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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Jun 2019, 00:00
Replies: 52
Views: 30,876
Posted By d_concord

TBM, Nothing here says Northrop won a tender...

TBM,

Nothing here says Northrop won a tender or that the aircraft procurement was subject to a tender. In both cases they weren't . I am not questioning that Northrop have a six year contract to...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Jun 2019, 08:08
Replies: 52
Views: 30,876
Posted By d_concord

Not doubting they are doing it TBM. I know for a...

Not doubting they are doing it TBM. I know for a fact (not rumour) that they did not win the tender that was run for the managing contractor and two other companies were shortlisted.

They also...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Jun 2019, 06:55
Replies: 52
Views: 30,876
Posted By d_concord

Thats not correct TBM. The tender was for a...

Thats not correct TBM. The tender was for a managing contractor. As part of that process there was an analysis required of the various aircraft solutions amongst other things. Not a tender for the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Jun 2019, 01:53
Replies: 52
Views: 30,876
Posted By d_concord

No tender process for selection of aircraft. No...

No tender process for selection of aircraft. No best value for money process for competing aircraft. Just how it works now.
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Aug 2018, 23:53
Replies: 67
Views: 51,505
Posted By d_concord

Wrong... They won the Heli component. Skytraders...

Wrong... They won the Heli component. Skytraders won the fixed wing.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Oct 2014, 07:54
Replies: 146
Views: 68,519
Posted By d_concord

We should get over this RAAF thing. From my...

We should get over this RAAF thing. From my experience in recent years, the guys out of the RAAF have been pretty good. Some even from years past such as Chris H in the Melbourne Airline office was a...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Sep 2014, 11:44
Replies: 125
Views: 55,161
Posted By d_concord

Morrison on Friday spelt out that they were...

Morrison on Friday spelt out that they were offering to shut down the detention centres if they can get the TPV's through the senate.

Makes sense but it will bring the gravy train to a halt.
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Aug 2014, 21:21
Replies: 8
Views: 1,514
Posted By d_concord

This same issue was about many years ago when...

This same issue was about many years ago when they changed from listing every single on the AOC and for that matter your licence and the world did not end then.

I'm obviously giving away my age...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
31st Jul 2014, 23:23
Replies: 125
Views: 55,161
Posted By d_concord

Country has been broke, Airline has been broke,...

Country has been broke, Airline has been broke, there is no industry other than the immigration camp and given that there are virtually no new arrivals that little earner has a use by date not too...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Jul 2014, 03:22
Replies: 121
Views: 42,510
Posted By d_concord

Nothing lost I would think. While I admire...

Nothing lost I would think.

While I admire them for having a go and hope for everyones sake they succeed. But to be honest Jetgo makes no more sense than SkyAirWorld did.
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
8th Jul 2014, 04:25
Replies: 22
Views: 7,305
Posted By d_concord

Royal Brunei Ex MEL diverted to Malaysia...

Royal Brunei Ex MEL diverted to Malaysia yesterday. Passengers still at the airport 18 hours later. Now they are telling the passengers their insurance has been cancelled and they can't carry...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Oct 2013, 02:21
Replies: 33
Views: 9,890
Posted By d_concord

Absolutely true on the B767. The A319 has round...

Absolutely true on the B767. The A319 has round trip fuel capability as well.

The reality though is that there are a number of reasons that you may have to land other than just fuel as well. This...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Oct 2013, 00:05
Replies: 33
Views: 9,890
Posted By d_concord

Well, if you think this is just a walk in the...

Well, if you think this is just a walk in the park operation, NZ nearly did it again yesterday. These guys and their pax were extremely lucky. Weather closed in past the PSR, couldn't get back Held...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Oct 2013, 00:42
Replies: 33
Views: 9,890
Posted By d_concord

Lets hope they do the sensible thing and go and...

Lets hope they do the sensible thing and go and have a look at it with either Skytraders or NZ Air Force both who operate airliners to there. Skytraders for quite a bit longer and with much more...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Oct 2013, 23:48
Replies: 19
Views: 12,778
Posted By d_concord

Subversive, I dont know what mechanism was...

Subversive,

I dont know what mechanism was used to contract the aircraft with 34 Sq. The point I make is that it wasn't either main party doing the hiring.

If you remember last election there...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Oct 2013, 05:00
Replies: 301
Views: 128,396
Posted By d_concord

it's not transfer of business... its called...

it's not transfer of business... its called competition!!
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Sep 2013, 09:17
Replies: 19
Views: 12,778
Posted By d_concord

Its interesting how Sandilands ties the incident...

Its interesting how Sandilands ties the incident to the Coalition when in reality the flights are organised by 34 Squadron and the aircraft are shared around equally between the parties so that no...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Aug 2013, 09:24
Replies: 301
Views: 128,396
Posted By d_concord

Aircraft going overseas has nothing to do with...

Aircraft going overseas has nothing to do with the overseas MRO turning a blind eye. Its just a cheap shot to support what has become an inefficient sector. There is no doubt that there is good...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Mar 2013, 23:12
Replies: 2,315
Views: 758,556
Posted By d_concord

Yes it is between 147 and 20000 Sunfish. I have...

Yes it is between 147 and 20000 Sunfish. I have heard about 16,000!!.

It is interesting that CASA did not see fit to highlight that. Would make their guy look pretty deficient I would think.
...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Jan 2013, 23:29
Replies: 75
Views: 13,705
Posted By d_concord

C/S I agree with you overall. While it is...

C/S

I agree with you overall. While it is clear from the report that thrust was probably set. The fact is that neither pilot indicated they knew what thrust was set. The PF had no idea what was...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Jan 2013, 04:41
Replies: 75
Views: 13,705
Posted By d_concord

Hi Scrubba, The thrust TLA can be just a...

Hi Scrubba,

The thrust TLA can be just a millimetre out of the detent to give this indication on the FMA. It will give this whether one thrust lever is forward of the detent or behind as well. The...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Jan 2013, 08:07
Replies: 75
Views: 13,705
Posted By d_concord

Scrubba, I don't know what Rudder has in...

Scrubba,

I don't know what Rudder has in mind but being an Airbus trained TRE/TRI my view is that the SOP's call for a thrust set call by 80 its. If it isn't then a slow speed rejected takeoff...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Dec 2012, 00:08
Replies: 17
Views: 12,897
Posted By d_concord

Ramble on, I suspect they probably wished...

Ramble on,

I suspect they probably wished you hadn't as well. Evidently they are very particular who they employ.

Ran into some of their current pilots and some being assessed at the sim...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Aug 2012, 21:02
Replies: 9
Views: 3,136
Posted By d_concord

The c17 Winfly ops normally are later in August....

The c17 Winfly ops normally are later in August. At least all the references to them I can find are. I've been searching and can't find an earlier flight.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Aug 2012, 11:08
Replies: 9
Views: 3,136
Posted By d_concord

Skytraders Antarctic Medivac

See in all the press that the Skytraders Airbus has completed a medivac out of McMurdo. Does anyone know if this is the earliest an aircraft has gone in after the winter shutdown. It must be close to...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th Apr 2012, 00:36
Replies: 23
Views: 7,867
Posted By d_concord

Hi DD, Could be a valid point. Another might...

Hi DD,

Could be a valid point. Another might be that Impulse were a competitor and it was cheaper (and quicker) to take them out than loose money competing with them. QF also needed to break the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Apr 2012, 07:10
Replies: 23
Views: 7,867
Posted By d_concord

Its a loan, plain and simple. They haven't...

Its a loan, plain and simple. They haven't invested anything at this point. It attracts 7.5% interest and is convertible into shares at a later date should Virgin choose to do so. And that won't...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Feb 2012, 20:33
Replies: 419
Views: 174,830
Posted By d_concord

Lets put this into perspective. At the end...

Lets put this into perspective.

At the end of the day this is plain theft. The management knew what the position of the company was and chose to use creditors and customers money to fund an ill...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Dec 2011, 22:52
Replies: 419
Views: 174,830
Posted By d_concord

They could always put them on the side of the...

They could always put them on the side of the aircraft if they got some A380's.

Then again, what a horrible thought!!
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
4th Nov 2011, 09:51
Replies: 10
Views: 5,011
Posted By d_concord

Good on them for doing the right thing and taking...

Good on them for doing the right thing and taking it head on.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Aug 2011, 10:11
Replies: 17
Views: 12,897
Posted By d_concord

Not sure about the numbers but according to their...

Not sure about the numbers but according to their website it is not an ordinary a319. I suppose it depends on the number of hours they did. Christmas to anywhere is quite some way.

They appear to...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Aug 2011, 09:44
Replies: 17
Views: 12,897
Posted By d_concord

Not quite, there was another follow up article...

Not quite, there was another follow up article that said it was in fact a 12million budget and they had flown more than 70 flights carrying refugees in the last few months and some 4m spent so far.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Aug 2011, 08:56
Replies: 17
Views: 12,897
Posted By d_concord

SKYTRADERS

Notice Skytraders has some short-term positions for Airbus crew on their website. Does anyone know what they are like to work for?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
4th Dec 2010, 20:55
Replies: 422
Views: 217,007
Posted By d_concord

Well if you are going to have a write off this is...

Well if you are going to have a write off this is probably not a bad one to have on your record.

No apparent fault of QF and the crew did a great job.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Sep 2010, 03:30
Replies: 251
Views: 95,960
Posted By d_concord

Isn't it interesting that they continue to use...

Isn't it interesting that they continue to use brokers for these given the mess that this practice has got them in already.

The Adagold and Strategic mess is one thing and now just 3 weeks after...
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