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Forum: Rumours & News
18th Jan 2005, 04:49
Replies: 29
Views: 21,994
Posted By Sherm Boy

Well said Chongmal! And for some previous...

Well said Chongmal!

And for some previous posters.....by the way, Pprune forums are full of people posting that no-one should say anything derogatory UNTIL accident/incident reports etc are...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Aug 2003, 18:05
Replies: 81
Views: 10,493
Posted By Sherm Boy

Serious question: September 1989. Australian...

Serious question:

September 1989. Australian Airlines starts flying again. Anyone know the average recency level of the first few months crews? Anecdotes tell of quite a few who'd medically...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Jul 2003, 02:18
Replies: 50
Views: 9,719
Posted By Sherm Boy

Hoodooguru That has got to be a wind-up...

Hoodooguru

That has got to be a wind-up because if you actually meant it you would get the record for the biggest load of nonsense ever perpetrated on these pages.

VB has created a lot of jobs...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
28th Jul 2002, 10:56
Replies: 18
Views: 1,679
Posted By Sherm Boy

Just to put a little history on this subject...

Just to put a little history on this subject here's some stuff I came across a while ago.....read it and you'll see why under the dead hand of past governments, there aren't many, many more jobs in...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
26th Jul 2002, 11:46
Replies: 27
Views: 3,151
Posted By Sherm Boy

Ironbum or whatever, I have come to terms...

Ironbum or whatever,

I have come to terms with the decisions (NOT to go back) made by me and my family back then. Those decisions were right for us then and they remain so.

Don't ever, ever,...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
29th Jun 2002, 22:33
Replies: 55
Views: 7,583
Posted By Sherm Boy

Bacon Thanks for the thought...I will...

Bacon

Thanks for the thought...I will certainly pay it the appropriate amount of attention.

If at all possible consider the idea of selling tickets to watch your interview at VB. You'd get a...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
29th Jun 2002, 13:26
Replies: 55
Views: 7,583
Posted By Sherm Boy

Gnadenburg, I guess you are winding the dear...

Gnadenburg,

I guess you are winding the dear readers up because I know you can't possibly believe what you wrote to Kaptin M:

"Why were you not a dedicated AN employee in 89? Why did you bring...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
29th Jun 2002, 08:18
Replies: 55
Views: 7,583
Posted By Sherm Boy

Never been much good with sums so tell me where...

Never been much good with sums so tell me where this thinking is wrong please…..

It would be a fair guess from what’s been posted here that the average VB 737 crew (Captain and F/O) costs their...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
18th Jun 2002, 08:52
Replies: 22
Views: 1,897
Posted By Sherm Boy

While I think of it and while this thread's still...

While I think of it and while this thread's still open....not a bad time to remind ourselves of the untruths inherent within one of the great urban myths most recently propogated anew by someone...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
17th Jun 2002, 04:41
Replies: 22
Views: 1,897
Posted By Sherm Boy

Well said M. The phrase "had a hand" (raised...

Well said M.

The phrase "had a hand" (raised by another pilot who no doubt spent the 1990s in Australia rather than overseas with the rest of us), made me smile a little about those events in...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
12th Jun 2002, 00:06
Replies: 35
Views: 2,525
Posted By Sherm Boy

Maybe the money is going to pay off the enormous...

Maybe the money is going to pay off the enormous debt Ansett owed the Commonwealth for the staggering financial support given in 1989/90...dirt cheap RAAF planes, landing fees withheld, fast-tracked...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
17th Apr 2002, 05:38
Replies: 46
Views: 7,521
Posted By Sherm Boy

Someone better get Taildragger a new piece of...

Someone better get Taildragger a new piece of string because according to my string the Great Circle goes way north of the sandpit.

Having said that...good luck to Emirates. Great equipment,...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
21st Mar 2002, 08:47
Replies: 3
Views: 358
Posted By Sherm Boy

Post Hang on.Isn't Mr. Combet a little modest about...

Hang on.Isn't Mr. Combet a little modest about the ACTU's own role in getting Ansett into this fine mess in the first place. Back then, 12 years ago, Mr Kelty (perhaps a mentor to Mr Combet?) played...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
21st Mar 2002, 08:24
Replies: 58
Views: 1,534
Posted By Sherm Boy

Post But one imagines that the level and quality of...

But one imagines that the level and quality of the APA contribution to a safe, equitable world for pilots will remain unchanged despite their demise?. .. .Perhaps they should donate the assets to the...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
21st Mar 2002, 08:19
Replies: 23
Views: 1,687
Posted By Sherm Boy

Post It certainly looks good.I flew the DC9-30 and all...

It certainly looks good.I flew the DC9-30 and all MD-80 models. The MD-87 was a hotrod and probably closest to the 717. Wonderful. Douglas built nice airplanes that's for sure. Not specially the...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
16th Mar 2002, 04:45
Replies: 25
Views: 1,010
Posted By Sherm Boy

Post There was stuff that needed to be cleaned out...

There was stuff that needed to be cleaned out sure...but there was gold too.. .. .There was a time when Australia SET world standards in jet operations rather than following them or having them made...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
16th Mar 2002, 04:34
Replies: 8
Views: 324
Posted By Sherm Boy

Post Interesting though.. .. .Qantas still don't have...

Interesting though.. .. .Qantas still don't have (or plan to have) a modern technology aircraft that will fly 300 to 375 seat routes of 5 to 15 hours. The operating capability mix offered by the...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
13th Mar 2002, 06:59
Replies: 18
Views: 116
Posted By Sherm Boy

Post VBs plans sound impressive.. .. .As I understand...

VBs plans sound impressive.. .. .As I understand Australian Airlines plans they are going to compete with VB (in and out of OZ) by having a low cost operation. But as I understand these things (not...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
12th Mar 2002, 16:55
Replies: 18
Views: 116
Posted By Sherm Boy

Post B. MAC. .. .(I wonder about that name. Were you...

B. MAC. .. .(I wonder about that name. Were you ever a President of the AFAP?). .. .I haven't got the exact figures in front of me but the vast majority of Australiaan passengers travel on routes of...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
12th Feb 2002, 12:21
Replies: 16
Views: 210
Posted By Sherm Boy

Post A good read. Only a couple of missing bits....

A good read.

Only a couple of missing bits.

First...and don't all groan at once...but in 1989 the airline's management took a deliberate management decision to launch a suicidal internal war...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
11th Feb 2002, 13:40
Replies: 103
Views: 7,119
Posted By Sherm Boy

Post Lessons in Life We, as pilots, live with our...

Lessons in Life

We, as pilots, live with our lives in the hands of other people. ATC, refuellers, LAMEs, F/As etc etc…...we just can’t and shouldn’t do it all by ourselves. And the most important...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
11th Feb 2002, 04:02
Replies: 17
Views: 401
Posted By Sherm Boy

Post Was it a 777-200 or a -300? Takes an impressive...

Was it a 777-200 or a -300? Takes an impressive effort to scrape a -200. .Sherm
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
11th Feb 2002, 03:57
Replies: 14
Views: 154
Posted By Sherm Boy

Post Who can ever forget the sight of the big white AN...

Who can ever forget the sight of the big white AN 747 sitting on its nose at KSA. That, and the whole 747 introduction must have cost squillions. Going international is an expensive diversion from...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Dec 2001, 03:36
Replies: 46
Views: 3,854
Posted By Sherm Boy

Post KimchiKal and followers... Please, please,...

KimchiKal and followers...

Please, please, please. Some of us earn our living by trying to be part of the solution to our employers needs (occasionally flawed though those employers might...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
26th Oct 2001, 06:06
Replies: 27
Views: 526
Posted By Sherm Boy

Post Sorry I’ve missed out on this interesting stuff....

Sorry I’ve missed out on this interesting stuff. I’ve just woken up after a long night’s work out in the real world.

I just read from some person revelling in the name: “Firewall_999” that:
...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
23rd Oct 2001, 15:50
Replies: 86
Views: 3,211
Posted By Sherm Boy

Post Wake up and smell the coffee AIPA. Things have...

Wake up and smell the coffee AIPA. Things have changed. The Bodgie had the AFAP awards cancelled in the fastest ever sitting of the Arbitration Commision in 1989. If you think this could never, ever,...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
23rd Oct 2001, 15:41
Replies: 11
Views: 2,048
Posted By Sherm Boy

Post This is a good and long-needed thread. It's...

This is a good and long-needed thread. It's amazing the "experts" who can come out of the woodwork to pronounce doom for all newentrants and "there is only room for 2 major players" etc etc. Where...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
23rd Oct 2001, 02:34
Replies: 76
Views: 3,322
Posted By Sherm Boy

Post Never write off anyone who was smart enough to...

Never write off anyone who was smart enough to build the B777. Truly the best ever.
Safe flying
Sherm
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
23rd Oct 2001, 02:30
Replies: 3
Views: 147
Posted By Sherm Boy

Post You missed the jewel in the crown of the whole...

You missed the jewel in the crown of the whole deal. A former very senior ACTU official is involved too. Silvery haired at that. It can't fail can it?
Safe flying
Sherm
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
12th Oct 2001, 15:46
Replies: 46
Views: 1,101
Posted By Sherm Boy

Post A little reality please. I am not naturally a...

A little reality please. I am not naturally a Howard supporter but I seriously doubt that he lies awake at night looking for ways to kill Ansett (1 or 2 or 3 or 4....)That job was done...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
10th Oct 2001, 10:57
Replies: 46
Views: 1,101
Posted By Sherm Boy

Post Look way back beyond Toomey for scapegoats. Way...

Look way back beyond Toomey for scapegoats. Way back. Look to past Australian governments, well meaning though they may have been.

The Two Airline Policy in Australia was put in place to protect...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
10th Oct 2001, 09:50
Replies: 27
Views: 386
Posted By Sherm Boy

Post A couple of thoughts on this thread. First:...

A couple of thoughts on this thread.

First: there is a wealth of experience out here in the real world that can help any genuine applicants with good track records to find decent jobs. A thread on...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
24th Sep 2001, 10:55
Replies: 3
Views: 216
Posted By Sherm Boy

Post Ansett: let's learn from history...

Ansett: If we don’t learn from history…we’ll learn from history

Gentlemen,

Regarding Ansett. Can we have a little sanity in this situation please? The dust has settled a little but those who...
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