Virgin Blue/Polynesian Airlines
You know the more that I read your posts the more I believe you are management in DJ and are trying to stir up the troops or you are young and stupid.
, So that only leaves one option...you should be able to work it out from the quote above.DJ737
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Please excuse my ignorance. I could have sworn it was the 762 I saw hangared somewhere.
How in hell would you get a person into the wheel well of a 733?
Must have a look next time I get tarmac access. No wonder the wheel munched him.
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Please excuse my ignorance. I could have sworn it was the 762 I saw hangared somewhere.
How in hell would you get a person into the wheel well of a 733?
Must have a look next time I get tarmac access. No wonder the wheel munched him.
Best regards
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Mon "New Zealand Herald"
Cheaper flights beckon to Samoa
27.12.04
By Angela Gregory
The Samoan Government is confident a new venture airline between Polynesian Airlines and Virgin Blue will be flying out of Apia from next March.
Deputy Prime Minister Misa Telefoni said the airline would operate under the name Polynesian Blue and would increase capacity to Samoa.
Mr Telefoni said Polynesian Blue would take over the international flights of the Samoa Government-owned carrier.
Polynesian Airlines would continue its domestic operations to Savai’i and American Samoa.
Air New Zealand and Air Pacific, Fiji’s international airline 46 per cent owned by Qantas, also fly to Samoa.
Mr Telefoni said the increased competition on the route from Polynesian Blue, with access to Virgin and Pacific Blue’s facilities and aircraft, should see cheaper flights to Samoa.
The Samoan Government had turned down bids from Air New Zealand and Qantas in favour of Virgin Blue because it had the best proposals "in every sense".
"We accept that it will be no-frills, no business class, but cheap air fares."
Mr Telefoni said the Samoan Government would now start detailed negotiations that should see Polynesian Blue start flying in the first half of next year.
"The new airline will provide the people of Samoa with regular and affordable air travel and a platform to grow tourism to the country and thus the economy."
The liquidators of Royal Tongan Airlines are meanwhile encouraging employees to claim for wages owed after the national airline collapsed in the middle of the year following the repossession of its Boeing 757 by Royal Brunei Airlines.
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Cheaper flights beckon to Samoa
27.12.04
By Angela Gregory
The Samoan Government is confident a new venture airline between Polynesian Airlines and Virgin Blue will be flying out of Apia from next March.
Deputy Prime Minister Misa Telefoni said the airline would operate under the name Polynesian Blue and would increase capacity to Samoa.
Mr Telefoni said Polynesian Blue would take over the international flights of the Samoa Government-owned carrier.
Polynesian Airlines would continue its domestic operations to Savai’i and American Samoa.
Air New Zealand and Air Pacific, Fiji’s international airline 46 per cent owned by Qantas, also fly to Samoa.
Mr Telefoni said the increased competition on the route from Polynesian Blue, with access to Virgin and Pacific Blue’s facilities and aircraft, should see cheaper flights to Samoa.
The Samoan Government had turned down bids from Air New Zealand and Qantas in favour of Virgin Blue because it had the best proposals "in every sense".
"We accept that it will be no-frills, no business class, but cheap air fares."
Mr Telefoni said the Samoan Government would now start detailed negotiations that should see Polynesian Blue start flying in the first half of next year.
"The new airline will provide the people of Samoa with regular and affordable air travel and a platform to grow tourism to the country and thus the economy."
The liquidators of Royal Tongan Airlines are meanwhile encouraging employees to claim for wages owed after the national airline collapsed in the middle of the year following the repossession of its Boeing 757 by Royal Brunei Airlines.
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Wed "Sydney Morning Herald"
Virgin, Samoa to take new Blue to the world
By Scott Rochfort
December 29, 2004
Virgin Blue is preparing the launch of its second Pacific offshoot, Polynesian Blue, after forming a joint venture with the Samoan government.
The deal would see the Virgin Blue and Samoan government co-owned airline take control of Polynesian Airlines' existing international routes from the Pacific nation of 200,000 people.
Samoa's deputy Prime Minister, Misa Telefoni, said he was confident Polynesian Blue would start flying out of the Samoan capital, Apia, by March.
Virgin Blue, however, was coy on the matter. The airline's chief commercial officer, Stefan Pichler, said talk of a new airline was premature.
"A lot of work is ahead for all parties concerned," he said, noting Virgin still had to come up with a "sound business plan".
Despite Virgin Blue beating rival bids from Qantas and Air New Zealand to form the joint venture, Mr Pichler said: "We don't have anything yet. So we are not in a position to comment on decisions in Samoa."
Polynesian Airlines uses 154-passenger 737-800s internationally and it is still unclear if Virgin Blue will bring some of its own 737 aircraft into the new venture.
Polynesian's destinations include Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Los Angeles, Honolulu and Tonga.
Under the arrangement, Polynesian Airlines would continue to operate its fleet of turbo prop aircraft within Polynesia independent from Polynesia Blue.
The joint venture is expected to annul a commercial and code-sharing arrangement Polynesian signed with Qantas in 1999.
It was unclear whether the joint venture would force the new airline to scuttle the systems it adopted from Qantas, such as the Amadeus reservation system.
Polynesian Airlines was managed and partly financed by Ansett between 1982 and 1992 before being taken over by Samoa-based management.
Virgin Blue, meanwhile, has yet to indicate whether it will go ahead with plans to establish a low-cost carrier in Macau.
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Virgin, Samoa to take new Blue to the world
By Scott Rochfort
December 29, 2004
Virgin Blue is preparing the launch of its second Pacific offshoot, Polynesian Blue, after forming a joint venture with the Samoan government.
The deal would see the Virgin Blue and Samoan government co-owned airline take control of Polynesian Airlines' existing international routes from the Pacific nation of 200,000 people.
Samoa's deputy Prime Minister, Misa Telefoni, said he was confident Polynesian Blue would start flying out of the Samoan capital, Apia, by March.
Virgin Blue, however, was coy on the matter. The airline's chief commercial officer, Stefan Pichler, said talk of a new airline was premature.
"A lot of work is ahead for all parties concerned," he said, noting Virgin still had to come up with a "sound business plan".
Despite Virgin Blue beating rival bids from Qantas and Air New Zealand to form the joint venture, Mr Pichler said: "We don't have anything yet. So we are not in a position to comment on decisions in Samoa."
Polynesian Airlines uses 154-passenger 737-800s internationally and it is still unclear if Virgin Blue will bring some of its own 737 aircraft into the new venture.
Polynesian's destinations include Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Los Angeles, Honolulu and Tonga.
Under the arrangement, Polynesian Airlines would continue to operate its fleet of turbo prop aircraft within Polynesia independent from Polynesia Blue.
The joint venture is expected to annul a commercial and code-sharing arrangement Polynesian signed with Qantas in 1999.
It was unclear whether the joint venture would force the new airline to scuttle the systems it adopted from Qantas, such as the Amadeus reservation system.
Polynesian Airlines was managed and partly financed by Ansett between 1982 and 1992 before being taken over by Samoa-based management.
Virgin Blue, meanwhile, has yet to indicate whether it will go ahead with plans to establish a low-cost carrier in Macau.
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EWL,
It would have been the ex Kuwaiti 76 that you saw parked at the QF jetbase.
The return of the 76 and the gutsing of the 73 were just unrelated incidents..
Best for the new year!
It would have been the ex Kuwaiti 76 that you saw parked at the QF jetbase.
The return of the 76 and the gutsing of the 73 were just unrelated incidents..
Best for the new year!
