Virgin Blue Orders 19 new Boeings
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.......................should read as "options" on 19 for lease replacement.
Given the leaked internal doc of DJ forecasting net operating losses for 09 & well into 10 - capex for "expansion" (apart from Y1 -Y4 for Voz) is grasping much more foreskin than foresight.
Speaking of grasping foreskin:
remember that the 777 party bus delivery flight is near and with it DJ's desperate need to solicit Boeing's spin as a third party endorser of the VB 'new world' strategy, hence the dressing up of a standard lease replacement deal - (Suspect they will also want to keep Sir Richard well away from commenting on anything other than the girls' tight skirts.)
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Given the leaked internal doc of DJ forecasting net operating losses for 09 & well into 10 - capex for "expansion" (apart from Y1 -Y4 for Voz) is grasping much more foreskin than foresight.
Speaking of grasping foreskin:
remember that the 777 party bus delivery flight is near and with it DJ's desperate need to solicit Boeing's spin as a third party endorser of the VB 'new world' strategy, hence the dressing up of a standard lease replacement deal - (Suspect they will also want to keep Sir Richard well away from commenting on anything other than the girls' tight skirts.)
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900ERs would fit well in VB's fleet, replacing the 700s that they're not that pleased with. 700s were supposed to do the smaller runways but all the runway challenging places (MCY, BNA, HTI) get 800s more often. Go from a 700 to an 800 and you get 25% more seats for about 10% additional fuel burn.
As for those range figures, 2400 nm is about as good as you get from a loaded 800, and flights on those routes tend to be capped, at least into a headwind. APW-SYD and BNE-DPS for instance.
SO... if the E190 has about 36 seats fewer than the 737-700 (108 vs 144 I think) and the E Jet pilots are worth 20% less... I guess if the 900ER seats 36 more than the 800 (about 216 in a VB style config) then the 737 pilots are in for a payrise..? Good time to discuss fleet pay.
As for those range figures, 2400 nm is about as good as you get from a loaded 800, and flights on those routes tend to be capped, at least into a headwind. APW-SYD and BNE-DPS for instance.
SO... if the E190 has about 36 seats fewer than the 737-700 (108 vs 144 I think) and the E Jet pilots are worth 20% less... I guess if the 900ER seats 36 more than the 800 (about 216 in a VB style config) then the 737 pilots are in for a payrise..? Good time to discuss fleet pay.
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Please forgive a little bit of thread drift - didn't want to start a new for this - there is quite a long article on Brett Godfrey and Virgin Blue in a recent Boss Magazine (comes with the AFR). See . . .
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