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Richard,
Stop putting facts into your argument.
"As for financial assistance to VB all you have to look at is the demise of Ansett to see what sort of money Governments hand out to airlines."
Ansett was a different story, different agenda, different government, different ownership issues and different industrial environment.
VB will be ok.
Stop putting facts into your argument.
"As for financial assistance to VB all you have to look at is the demise of Ansett to see what sort of money Governments hand out to airlines."
Ansett was a different story, different agenda, different government, different ownership issues and different industrial environment.
VB will be ok.
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What is it that threatens you tools out there that a particular company( no particular one either from my view ) might just be slogging it out ok at the moment despite all the the doom and crap.
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There is some fear isn't there? I suspect if/when vb pull through this they might doing pretty well. Plenty of good free publicity going around with the highish (given the situation) load factors.Sure the yield may not be great but the word of mouth will be gold.
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Don't worry folks.
VB is about to be rescued by the arrival of the Chief pilot from SkyAirWorld!
Given that according to staff the demise of that airline can be placed at the feet of operations and general mismanagement let us hope that the ex QF, ex EK, ex S9 does better by us.
VB is about to be rescued by the arrival of the Chief pilot from SkyAirWorld!
Given that according to staff the demise of that airline can be placed at the feet of operations and general mismanagement let us hope that the ex QF, ex EK, ex S9 does better by us.
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I hope no one goes broke and we all still have jobs for years to come.
Why would someone enjoy seeing another pilot loose their job!
Lets try and be a little positive here. For F^%K sake. We all have friends that work for airline XYZ, would you enjoy watching them loose their job?
Why would someone enjoy seeing another pilot loose their job!
Lets try and be a little positive here. For F^%K sake. We all have friends that work for airline XYZ, would you enjoy watching them loose their job?
Word on the street is that Virgin will be insolvent within the fortnight, I don't know how true this is, but where there is is smoke, there is fire!!
I sincerely hope this is not the case, the demise of VB will be a huge blow for the industry and any new start to replace VB (Tiger etc) will certainly pray upon experienced crews requiring work, offering reduced conditions as a direct result which have been worked for so tirelessly
I sincerely hope this is not the case, the demise of VB will be a huge blow for the industry and any new start to replace VB (Tiger etc) will certainly pray upon experienced crews requiring work, offering reduced conditions as a direct result which have been worked for so tirelessly
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Word on the street is that Virgin will be insolvent within the fortnight...
Do spill your source - we would all like to know ....
I know a guy, that has a mate whose cousin works in Brisbane that does a lawn mowing round and he heard that all the Virgin staff have to keep the Woolies shopper docket so that the flight crew can get the 4 cents a litre off when they get fuel for the Boeing's.
So Green Goblin who is your source?
So Green Goblin who is your source?
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I think people are forgetting the fact that VB is a listed company. If this were true and the company did not make a formal statement to the ASX stating its financial position, Management will be off to the big house!
Green Goblin, very funny posting. I also heard that QF is getting the shuttle and Tiger are bring the Super Connie out of mothballs to do a run between Melbourne and East Sale!
Green Goblin, very funny posting. I also heard that QF is getting the shuttle and Tiger are bring the Super Connie out of mothballs to do a run between Melbourne and East Sale!
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We have been going broke ever since our first day of operation back in 2000 according to rumour. Yet VB are still here.
I don't believe for a second that they are going broke then or now!
I don't believe for a second that they are going broke then or now!
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Why were Ansett conducting pilot recruitment interviews leading up to and on the day they went under?
Same reason.
Not that I am saying this is why DJ would go under, just that the fact a business is carrying on as usual does not necessarily mean it is financially heathy.
Same reason.
Not that I am saying this is why DJ would go under, just that the fact a business is carrying on as usual does not necessarily mean it is financially heathy.