Sorry, too cryptic.

What is the SA machine and 4 of what?

Next XR A320 is due next month is it not?

VPD has been repainted and re-entered service today on the SYD-LAX run. VOZ has ferried SIN for deep maintenance and a repaint.

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Really! You mean we managed to ferry an aircraft to SIN without the help of the three GFI's. Wonders will never cease. :}

Geez I must be getting old

I can't keep up with all the new lingo!

SA machines, GFI's....

"VPD has been repainted and re-entered service today on the SYD-LAX run. VOZ has ferried SIN for deep maintenance and a repaint."

Why has all hell broken loose when QF paints and maintains off-shore while there is relative silence when Virgin does the same? Is it because VirGin is a foreign-owned entity?

I'm to sure about it but i would guess that virgin has always done that, so their engineers aren't losing jobs because they were never theirs to lose.

QF on the other hand are making engineers redundant and sending maintenance overseas.

I think independent paint shops, able to accommodate the 777-300ER are in somewhat short supply in Oz, wouldn't you say Ken?

DJ executive are up front with what they do and then actually do it.

Not sure Rat Execs could claim the same.

Wasn't there some announcement a while back that the maintenance was going to be done in Sydney?

Virgin Tech will start A330 training on Mon the 25th in BNE,
There will be 2 x B2 courses and 2 x B1 courses running over the next few months.
VT will be taking care of there own A330's in Bne to start with, then expand to other ports taking the work back in house off John Holland.
At least JB is serious about expanding the capabilities of his engineering team and creating a bit more job security for his workers.Well Done

VHFNA, Skywest F50 ferried to YBTL for a repaint.. Another chapter in aviation history slowly closes.

For a "brief" history on VH-FNA...

http://www.aussieairliners.org/f-50/vh-fna/vhfna.html

...the paint must be starting to get quite thick!!! :eek:

Wedcue is on the money, post #2.


Virgin's profit falls by 56pc | News.com.au

VIRGIN Australia's first half profit has slumped by 56 per cent but it expects to improve its underlying performance despite challenging economic conditions.
The airline made a net profit of $23 million in the six months to December 31, down from $51.8 million in the previous corresponding period.

The difference was mainly the result of Qantas' industrial dispute in the previous corresponding period, which benefited Virgin.

Virgin today also said the carbon tax had a $24.4 million impact on its profit in the six months to December.

The company's underlying profit before tax was $61 million in the six months to December, down from $96.1 million in the previous corresponding period.

Virgin maintained its forecast of a full year underlying profit before tax being higher than the previous year's $82.5 million.

Borghetti's Tiger and Skywest plan.
 

Inspiring
 

An eloquent, immaculately presented, intelligent gentleman.

I enjoyed the comment regarding AJ; “Well then, he has nothing to worry about.”

VA is in very good hands and the Tiger folk are very, very lucky that JB is taking over and putting a big vacuum through the place.

As he says in closing, Tiger will grow to take on JQ which must therefore include A330s.

Game on. :ok:

And the look on his face at 3mins, 15 seconds is priceless :D

I know who I'd rather work for ;)

Great for tiger. Great for Skywest. If you're a VOZ pilot though, make sure you start working on integrating seniority- Y scale* type deal should work.

The possible scenario is this. Expansion at VOZ drop back to virtually nothing and Tiger and skywest expand rapidly. Without some form of integration, as the others expand rapidly you'll then find yourself as a junior F/O suddenly a decade or more away from a command whilst a newbie who joins Tiger 6 months from now is a captain in 3 years.

(They'll probably also tell you that you deserve to be cut off at the knees too but that's a complete other discussion. :E )


(* Happy to explain if need be).

CASA will absolutely require some new, qualified and sturdy Flt Ops girders before Mr Biggs proposed rapid expansion and particularly the A330 inclusion occurs.

I suspect the backroom deals required VA to expand Tiger instead of launching a new LCC AOC, which would have cost much less than the Tiger buy-in.

The baggage history is the hidden cost Mr Biggs, be careful, it has sunk other ships.

Nothing bites as deep as a Tiger sensing its end.

Interesting financial figures?? How could the carbon tax be blamed for around $23 million of lost profit when they added a carbon surcharge which offset that cost onto the fare payer some time ago??