Virgin to spawn new LCC??
The Reverend
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cunninglinguist,
If my auntie had balls, she would be my uncle! Whatever your theory is of VB's success, the bottom line is that they are still here and prospering after almost seven years. Your emoticon is very appropriate, keep on banging!
If my auntie had balls, she would be my uncle! Whatever your theory is of VB's success, the bottom line is that they are still here and prospering after almost seven years. Your emoticon is very appropriate, keep on banging!
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'Whilst people are willing to work as an airline F/O for 70K, 50K, 30K etc they will go down. It's not the airlines fault'.
I think you have hit the nail on the head. Until you have people willing to believe they are worth more than the pittance that the companies want to pay ,you will always be on a downward pay spiral.
People always believe that once they get into a job, the management will do the right thing and T & C's will improve over time. Unfortunately thats not going to happen in todays industrial climate.
'Whilst people are willing to work as an airline F/O for 70K, 50K, 30K etc they will go down. It's not the airlines fault'.
I think you have hit the nail on the head. Until you have people willing to believe they are worth more than the pittance that the companies want to pay ,you will always be on a downward pay spiral.
People always believe that once they get into a job, the management will do the right thing and T & C's will improve over time. Unfortunately thats not going to happen in todays industrial climate.
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And really linguist....what have your mob done for the industry? Bettered it? Made morale in a once great job high? Kept those big nasty QF pilots honest?
Hot Dogs right..keep banging your head, you may reverse the effects of that labotomy you got in Pornstar groundschool.
Hot Dogs right..keep banging your head, you may reverse the effects of that labotomy you got in Pornstar groundschool.
With all these new planes coming over the next few years i.e. VB, QF, JQ and Tiger.......where are all the pilots going to come from?
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Well though out and informative and mis-informed post as usual Conrad.
Was simply pointing out that the " legends " of aviation, Branson and Godfrey ( not excluding yourself of course
), were kissed on the richard by a fairy, everybody except the abovementioned know there was'nt room for both AN and VB. It would be like saying, geez Hotdogs is a financial genius when all he did was win lotto.
My post had absolutely
all to do with what VB have and have'nt done for the industry
Good point Sue, and where would they have come from had AN retained their pre '91 fleet and VB got 50 a/c.
Was simply pointing out that the " legends " of aviation, Branson and Godfrey ( not excluding yourself of course
), were kissed on the richard by a fairy, everybody except the abovementioned know there was'nt room for both AN and VB. It would be like saying, geez Hotdogs is a financial genius when all he did was win lotto.My post had absolutely
all to do with what VB have and have'nt done for the industryGood point Sue, and where would they have come from had AN retained their pre '91 fleet and VB got 50 a/c.
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Spaceship 1 captured the $10mil prize for a privately developed vehicle to reach outer space. The craft was designed and built by Bert Rutan and private space flights are scheduled for 2008 at a price of $200,000. One of my personal lady friends from Hong Kong is in training right now to be one of the first commercial passengers on it.
