QANTAS - WHERE TO NOW?
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Lack of Customer Focus
Joyce has already displayed his contempt for his revenue generating customers by grounding the airline and disrupting 100,000 of them.There is no customer focus.Its all about what is good for the company not the customer.Combine this with a total lack of understanding of how to run an airline and you have this total mess that masquerades as an airline
Customers:unhappy
Shareholders:unhappy
Employees:unhappy
Management:Incompetent overpaid greedy trough feeders
Customers:unhappy
Shareholders:unhappy
Employees:unhappy
Management:Incompetent overpaid greedy trough feeders
Fisher.... thanks for the link
It's an interesting point of view from CAPA, who can be trusted to parrot QF media releases.
Why is it that no one investigates the "$216M loss" claim? If it's that simple surely QF could just shut down International and instantly add nearly 50% to the annual profit based on last year. But it's not that simple!!!
To attribute such a loss in isolation, as if it's stand-alone, is disingenuous at best. For a supposed mathematical genius, AJ has shown himself capable of great economy with the truth (eg the $216M loss, evidently none of which resulted from the QF lock-out), and similar flexibility with other facts (eg he earns less than some of his pilots).
The Australian Magazine on Saturday about AJ, a lame puff-piece, confirmed to me that the QF spin machine is indeed influential and that if QF provide a journo a short Hong Kong holiday and a drink, he'll apparently tell the story pretty much any way they want.
I cannot think of another CEO less respected and/or trusted by their employees than AJ. What an inspiring and visionary leader.. NOT
Why is it that no one investigates the "$216M loss" claim? If it's that simple surely QF could just shut down International and instantly add nearly 50% to the annual profit based on last year. But it's not that simple!!!
To attribute such a loss in isolation, as if it's stand-alone, is disingenuous at best. For a supposed mathematical genius, AJ has shown himself capable of great economy with the truth (eg the $216M loss, evidently none of which resulted from the QF lock-out), and similar flexibility with other facts (eg he earns less than some of his pilots).
The Australian Magazine on Saturday about AJ, a lame puff-piece, confirmed to me that the QF spin machine is indeed influential and that if QF provide a journo a short Hong Kong holiday and a drink, he'll apparently tell the story pretty much any way they want.
I cannot think of another CEO less respected and/or trusted by their employees than AJ. What an inspiring and visionary leader.. NOT
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Flew heathrow via hk not because it was cheaper, I was flying premium, just had some business in hk on the way. Tried to talk to qantas ticketing in heathrow to try and get some use out of my zillion qantas ff points by upgrading on my Cathay flight which is one world partner but qantas desk not manned until 3pm. I do understand this thread is not a qantas whinge though so apologies, just frustrated at how it's gone down the tube. My wife just cashes her ff out now as neither of us have opportunity to fly qantas much anymore and I guess il do the same. Few friends flying for qantas, hope for the best..
$1.48......the vision,the plan is working......to destroy shareholder value
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Well.... QAN market capitalisation as of today is roughly 3.45 billion.With roughly 3 billion in the bank ( so we hear anyway) the whole shebang, international , domestic JQ FF etc is worth less than half a billion. What a joke. Market values the entire QAN business at less than a few new 380s. 
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Smells like a buyout.
Now that International operations have been made to look like a basket case and "beyond repair", watch the further downsizing of international operations and scaling back of domestics.
Forget this current government to do anything. Julia is conveniently overseas while her party disintegrates, and the vultures are moving in for the kill at QANTAS.
20% drop in share price in just 6 weeks. What's going on?
Now that International operations have been made to look like a basket case and "beyond repair", watch the further downsizing of international operations and scaling back of domestics.
Forget this current government to do anything. Julia is conveniently overseas while her party disintegrates, and the vultures are moving in for the kill at QANTAS.
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Share Price and Cash at Hand
If the value of the comapny drops below $3Bil and the cash at hand is $3Bil any buy out would be self funding...or thats the way it seems ?
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If the value of the comapny drops below $3Bil and the cash at hand is $3Bil any buy out would be self funding...or thats the way it seems ?
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Latest International travel stats paint a very different story of that we may read in the papers about the poor struggling airline.
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (m) 4,382 (March 2012) 4,100 (March 2011) up 6.9%
Available Seat Kilometres (m) 5,325 (March 2012) 5,317 (March 2011) up 0.1%
Revenue Seat Factor (%) 82.3 (March 2012) 77.1 (March 2011) up 5.2 pts
Passengers Carried ('000) March 2012 - 511 (March 2012) 485 (March 2011) up 5.4%
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (m) 4,382 (March 2012) 4,100 (March 2011) up 6.9%
Available Seat Kilometres (m) 5,325 (March 2012) 5,317 (March 2011) up 0.1%
Revenue Seat Factor (%) 82.3 (March 2012) 77.1 (March 2011) up 5.2 pts
Further to what T-Vasis stated,
Singapore Airlines will cease flights to Athens and Abu Dhabi in a further
sign that the the world's economy is being pulled down by the Greek financial, political and social crisis.
The airline cited "the sustained weak performance of both routes" as the reason for pulling out.
Read more: Air pressure: Singapore Airlines scraps routes due to weak demand
Singapore Airlines will cease flights to Athens and Abu Dhabi in a further
sign that the the world's economy is being pulled down by the Greek financial, political and social crisis.
The airline cited "the sustained weak performance of both routes" as the reason for pulling out.
Read more: Air pressure: Singapore Airlines scraps routes due to weak demand
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DJ-tops
Flew PER-SYD on Tuesday afternoon on a brand spanking new DJ- A330 (second operational sector).
Great product-IFE worked.
Good food
Fantastic seats
Warm, engaging crew.
Pax are loving it.
JB is doing the opposite to AJ and it certainly shows.
I'm a convert. Lets see what happens to the 65% ...line in sand now.
Great product-IFE worked.
Good food
Fantastic seats
Warm, engaging crew.
Pax are loving it.
JB is doing the opposite to AJ and it certainly shows.
I'm a convert. Lets see what happens to the 65% ...line in sand now.
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The SQ Singapore- Athens route was always suspect, I did it last year and the crew loved it, as it was not daily they got a great stopover for 2-3 days.
Plus the fact it was not a business route, the front cabin was empty when I flew. Great for Scoot, or an all economy comfortable airline.(there is a challenge)!.
Plus the fact it was not a business route, the front cabin was empty when I flew. Great for Scoot, or an all economy comfortable airline.(there is a challenge)!.
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I wish qf staff could get staff travel on virgin....
Top companies to work for 2012
Top 20 companies
1. Newcrest Mining
2. ABC
3. Virgin Blue
4. GHD
5. Wesfarmers
6. Cadbury Schweppes
7. BAE Systems
8. Rio Tinto
9. IBM
10. Australian Leisure & Hospitality Group
11. Pilbara Iron
12. BHP
13. Nestle
14. Coca-Cola Amatil
15. KPMG
16. Computershare
17. Deloitte
18. Toyota
19. Woodside Petroleum
20. PWC
Last year QANTAS was #2
Well done AJ
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/business/worklife/newcrest-mining-named-most-attractive-employer-to-work-for-in-randstad-awards/story-e6frfm9r-1226359118092#ixzz1v8gHIeyp
Top companies to work for 2012
Top 20 companies
1. Newcrest Mining
2. ABC
3. Virgin Blue
4. GHD
5. Wesfarmers
6. Cadbury Schweppes
7. BAE Systems
8. Rio Tinto
9. IBM
10. Australian Leisure & Hospitality Group
11. Pilbara Iron
12. BHP
13. Nestle
14. Coca-Cola Amatil
15. KPMG
16. Computershare
17. Deloitte
18. Toyota
19. Woodside Petroleum
20. PWC
Last year QANTAS was #2
Well done AJ
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/business/worklife/newcrest-mining-named-most-attractive-employer-to-work-for-in-randstad-awards/story-e6frfm9r-1226359118092#ixzz1v8gHIeyp
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Last year QANTAS was #2
I wish qf staff could get staff travel on virgin....
John really has his head screwed on right. When you ditch valuable business and customers it only strengthens your competition.
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