Virgin headed for another disaster, says REX chairman
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Well , I think that last post is a bit of a give away.
Youre not Tech. Crew are you?
Probably don’t even fly.
One of the unfortunate things I learned way back in `89 was that what ever people say to your face professing admiration for your profession evaporates in an instant when they turn their back and a sense of grievance, humiliation , perceived disadvantage and just plain jealously kick in.
No one on this thread who is a professional pilot should expect any sympathy from the general public.
Australians really don’t like anybody who step above the mediocre.
Sad, but thats the way it is.
Well at least your pseudonym is accurate.
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Ahhhhh George!
If only you knew! But continue to believe in your over inflated sense of importance and marvellous abilities by all means.
My job is not The one in question here. It actually keeps people on the coal face employed.
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Ahhhhh George!
If only you knew! But continue to believe in your over inflated sense of importance and marvellous abilities by all means.
My job is not The one in question here. It actually keeps people on the coal face employed.
Well , I think that last post is a bit of a give away.
Youre not Tech. Crew are you?
Probably don’t even fly.
One of the unfortunate things I learned way back in `89 was that what ever people say to your face professing admiration for your profession evaporates in an instant when they turn their back and a sense of grievance, humiliation , perceived disadvantage and just plain jealously kick in.
No one on this thread who is a professional pilot should expect any sympathy from the general public.
Australians really don’t like anybody who step above the mediocre.
Sad, but thats the way it is.
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Really Sandy?
You really think about that every time you report for duty do you? Hurtling through the atmosphere at 86% of the speed of sound 10ks up...................asset worth whatever, 500 lives in your hands blah blah blah!
More akin to will I choose the chicken or beef today? And a cup of Twinings Earl Grey to go with it!
And btw, the only life you're thinking about is your own. The rest looks after itself!
i can't believe the amount of garbage that's wheeled out on this site. Good for some popcorn and a laugh though!
You really think about that every time you report for duty do you? Hurtling through the atmosphere at 86% of the speed of sound 10ks up...................asset worth whatever, 500 lives in your hands blah blah blah!
More akin to will I choose the chicken or beef today? And a cup of Twinings Earl Grey to go with it!
And btw, the only life you're thinking about is your own. The rest looks after itself!
i can't believe the amount of garbage that's wheeled out on this site. Good for some popcorn and a laugh though!
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Queensland Government moves to buy stake in coronavirus-hit Virgin Australia
Ex ABC News link here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-...lines/12244152
This GIG- does, Seriously Rock-It all the way back, to 'Peter & Richard' (let alone Rob and Brett....) and the Bride photo.......!!!!
COOL- a 'repechage' round, this Deep and This Far down the road....... Wow- Cool.
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This GIG- does, Seriously Rock-It all the way back, to 'Peter & Richard' (let alone Rob and Brett....) and the Bride photo.......!!!!
COOL- a 'repechage' round, this Deep and This Far down the road....... Wow- Cool.
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im not fluent in Swahili, are you drinking Grange from the 90's ?
Go QIC hell yeah - maybe chairman Lim will have some subsidised routes vaporise if VAH is owned by QIC. would undermine his tilt at narrow bodies with $108million in his pocket courtesy of the naughty nationals.
im not fluent in Swahili, are you drinking Grange from the 90's ?
Go QIC hell yeah - maybe chairman Lim will have some subsidised routes vaporise if VAH is owned by QIC. would undermine his tilt at narrow bodies with $108million in his pocket courtesy of the naughty nationals.
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Mr Dick, head of the QLD treasury, is prepared to waste $ 200 million on an airline with no guarantee of a future. Governments are not here to invest in failed commercial enterprises. The $ 200 million needs to go towards services for all Queenslanders, and hopefully, the QIC will disregard this proposal as the brain fart of yet another Palaszczuk government idiot looking for a village.
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Three frontrunners emerge in the race to buy Virgin Australia
Ex 'the NEWDAILY' (Updated: 27m ago) link here: https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/f...gin-australia/
Extract/qoute here:
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Extract/qoute here:
"Three frontrunners have emerged in the race to buy Virgin Australia.
Before Friday’s deadline for non-binding initial offers, investment firms Brookfield, BGH Capital and Bain Capital have emerged as the favourite parties to lead consortiums that buy the beleaguered airline.
The Australian Financial Review said there was an outside chance that iron ore magnate Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest, or the state governments of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland could lead a potential fourth group of bidders.
And the Queensland government has since announced plans to bid for the airline, with new state Treasurer Cameron Dick describing the government as “a serious contender” that had made good progress in discussions with the administrators.
Sources close to the bidding process told the AFR the fourth contender would join forces with one of the other consortiums if its bid fell through, with the “serious number crunching and bidding” expected to get under way next week," ......................................
Before Friday’s deadline for non-binding initial offers, investment firms Brookfield, BGH Capital and Bain Capital have emerged as the favourite parties to lead consortiums that buy the beleaguered airline.
The Australian Financial Review said there was an outside chance that iron ore magnate Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest, or the state governments of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland could lead a potential fourth group of bidders.
And the Queensland government has since announced plans to bid for the airline, with new state Treasurer Cameron Dick describing the government as “a serious contender” that had made good progress in discussions with the administrators.
Sources close to the bidding process told the AFR the fourth contender would join forces with one of the other consortiums if its bid fell through, with the “serious number crunching and bidding” expected to get under way next week," ......................................
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And the Queensland government has since announced plans to bid for the airline, with new state Treasurer Cameron Dick describing the government as “a serious contender” that had made good progress in discussions with the administrators.
I honestly believe this would be the worst outcome if Virgin are to succeed long term..
Bain and Co and the private equity mobs might make some tough decisions and right sizing initially but I think with their intense focus on cost and turnarounds at least it will keep the airline going for a long time even if they do sell it off a few years later they will have built a sustainable foundation.
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Bain and Co and the private equity mobs might make some tough decisions and right sizing initially but I think with their intense focus on cost and turnarounds at least it will keep the airline going for a long time even if they do sell it off a few years later they will have built a sustainable foundation.
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Hmmmmm
Yes, gotya thinking there Mr 'Hardale'.............
However, 'apparently' the 'said' individual to/of which you refer/speak- does have inter-modal experience, with Parallel Rails ..............., and is multi-task/discipline capable/valuable- Apparently....????
Anyhoo- let us see, what tomorrow may bring.... and how it all unfolds/the chips fall ????
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Yes, gotya thinking there Mr 'Hardale'.............
However, 'apparently' the 'said' individual to/of which you refer/speak- does have inter-modal experience, with Parallel Rails ..............., and is multi-task/discipline capable/valuable- Apparently....????
Anyhoo- let us see, what tomorrow may bring.... and how it all unfolds/the chips fall ????
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I hope the managers and safety department don’t get ahold of today’s Australian newspaper, multiple photos of a First Officer conducting a walk around not complying with A1 manual and uniform policy.
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