QF Intl Schedule Changes (Rumours)
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dont think that V Australia will be flying to JNB any time soon apparently there are some ETOPS issues.
oh i am sure they can get the CASA ETOPS approval.
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On my flight back to SYD the day before yesterday, had a sales bloke onboard who said the A330 had just been 'oficially' approved for the LAX-JFK-LAX sectors, couldnt say when it will start though, or who would be crewing it (from a cabin crew perspective). He said the approval only came in the day before.
Can we do such a long day with no horizontal crew rest? (again from a cabin crew point of view - I know the techies have their own 'day-spa' on the A330
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Can we do such a long day with no horizontal crew rest? (again from a cabin crew point of view - I know the techies have their own 'day-spa' on the A330
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Addition to NYC Shuttle Rumour
The OBMs will be QAL and the rest of the crew will AKL Based.
The tech crew and QAL OBMs will slip in NYC.
The AKL based crew will complete the shuttle.
The tech crew and QAL OBMs will slip in NYC.
The AKL based crew will complete the shuttle.
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OK it's domestic, but this from the latest QF Frequent Flyer bulletin:
"brand new Boeing 767 aircraft"?
Qantas Increases Domestic Flight Capacity
The end of 2009 welcomed an exciting increase in Qantas domestic flight capacity, just in time for the summer holiday period. We are now celebrating the addition of 19 return services across selected domestic routes as well as a number of brand new Boeing 767 aircraft, which are replacing the smaller Boeing 737 aircraft. We will add more than 340,000 domestic seats in 2010.
The end of 2009 welcomed an exciting increase in Qantas domestic flight capacity, just in time for the summer holiday period. We are now celebrating the addition of 19 return services across selected domestic routes as well as a number of brand new Boeing 767 aircraft, which are replacing the smaller Boeing 737 aircraft. We will add more than 340,000 domestic seats in 2010.
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The OBMs will be QAL and the rest of the crew will AKL Based.
The tech crew and QAL OBMs will slip in NYC.
The AKL based crew will complete the shuttle.
The tech crew and QAL OBMs will slip in NYC.
The AKL based crew will complete the shuttle.
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i think that you will find that there will be "no" shuttle. And most premature to suggest that it will be AKL based crew.
I know that if i were management it would probably be the most "efficient" way to crew the flight but not if you wanted to have any level of ......no i am not going to go there.
Just be patient, i am sure that it will be a combination of crew as it has always been and not just AKL based as has been suggested.
I know that if i were management it would probably be the most "efficient" way to crew the flight but not if you wanted to have any level of ......no i am not going to go there.
Just be patient, i am sure that it will be a combination of crew as it has always been and not just AKL based as has been suggested.
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You have to remember that this is merely supposition and might just be yet another rumour.
I'm sure the airline has the best wishes of crew at heart...
However,if it is true you have to put yourself in their shoes for a moment...
I know that for a rational normal pragmatic person that is difficult but when you think of some of their past ideas it makes sense....to them at any rate.
Firstly,they managed to get a dispensation for cabin crew to operate the shuttle.Now they are going to have to come up with an answer for the people upstairs so convincing that they can keep their jobs...even though the aircraft given to them to do the job is rumoured to make the TOD far in excess of the current average...
So to do the job they simply put people in there that don't have hour limitations that apply to QAL crew....if this is true fatigue is obviously not a concern of theirs...
Secondly,this continues a proud tradition of divide and conquer....
If the rumour is true and they are basing tech crew in LA for a month this creates some friction simply because they are not doing this with cabin crew but then if the other rumour is also true they crew the aircraft with a mixture of QAL crew and AKL crew and create even more friction...
The AKL crew see the QAL crew getting off in JFK and working less hours and getting more pay...
What's that song again...."There's a fraction too much friction..."..
Forget I still call Australia home this could be the new theme and it's from a Kiwi band to add insult to injury ....
I'm sure the airline has the best wishes of crew at heart...
However,if it is true you have to put yourself in their shoes for a moment...
I know that for a rational normal pragmatic person that is difficult but when you think of some of their past ideas it makes sense....to them at any rate.
Firstly,they managed to get a dispensation for cabin crew to operate the shuttle.Now they are going to have to come up with an answer for the people upstairs so convincing that they can keep their jobs...even though the aircraft given to them to do the job is rumoured to make the TOD far in excess of the current average...
So to do the job they simply put people in there that don't have hour limitations that apply to QAL crew....if this is true fatigue is obviously not a concern of theirs...
Secondly,this continues a proud tradition of divide and conquer....
If the rumour is true and they are basing tech crew in LA for a month this creates some friction simply because they are not doing this with cabin crew but then if the other rumour is also true they crew the aircraft with a mixture of QAL crew and AKL crew and create even more friction...
The AKL crew see the QAL crew getting off in JFK and working less hours and getting more pay...
What's that song again...."There's a fraction too much friction..."..
Forget I still call Australia home this could be the new theme and it's from a Kiwi band to add insult to injury ....
Lobey..
Surely you can't be serious?
Patterns differ greatly between TC and CC. I bet they do use AKL CC and that makes sense seeing the a/c runs through the place. At the same time I bet they don't use AUS CC to run SY-AKL-LAX-JFK-LAX-AKL-SY as the pattern would be too long. Hence the reason they'll probably put the techies up in LAX for a month!
If the rumour is true and they are basing tech crew in LA for a month this creates some friction simply because they are not doing this with cabin crew
Patterns differ greatly between TC and CC. I bet they do use AKL CC and that makes sense seeing the a/c runs through the place. At the same time I bet they don't use AUS CC to run SY-AKL-LAX-JFK-LAX-AKL-SY as the pattern would be too long. Hence the reason they'll probably put the techies up in LAX for a month!
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No, I'm not suggesting that the company would do this just to pi$$ the cabin crew off but it does fit in with their liking to divide and conquer so think about the scheduling for a minute...
If they are going to have different crew complements (ie A330,380 and 747)in LA then why not base an A-330 cabin crew there as well...Both Tech crew and QAL crew are based in Sydney so if they do use QAL crew on the JFK trips and they are basing the SYD tech crew in LAX for a month then why not the cabin crew as well....
I could be wrong but as far as I know there are no AKL based crew who are OBM's....So if that's the case they will have to be Aus based as the tech crew are...
As I said this is all supposition at the moment so we will have to wait until this is actually happening to make suggestions.
So lets see what happens,I was just trying to lighten up the thread a bit.
and don't call me surely...
No, I'm not suggesting that the company would do this just to pi$$ the cabin crew off but it does fit in with their liking to divide and conquer so think about the scheduling for a minute...
If they are going to have different crew complements (ie A330,380 and 747)in LA then why not base an A-330 cabin crew there as well...Both Tech crew and QAL crew are based in Sydney so if they do use QAL crew on the JFK trips and they are basing the SYD tech crew in LAX for a month then why not the cabin crew as well....
I could be wrong but as far as I know there are no AKL based crew who are OBM's....So if that's the case they will have to be Aus based as the tech crew are...
As I said this is all supposition at the moment so we will have to wait until this is actually happening to make suggestions.
So lets see what happens,I was just trying to lighten up the thread a bit.
and don't call me surely...
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JAL Bankruptcy
The current circumstances with JAL may provide some route opportunities for Qantas.
Unfortunately Jet Star will be the likely benefactor.Changes at Haneda Airport will also likely benefit Jet Star.
The proposed jumbo service to Japan may not materialize
Unfortunately Jet Star will be the likely benefactor.Changes at Haneda Airport will also likely benefit Jet Star.
The proposed jumbo service to Japan may not materialize
