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Old 17th Apr 2009, 04:41
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gas-chamber
 
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Feenix, I don't think it is truthful to claim ON hired Ozjet to do Norfolk on their behalf. OJ won the contract after your beloved VH-RON was repossessed. But OJ did not honor their agreement to replace the 200 with a 300 by a certain date. I think that is the main reason they have now lost the contract and you have it again. When 737-300 prices were high that contract would not support a 300 and is probably the reason OJ preferred to default rather than upgrade the equipment. This was certainly short-sighted of their management because with most airplanes over 15 years old now dirt cheap, the economics of that operation shifted quite quickly to favor the 300.
So, good for your guys, maybe not so good for some of the OJ guys. The loss of cash flow will hurt.
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