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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Mar 2014, 11:09
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

The best would be Gail Kelly.( Westpac) Ralph...

The best would be Gail Kelly.( Westpac) Ralph Norris? What about a block of flats for John Borgetti? What would get that bloke back? If you know, tell us.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Feb 2014, 22:30
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

Of course Clifford is going to back Joyce, where...

Of course Clifford is going to back Joyce, where else can he go. He can recommend the board sack Joyce, listing the reasons why, but then it comes back to the problem of the obvious fact that...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Feb 2014, 02:37
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

AMPCLAMP as far as I know, those A320's are...

AMPCLAMP as far as I know, those A320's are sitting on the fence. at NRT. Unless there are more.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Feb 2014, 01:29
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

Great picture on the front page of The Australian...

Great picture on the front page of The Australian today. If that Skipper is not saying "Oh F$#K," I will eat my hat!
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Feb 2014, 06:01
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

Its fairly obvious what will happen now. Abbott,...

Its fairly obvious what will happen now. Abbott, who will not be panicked, or wedged, will probably go for the letting foreign investment, knowing full well that if he goes for the debt backing,...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Feb 2014, 03:38
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

The carbon tax is a factor, its a factor with...

The carbon tax is a factor, its a factor with just about every manufacturing company that has left our shores to set up, where they can afford the wages and the power bills. And Who TF thought that...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Feb 2014, 00:21
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

So right Chocks Away, those two turkeys, were a...

So right Chocks Away, those two turkeys, were a disgrace. Using the distress of the staff, to gain political gain. And whats with Sheldon suggesting the staff walk? I hope it is only a reaction to...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Feb 2014, 22:18
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

Extra security for Virgin, also staff on standby,...

Extra security for Virgin, also staff on standby, should QF walk.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Feb 2014, 22:05
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

Pilots and engineers to go, especially engineers,...

Pilots and engineers to go, especially engineers, management, check in, office staff, terminal space, and on and on it goes, on Sky right now. Joyce on in 45 mins, now ADL engineers are bracing for...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Feb 2014, 10:06
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

Its going to be a long night, regardless if you...

Its going to be a long night, regardless if you are QF or JQ, and for those who want to know what is happening early, Sky from 0800 tomorrow is going to run a commentary on "The Nation" as things...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Feb 2014, 08:14
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

My email has gone, with full name and address....

My email has gone, with full name and address. However I also mentioned the rot started with Dixon, and has never recovered. Ok with you? Richo, right now on SKY, is giving Joyce a bullocking. And...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Feb 2014, 08:01
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

Suddenly JQ has opened its books for F/O's. Make...

Suddenly JQ has opened its books for F/O's. Make of that what you will.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Feb 2014, 02:43
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

Pilots eat vegetables in the sixties? Nah, those...

Pilots eat vegetables in the sixties? Nah, those blokes were mainly the ones that survived Bomber Command, tough as nails, quite mad some of them, but could fly yer backside off, and not beyond...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Feb 2014, 21:20
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

Peuce, what if the "investors" are the usual...

Peuce, what if the "investors" are the usual names, Singleton, Packer, Dixon, et al, where to then? How do a bunch of Australian Carpetbaggers, convince a Australian Govt. that to break up QF,...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Feb 2014, 12:02
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

Angle of Attack, could you tell the difference? ...

Angle of Attack, could you tell the difference? Catering will be done the cheapest way possible, as will scheduling and engineering. You can bet your cotton socks. It will make Jetstar look...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Feb 2014, 10:33
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

You have a choice Fliegenmong, take the extra...

You have a choice Fliegenmong, take the extra money, and open the taps to foreign investment, which will inevitably lead to loss of many Australian jobs, with catering going to the Philippines, ditto...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Feb 2014, 23:33
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

Looks like Hockey is going to open the taps and...

Looks like Hockey is going to open the taps and let in foreign investment. (If anyone wants one unhappy, poorly run, airline) But then Shorten says he is going to block it, oh, and the Pixie Party...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Feb 2014, 19:51
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

Me to Sops. But at least the kill was quick for...

Me to Sops. But at least the kill was quick for us, these poor buggers have been in limbo for some time, and been fed little bits of info from the head office, to annoy, antagonise, and morally...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Feb 2014, 09:43
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

Interesting to hear on Sky's "State Of The...

Interesting to hear on Sky's "State Of The Nation" tonight, that unless QF do something about its management, its pointless giving them much help. It would appear the rest of the country, have...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Feb 2014, 05:22
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

Mate, people are suffering, they have mortgages,...

Mate, people are suffering, they have mortgages, commitments, kids, and are feeling a bit sick right now. QF staff do not make the decisions about how the airline behaves, they are simply the people...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Dec 2013, 07:10
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

Thanks Nitpicker, but am still firmly on my...

Thanks Nitpicker, but am still firmly on my perch. I am somewhat grateful to see my fellow members of the Retired Airline Pilots Association, have mainly managed to keep going, despite years of...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Dec 2013, 11:54
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

Megle, old pilots are like fish, after a couple...

Megle, old pilots are like fish, after a couple of days, they are on the nose. It time for the young bucks to take over, none of this Good ol Days stuff, they were good for me, but you young blokes...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Dec 2013, 02:14
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

You would have certainly learnt how to enjoy a...

You would have certainly learnt how to enjoy a cleansing ale, Goblin! Many a F/O went to bed, slightly pie eyed and confused, after a evening of aviation talk, up the track, about the ancestry and...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Dec 2013, 01:40
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

Happy Xmas fella's and girls. For all you...

Happy Xmas fella's and girls. For all you "Orphans" over the next couple of days working,( we have all been there,) God speed home to your families, and to the Ginger Beers who miss out on the kids...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Dec 2013, 20:52
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

It would appear we need Ralph Norris, and as soon...

It would appear we need Ralph Norris, and as soon as possible.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Dec 2013, 10:52
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

It was a interesting comment in The OZ today from...

It was a interesting comment in The OZ today from the incoming CEO of Air NZ, (Luxon) as he complemented both Ralph Norris and Rob Fyfe for the work they had done, making his job easier. He stated...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th Dec 2013, 00:34
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

Ollie Onion, I think you just described Jetstar!...

Ollie Onion, I think you just described Jetstar! As for the CC, QF did just that when the CC went on strike, in the 80's over the galleys, on the SP. The ground staff started flying, and came home to...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Dec 2013, 20:27
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

Tartare, I am sure QF do have both pilots and...

Tartare, I am sure QF do have both pilots and engineers, who are more than suitable, to take up executive positions within the company. Major positions. But they also probably reason, that it would...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Dec 2013, 05:01
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

Tartare, if the pilots ran their flight decks,...

Tartare, if the pilots ran their flight decks, like the suits ran the actual airline, then we would have to expect more than one of aircraft shaped smoking black holes, decorating the landscape. You...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Dec 2013, 22:21
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

Rowdy, JQ never had the monopoly on bogans. QF...

Rowdy, JQ never had the monopoly on bogans. QF specialised in them, with a thing called the "Fun Jet". It went to Fiji or Bali, and took hundreds of kids, already pissed, and high, to these...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Dec 2013, 11:16
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

Nikki, get out your history books. Up until the...

Nikki, get out your history books. Up until the eighties, it was common for pilots and engineers to basically run the flight side of the company, and that included the decision on aircraft purchased....
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Dec 2013, 10:55
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

I am with you SOPS. As anyone who is a father...

I am with you SOPS. As anyone who is a father knows, if you cannot hear the kids, its more than likely, you have a problem.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Dec 2013, 21:06
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

Mobi Lame. I have a mate that got shafted in QF,...

Mobi Lame. I have a mate that got shafted in QF, the same time as Borgetti, he is a close mate of his, and he reckons he can really be a nasty little bugger, when annoyed, and annoyed was not the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Dec 2013, 10:18
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

Buggered if anybody knows SOPS. My son has just...

Buggered if anybody knows SOPS. My son has just done a Sim in SYD, and he hoped he would pick up the goss there, but everyone is scratching their heads there, too.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Dec 2013, 01:15
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,718,382
Posted By Ida down

Oh dear, BNEA320, that does make for depressing...

Oh dear, BNEA320, that does make for depressing and probably true reading. Collier was for many years a unionist, but the corruption, the bullying, and the tactics wore her down, till she quit. The...
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