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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Aug 2017, 04:27
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

No worries and if I'm honest, I've said 'steady...

No worries and if I'm honest, I've said 'steady on' in threads before too. Have a good one. Catch you later.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Aug 2017, 03:52
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

I'm always prepared to look back and reflect so...

I'm always prepared to look back and reflect so yes, I agree with you, precious is probably not the right word and let's not forget that what is in the mind of the reader at times does not always...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Aug 2017, 05:45
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

Amateur hour... a number of people I know in VA...

Amateur hour... a number of people I know in VA have said this... it's an expression
The fun never stops at VA... again, just an expression alluding to the change of direction and non-profitability....
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Aug 2017, 01:40
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

I think the reality is that there are people like...

I think the reality is that there are people like that in all organisations and they thankfully are the less informed, immature and in the minority but shouldn't be taken to be representative of an...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Aug 2017, 22:50
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

I do not agree with you... 35 years in the...

I do not agree with you... 35 years in the industry, including being at AN when it collapsed means I for one certainly understand what it's like. To be fair I think a lot of the comments are...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Aug 2017, 06:03
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

Probably true... it's not going to change while...

Probably true... it's not going to change while you know who is there with his intellectually moribund ideas.
However, even if one agreed with the business class rule... it descends to absolute...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th Jul 2017, 12:11
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

Well we can certainly agree JM I think on the...

Well we can certainly agree JM I think on the fact that JB is an idiot and this pet fixation of his is stupid.
His logic is total and complete BULL SH-T (capitals intentional) when staff on 10 year...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th Jul 2017, 11:09
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

Well, you can twist the English language if you...

Well, you can twist the English language if you wish but it remains that Pilots who were already well paid asked for a nearly 30% wage increase and did it in the lead up to Christmas for maximum...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th Jul 2017, 07:27
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

Not only that, they openly allow middle level...

Not only that, they openly allow middle level managers from the likes of SQ travel in business class domestically but not their own staff.
What does that say... all the BS with the Australian flag...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th Jul 2017, 07:25
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

I clearly remember pilots from the US being...

I clearly remember pilots from the US being interviewed about working in Australia and one of the things they said they loved was the paxing in First/Business class... they didn't get rid of the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Jul 2017, 15:06
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

Agreed. Absolutely enough room for two and let's...

Agreed. Absolutely enough room for two and let's hope this ill wind passes and we can get back to two stable competitors.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Jul 2017, 15:05
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

But it's a demented argument. The damage to the...

But it's a demented argument. The damage to the 'integrity' of the cabin is in his mind only and it is a form of class warfare... I'm a CEO and I'm important so I should travel up the front because I...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Jul 2017, 14:56
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

Maybe the Board is operating on the principle...

Maybe the Board is operating on the principle that if you assemble enough monkeys and enough typewriters, eventually one of them will come up with something legible... i.e. if we leave him there for...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Jul 2017, 21:42
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

Of course, I have an earlier version of Doganis...

Of course, I have an earlier version of Doganis so am familiar with it... yes, hedging is not a capability within VA. Neither is negotiation. Of course one area where Crew are not costing the company...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Jul 2017, 21:39
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

Similarly, it ignores the fact that QF being such...

Similarly, it ignores the fact that QF being such a bigger operation than VA and more global, despite the relative shrinkage of the international network, has deals all over the world and pays a...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Jul 2017, 21:36
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

You can include in that people being brought in...

You can include in that people being brought in to conclude one particular EBA to save the company money which by all reports has ended up costing millions more but for no difference in work...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Jul 2017, 04:49
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

As a VA employee once told me - if you work here,...

As a VA employee once told me - if you work here, you very quickly realise that the external image of VA is diametrically opposed to the reality internally.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Jul 2017, 06:14
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

The whole thing is just sad... it's taken what...

The whole thing is just sad... it's taken what had the makings of a good airline and totally trashed it... spending months and thousands on people offline working on systems to make the place more...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th Jul 2017, 14:14
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

Can anyone think of anything he did of any value...

Can anyone think of anything he did of any value while at VA???

Seems just another transient executive who was 'flavor of the month' for a while before leaving, having fallen out of favor if JT...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Jul 2017, 08:10
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

True... and it's an HR lot that won't sack anyone...

True... and it's an HR lot that won't sack anyone ever... you'd practically have to deal drugs or kill someone and be bodily dragged off by the Police and charged before they'd sack anyone... and...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Jul 2017, 06:42
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

I haven't read the whole thing but I'm not sure I...

I haven't read the whole thing but I'm not sure I totally agree with him.

I do however see parallels in the current political climate... ballooning expenditure on surveillance, turning the country...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Jul 2017, 06:23
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

I think the point is, how does an organisation...

I think the point is, how does an organisation make these decisions THEN discover they don't have enough pilots/crew???

This is why it's one balls up after another because no one appears to make...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Jul 2017, 04:52
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

The word from within has and always has been that...

The word from within has and always has been that anybody who manages to get employed with very few exceptions who know what they're doing or have any experience are quickly gotten rid of - from the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
9th Jul 2017, 10:24
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

And from what I hear, he was the main pusher for...

And from what I hear, he was the main pusher for the adoption of SABRE for departure control over Amadeus (a no-brainer decision but EY went for the lesser of the two and talked VA into it I was...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Jul 2017, 03:44
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

Oh, didn't realise that... seems ridiculous; if...

Oh, didn't realise that... seems ridiculous; if they purchase the airline they have the right to do with it as they please and shouldn't have to pay for a brand they're not using. Hope they win.
...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Jul 2017, 23:06
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

Yes, that's my recollection too... then got all...

Yes, that's my recollection too... then got all antsy-pantsy and critical when he swung a wooden mallet and Qantas responded with a sledge-hammer. What did he expect... it was like walking up behind...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Jul 2017, 23:01
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

Nor the fact that the plea by Qantas was quite...

Nor the fact that the plea by Qantas was quite obviously an ambit claim to get other concessions it wanted in law (to do with the Sale Act) and it got the restriction on foreign airlines changed to a...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Jul 2017, 08:38
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

That is true and it has nothing to do with...

That is true and it has nothing to do with jealousy or anything but I quite frankly find the way he operates to be sickening. The way he breezes in and out of Australia now leaving a trail of glib...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Jul 2017, 08:00
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

We could go on for hours about Lee/Grant... or I...

We could go on for hours about Lee/Grant... or I could, that whole period fascinates me having been interested in it for many years and visited many of the actual locations where it was fought. I...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Jul 2017, 14:01
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

Excluding Branson's numerous failures of course...

Excluding Branson's numerous failures of course which never got to the inflated price point and which despite the hype left investors but not him, reeling and out of pocket. Rather more numerous than...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Jul 2017, 13:57
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

a I can't argue with your statistics but I...

a
I can't argue with your statistics but I don't agree that Lee was a better general or leader... two words "Picket's Charge" - while you might say this was one event, it is endemic of the fact that...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Jul 2017, 01:01
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

Thanks CurtainTwitcher... as the person I know...

Thanks CurtainTwitcher... as the person I know would refer to these types ... "time servers".

Your article excerpt is very interesting.

The bit about Butchers makes me laugh because the first...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th Jun 2017, 23:14
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

I know someone who worked with him back in the...

I know someone who worked with him back in the 70s. Nothing remarkable to say, did not stand out as a leader or an innovator, was a typical 'sales person' good talker and even then not as good as the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th Jun 2017, 20:36
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

What does a person have to do...

My overriding question on this is that what exactly does a CEO have to do to lose his job... does he have to be indicted for murder or something???

Clearly taking what was a profitable, but not...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th Jun 2017, 20:30
Replies: 166
Views: 122,247
Posted By AerialPerspective

They don't sell every seat for that, only a...

They don't sell every seat for that, only a selected few just as they don't sell the other end of the spectrum for the higher price only. Don't compare AKL-SYD to to MEL-SYD, there are a whole range...
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