this may be why pilots don't make a very good job of running an airline. Every other finanical report in HKG is saying the worst is yet to come and the belt tightening and layoffs haven't filtered through.
Loads are also appearing ok because we are talking about forward bookings, people don't usually book and then fly the next day. These are bookings from mid-late 2008.
Soooooooooooooooooooooo, if you have a look at March April May 2009 you will see that it isn't so flash. Go ask Revenue.
Or if you are convinced that a full plane out of SYD equates to a current economic boom in aviation pick up Flight International, start at the back, and peruse the token Islander job in the Falklands as there doesn't appear to be much else.