Its 'Wings' day

Cabin staff  are 'up in the air' -  'taking off '- 'heads in the clouds' - 'flying high.' Yes- lets get rid of all the old cliches right at the start.
It was wings day Thursday where  the efforts of the Cello cabin crew over  the last 5 weeks  have finally been rewarded. Seen here at Birmingham Airport, the airline's base after receiving their wings from  the airline's CEO. Memories of the concert party in ''It ain't alf hot Mum''

Pool dunking , escape slide friction burns, endless lectures, CPR  simulation, modelling the latest fashion accessory- smoke hoods,  unruly passenger role play, written examinations and finally after all that -approval to  fly  for the long suffering cabin crew.
Time to pose with the CEO!

Another tick in the box  and  with less than 2 weeks until the crews finally get airborne. Flights will carry 3 cabin crew to  cover the 46 passenger configuration

Picture courtesy of aviation photographer Keith Burton

Meanwhile  the aircraft is now spending more time out of the hangar than in, as it approaches first post maintenance flight-Flight deck crew are ready for the route proving flights. Initially generally low level flying to  re-check systems  before a 'cold soak' at 29,000' to  check cabin pressurisation systems.

Charter requests are coming in for dates well into  next  year in parallel with requests for June and July

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