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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Mar 2024, 20:50
Replies: 1,532
Views: 518,158
Posted By Shark Patrol

Maybe that was the plan for a few pilot (ahem)...

Maybe that was the plan for a few pilot (ahem) posters. Keep stoking the fires by making contrary stances until someone retaliates big time and the thread gets locked.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Mar 2024, 20:22
Replies: 1,532
Views: 518,158
Posted By Shark Patrol

Where, no doubt, they would be treated fairly and...

Where, no doubt, they would be treated fairly and welcomed with open arms!
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Feb 2024, 20:01
Replies: 1,532
Views: 518,158
Posted By Shark Patrol

The “Bargaining” system in Australia is a...

The “Bargaining” system in Australia is a complete failure! Companies like Qantas have no intention to negotiate beyond what they’re prepared to give, and the current IR system just means that the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Oct 2023, 09:21
Replies: 964
Views: 326,060
Posted By Shark Patrol

How is Joyce selling his shares while knowing...

How is Joyce selling his shares while knowing about the ACCC investigation NOT insider trading?

How is the ability of directors and CEOS to buy and sell shares in the company they are managing...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Sep 2023, 21:44
Replies: 964
Views: 326,060
Posted By Shark Patrol

And finally, finally, he is seen for what he is...

And finally, finally, he is seen for what he is …. the new Christopher Skase. Do one honourable thing, Alan, and hand back the AC.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Sep 2023, 23:12
Replies: 964
Views: 326,060
Posted By Shark Patrol

I can’t imagine what sort of personal hell Alan...

I can’t imagine what sort of personal hell Alan Joyce is enduring at the moment.

I was in Singapore en route to London the day he was appointed CEO of Qantas, and I was so furious, I couldn’t...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Sep 2023, 21:03
Replies: 964
Views: 326,060
Posted By Shark Patrol

I think her main job is to hate pilots, and...

I think her main job is to hate pilots, and whatever she makes is too much!
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Sep 2023, 11:22
Replies: 964
Views: 326,060
Posted By Shark Patrol

I find it astonishing that CEOs are allowed to...

I find it astonishing that CEOs are allowed to trade shares in their own company when they know in advance how the share price is likely to react to upcoming announcements. Rene Rivkin was destroyed...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
13th Sep 2023, 00:36
Replies: 964
Views: 326,060
Posted By Shark Patrol

Time for Qantas to be renationalised.

Time for Qantas to be renationalised.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Jul 2023, 23:26
Replies: 306
Views: 151,095
Posted By Shark Patrol

Every man for himself - the pilots’ credo.

Every man for himself - the pilots’ credo.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Jan 2023, 22:20
Replies: 32
Views: 6,423
Posted By Shark Patrol

Several years ago (pre-COVID) an internal...

Several years ago (pre-COVID) an internal document came out in Qantas that clarified to some of their non-operational staff that an A380 was that big aeroplane that had an upper deck going all the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Jan 2023, 04:57
Replies: 32
Views: 6,423
Posted By Shark Patrol

Could be applicable to aircraft (depending on...

Could be applicable to aircraft (depending on what you get up to in the crew rest). 👍👍😀👌😏
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th Jan 2023, 12:02
Replies: 148
Views: 56,749
Posted By Shark Patrol

As much as the media reporting of aircraft...

As much as the media reporting of aircraft incidents annoys me too, we have to admit that the mainstream media probably don’t care whether what is reported is essentially accurate or not. Most of the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
31st Oct 2022, 07:06
Replies: 155
Views: 47,338
Posted By Shark Patrol

In Qantas it is! Yes, you could take a...

In Qantas it is!

Yes, you could take a minimum time upgrade (if that was your desire) and basically give away control of your life for the next 6-10 years. The other drawback was that if you went...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th Feb 2022, 10:12
Replies: 81
Views: 24,417
Posted By Shark Patrol

This documentary was certainly well worth...

This documentary was certainly well worth watching because it shows the current corporate ethic beautifully - MONEY IS EVERYTHING!

The same credo was to blame in the lead up to the GFC in 2008. A...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Feb 2022, 22:06
Replies: 195
Views: 69,357
Posted By Shark Patrol

Aaaaah “Work Choices” - take what you’re given or...

Aaaaah “Work Choices” - take what you’re given or quit. That was the only choice involved. The naming of it would have done “Yes, Minister” proud, and the incessant ads in the election lead-up saying...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Jan 2022, 23:31
Replies: 195
Views: 69,357
Posted By Shark Patrol

The IR laws in this country are a joke.

The IR laws in this country are a joke.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Sep 2021, 12:50
Replies: 22
Views: 6,475
Posted By Shark Patrol

That photo was what became (in)famously known as...

That photo was what became (in)famously known as “The Falling Man”. I remember looking at that image the following day as well, and trying to imagine the hell of that poor man’s last hour on Earth....
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Sep 2021, 22:56
Replies: 22
Views: 6,475
Posted By Shark Patrol

September 11 - 20 years on.

Today, in the US, marks the twentieth anniversary of a horrifying event that changed the world of aviation forever. I am opening this thread to encourage people in this industry to share their...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Dec 2020, 20:33
Replies: 2,528
Views: 1,047,421
Posted By Shark Patrol

Today is the last day in QF for myself and...

Today is the last day in QF for myself and another couple of hundred of my pilot colleagues. I will be thinking of all of them at 4:59 this afternoon, when many careers end in a way that none of us...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Mar 2020, 23:33
Replies: 815
Views: 480,458
Posted By Shark Patrol

Not even close!!! Along with about a hundred...

Not even close!!! Along with about a hundred other pilots (all resplendent in our red ties), I attended the QF AGM the day before Joyce shutdown the airline in 2011. At the time, James Strong was the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Mar 2020, 03:26
Replies: 279
Views: 192,938
Posted By Shark Patrol

Hopefully the world has learnt a lesson about...

Hopefully the world has learnt a lesson about putting all your eggs in one basket (Chinese manufacturing) in a globalized marketplace. It's all well and good using cheap overseas labour to pad the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
13th Mar 2020, 00:12
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,081,359
Posted By Shark Patrol

To all the YES men: Normanton (a probable...

To all the YES men: Normanton (a probable sufferer of RSI from typing by now); KZ Kiwi (a smug company man); morno (a disrespectful outsider who's probably not even a pilot); Orange Future (say no...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th Nov 2019, 04:33
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,081,359
Posted By Shark Patrol

Joyce's modus operandi: To Perth Airport:...

Joyce's modus operandi:

To Perth Airport: "If you don't lower your charges, we won't operate any flights from Perth to Paris".

To LH pilots: "If you don't do more (and longer) work for the same...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Nov 2018, 02:03
Replies: 74
Views: 21,696
Posted By Shark Patrol

We arrived yesterday morning just after the...

We arrived yesterday morning just after the cessation of the curfew. Runway in use was 16L/R but one of the first aircraft into Sydney reported extensive lightning to the north and required Runway...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Feb 2018, 03:02
Replies: 154
Views: 69,682
Posted By Shark Patrol

That's what they have said .... directly to us!...

That's what they have said .... directly to us! No delusion on our part at all. The delusion and/or stupidity is all on their side.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Feb 2018, 02:45
Replies: 154
Views: 69,682
Posted By Shark Patrol

The SGM may still be going as I post this. ...

The SGM may still be going as I post this.

I hope the QF pilot group call their bluff and, in the words of that classic movie 'The Castle', "Tell 'em to get f***ed".
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
4th Jun 2015, 14:33
Replies: 702
Views: 293,378
Posted By Shark Patrol

Ho hum! Whatever Qantas LH pilots decide, we will...

Ho hum! Whatever Qantas LH pilots decide, we will no doubt be pilloried by the expert "Monday Morning Quarterbacks" of PPRuNe.

If we "give away" too much to ensure a future in an environment...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd May 2015, 13:55
Replies: 99
Views: 26,020
Posted By Shark Patrol

Not trying to take a shot at Australian ATC - I'm...

Not trying to take a shot at Australian ATC - I'm sure you (like us) are all working within constraints imposed by others. I also accept the point re last minute changes to the sequence, go-rounds...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Mar 2015, 23:12
Replies: 174
Views: 38,768
Posted By Shark Patrol

Or a deranged computer programmer perhaps? ...

Or a deranged computer programmer perhaps? Seriously, until they can invent a computer that NEVER EVER crashes/locks-up, I'm not too worried about the longevity of my job.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Mar 2015, 21:28
Replies: 174
Views: 38,768
Posted By Shark Patrol

..... aahhh, what about if you've got a deranged...

..... aahhh, what about if you've got a deranged 'drone controller' on the ground guiding the aircraft. Or are you proposing a totally automatic pilot-less/controller-less aircraft (which would...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Mar 2015, 23:58
Replies: 64
Views: 16,714
Posted By Shark Patrol

It's already been done ... in England it's called...

It's already been done ... in England it's called "The Monster Raving Loony Party" :rolleyes:
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Mar 2015, 00:00
Replies: 303
Views: 118,325
Posted By Shark Patrol

And catering, crewing, engineering,...

And catering, crewing, engineering, accommodation, baggage handling, spares ..... It'd be an amaaaaaaaaaaaaazing business!!!!
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Mar 2015, 08:42
Replies: 139
Views: 62,072
Posted By Shark Patrol

Some of you people really are sad ...

Some of you people really are sad ...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Feb 2015, 00:34
Replies: 310
Views: 185,810
Posted By Shark Patrol

Keg, this statement probably explains why you...

Keg, this statement probably explains why you didn't get the job.
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