I wonder if there would have been a better turn out at AIPA's AGM last Monday if J* had made the announcement beforehand?

You must be another brain washed QF pilot, next thing you'll be saying 747 SO's will get a command in QF "ONE DAY"??????

QF is not dead and won't be dead, period. The biggest problem for QF management is how they can reduce costs to compete with VB. Make no mistake VB, and others are not going to relent.

Of course I'm sure they would like to put JQ staff in QF aircraft. They just have to work out how to go about it without shutting the joint down. A good recession could force their hand.
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The A380 would lend itself to a 2 airline operation.

Qantas can sell the lower deck with First, Business & Premium Economy with the usual QF sevice model.

Jetstar can sell the upper deck with JQ Economy staffed by JQ flight attendants with the JQ service model.

........and the bit at the front where the pilots sit, contract that out to V Australia.

Everyone wins. :ok:

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Yes brainwashed by "A Clockwork Orange"

Apart from the fact that the initial post is now out of credence, (no clearwater revival here :ok:)

It's worth noting that the following relates to domestic Aus only

And it doesn't really fit. The VB problem is that it has to compete with JQ (lower cost) and QF (larger network). The squeeze is on VB (and they are handling it quite well).

Globally, QF and JQ exploit different markets, and the Markets will decide growth rates for the full service and low cost arms of the group. :ugh::ugh:

I haven't read the entire thread, so this has probably been canvassed earlier.

Jetstar is picking up a lot of routes/expansion. When they are doing a high enough percentage of the total, Jetstar aircraft will be rebranded QF, and the few QF staff left will be offered packages to unload them.

I hope it doesn't happen, but I see it as inevitable.

The unfortunate part of all this is that it won't lower the cost of travel, just improve the bottom line.

I was talking to a Hostie in Canberra last week :ok:and she told me Sen Conroy :mad:was going to privatise Qantas around the beginning of April and sell the shares off in a public float.:{

Around the beginning od April and he still didn't get it - snort:uhoh:

Has this been the longest 6 months yet?


At least shut this thread, start a new one and say "QANTAS may be dead in 6months, 12months or 18months"

Is the wake over yet? :confused:

It was obvious eleven months ago when this thread started, that the opinion expressed by a well known aviation expert on the future of Qantas, lacked credibility.

Nothing that has occurred in the past eleven months has added any credibility to that opinion.

Time to find a new discussion topic?