bring back ansett
 

so for all the whining,why not the pilots,engineers,hosties and baggage bring back this favorite institution.
why is it that everyone who worked for old reg never had a bad word to say?
instead of the pilots sinking 50g into trying to buy one percent of qf shares why not start small with one or two leased 767 or 737 aircraft and bring it back.i am sure with the general publics view of both j* and vb that you would at least get some punters to purchsae a ticket,on an airline where the pilot smiles the hosty smiles the engineer smiles and service is the same from any point of departure to arrival.just a pipe dream i know but what a thought.

I do like your thinking.

It takes alot of money to do that...

I’ll buy a ticket on that.

I don’t expect any special lavatory services on my flight, just a smile. Last time I saw a QF flt attendant try to smile, she convulsed and began to dry retch.

I don’t want that.

Probably find many, many more tech crew willing to put $50k into QF than to put $50k into a startup.

However, if there's 1,000 of you with $50k out there, I have an excellent business plan which just needs $50M to guarantee a brand new domestic airline, with a genuine and valuable point of difference, for its startup and operation for the first year.

Any takers?

(BTW This does not constitute an invitation to invest)

How about an alliance with Tiger? Perhaps operating a full service airline between major capitols -with access for J/C pax to the S.Q lounges.

Could do some real damage there.

Plenty of ex Ansett crew out there who'd give it a shot.

Not me though!

I am happy to be the Treasurer of Ansett mk. 3

I have taken the liberty of setting up a bank account in Nigeria to facilitate this. I need you to urgently transfer $50,000 each into this account for which I guarantee that I will refund at least US$1000000 once the airline starts up.

If you know of any other investors please forward on this email as this is a once in a lifetime opportunity and they will not want to miss out.

For up and coming pilots we are able to provide many, many jobs. We just need a training bond up front. No experience necessary as we will train you under the new MPL syllabus so you dont have any of those nasty GA habits.
Please send US$50,000 to be captain of US$40,000 to be co-pilot. We envisage operating the new Airbus B390 which is so secret, and you will be the first to fly it.


Please email me your banking/ credit card details ASAP.

well just sign me up.

here, take a hundred grand :ok:

Touché, Yon Garde...

Vh-Cheer up!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheer up mate, not the end of the world. PM that business plan i may have someone who will look at it very very closly from my previous posts

:O :O :O :O

I am up for it.

Only if it is called "DG Airlines"

Isn't Bob's grandsin trying to ressurect the Ansett name in Australian aviation already?

Will they have the old reserve blocks so I can run my business interests and never have to fly?:hmm:

Yeah count me in :ok:

Aussie

Bob or Reg???
 

Ali and William
If I'm wrong please let me know. Reg Ansett founded the airline and his son Bob set up the rent-a-car firm.

typo amended sorry for the mistake reg, bob, martha and the muppets

Ahh, and if my Granny had wheels she'd be a wagon!

I'd love to see AN up there again Alli C. I would truly love to live in the past & enjoy it all again but, the past is where it remains.

It just wouldn't be the same. It'd be like having all your wedding photos lost & 6 years later, getting into all the clothes to take the photos again. People outside wouldn't notice a difference, but you'd always know its not the real deal.

If people truly wanted to recreate the feeling that was working for Ansett, I'd suggest you start your own airline with its own traditions.

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ah yeah sorry it is reg lol, I wasn't thinking properly when I posted that (hard days work at school, doing advanced methods (algebra) in my head. LOL)

Personally, I would install an extra staff member and pick up a load sheet in seconds.

A mate of mine (you know who you are!!!) is in a position to push just that.

A second full service carrier. I will annoy the shizenhauser out of him tomorrow.

If they get treated fairly there is a good chance the pilots may just be able to build something of quality as the high dollar end of town is over the poduct that is out there now.

A good quality carrier will rock. Mainline QF is good quality in my humble opinion, but everything needs a crosscheck and an equal.

We do not need to bring back Ansett, much as they were a personal favourite despite years of fighting them for passengers in the days when 1% of market was a major gain. I would prefer a lean mean East West model with full service and the best of the best.

I can dream I suppose.

Best all

EWL

....but dont the KIWOKS own the name now?

Probably TAC, but the theory is the same. Not important apart from a marketing vehicle.
The majority of LCC passengers cannot get their heads around the fact that Jetset and Jetstar are different entities.

This includes intelligent business owning mates of mine.
You could comfortably use Bob Newhart's "Grace L Ferguson Airlines and Storm Door Company" as a name and operate a DC1 and get traffic if your marketing was up to scratch.

Qantas probably still have the Air Australia name locked up as TAA/Australian had that locked away.

East-West is no longer relevant as it referred to the original plans of our great little airline that actually never occurred at start up. There is an Indian carrier of that name now anyway.

It aint the name, it's the way you play the game.

Full service IATA carrier needed. We are over the cardboard cutouts.

Apply within.

Best all

EWL