Qantas grounding?
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Getting a bit off topic but it does point to a dwindling lack of suuport from the punter. Qantas has a bit of a captive audience with the occassional traveller from OZ. The more frequent traveller will punt for a better option ref not only money but service. Happy to pay say 10% more to support the local brand but would also expect equal service to that of the rival brands. This does not occur. Normally there is a significant saving elsewhere and Qantas is way down on the list for service or in my experience its self service with the cabin crew working to a schedule and after that you look after yourself.
Getting a bit off topic but it does point to a dwindling lack of suuport from the punter. Qantas has a bit of a captive audience with the occassional traveller from OZ. The more frequent traveller will punt for a better option ref not only money but service. Happy to pay say 10% more to support the local brand but would also expect equal service to that of the rival brands. This does not occur. Normally there is a significant saving elsewhere and Qantas is way down on the list for service or in my experience its self service with the cabin crew working to a schedule and after that you look after yourself.
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Maybe the drivers did not go on strike but broadcasting by any means to anyone outside the company messages contrary to company policy, is a sackable offence in all company operations manuals that I have read.
Perhaps not you should ask him, he is a very approachable person. Certainly a fair quantum of his work is sourced from other writers unlike this post here; where he makes the point that both Hawke and Keating were much more responsive, perhaps even more responsible officers of the crown.
Column - Gillard’s four excuses won’t fly | Herald Sun Andrew Bolt Blog
As far as newspapers go you could of course concern yourself entirely with the punchy one or that other socialist shadow the aged one and be unable ever to find any balance. Or you could read the vast majority of scribes in this country, take your pick.
Besides what is freedom of the press here now anyway other than nearly a mockery?
The catallaxy files is a good starting point for more balance and for a bit if humour laced in with it a very clever scribe is Tim Blair.
I don't know what the Q shareholders read but for my money their actions with share prices up, shrieks far louder than words.
They haven't been paid a dividend in three years and then they demonstrate that confidence.
Go figure!
have a nice day
tet
I'm not sure I'd be accusing anything penned by Andrew Bolt of purporting to be "balanced". I doubt he would, either.
Column - Gillard’s four excuses won’t fly | Herald Sun Andrew Bolt Blog
As far as newspapers go you could of course concern yourself entirely with the punchy one or that other socialist shadow the aged one and be unable ever to find any balance. Or you could read the vast majority of scribes in this country, take your pick.
Besides what is freedom of the press here now anyway other than nearly a mockery?
The catallaxy files is a good starting point for more balance and for a bit if humour laced in with it a very clever scribe is Tim Blair.
I don't know what the Q shareholders read but for my money their actions with share prices up, shrieks far louder than words.
They haven't been paid a dividend in three years and then they demonstrate that confidence.
Go figure!
have a nice day
tet
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Excellent satirical cartoon; from the West Australian today. Alston is the cartoonist. If you want to get it for the crew-room wall, signed copies from phone +61 8 9482 2378
Qantas Cartoon
Cheers,
OverRun
Qantas Cartoon
Cheers,
OverRun
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There's going to be an investigation I'm sure on how well planned in advance the fleet grounding was and who that info was leaked to and who took financial advantage of it. It's going to get messy , expect lots more 'misdated emails' and 'I have no clear memory of that conversation' type statements.
Now Mr Hockey has confirmed Qantas told him a grounding of the fleet was on the cards.
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He was asked on ABC TV when he had first heard from Qantas that it was considering grounding its fleet or locking out workers.
"(Qantas has) been saying it around parliament house for the last few weeks," Mr Hockey replied.
"They've been saying it privately and publicly around parliament house for weeks."
Pressed on when he first heard it himself, Mr Hockey said: "I can't recall"
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He was asked on ABC TV when he had first heard from Qantas that it was considering grounding its fleet or locking out workers.
"(Qantas has) been saying it around parliament house for the last few weeks," Mr Hockey replied.
"They've been saying it privately and publicly around parliament house for weeks."
Pressed on when he first heard it himself, Mr Hockey said: "I can't recall"
