Qantas to sell 2 747-400s this year
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Why OJF and OJK ?
They have both been recently upgraded to Prem Y.
I would have thought the older OJA - OJE, still yet to be upgraded and with the old fabrics would be first to go?
They have both been recently upgraded to Prem Y.
I would have thought the older OJA - OJE, still yet to be upgraded and with the old fabrics would be first to go?
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Now listen carefully, for I will say this only once...
The $10,000,000 per unit is spot-on. They're being bought by Jetstar! True.
We get $1,000,000 per calendar month PROFIT from mainline (ie over-and-above the difference between whatever the clunkers cost to run and what few shekels we get from the punters) - guaranteed - to operate them on current mainline routes (well...I should be more accurate and say route - singular - because we're starting with Argentina). That way we show a profit, we get more aircraft, we show even more profit, then we get them all!
Right!
Now that I've jumped in ahead of the other cynics who might really believe this nonsense, I hope none of them bother posting.
Hopefully it gave one or two readers a laugh - it was meant to be read in a light-hearted way.
But Buenos Aires would be a nice place to fly and I'm envious. Enjoy it boys and girls...
The $10,000,000 per unit is spot-on. They're being bought by Jetstar! True.
We get $1,000,000 per calendar month PROFIT from mainline (ie over-and-above the difference between whatever the clunkers cost to run and what few shekels we get from the punters) - guaranteed - to operate them on current mainline routes (well...I should be more accurate and say route - singular - because we're starting with Argentina). That way we show a profit, we get more aircraft, we show even more profit, then we get them all!
Right!
Now that I've jumped in ahead of the other cynics who might really believe this nonsense, I hope none of them bother posting.
Hopefully it gave one or two readers a laugh - it was meant to be read in a light-hearted way.
But Buenos Aires would be a nice place to fly and I'm envious. Enjoy it boys and girls...
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Don't think anyone (pilots) will be losing their job just yet. Assigned leave has just started with lower divisors, assigning long service leave occurred in the past, not ideal but better than losing your job. I am sure that there would be quite FEW new Qantas pilots who would love a few years leave without pay to go back to the RAAF and fly real aircraft for a while again. And maybe a few of those over 60's sitting on a few million super (although slightly less now) might decide to give the younger members a bit of a break and retire gracefully.
"And maybe a few of those over 60's sitting on a few million super (although slightly less now) might decide to give the younger members a bit of a break and retire gracefully".
Yeah right, like that's going to happen. These guys will go for ever and ever as they probably don't have much of a life outside flying. As if they will all of a sudden get a touch of the guilts and decide to give the young ones a go.
Yeah right, like that's going to happen. These guys will go for ever and ever as they probably don't have much of a life outside flying. As if they will all of a sudden get a touch of the guilts and decide to give the young ones a go.
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Why OJF and OJK ?
They have both been recently upgraded to Prem Y.
They have both been recently upgraded to Prem Y.
A) How many hours to Major maintenance visit - lotsa dollars to be saved there.
B) Nature of ownership, QF own some airframes and have a variety of differing lease types on others. Again major bikkies related to the timing of disposal.
Given my track record, I've likely missed the true reason.
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OJF & OJG are the oldest airframe by flt hrs and it makes sense to dispose of these,
OJK & OJH have a few bumps and bruises so its disposal is a given.
The next decision is which ones are due soon for D checks?
OJK & OJH have a few bumps and bruises so its disposal is a given.
The next decision is which ones are due soon for D checks?
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Yes VH-OJK is the one involved in the depressurization incident last year.
OJH was the one that ran of the runway in Bankok. Pilots just wanted to get some golf practice in 
Yes VH-OJK is the one involved in the depressurization incident last year.
OJH was the one that ran of the runway in Bankok. Pilots just wanted to get some golf practice in
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the 767's to go
From one who should know (not me, I'm a nobody) OGA and OGB to go.
That can all change of course.
That can all change of course.