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Old 21st Oct 2009, 05:24
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You couldn't be farther from the truth if you tried! The building was built on the proviso that once it was completed, it would be sold and then leased back....this was the intention right from when the drawing was on the board.
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What a stupid comment with 600mil in the bank and break even f/c.
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Old 21st Oct 2009, 05:43
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Can't say I always believed it, but I seriously doubt we are going broke ... at least the sharemarket doesn't seem to think so, with share price up 9% to .555 cents today. I note also from the Dow Jones wires that RBS has upgraded VB from HOLD to BUY, with a target of .70 cents. Time will tell.
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Old 21st Oct 2009, 05:57
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+ G, good on ya mate for your well informed consideration. With you on our side, hopeing for the best against ALL the odds, we just may pull this bucket of bolts together and all come out the other side...

Plonker...
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Old 21st Oct 2009, 07:57
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Old 21st Oct 2009, 10:38
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ROI

For what it is worth, I bought a big chunk of VBA shares on 15th April (2009) for 0.3350 . . . today they are worth 0.5550, which is a 65% return on investment in 6 months. I also bought a significant quantity of QAN at a similar time for 1.95 and now they are worth 2.99 (53% increase) and big bunch of REX for 0.90, which are now worth 1.32 (a 46% increase).

So all in all I am not complaining about the state of our airline industry . . .

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Old 21st Oct 2009, 13:31
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positivegee,
You couldn't be farther from the truth if you tried! The building was built on the proviso that once it was completed, it would be sold and then leased back
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What a stupid comment with 600mil in the bank and break even f/c.
+ G, good on ya mate for your well informed consideration. With you on our side, hopeing for the best against ALL the odds, we just may pull this bucket of bolts together and all come out the other side...

Plonker...
Settle, settle...yes, I may not be fully informed but my comment was just how the sale of the VB HQ appeared to me. I did say the idea may be prudent.

(memo to me: Tip#2 If ever I start an airline I must remember to say in the prospectus that the company always intends to sell some or all of its infrastructure some time in the future and this in no way indicates anything at all about the state of the company if ever it occurs.)

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Old 21st Oct 2009, 13:35
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For what it is worth, I bought a big chunk of VBA shares on 15th April (2009) for 0.3350 . . . today they are worth 0.5550, which is a 65% return on investment in 6 months. I also bought a significant quantity of QAN at a similar time for 1.95 and now they are worth 2.99 (53% increase) and big bunch of REX for 0.90, which are now worth 1.32 (a 46% increase).
Pedota, how does that compare to other sectors?
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Old 21st Oct 2009, 23:48
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I don't wish to engage in 'thread drift' or be seen to be giving investment advice . . . but quickly other 'main' stocks I bought around the same time did about as well as the airlines (ANZ - 40%; CBA - 33%; BHP - 51%; WES - 33%). However, some companies in the sector I know something about have been stellar (DWS - 165%; SMX - 115%).

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Old 30th Oct 2009, 00:01
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80 new aircraft!

Care to elaborate.
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Old 30th Oct 2009, 13:45
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Considering the soothsayers gave Virgin 6 months before following Compass 2 into oblivion, I don't consider their share prize to be worrying.
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Old 30th Oct 2009, 22:57
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Bigger Hammer could I be pushing 'cans' rather than throwing bags in the future?
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Old 31st Oct 2009, 03:58
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Multi Fleet

Of course BG will add more widebody aircraft to the fleet. Its part of his Sir Peter Ables strategy of incompetence,add more and more different aircraft type and increase your labour costs. Accountants should stick to accounting.
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Old 31st Oct 2009, 05:37
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there will be some pretty shocked faces in the various boardrooms at QF, JQ etc when BG calls a press conference
Conversion to A320s maybe!
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Old 31st Oct 2009, 07:22
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Word around is the deferred 773's are now back in the frame, The lure being mega big discount on some 738/9's to replace older airframes.

More E-Jets and a trip to France to have a chat about an A350 that can do AUS-JFK/LHR non stop.
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Old 31st Oct 2009, 08:09
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A350 that can do AUS-JFK/LHR non stop.
Tell him he's dreamin'
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Old 2nd Nov 2009, 10:17
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Bigger hammer please let us have a silver livery
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Old 2nd Nov 2009, 10:30
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Excellent.

VBA * 0.495 -0.010 0.490 0.495 0.485 0.505 0.480
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Old 2nd Nov 2009, 10:34
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Interesting stuff indeed bigger hammer.

If they change the livery lets hope they dont go for red. It fades and the repaint cant be cheap. Saw a jungle jet the other day that already looked a little chalky on the paintwork.

I've got a bit of a gut feeling that the announcement is going to include turboprops..
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Old 2nd Nov 2009, 10:54
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NeedABiggerHammer, you said :
It's gone, it's dead and it is well and truly burried thank god. The greatest thing to happen to Australian aviation was the demise of AN - My apologies to all employees who suffered both financially and emotionally as my comment is not directed at you in any way.
Now that's a bit harsh isn't it ?
Obviously you are part of VB's senior management if you speak like that about Ansett. None of the frontline workers would dare speak with such hostility because those sorts of words don't represent VB's commitment to 'keeping the air fair' or 'upholding value's' and Virgin flair !!

So much emotion in your comments. At least you manage to keep VBPCGUY all excited !
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