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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Jan 2020, 11:33
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

Foam, Think we all came to the conclusion...

Foam,

Think we all came to the conclusion back in NOV/DEC when the subject was the topic that the PNG regs allow a flight not to have life rafts if it is within 200nm from a SHORE. Seems one...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Nov 2019, 10:42
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

Did note that...guess there would be some attols...

Did note that...guess there would be some attols on the route.

As posted just before, Ben Sandilands covers it well in his article regarding a different airline, AND he explains it much better...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Nov 2019, 04:12
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

GURNEY (AYGN) to HENDERSON (AGGH) is 580 nm,...

GURNEY (AYGN) to HENDERSON (AGGH) is 580 nm, GURNEY to BUKA (AYBK) is 390 nm, and HENDERSON to BUKA is 400nm. Would have thought that if tracking DCT GURNEY HENDERSON on route B598 that the closest...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Jul 2019, 08:34
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

From the Age Newspaper... " More than 20...

From the Age Newspaper...

" More than 20 people including pregnant women and children have reportedly been killed in tribal violence in Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Jul 2019, 10:46
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

Lets see...perhaps schedule, crewing, spare parts...

Lets see...perhaps schedule, crewing, spare parts (in and taken), in house C checks....maybe no engines!!!!.

Outside the pay grade of those at the coal face, but at least it is in Country, not...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Jul 2019, 09:21
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

"............ launch an investigation, ground the...

"............ launch an investigation, ground the flight crew, and order the engines swapped out?
Nah! I think not …. it's PNG, the land of the unexpected."

Bit of a tough comment ref the crew...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Jul 2019, 04:06
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

Seeing that the Fokker there would be coming...

Seeing that the Fokker there would be coming close to taxy speed, that looks a lot of ash.

Pretty sure they’d be leased engines, so bet the lessor will be super impressed if it sees the pics.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Jun 2019, 11:02
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

7.4 percent satisfaction. Wow, ...So PIXIE...

7.4 percent satisfaction.

Wow, ...So PIXIE got that high hey. :uhoh:
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Jun 2019, 09:47
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

Cant help but feel that MP Entsch is...

Cant help but feel that MP Entsch is saying..."Yeah....Maybe....mmm ..NAH!!.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th May 2019, 10:52
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

geeup, I'll give myself a deserved "told...

geeup,

I'll give myself a deserved "told you so" .... your knowledge of PNG politics is indeed better than mine (together with your trust factor in the ABC more attuned).

Will be interesting...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th May 2019, 09:32
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

Geeup, Big statement you make...."the not...

Geeup,

Big statement you make...."the not village court" part that is!!!

Perhaps you should give Sir J Chan a quick phone and let him know that he is not the current (temp etc?) PM of PNG.
...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st May 2019, 00:41
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

However you guys need to take a deep breath and...

However you guys need to take a deep breath and work with your managers to rebuild your situation, put your airline back on the right path.

It is a sad fact that since late 2014 the Managers have...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th May 2019, 00:05
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

Chop, Every airline in the world, even the “two...

Chop,
Every airline in the world, even the “two bit ones” receive heaps of applications from aspiring jet pilots… ANG wouldn't be any different. But it’s about QUALITY not quantity.

You may be...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Apr 2019, 12:47
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

So lots of emails doing the rounds about THE...

So lots of emails doing the rounds about THE DECISION being handed down in the am tomorrow.

To bring up to date...Air Niugini Management already lost this court case a few years ago...the Judge...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Apr 2019, 11:35
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

I know, I said I would stay out of it....BUT. ...

I know, I said I would stay out of it....BUT.

Chop, you say that "The MD is having a red hot go'.... Well yes, he does TALK THE TALK, but no walking yet.....I suggest that if any PX pilot thinks...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Apr 2019, 10:23
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

LOUD HANDLE, As the originator of this...

LOUD HANDLE,

As the originator of this thread I can say that It was never intended to be a "slagfest": against ANG, but simply a thread that is informative of changes.

PX WAS quite simply a...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Apr 2019, 05:43
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

CHOP, its only just April so I guess some...

CHOP,
its only just April so I guess some resignations will hold on until the 600 plus hour piss poor Kina bonus is paid that came due at the end of March, but I can tell you that there is a list...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Apr 2019, 00:31
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

Chop 65 is the ICAO nominated for max age on...

Chop

65 is the ICAO nominated for max age on the flight deck, but it is up to individual countries to nominate an age...keeping in mind that if the country flying to has limited it to 65 you wont...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Apr 2019, 19:46
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

65 WAS the PX retirement age until a recent...

65 WAS the PX retirement age until a recent change last year where for the Domestic Fleets the 65 year PX retirement age was removed (most likley due to an understandable inability to attract...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
9th Apr 2019, 22:58
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

"B737 increasingly being seen in Singapore...

"B737 increasingly being seen in Singapore instead of the B767"

One 767 in for C check with the other to follow, so 737 operating some SIN flights....... understand the 737 went tech in SIN a day...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
4th Mar 2019, 11:03
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

Dash Bloke.. "The thing that surprises me...

Dash Bloke..

"The thing that surprises me more than anything else is that you guys seem to have believed that things would actually change. It is was it is and it will never change (for the better...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Oct 2018, 00:40
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

Calls from Opposition Party Leaders for a...

Calls from Opposition Party Leaders for a nationwide strike on 25 and 26th October in the wake of the "Maserati scandal" and now "Bentley Scandal".

Wondering if will be more successful than the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
4th Sep 2018, 09:09
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

A 737-700 going as well??? (post 1263) Only...

A 737-700 going as well??? (post 1263)

Only 2 B737's on schedule 126B covering1st Sept to 30 Sept, 2018.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Jun 2018, 09:34
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

Thought one of the local banks owned the Dash8 (...

Thought one of the local banks owned the Dash8 ( leased it to Pixie)....would not the insurance be the banks problem?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Jun 2018, 12:08
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

And not only the highlands...seems a fokker jet...

And not only the highlands...seems a fokker jet got turned around just the other day on the way to Bukka.

Advice they got airborne that was that is was extremely unsafe to land because of...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Mar 2018, 09:39
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

Hahahaha!!!!!!! Penguins of Madagaska, yes I...

Hahahaha!!!!!!!

Penguins of Madagaska, yes I remember King Julien!!!! Hahaha.

PX lost a lot of excellent engineers during Durani's "reign". Wouldn't be too much of a stretch to think that...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Mar 2018, 22:29
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

So (according to Olderairheads figures) Air...

So (according to Olderairheads figures) Air Niugini has managed to lose around a 1,000 years of Air Niugini experience and 126 pilots in just 3 years, yet is madly trying to recruit just so it can...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Mar 2018, 22:42
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

Dunno why anyone would want to flog their guts...

Dunno why anyone would want to flog their guts out as a Captain flying Pixies Fokkers for the princely sum of 372,237 Png Peso's. The horrendous tax you pay to the PNG tax man makes that a mind...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Mar 2018, 13:11
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

Makes for a bit of a problem then, 73 reported to...

Makes for a bit of a problem then, 73 reported to be short by about 3 drivers, fokker so desperately short they can't supply crew for its schedule let alone giving up one for type conversion,...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Feb 2018, 22:15
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

"Vehicle access passes (stickers) issued to staff...

"Vehicle access passes (stickers) issued to staff for own private vehicles will be charged a fee of K20.00"

"The resignations continue. Another one gone today. 123 and counting".

Seeing that...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Feb 2018, 08:21
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

Just had a look at the latest post in Aussie...

Just had a look at the latest post in Aussie Airlines wages...
Virgin Australia narrow body EBA just voted up.

"New base rates for B737: (super not included)

Capt.
July 2017 $227,904
July...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Feb 2018, 11:01
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

Duck, PX doesn't operate into Chimbu these...

Duck,

PX doesn't operate into Chimbu these days.

Not privy or even care about the reasons, but all the LINK crew are grateful not to to have to go. From the air the surface looks ok.....but...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Feb 2018, 23:19
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

Old Guy, as was explained to me by the...

Old Guy,

as was explained to me by the Association, the Contract says PX only needs to effect any change on the 1st of July every year. Think that means that if it was adjusted on that one date, ...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Feb 2018, 21:36
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

"....how do they cope with big ticket items like...

"....how do they cope with big ticket items like maintenance and spare parts etc?"

Been a few Fokkers stuck out at outports due to maintenance issues that have required rescues lately. Some...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Jan 2018, 09:22
Replies: 1,534
Views: 986,274
Posted By NCD

"Simple - no money!" Well, there you...

"Simple - no money!"

Well, there you go...every cloud does have a silver lining!!
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