalifa, known…