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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Jul 2014, 05:13
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,238
Posted By Lodown

Loyal pax? You mean there are some left?

Loyal pax?

You mean there are some left?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Jun 2014, 01:17
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,238
Posted By Lodown

Sec: That'll be nice if it happens. I like having...

Sec: That'll be nice if it happens. I like having the occasional loss making year with my business, but then I only answer to myself on those decisions. It doesn't affect my employees, customers or...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Jun 2014, 03:28
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,238
Posted By Lodown

787 was designed as a hub buster. It was a...

787 was designed as a hub buster. It was a business traveller's answer to wonky schedules. What did Qantas do with it? Gift it to Jetstar as a freight truck rather than have it compete with and be...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd May 2014, 00:31
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,238
Posted By Lodown

I agree with Sunfish. Qantas management would be...

I agree with Sunfish. Qantas management would be mad to close international. It is Qantas. A huge part of Qantas Domestic's success is on-carriage. Take away International and the whole lot crumbles....
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd May 2014, 00:16
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,238
Posted By Lodown

Wild Goose: Why don't they do it? (a) Strikes...

Wild Goose: Why don't they do it?
(a) Strikes are not fashionable for the public. Staff lose PR battle.
(b) Strikers do not run the company. Is there a safety issue? No. Is there an issue with...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th May 2014, 18:21
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,238
Posted By Lodown

I've tried to track down a source for my comment...

I've tried to track down a source for my comment about Australia's manufacturing competitiveness without any luck, so take that statement with a grain of salt. Had I been listening more closely to...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th May 2014, 23:05
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,238
Posted By Lodown

Off topic V-Jet, but might be of interest to you:...

Off topic V-Jet, but might be of interest to you:
http://www.pbs.org/program/nazi-megaweapons/
Click on the Jet Fighter ME262 link.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th May 2014, 15:18
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,238
Posted By Lodown

It’s been an interesting 2-3 decades watching...

It’s been an interesting 2-3 decades watching from the sidelines as Qantas, led by the various Napoleans, each vying to have his or her photograph on the front page sitting astride the white horse...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Mar 2014, 15:10
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,238
Posted By Lodown

A couple of interesting observations for me over...

A couple of interesting observations for me over the last few days:

1. After years of supporting Labor policies and thinking it might leverage back room demands from the new gov. based on...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Feb 2014, 20:09
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,238
Posted By Lodown

Your first paragraph summed it up Sunfish. AJ's...

Your first paragraph summed it up Sunfish. AJ's strategy for going forward is a concerted effort to go harder at the strategy that got Qantas to this point in the first place: cut costs, cut costs,...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Feb 2014, 17:50
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,238
Posted By Lodown

Private enterprises come and go all the time....

Private enterprises come and go all the time. It's an evolutionary process and it works remarkably well in most cases. And private enterprise generally gets to "play" with money from investors who...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Feb 2014, 16:57
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,238
Posted By Lodown

TMA9X: Code for "Will this strengthen our...

TMA9X: Code for "Will this strengthen our political position or weaken it? Will this be a shining moment or a dog dropped in our laps? What initially looked like a righteous action to uphold a...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Feb 2014, 01:50
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,238
Posted By Lodown

And a camel is an apt metaphor for what has...

And a camel is an apt metaphor for what has become of Qantas. But then, it was a camel 20 years ago with Dixon at the helm.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Feb 2014, 01:48
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,238
Posted By Lodown

When there was a stray dog or cat around our...

When there was a stray dog or cat around our homes as kids, remember our parents telling us not to touch it? Partly out of concern for fleas and worms, but more from concern that the animal would...
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