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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Dec 2013, 03:03
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,220
Posted By tartare

Was present at the meeting on Level 21, in the...

Was present at the meeting on Level 21, in the old building, in the very corner southeast meeting room when that idea was put forward.
It was actually inspired by the requirement that McDonalds has...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Dec 2013, 22:03
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,220
Posted By tartare

You may be right Ida. Ralph didn't intuitively...

You may be right Ida.
Ralph didn't intuitively `get' the airline industry.
He's a banker after all.
But aside from an early blip in backing down on some union issues - the one thing he had in his...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Dec 2013, 20:22
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,220
Posted By tartare

With respect - I think the calls here for Fyfe to...

With respect - I think the calls here for Fyfe to be headhunted are a little misguided.
I haven't worked with Luxon - don't know him.
It's my view that Fyfe would simply not be able to cope with...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Dec 2013, 06:39
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,220
Posted By tartare

Couldn't agree more Ida. But I'd offer a...

Couldn't agree more Ida.
But I'd offer a slightly different perspective.
Someone once said to me airline pilots are by nature cautious, conservative, meticulous.
If they're not, people die.
But...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Dec 2013, 19:57
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,220
Posted By tartare

Fair point itsnotthathard. Written late at...

Fair point itsnotthathard.
Written late at night.
If you read a bit further up the John Boyd post you'll also see I was quite open about the fact that I am not and have never been a fast jet...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Dec 2013, 10:36
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,220
Posted By tartare

You all seem to assume I regard you with contempt...

You all seem to assume I regard you with contempt because you sit in seats 0A and 0B.
I don't at all.
But I think you need to stop viewing the white shirt, tie wearers with contempt.
I'm one of...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Dec 2013, 07:40
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,220
Posted By tartare

Angryrat - you had a crack at Nikki over this...

Angryrat - you had a crack at Nikki over this whole `pilots et al on the Board; thing, saying she didn't know much about what a Board does?
Errm, I think that'd be you me old four striped, aviator...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Dec 2013, 22:17
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,220
Posted By tartare

Yes Mr P. Keep hearing the same old stories...

Yes Mr P.
Keep hearing the same old stories about painted over static ports etc.
Heard them back in 2005 too.
I wonder when this old favourite will resurface:
snopes.com: Air China Jet Engine...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Dec 2013, 20:47
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,220
Posted By tartare

Post 1177 - couldn't agree more.

Post 1177 - couldn't agree more.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Dec 2013, 03:15
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,220
Posted By tartare

Jack - Herb's got a bit of an easier gig. One...

Jack - Herb's got a bit of an easier gig.
One type, and the vast majority of his routes are within CONUS - at the moment anyways.
They also made some veeeery smart fuel hedging decisions a few...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Dec 2013, 02:04
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,220
Posted By tartare

Not bad 1A, and as you say v. close to what...

Not bad 1A, and as you say v. close to what they're doing now.
Don't know about BL, GK and JM being failures though; I think it's too soon to call.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Dec 2013, 22:13
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,220
Posted By tartare

I agree with you V-Jet that JQ is a union busting...

I agree with you V-Jet that JQ is a union busting move.
Absolutely - but rather than a joke - I think it's deadly serious.
Pilots and Engineers in route planning? Sure, no disrespect, but the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Dec 2013, 21:44
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,220
Posted By tartare

More please guys...

More please guys...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Dec 2013, 21:29
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,220
Posted By tartare

You know... Nikki's posts have been quite...

You know... Nikki's posts have been quite reasonable.
So - Ok Stalin and others.
Here's a question for you then.
What would YOU do?
What is your strategy for rescuing QF mainline?
No abuse or...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Dec 2013, 19:43
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,220
Posted By tartare

Good on you one dot low. A reasoned response. ...

Good on you one dot low.
A reasoned response.
Brodle - I don't have disdain for all QF pilots - not at all.
I do have disdain for the very bitter ones who continually moan.
We had them at NZ as...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Dec 2013, 08:07
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,220
Posted By tartare

Riiiiiiiiight. We've sort of drifted off thread...

Riiiiiiiiight.
We've sort of drifted off thread majorly here.
But anyhoo...
Most of the guys on my course were engineers.
There were people from the dairy industry.
There was a consul general's...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Dec 2013, 04:36
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,220
Posted By tartare

I think what he means is "we won't employ you if...

I think what he means is "we won't employ you if you come here with a buttoned down business school attitude, thinking that if you can measure it, you can manage it."
And not everyone who's been to...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Dec 2013, 00:43
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,220
Posted By tartare

Wrong on the outsourcing Neville. My company -...

Wrong on the outsourcing Neville.
My company - Australian born, owned and employing 12,000 Aussies, is a direct beneficiary of this.
Same with mining and the ongoing operational expenditure boom...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
13th Dec 2013, 20:19
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,220
Posted By tartare

Sunfish - you're confusing direct like on like...

Sunfish - you're confusing direct like on like replacement for jobs with the overall economic multiplier effect of large resources projects throughout the economy.
The infrastructure that will...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Dec 2013, 22:15
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,220
Posted By tartare

Sunfish's view is unnecessarily apocalyptic. ...

Sunfish's view is unnecessarily apocalyptic.
The facts show that when people in industries like car manufacturing lose their jobs, they find others.
In many cases - better paying and more...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Dec 2013, 20:21
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,220
Posted By tartare

OK - so you're not overpaid and underproductive? ...

OK - so you're not overpaid and underproductive?
Then why have I heard the same thing again and again from every analyst who covers your sector?
Ahh - of course - they've been brainwashed by Alan...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Dec 2013, 06:38
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,220
Posted By tartare

Thank you Framer. Acute instinct... shaking my...

Thank you Framer.
Acute instinct... shaking my head... have you been breathing in too much beryllium dust in the machine shop mate?
Warren - this is what I suspect.
I did a lot of modelling of...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Dec 2013, 04:14
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,220
Posted By tartare

So let me ask a devils advocate question to you...

So let me ask a devils advocate question to you all.
And I'm not trolling you - I'm dead serious.
For a sec - forget Joyce and co.
If pilots, flighties, LAMES and the rest of the whole workforce...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Dec 2013, 21:15
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,220
Posted By tartare

Really? And not your overheads? Or workforce...

Really?
And not your overheads?
Or workforce productivity?
There are some great people at QF out on the line - but they're in the minority.
Tenretni's comment is indicative of the sort of...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Dec 2013, 20:55
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,220
Posted By tartare

It's not trolling buddy. It's just the view of...

It's not trolling buddy.
It's just the view of many, many people watching this sad debacle :rolleyes:
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Dec 2013, 20:39
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,220
Posted By tartare

In my earlier post I should have said `Australia...

In my earlier post I should have said `Australia New Zealand and the Pacific Forum' not this thread, which as someone else quite rightly pointed out has been going for less than a month.
Before...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Dec 2013, 09:04
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,220
Posted By tartare

About once a month I check this particular...

About once a month I check this particular thread.
And time and time again - all I read is whinging.
Whining and complaining about how no-one's given us a fair deal.
About Emirates being bastards....
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