Qantas Shrinking Footprint

[qfguy]

The only ones who don't appear to know yet are the SFO ground staff.

Sad but probably true. The poor buggers up there are a lovely bunch. Let's hope they look ater them atleast and find something else for them.

[DEFCON4]

SFO

SFO was left out of the G'Day Australia Roadshow and that in itself would indicate the end of the road.
Wally whatshisface has never been a fan.Also gives more credence to DFW being a new destination....its a major hub for AA

[ANCDU]

SFO is not lost to QANTAS, just being replaced by another "group" airline. You guessed it J*'s first foray into mainland North America....OAK (Oakland). QANTAS pulls out of SFO due "poor loads", replaced 6 months later by a new J* 787 service with great fanfare. Can't have that pesky QANTAS service getting in the way of J* expansion can we......who do you think this is.......QANTAS???

[Bad Hat Harry]

QF Network in 5 Years....

LHR
FRA
LAX
JNB
EZE
NRT
PVG
.....and assorted regional destinations
Most(not all) of the above will be A380 destinations

[C441]

LHR
FRA
LAX
JNB
EZE
NRT
PVG
.....and assorted regional destinations
Most(not all) of the above will be A380 destinations

Of those 7 only 2, LHR and LAX, would be considered certainties. You could probably add SIN/HKG in transit to LHR.

About this time last year I heard a senior Qantas executive/board member suggesting on the ABC's PM program (from memory) that by 2015 the Qantas fleet would consist of 20 A-380's and 6 744's. No mention was made of any other type - in the Qantas fleet.

I hope he was just being a little forgetful.

[blow.n.gasket]

I don't think they were being forgetful for one moment. Probably only truthful for a rare momentary lapse of control.

Now for the upcoming Qantas Long Haul EBA, I would be checking out the Redundancy provisions of my contract if I were you.

Also I would be pushing AIPA to come clean on the robustness of the last on, first off, (ie: seniority) protections that a lot of pilots think makes fleet redundancy too cost prohibitive to Qantas .

I can see another pool of well trained pilots cut loose ,desperately searching for employment ,thereby putting further downward pressures on T&C's as happened after the Ansett collapse.

I believe this will all happen when the 787's finally make an appearance.

Musical chairs to the N'th degree ,it will be.
If you ain't on the 380 you 'aint got a hope, which probably explains why all the "rats" are fleeing to the "Sarah Jessica Parker" in droves.

(think about it, it's fashionable, high maintainence and butt ugly.)

[oz in dxb]

Maybe it's time to jump a sinking ship?

[Gas Bags]

"Sarah Jessica Parker"

Nice one BNG