Folks,
Both Virgin and Qantas would have posted very different bottom lines, had there been no carbon tax.
Virgin publicly attribute a large percentage of loss to the carbon tax.
Another point about the comparison between the operations of Air NZ and Qantas --- having the right aeroplanes for the job, ie: fuel efficient, is a very telling factor, and ANZ will move further ahead in the efficiency stakes when, in the near future, they take delivery of B787-9s.
And when is Qantas going to see some fuel efficient aircraft in the fleet??
Creamie,
The first thing that is different, this time, is the intellect of Senator David Fawcett, and the acceptance, by Truss and others, that AMROBA's "iron ring" in CASA actually exists, and must be dealt with, if CASA is to be resurrected in some form that is not aggressively anti aviation.
There is a commitment to taking "the rules" away from CASA, a clear recognition that NZ have it right, and our regulatory direction is misguided, despite all the money that has been spent. the last actual
"reform" saw the light of day in 1998.
Perhaps the second is that, this time, there is a recognition by the big end of town that their operations have been severely hit, cost wise, the saga of getting Part 145 approvals being the breaker.
We now have
equality of enforcement, the majors are being shafted, not just GA.
The majors also know that the treatment of Tiger was unjustified, buy was and is symptomatic of an aggressive and ill-directed CASA.
If you are a turkey that votes for Christmas, vote Labor.
Tootle pip!!
The Coalition?s plan for Aviation | Liberal Party of Australia
As well a previous Pain.net post, there is a link here to the LNP policy.