QF announcement

[gordonfvckingramsay]

Rumours circulating about an impending announcement from QF this week, is this just another town hall or are we expecting something more substantial? More bad news?

[dragon man]

I believe more redundancies. Sorry.

[Going Nowhere]

Several announcements due this week

[Waghi Warrior]

Maybe it’s in relation to the purchase of Air Niugini and PNG Air.

[Mumbai Merlin]

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check ASX website. Share placement extension etc

[Buster Hyman]

Relocating to BNE.

[Ragnor]

Buying VARA off Bain then making a F100 the replacement for the 737.

[Fatguyinalittlecoat]

Due to industrial action, JQ A320 operations will progressively be replaced by Network Aviation.

[dr dre]

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check ASX website. Share placement extension etc

They’ve already disclosed to the market that the recent outbreaks in Vic and NSW will not have a material impact on the announced 3 year recovery plan, so I doubt there’d be any more redundancies.

[LostWanderer]

Has no one asked the Townsville fuel man yet?

[Sunfish]

The Townsville refueler is off sick with Covid-19.

[Lookleft]

FNQ doesnt have Covid19.

[Half Baked]

Sunfish...........I nearly choked on my coffee! Bloody funny!

[Come in spinner]

2 weeks and nothing
lol

[Double_Clutch]

GT will be taking over AJ job

[Capn Bloggs]

JT? Isn't he ex-Ansett?? :sad::ouch:

[1A_Please]

Is the announcement confirmation that the 787s are off to the desert? Believe at least 6 are scheduled to head to VCV in next couple of weeks.

[Green.Dot]

I believe they are about to announce the Training Allocations for the Pressurised Cessna 210 job out of the Sunshine Coast. Good luck all!

https://www.afap.org.au/pilot-jobs/pilot-job/3428/Casual%20Pilot%20required%20for%20Cessna%20P210R%20Sunshine% 20Coast%20Qld

[virgindriver]

I believe they are about to announce the Training Allocations for the Pressurised Cessna 210 job out of the Sunshine Coast. Good luck all!

https://www.afap.org.au/pilot-jobs/pilot-job/3428/Casual%20Pilot%20required%20for%20Cessna%20P210R%20Sunshine% 20Coast%20Qld

Goodness me. 5000 hrs to fly a casual c210? Probably get a heap of applicants atm 😕

[Ragnor]

AJ announcing personally signed photograph to be delivered to every employee as a sign of his “tanks” for the efficiency he is about to receive

[metrodashbrazconkie]

AJ will be milking this pandemic for all its worth if he’s asking for further efficiencies after dumping thousands of his staff. Also he’s been gifted a virtual monopoly of regional, domestic and international when it returns. Anyone could make an amaaaaazing recovery with all that in their favour, screw efficiencies now!

[zanthrus]

To be sure, to be sure, now where's me pot o' gold got to?

[blubak]

Is the announcement confirmation that the 787s are off to the desert? Believe at least 6 are scheduled to head to VCV in next couple of weeks.
3 to LAX also,2 remaining in oz.

[ECAMACTIONSCOMPLETE]

https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/qantas-to-send-most-of-its-boeing-787-to-the-desert-for-storage

[Ragnor]

Any info on what JQ will do with their 787s?

[Blueskymine]

Any info on what JQ will do with their 787s?

Paint them white with a red tail seems to be the consensus.

[MacTrim]

...and painting tails RED has never worked out for mainline drivers... JITCUNECT and now NITWITWORK

[slice]

What is the logic behind parking newer 787s over A330s ? Are they more expensive per seat-kilometre ?

[PoppaJo]

Perhaps something to do with the absolute nightmare of reactivating 20+ year old Airbus machines. Older Airbus have enough trouble sitting on the bay overnight let alone parked for years.

I really do pity those poor engineers who have to try and get those 380s back in service.

Not unknown for leasing companies to scrap rather than reactivate.

[calcumalator]

...and painting tails RED has never worked out for mainline drivers... JITCUNECT and now NITWITWORK
If you have problem with any of the QF group subsidiaries, perhaps you should take it up with upper management of the Qantas group instead of calling the employees of said subsidiaries names. These employees are trying to earn a living just the same as you.

[maggot]

What is the logic behind parking newer 787s over A330s ? Are they more expensive per seat-kilometre ?

configs and power by the hour

[Buster Hyman]

Any info on what JQ will do with their 787s?
Going to the Outback.

[blubak]

What is the logic behind parking newer 787s over A330s ? Are they more expensive per seat-kilometre ?
Power by the hour is the main issue,been explained many times by management.
The deal is geared to long sectors with high hours & low cycles as in 10+ hours for 1 cycle.
Domestic sectors of 10 hrs flying in 1 day could be 3 or 4 cycles.
A330 not subject to that sort of deal.

[Come in spinner]

For the record I didn't think a statement made previously about the QF 787's going to the dessert before the 330's was correct.
I now admit I was wrong, to some extent.
After looking at where the aircraft are stores (787 and 330) half of the 330 fleet has been stored for 4 months at avv and the other half are operating periodically. This situation for the 330 will continue, as it makes sense.
As for the 787 Qantas has a problem, they need to store them somewhere at the moment they are in the capital cities which are expensive, I would assume, they need to do a 9+ month hibernation on them and the only place left is the desert.
If they where clever they would have parked them months ago at avv.
As for JQ787 why would you wake them up from there slumber just to send them away to have another sleep, at the moment they are at avv.

[1A_Please]

For the record I didn't think a statement made previously about the QF 787's going to the dessert before the 330's was correct.
I now admit I was wrong, to some extent.
After looking at where the aircraft are stores (787 and 330) half of the 330 fleet has been stored for 4 months at avv and the other half are operating periodically. This situation for the 330 will continue, as it makes sense.
As for the 787 Qantas has a problem, they need to store them somewhere at the moment they are in the capital cities which are expensive, I would assume, they need to do a 9+ month hibernation on them and the only place left is the desert.
If they where clever they would have parked them months ago at avv.
As for JQ787 why would you wake them up from there slumber just to send them away to have another sleep, at the moment they are at avv.
AVV is damp and right beside the sea. It is not ideal for long-term storage. The JQ 788s and the remaining QF A332s not yet moved will all need to relocate soon

[Buster Hyman]

AVV is damp and right beside the sea.
Port Philip Bay would be chuffed to be called the Sea, but your point is still valid. :}:ok:

[nvfr]

If you have problem with any of the QF group subsidiaries, perhaps you should take it up with upper management of the Qantas group instead of calling the employees of said subsidiaries names. These employees are trying to earn a living just the same as you.


agreed. We are all in the same crappy situation and a little bit of unity wouldn’t go amiss

[Section28- BE]

agreed. We are all in the same crappy situation and a little bit of unity wouldn’t go amiss

Agreed- without reservation!!

As for storage- AVV with 'a' salt laden atmosphere and 'a' Bus.......

Good-Luck, with that......!!!!!

rgds
S28- BE

[onehitwonder]

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[onehitwonder]

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[Turnleft080]

That's a sad Avalon Airshow. Been to a few good airshows. When I see YMAV I always think of my first impression back in 1975 (as a kid)
when dad and I stopped at the end of the highway to watch a Qantas B707 do about 10 touch & goes. Just brilliant.

[C441]

...when dad and I stopped at the end of the highway to watch a Qantas B707 do about 10 touch & goes. Just brilliant.
Haha. So did I, but not at the end of the runway. In the mid to late 70's I used to love going down to play cricket or footy against Geelong Grammar, hoping that Qantas, Ansett or TAA would have aircraft doing circuits. Low level ops were great as they'd often pass almost overhead low & loud in a 727, DC9 or 747! Ten years later I got to do circuits in the 767 at Avalon; one of those nervous, exhausting events that you look back thinking "How good was that!"

[1A_Please]

Those few VA 332s at AVV will be gone in the next few weeks. They are officially surplus so lessors will now reclaim them and fly them to Europe or US for remarketing....good luck with your projects!

[MacTrim]

calcumalator nvfr & Section28-BE

RightO , we’ll start by restating JINCUNNUT and NITWITWORK - these are the accursed company entities not the employees that work for them. If you are as thin skinned as you take personal offence, BooHoo 😭 , you should not be passing uninformed comment here and perhaps this aviation game is just a little bit too tough for you !
Since 1995 starting with the NJS BAE146, QANTAS Mainline pilots have seen an dilution and erosion of company generated flying being handed to contractors who engage their fight crew on lower wages and conditions. This has had a significant affect on mainline pilot careers throughout the years to bring ourselves to a point when 18+year A330, A380 and B747 F/Os at age 40+ now have no real security of employment let alone ever realising a command in their working life time with in QF. Consider your position, be it in Network, Jetstar ,Jetconnect, Et-Al and you may have some concept of the serious and very real position within which these very fine aviators find themselves. They were subjected to rigorous entry selection criteria and qualified for selection into QANTAS in a very competitive environment. These are not men & women who are thinned skinned and were brought up in a generation prior to that of “every child gets a prize”
So, if you are going to make comment, be mindful of the very fine individuals who have been negatively impacted for 25+years by QF Exec management perusal of the LCC subcontractors and realise when I (we) speak of these contractors, we have absolute derision and contempt for the entity which is ENTIRELY different and separate from the employees of said entities.

[Section28- BE]

Hmmmm- interesting......

A comment on 'hanging together' through 'this' and storage by 'the sea'- results, with the foregoing spray, and is 'allegedly' the on-high font of all seeing knowledge.....

Loosen 'your' grip-

Quote: "Since 1995 starting with the NJS BAE146, QANTAS Mainline pilots have seen an dilution and erosion of company generated flying being handed to contractors who engage their fight crew on lower wages and conditions. This has had a significant affect on mainline pilot careers throughout the years..." ('a' dilution of..., perchance??? affect/effect- nar)

Indeed- and why is that/this, SO????, since 1995- is, that because 'the' Company can't match them (e.g.- QQ)- and then hence, facilitates the abhorrent behavior of which you speak.....??? (and No to you assumption)

No- not a booster of the Corporate structure and do-not have the time- settle, nobody would ever deride the staff, same with this VA disaster.

Keep the 'derision and contempt'- Will leave 'it' here- that is all.
Go and 'Bait' someone else- should you require.
rgds/& be Well yourself through this.
S28

[brokenagain]

I understand how dyslexics feel. :hmm:

[blow.n.gasket]

Or the one about the poor dyslexic, agnostic, insomniac who couldn’t get to sleep one night , wondering if there really was a DOG ?

[kair1234]

Hmmmm- interesting......

A comment on 'hanging together' through 'this' and storage by 'the sea'- results, with the foregoing spray, and is 'allegedly' the on-high font of all seeing knowledge.....

Loosen 'your' grip-

Quote: ('a' dilution of..., perchance??? affect/effect- nar)

Indeed- and why is that/this, SO????, since 1995- is, that because 'the' Company can't match them (e.g.- QQ)- and then hence, facilitates the abhorrent behavior of which you speak.....??? (and No to you assumption)

No- not a booster of the Corporate structure and do-not have the time- settle, nobody would ever deride the staff, same with this VA disaster.

Keep the 'derision and contempt'- Will leave 'it' here- that is all.
Go and 'Bait' someone else- should you require.
rgds/& be Well yourself through this.
S28

'OMG' it- is so bloody 'hard' to (too?) read 'your' posts.

[Buster Hyman]

I understand how dyslexics feel. :hmm:

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[gordonfvckingramsay]

With this COVID19 situation dragging on, we can expect to see the remaining airline(s) playing on the darkest fears of those who, at this point at least have a job to go back to.

How low will you go in order to save your job 20, 30, 40% pay cut, more? Less RDOs? Fewer conditions? Do you even believe the rhetoric after all the years of erosion and wolf crying from our CEOs? Are we at risk of giving concessions only to find the jobs are going anyway?