Ozjet is an airline!
 

I hear that Ozjet has been awarded its AOC following successful proving flights yesterday (Fri 4 Nov).

Now for the commercial battle...

Congratulations!

Wish them well, and look forward to traveling with them one day when I am in that part of Aus.

Congratulations
 

Well I think that's great. Congratulations to the Ozjet team for a job well done.

They are a very professional outfit and I wish them good fortune.



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Congratulations to Gordon, Peter, Markus & everybody at ops. Well done!!!

Hang on a minute !.

Qantas invented Jetstar to prevent another operator moving in didn't it ?.

After all no one would be silly enough to try would they ?.


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Good luck to 'em!

Whilst I have every confidence in them...I'll stick to the NG's thanks!:ok:

Now stand by for the next installment in LCCs from QF with the name yet to be decided. It'll be an all business lay out and crewed only by pilots who are prepared to undercut the J* pay and conditions! :E

And I can assure you as night follows day, there are plenty of pilots out there already champing at the bit....;)

I am willing to accept half the pay of Jetstar, no conditions, and will supply my own well used lube. Where do I apply?

Yorick
chanting ozjet ozjet ozjet ozjet, that what you mean ;)

or perhaps champing instead

Main Entry: 1champ
Pronunciation: 'champ, 'chämp, 'chomp
Function: verb
Etymology: perhaps imitative
transitive senses
1 : CHOMP
2 : MASH, TRAMPLE
intransitive senses
1 : to make biting or gnashing movements
2 : to show impatience of delay or restraint -- usually used in the phrase champing at the bit <he was champing at the bit to begin>

Sorry mate a slow day, could not resist
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With young Bretag driving the tech side I've absolutely no doubt whatsoever it will be professionally run.

But there is a certain inevitability about the financial processes that commence when you have got the engines started after pushback.

You gotta be able to put the pennies in the slot fast enough to keep em turning.

That is totally out of the control of the techies and relies totally on the accuracy of the owners "vision", the depth of his pocket and the willingness of the punters to follow it.

Unless he has a bundle of cash laying around to fund the creditors it will be a close run thing.

They will not become 'virtual' shareholders in this enterprise.

Ahhh good!!! you knew what I meant...2 finger typing is not all that good...:oh:

But no press release on their website??

And nothing that I spotted in the press??

Are you getting confused with the gaining of a certificate of airworthiness for the B737?

By Scott Rochfort
November 5, 2005

The fourth domestic carrier, OzJet, might gain regulatory approval to launch services within days, after conducting its much-awaited "proving" flight with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority on Friday.

Under the eye of CASA inspectors, OzJet conducted a return flight between Melbourne and Sydney to prove it is capable of safely carrying passengers - and responding to inflight emergencies - between the cities.

CASA said it would be able to assess the results of the flight only on Monday. But if all goes well the airline, backed by ex-Formula One Minardi team owner Paul Stoddart, could have its Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) within a week. From then on, it would be able to start selling tickets and give a starting date for its eight return daily services between Sydney and Melbourne.

"It [the proving flight] could all be OK but we don't want to answer until Monday," CASA spokesman Peter Gibson said. He said the results of the proving flight could range from OzJet getting the green light to fly to the airline being forced to start its AOC application all over again. Qantas's low-cost carrier Jetstar, for one, failed its first proving flight when it introduced the first A320 to its fleet.

After repeatedly talking up its plans to get an AOC and begin services as an all-business airline, in June, then October, then November, OzJet was uncharacteristically quiet on Friday.

OzJet spokesman Geoff Harris said: "We weren't going to make any noise about what is happening today because we don't think it's the sort of thing that we think we ought to be talking about."

He declined to give any date for when OzJet planned to sell tickets. But even with the airline on the verge of getting its AOC, there are still sceptics who doubt OzJet's ability to take on the might of Qantas and Virgin Blue. This is despite speculation Mr Stoddart will funnel some of the proceeds from the recent sale of his F1 Minardi team into the airline.

CommSec analyst Matt Crowe said: "One of the things that business customers value the most is the frequency of flights, and Qantas have a real advantage in that market. It's going to be very hard for OzJet to match that frequency, even if the inflight service is as good and their prices are competitive."

OzJet will have to contend with Virgin Blue's increasing attempts to poach business passengers from Qantas. It also could face much higher operating costs than its competitors, given its 737-200 fleet is more than 30 years old.

Legal_Counsel, where ever you are, it's getting closer!

Oz Jet spokesman Geof Harris? From Adelaide?

Please,somebody,tell me It's not true!

According to their web site, they are now taking applications for Captains. ;)

Hey Amos, why dont you offer to undercut all the guys that have already accepted jobs with Ozjet - you might be able to get back in the saddle and impress us all with your expertise ?

Well a big Bravo and a Hearty Ha Ha to the guys n gals at Ozjet. Makes the market more interesting and hopefully will give some more people a shot at the pointy end of of jet.

Hopfully a good number of business punters will go for the cheese n bikkies think with leather seats.

Now wait for the dirty tricks to start.

Clogged phone lines.

Denial of Service attacks on their website.

Ground handling "problems", including difficulties with fuel, parking, catering, spare parts, baggage and maintenance.

QF suddenly dropping the price of its business class seats through "special offers"

An orchestrated series of public complaints about noise.

An orchestrated series of media attacks courtesy of QF and Channel Nine on "safety of old jets", "Aircraft Noise" etc. etc. Unfavourable "reviews" by less than disinterested passengers and also difficulties in placing advertising anywhere.

Good luck OzJet. Kick em right where it hurts!