Well allow me to retort
Air NZ are owned 52% by the government plus 900million Which odds on will become equity plus whatever else they need and will get in the near future....Are you really suggesting they are not effectively owned by the government now? Maybe we compromise on majority share holder plus some?
But line of the day is definitely gentleman’s agreement on the trans Tasman, the only funnier thing I’ve seen recently is the Virgin downfall video.
As for not knowing the Tasman, maybe SO, Only been flying over it for 25 years now. 777 or 787 we will see, but who cares? What was said last week will change next week anyway. Where else are the 777s going in the next two years? Sure Kiwis in the past may not have gone to Darwin direct but if you only have one other island you can travel to and lots of aircraft maybe you might give it a crack in something of an appropriate size.
Correction Ragnor, Qantas used to make money.