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Old 14th Mar 2018, 09:21
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QANTAS, PER to 'Gay Paree' Non-Stop Next?

The 'Flying Kanga' to do PER to 'Gay Paree' Non-Stop in September this year...???

Rumour...??

If it can do PER to LON, then 'Paree' is just a walk in the park...?

Passenger numbers I wonder..??
Especially on the return trip.....

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Old 14th Mar 2018, 10:15
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Ummm...er... Griffo me old...I reckon the term 'Gay' Paree is now somewhat obsolescent, wouldn't you agree?
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According to new QantasSpeak you cannot use 'gay' because it may offend a gay person, so this route will be from Perth to 'same-sex preference' Paris. "Not that there's anything wrong with that..."
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Old 14th Mar 2018, 10:42
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un fantastique Rumour.
Un petite problem !
With what , mon dieu , no extra aircraft !
The first 8 already accounted for.
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Old 15th Mar 2018, 00:09
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The first 8 already accounted for.
Alternative title: Qantas return to Sydney and Melbourne daily A380 services to London...
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Old 15th Mar 2018, 02:49
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They could hub these out of ,say Singapore, and feed in from the rest of Australia which is currently ignored!
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Ummm...er... Griffo me old...I reckon the term 'Gay' Paree is now somewhat obsolescent
I don't know, AJ could come up with a good ad aimed at a certain section of the community based on the term.
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Old 15th Mar 2018, 06:50
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Rumour from training is 6 more 787s and yes, Perth to Paris next.
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Qantas originally had 8 787 delivery options slated for 19/20. They’ve so far relinquished one in a move timed to create a perception of angst in the pilot body and send a shot across the bows re Jetconnect, Network and SH EA but in reality is a bit of a nothing move as I’m not sure we had the capacity to train for that aeroplane anyway.

So there are still 7 options for 19/20 and it wouldn’t surprise me in the least if we also gave up option number two for that year so as to continue with the preferred ‘narrative of the day’ (fiscal responsibility, nasty pilots, whatever it has to be). Were that second option not taken up it may finally allow us to get on the front foot with training and be able to train for the remaining 6 without decimating the pilot numbers on the A330 and 737 and cancelling services.

So that pretty much ties in with Dragon man’s rumour about 6 in 19/20.
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One rumour getting around is that this six 787s, if ordered will “replace” the last of the 747s.
How six little 787s replace nine large 747s I cannot see! (Assuming OEB already gone)
Especially as every time the 787 is mentioned there is a plan for some new route with little mention of current routes.
Shrink to profits?
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Old 15th Mar 2018, 08:28
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Originally Posted by Tankengine
One rumour getting around is that this six 787s, if ordered will “replace” the last of the 747s.
How six little 787s replace nine large 747s I cannot see! (Assuming OEB already gone)
Especially as every time the 787 is mentioned there is a plan for some new route with little mention of current routes.
Shrink to profits?
You can’t shrink too much to too many profits.

Joyce is a bully at heart. He has proved inept amongst his peers so he is only interested in a pond he can dominate easily. Domestic - where he has a monopoly and cannot fail.

He suffers from a Napoleonic Complex but on a very small scale. Not for him vast tracks emanating out of Qantas HQ around the globe, but little lines from Perth to Kunnanura and Darwin and Katherine and maybe Learmonth! How about Dubbo or Bathurst/Kangaroo Is or even Tamworth! Using QF market share/ff points Chairpersxx Lounge and share price, he can totally dominate the smaller/semi GA operators. That way, he’s the tallest hog in the trough! And CERTAINLY the most wealthy!

Could I love Him more???

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Bas presently residing in Freshie so looking at things Aussie.
#2: when I was a wee lad, we had a pleasure craft on the Clyde named the 'Gay Queen'.
Trust me, in the Merchant Navy and airlines, I met a few

Right! That's me banned from Australia, enZed and the Pacific
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Old 15th Mar 2018, 11:43
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Well if it's gay, QF will go there for sure.
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Essential reading for Qantas Pilots when dealing with senior management ?

https://m.wikihow.com/Spot-a-Pathological-Liar
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Perhaps it's just the Perth - London flight, with a planned refuelling stop in Paris.
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that would be funny, still non stop to europe is what they will claim
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Being indifferent is VERY powerful

The indifference to whether they order aeroplanes or not and the looming shortage has them concerned.
It was circa 2006 and EGM Qantas 'people' Kevin Brown stated in response to protests that the 788 was going to JQ (and I paraphrase) 'What are the pilots worried about, they will still get to fly their shiny metal jets'

Their model is predicated on connected engaged response. They spend enormous resources crafting narrative and also the way it is communicated. Ask any HR strategist. It is dark stuff at times.

In other words, when considering a strategy for example involving something symbolic (think like uniform) they will factor in EXPECTED pilot response to gauge sentiment; is there commentary on social media for example or other indicators of sentimental response by a stakeholder group. It is often during such events that other changes are slipped through.

They have no idea how to generate a response when the pilot body is indifferent and apparently silent.
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FAIL. So I tell a WUM that IDGAF what he thinks and he thinks he has a bite

Amateur
Just had a look through mmmmmbop’s posts. Clearly a wannabe troll. Don’t waste your time on it.
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Blue blooded homophobia from the convict days when ancestors didn't have a lot of choice.
The world ain't gonna change...
How does homosexuality still offend so many people?
Who gives a rats arse (geddit?)
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Who gives a rats arse (geddit?)
Since the Poofter Pikey removed any semblance of the classic marsupial adorning our Coat of Arms and turned it Geobbels style to something akin a Nike swoosh (maybe that’s what a Kangaroo looks like without glasses?) I’d suspect only a precious few would get what you’re intimating.
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