QF into Esp and others??
Just stating the bleeding obvious, of course it's for the buildings, once bought, network will cease to exist and on the issue of room for two operators over the coastal routes, you're right, there isnt. If I were a gambling man as to who survives my money would be on the Q400 as I have no doubt about the outcome. It will be the same as it is against REX over Port Lincoln in South Australia.
there is not much room left around QF or T3 for some Q400s...
QF in WA.
My forcast is for a new regional operation for Qantas. Cobham will be the loser with the 717 leaving the fleet. Qantas wouldn't want the staff uproar of buying into Cobham, so a clean sheet of paper would look good for QF in both RPT and mining charter! 
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Cobham and the 717
Well with regards to Nick Xenophon's push for a senate inquiry into pilot training, 2 out of his 3 key examples (incidents/accidents) are 2 Cobham B717 incidents.... with the 3rd being the multiple stick-shaker incidents on a QLink Q300... cannot be good for 2012??
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Well with regards to Nick Xenophon's push for a senate inquiry into pilot training, 2 out of his 3 key examples (incidents/accidents) are 2 Cobham B717 incidents.... with the 3rd being the multiple stick-shaker incidents on a QLink Q300
Xenophon will have first hand information available re the incidents and there causes.
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Skyewst wins by a knockout?
!9th Nov skywest is awarded the position of the preferred operator for the coastal routes except Geraldton. Albany Esp& others is for skywest for the next 5 years. so I guess that settles that for now...
The government sensibly realised that ABA and ESP are too small for 2 mid sized operators. After 12 months of undercutting fares, 1 would have dropped out anyway. Apart from 12 months of cheap flights for residents, there wouldn't have been any appreciable gain from awarding 2 licences.
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knockout or knocked out?
Geraldton is the money maker and thats gotta hurt. Ouch!
Word is Alliance have muscled in on Telfer. Don't even bother trying to compete with Alliance on charter or qf on regional flying with the Q400 for that matter. You will lose.
Very interested to see who's going to go head to head on the Geraldton route. Will it be
Q400 V Ejet
Q400 V F100
Q400 V F50
My money is on Q400 clearly. Reckon only an ATR would come close to posing a threat.
Word is Alliance have muscled in on Telfer. Don't even bother trying to compete with Alliance on charter or qf on regional flying with the Q400 for that matter. You will lose.
Very interested to see who's going to go head to head on the Geraldton route. Will it be
Q400 V Ejet
Q400 V F100
Q400 V F50
My money is on Q400 clearly. Reckon only an ATR would come close to posing a threat.
You'd need at least enough work for 3-4 aircraft to make the start up and moving cost worth it.
There's only 7 Q400's due from Feb 2011, and I think most of those will have found work on the East Coast.
Maybe a few -300's ex East Coast run by Cobham. That's a big maybe though...
There's only 7 Q400's due from Feb 2011, and I think most of those will have found work on the East Coast.
Maybe a few -300's ex East Coast run by Cobham. That's a big maybe though...