Originally Posted by
Dee Vee
So, whats happening with Qantas, currently Sydney airport showing 5 international departures for tonight, only 1 is "on time" but is actually 3 hours delayed, 2 are delayed until tomorrow, including QF25 and the other 2 delayed 2 or 3 hours. Sounds like a major SNAFU?
Hard to believe all the press are bribed with Chairman's Lounge access.....
Only Qantas affected, all others (reasonably) on time....
What is being witnessed are signs that operationally the business is struggling.
Qantas will not divulge the genesis of the problem.
The quiet money and given the experience of the front line staff, is on cuts in search of a 'KPI saving' progressing too far.
As is noted,
all other airlines are reasonably on time.
Thus, it is not a weather related event it is possibility a reliability related event.
Is it a lack of crew?
Is it a lack of maintenance personnel?
Is it a lack of inventory spares?
It appears that most of the international delays are caused by one B747 being in HKG for unscheduled maintenance (that should have been able to be done in-house). As it is now a small fleet, there is not much flexibility to juggle the remaining aircraft onto all the services.
It thus appears to be evidence of a fleet deprived of capital. One aircraft with an 'unexpected' problem and the system lacks sufficient capacity to absorb what is a common event. Both the ICCT stated and Mr Roger Montgomery highlighted:
Qantas Capital expenditure has been diverted to management largess, $2 billion buys a lot of fleet. That the strategic management of the fleet 'transition' is so disjointed is suggestive of a deep malaise.
As Australia wakes to a Sunday morning, the architect of this dysfunction, has put on his swimwear and is taking his bucket and spade to the beach.