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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Oct 2023, 00:07
Replies: 12
Views: 5,897
Posted By slats11

See ya Olivia

https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/qantas-loyalty-boss-olivia-wirth-resigns-to-leave-in-february-20231016-p5echz.html
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd May 2023, 04:22
Replies: 191
Views: 73,762
Posted By slats11

Friends last year went Hawaiian. 48 hr break in...

Friends last year went Hawaiian. 48 hr break in Honolulu, and avoided LAX / DFW.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd May 2023, 00:56
Replies: 191
Views: 73,762
Posted By slats11

Quite a few associates are in similar position to...

Quite a few associates are in similar position to myself
1. Lifetime Q gold over the years - probably wouldn’t set out to do that starting out now, but I’m 58 and a lot of these flights were in...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Mar 2023, 03:51
Replies: 10
Views: 5,130
Posted By slats11

​​​​​​​Yeah. Good luck with that

​​​​​​​Yeah. Good luck with that
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Mar 2023, 00:00
Replies: 10
Views: 5,130
Posted By slats11

Is anyone surprised?

Is anyone surprised?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Dec 2022, 23:14
Replies: 545
Views: 129,160
Posted By slats11

The sad fact of the matter is that the psyche of...

The sad fact of the matter is that the psyche of the pilot is now one of the key vulnerabilities in RPT transport. As other vulnerabilities have been reduced, this issue has increased - certainly in...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Dec 2022, 08:13
Replies: 545
Views: 129,160
Posted By slats11

I’m not certain the data really came from...

I’m not certain the data really came from Inmarsat. It certainly hasn’t led us to the wreckage.

Maybe SBIRS rather than Inmarsat.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Dec 2022, 04:45
Replies: 545
Views: 129,160
Posted By slats11

This guy wanted an enduring mystery. Hence he did...

This guy wanted an enduring mystery. Hence he did not want the plane to randomly crash after fuel exhaustion. There was always the small chance this would be seen by a stray fishing trawler or yacht...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Dec 2022, 21:55
Replies: 545
Views: 129,160
Posted By slats11

It is very likely the location is known. ...

It is very likely the location is known.

SBIRS scans the entire global surface every 8 seconds looking for missile launch signatures. It has a higher resolution continuous tracking mode for...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Dec 2022, 19:27
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,795,464
Posted By slats11

https://brownstone.org/articles/the-loneliest-gene...

https://brownstone.org/articles/the-loneliest-generation/

This is what happens when you pursue one KPI to the exclusion of all others.

History will not judge us well. Nor should it.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Dec 2022, 19:23
Replies: 545
Views: 129,160
Posted By slats11

I ​​​​​​​always thought the proximity of the...

I ​​​​​​​always thought the proximity of the solar terminator was not coincidental. I suspected that dictated the final heading.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Dec 2022, 12:21
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,795,464
Posted By slats11

Consider the US experience ...

Consider the US experience
https://elliottmiddleton.substack.com/p/a-proof-that-lockdowns-kill
So looking at excess deaths in 2020, perhaps 58% were due to Covid and 42% were due to our various...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Dec 2022, 11:21
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,795,464
Posted By slats11

Not really. China is relatively protected against...

Not really. China is relatively protected against C19. Not resistant. But far better protected than western countries.
1. A small % of population > 75
2. A very low mean BMI
3. Genetic selection...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Dec 2022, 09:20
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,795,464
Posted By slats11

Interesting parallels between MH370 and C19. ...

Interesting parallels between MH370 and C19.

MH370
A highly specific mechanical failure which took out all communications and pressurisation, but left other flight systems intact
Versus...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Dec 2022, 09:17
Replies: 545
Views: 129,160
Posted By slats11

Interesting parallels between MH370 and C19. ...

Interesting parallels between MH370 and C19.

MH370
A highly specific mechanical failure which took out all communications and pressurisation, but left other flight systems intact
Versus...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Dec 2022, 08:56
Replies: 420
Views: 67,142
Posted By slats11

Interesting paper showing correlation between...

Interesting paper showing correlation between increased number of doses of vaccine and increased cases of C19 infection.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.12.17.22283625v1.full.pdf
...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Nov 2022, 22:28
Replies: 26
Views: 7,467
Posted By slats11

A lot of colleagues are moving away from QF....

A lot of colleagues are moving away from QF. People are absolutely done with lamentable customer service.


I'm heading to US next week, and using a US carrier.


Qantas will retain its...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Nov 2022, 22:12
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,795,464
Posted By slats11

[/color][/url] Fear-mongering nonsense.. ...

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Fear-mongering nonsense..

This VA study (like the VA long Covid study) is junk. An observational study looking for associations. That's it.

The group that got reinfected was...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Oct 2022, 03:58
Replies: 64
Views: 16,643
Posted By slats11

Whocouldaknown that 3 years of seeing every other...

Whocouldaknown that 3 years of seeing every other person as a potential cause for your demise, WFH, social isolations, QR codes everywhere, perspex screens, masks, moving to online communication...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Oct 2022, 03:49
Replies: 64
Views: 16,643
Posted By slats11

4 months ago.... 4 months on...... ...

4 months ago....




4 months on......

1. Inflation at 40 year highs. And hiking rates and QT aren't working. Whocouldaknown.
Anyway US Fed will keep hiking as it doesn't have any other...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Jun 2022, 23:35
Replies: 64
Views: 16,643
Posted By slats11

[QUOTE][Never mind, as you allude, we're in for a...

[QUOTE][Never mind, as you allude, we're in for a bit of a ride over the next few years/QUOTE]
It will be epic. Our grandkids will be learning about this - just as we learned about The Great...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Jun 2022, 05:13
Replies: 64
Views: 16,643
Posted By slats11

Yeah, but the thing about exponential threats is...

Yeah, but the thing about exponential threats is that they look small and manageable - until they suddenly aren’t.

Anyway, prepare to embrace a changing world. If you don’t, be prepared for that...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Jun 2022, 02:39
Replies: 64
Views: 16,643
Posted By slats11

A perfect storm of 1. CPI inflation - food,...

A perfect storm of
1. CPI inflation - food, energy, certain commodities (which will push correlated stocks up).
2. Rising rates to try and get CPI inflation under control. This (and quantitative...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Jun 2022, 12:15
Replies: 64
Views: 16,643
Posted By slats11

Fair enough. As you state, I’ve had a fair say. ...

Fair enough. As you state, I’ve had a fair say.

But if you think our problems are behind us, you may be disappointed. Covid was just act 1.

And if you think the pissed off travelling public...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Jun 2022, 09:04
Replies: 64
Views: 16,643
Posted By slats11

Perhaps not. But you would have an independent...

Perhaps not. But you would have an independent body to complain to (Health Care Complaints Commission in NSW) - most HCCC complaints are about poor communication rather than poor medical treatment...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Jun 2022, 04:01
Replies: 64
Views: 16,643
Posted By slats11

Nonsense. It’s a customer service failure. End of...

Nonsense. It’s a customer service failure. End of story.

If I booked you in for a medical procedure (for which you had paid in advance) on an afternoon list, and then sent an email (from an...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Jun 2022, 01:32
Replies: 64
Views: 16,643
Posted By slats11

Anyone from VA able to confirm this story? Surely...

Anyone from VA able to confirm this story? Surely not.

https://www.afr.com/rear-window/no-higher-prize-than-lunch-with-jayne-hrdlicka-20220425-p5afzk
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Jun 2022, 00:13
Replies: 64
Views: 16,643
Posted By slats11

Some of the unhinged vitriol here reaffirms my...

Some of the unhinged vitriol here reaffirms my suspicion that many in the community are not doing particularly well. I can not recall society's resilience being this low. This is an international...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Jun 2022, 05:20
Replies: 64
Views: 16,643
Posted By slats11

One of the long term consequences of Covid has...

One of the long term consequences of Covid has been an increasingly polarised and intolerant society. We are more divided on age, ethnicity, SES, profession.... than previously. Divide and conquer. ...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Jun 2022, 04:12
Replies: 64
Views: 16,643
Posted By slats11

It's not an issue of Wx disruptions. It is about...

It's not an issue of Wx disruptions. It is about communication.

Anyway as you say I am not a pilot. I am a critical care physician (who devoted significant time on these pages in early 2020...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Jun 2022, 02:22
Replies: 64
Views: 16,643
Posted By slats11

That would be good in theory. Unfortunately...

That would be good in theory. Unfortunately Virgin have not replied to repeated emails nor phone calls. Nor has Jayne. Hence my post.

You pilots may as well know what your front of house looks...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Jun 2022, 00:31
Replies: 64
Views: 16,643
Posted By slats11

Virgin changing us to an EARLIER flight with only 90 minutes notice

Virgin is succeeding where the greenies have failed - they are discouraging people from flying.

Ironic for an industry which has requested and received so much taxpayer support the last few...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Nov 2020, 04:31
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,795,464
Posted By slats11

You know, Sweden made its mistakes by not...

You know, Sweden made its mistakes by not adequately shielding the elderly in nursing homes. The Swedish authorities publicly acknowledged this and apologised for their errors.

In contrast, the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Nov 2020, 02:02
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,795,464
Posted By slats11

https://www.postoj.sk/65044/mnohe-obete-covid-19-b...

https://www.postoj.sk/65044/mnohe-obete-covid-19-boli-aj-zavisle-od-alkoholu

This pathologist is making a critical distinction between
SARS-CoV-2 ( the virus)
and
C19 (the clinical disease...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Nov 2020, 01:53
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,795,464
Posted By slats11

Interesting way of looking at 120 years of...

Interesting way of looking at 120 years of Swedish data.
1918 was the Spanish flu.
Each month is a colour. Red is April.
There were more deaths in April. That was C19.

But by the start of...
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