5th September QF Announcement
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There are TWO BIG benefits in the deal.
1. As expected EK gets it's hands on the cash in the Qantas Frequent Flyer Program, allowing passengers to redeem their points on the EK network.
2. Allows Qantas pilots the opportunity to experience Dubai, such that in the event Joyce totally screws International. Pilots can swing by and hand deliver an application on a Dubai lay over.
1. As expected EK gets it's hands on the cash in the Qantas Frequent Flyer Program, allowing passengers to redeem their points on the EK network.
2. Allows Qantas pilots the opportunity to experience Dubai, such that in the event Joyce totally screws International. Pilots can swing by and hand deliver an application on a Dubai lay over.
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What strikes me as curious was the fact that emerged at the end of the Emirates statement that the agreement was signed only 30 minutes before the press conference.
Originally Posted by Mstr Caution
2. Allows Qantas pilots the opportunity to experience Dubai, such that in the event Joyce totally screws International. Pilots can swing by and hand deliver an application on a Dubai lay over.
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Tim Clark on airline alliances at 35:15
AJ shouldn't get too much credit for the deal. As Richard Quest infers, AJ's dreaming of some sort of Utopian airline future.
Tim Clarks the dude with the vision as to how the new world alliances will develop.
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More 400's gone. JQ to take up most Asian flying. Token mainline services to Sin and Hkg. BKK ops to JQ later this year. QF premium to Bkk is now on an EK 777.
Adl and Per international flying gone.
Tasman services revamped. EK will again win there.
More to come out but due to EK's focus on brand value, they did not want negative headlines re job losses announced today and then associated with them.
If EK didn't do the deal, it really didn't matter to them. The village idiot was the most desperate to do the deal. Cost him a fortune though.
Adl and Per international flying gone.
Tasman services revamped. EK will again win there.
More to come out but due to EK's focus on brand value, they did not want negative headlines re job losses announced today and then associated with them.
If EK didn't do the deal, it really didn't matter to them. The village idiot was the most desperate to do the deal. Cost him a fortune though.
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S/O job losses
With the Europe services going to a "longer sector" first format. I'd assume that LHR would be operated by a 2 man crew. What will the effect be on S/O numbers?
IF there are any redundancies, anyone who thinks it will be done on pure seniority is kidding themselves.
It will be interesting after the dust settles, perhaps an increase in QF flights to Asia????
And what of jitconnict? With code shareing on the Tasman, surely this frees up the 737s to come back to mainline
It will be interesting after the dust settles, perhaps an increase in QF flights to Asia????
And what of jitconnict? With code shareing on the Tasman, surely this frees up the 737s to come back to mainline
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“Emirates is the ideal partner for Qantas,” Mr Joyce said. “It has a wonderful brand, a modern fleet, an uncompromising approach to quality and it flies to the A-list of international destinations.
Has this man any integrity left? Did he have any in the first place? I feel sorry for any Qantas employee that has to be led by this fool..........
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Not from Sydney or Melbourne
Once again QF looking after the other half of the country who do not live in Sydney or Melbourne.
I guess that leaves Cayhay or SQ to pick up the trash.
I guess that leaves Cayhay or SQ to pick up the trash.
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The Flying Kangaroo also canceled orders for 35 Boeing jets as high fuel costs and industrial action hammered its bottom line.
*AJ hates union as he kept blaming the union especially th ALAEA.he will be punishing the engineers more.
*AJ hates union as he kept blaming the union especially th ALAEA.he will be punishing the engineers more.