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Re: Jets for Rex
KDex, don't waste your time. A wise person said to me a few months back:
Buzzy's a pig and has shown his colours to be that over a long period of time. He's not worth your effort.
When you wrestle a pig in mud, the pig loves it and you both get dirty
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KDex, I know where your coming from, But the turboprop guys who eventually went back to work after the collapse didn't scab anything off the CRJ guys, the Ansett administrators made it pretty clear they didn't want the CRJ's back flying because of the apparent cost, and they were hardly in a position to retrain also.
I for one, felt pretty bad about the guys who didn't get a guernsey back on the Saab and Metro, but don't take anything away from the guys that started Kendell flying after administration, we worked our butts off to see the KD flag flying again, sometimes only flying twice a fortnight and only getting paid when we flew.
Most of us have moved onto bigger and better things, and it's great the CRJ boys are all in work, albeit the ones who chose to retire etc.
Buzzy, I take it from your mouthing off you were not employed by Kendell at the time of the collapse? so as KDex says, shut your trap and get your facts right.
I for one, felt pretty bad about the guys who didn't get a guernsey back on the Saab and Metro, but don't take anything away from the guys that started Kendell flying after administration, we worked our butts off to see the KD flag flying again, sometimes only flying twice a fortnight and only getting paid when we flew.
Most of us have moved onto bigger and better things, and it's great the CRJ boys are all in work, albeit the ones who chose to retire etc.
Buzzy, I take it from your mouthing off you were not employed by Kendell at the time of the collapse? so as KDex says, shut your trap and get your facts right.
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Re: Jets for Rex
Originally Posted by Warped Wings
An aeroplane with a lower seat costs will only deliver better results if you FILL all those seats. True, the cost of introducing a new type (sims, maintenance etc) must be accounted for, but I would bet that a 70-110 seat embraer would eat the 737/A320 on some routes where it is difficult to fill all those extra seats.
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Qantas used to be a one type airline betwen 1979 and 1985 - nothing but 747s ( Combis and SPs. They added 767s because the 6s could match the seat mile costs of the big planes and give better frequency to NZ and some other places. Now NZ gets A320s and 737. At one stage QF was doing 3 times weekly Sydney to Christchurch with 747s, now it is two or three times a day (Qantas 763s, Jetstar A320s).
Yes, a one type fleet makes sense, but with 177 seats in J* configuration, you have a lot of seats for some of the small cities J* will be serving. Will this type be a bit big for BNEMKY ( with no connecting traffic, because J* does not do connections)?
If people in Mackay do not warm to Dash 8s, and the A320s are too big, I think the Qantas Group would need to look at another type. The 717s could be the right size.
This comment would be applicable to routes into Tasmania, Canberra, and other Queensland cities.
Yes, a one type fleet makes sense, but with 177 seats in J* configuration, you have a lot of seats for some of the small cities J* will be serving. Will this type be a bit big for BNEMKY ( with no connecting traffic, because J* does not do connections)?
If people in Mackay do not warm to Dash 8s, and the A320s are too big, I think the Qantas Group would need to look at another type. The 717s could be the right size.
This comment would be applicable to routes into Tasmania, Canberra, and other Queensland cities.
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"If people in Mackay do not warm to Dash 8s, and the A320s are too big, I think the Qantas Group would need to look at another type. The 717s could be the right size."
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( this discussion should really be in the thread about QF Mainline pulling out of Mackay)
Did the 717 have some difficulties at airports with high temperatures - ie Mackay? The problems would be similar at airports in NW Ausralia. So, is the performance of Fokker 100s better at those airports?
Embraer 190s would be great planes at those demanding airports if anyone can afford to buy them.
Did the 717 have some difficulties at airports with high temperatures - ie Mackay? The problems would be similar at airports in NW Ausralia. So, is the performance of Fokker 100s better at those airports?
Embraer 190s would be great planes at those demanding airports if anyone can afford to buy them.
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alangirvan,
Do you know that the EMB190 will do well or are you speculating? My understanding is that the EMB was recently assessed as not being rugged enough for our conditions, and that it would strugle in the NW with tyre pressures and hot/high performance.
I've not sought or seen any performance data, so might just be repeating SISO.
CaptHairDryer
Oh, alright. I'll move to Brisvegas and fly one then.
Do you know that the EMB190 will do well or are you speculating? My understanding is that the EMB was recently assessed as not being rugged enough for our conditions, and that it would strugle in the NW with tyre pressures and hot/high performance.
I've not sought or seen any performance data, so might just be repeating SISO.
CaptHairDryer
Oh, alright. I'll move to Brisvegas and fly one then.
