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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Mar 2007, 20:53
Replies: 18
Views: 3,209
Posted By Skinny Dog

Terrible ... but it also raises more questions....

Terrible ... but it also raises more questions. On other carriers I worked with a proper crew oxygen function check was required and carried out before every flight. How do Qantas crew preflight the...
Forum: Middle East
12th Mar 2007, 10:46
Replies: 6
Views: 1,592
Posted By Skinny Dog

Ops ….. typo error. It was actually 25 Dirhams...

Ops ….. typo error. It was actually 25 Dirhams per day ! which works close to slave labour rates
Forum: Middle East
12th Mar 2007, 07:34
Replies: 6
Views: 1,592
Posted By Skinny Dog

What is in store for EK drivers ?

Protesting Dubai labourers win massive 8% pay rise
800 protesting construction workers who last week blocked a main road for some hours to publicize their case won their full demand today for an 8%...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Dec 2006, 05:37
Replies: 11
Views: 2,078
Posted By Skinny Dog

SIA shooting off at the mouth, and bleating...

SIA shooting off at the mouth, and bleating again. They will be desperate to get in before the new Virgin airline gets a chance to become established on the Pacific route.
SIA already have a...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
13th Dec 2006, 20:20
Replies: 11
Views: 2,078
Posted By Skinny Dog

Airfares set to fall with new carrier

The Australian
Steve Creedy, Aviation writer
14dec06

FARES across the Pacific are set to fall after Australia's third international airline was cleared for take-off yesterday - but it will be...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Dec 2006, 06:46
Replies: 6
Views: 2,484
Posted By Skinny Dog

And you worry about J*S*

SINGAPORE Inc just won't give up until they have gutted what is left of the once proud aviation industry in Oz, and Oz politicians sell their conscience for 1st class upgrades / privilidges / look...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Feb 2006, 08:23
Replies: 147
Views: 15,413
Posted By Skinny Dog

While I am no supporter of Qantas, the...

While I am no supporter of Qantas, the alternative proposed by SIA and the idiot total free market gurus, just defies belief. Trade albeit in goods or services should be bilateral not unilateral....
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
9th Feb 2006, 10:50
Replies: 14
Views: 2,375
Posted By Skinny Dog

Which they would probably get at a huge discount...

Which they would probably get at a huge discount as nobody else seems to want them because of the high operating costs :E
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Jan 2006, 12:46
Replies: 11
Views: 2,648
Posted By Skinny Dog

Media morons - Australian Airlines jet in emergency landing

Australian Airlines jet in emergency landing
03/01/2006 - 11:55:24

An Austrian Airlines jet landed safely in Stockholm today after problems with landing gear doors, an aviation authority...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Dec 2005, 21:39
Replies: 10
Views: 2,411
Posted By Skinny Dog

Qf need to do something soon or they will be left...

Qf need to do something soon or they will be left behind. Item below was in the press.

HONG KONG: Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific announced Thursday it planned to buy 36 new long-range Boeing...
Forum: Middle East
27th Jul 2005, 10:22
Replies: 100
Views: 12,327
Posted By Skinny Dog

I thought it was pretty well accepted around the...

I thought it was pretty well accepted around the Gulf that the theatre bombing in Qatar occurred after the Qataris didn’t make their scheduled VERY LARGE payment to certain Islamic “charitable...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th May 2005, 07:13
Replies: 68
Views: 8,756
Posted By Skinny Dog

Delta Whiskey Perhaps Singapore Airlines and...

Delta Whiskey
Perhaps Singapore Airlines and Emirates should apply for Auckland San Francisco and Los Angeles etc as well ..... good for competition. I am sure the public will benefit as you ship...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th May 2005, 01:26
Replies: 2
Views: 1,235
Posted By Skinny Dog

VB turns towards the Pacific

In an article published in today's Helad Sun, VIRGIN Blue has abandoned its high-profile attempt to start a joint venture airline in Macau, as it turns its international focus on a potential...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
27th Apr 2005, 07:44
Replies: 14
Views: 2,309
Posted By Skinny Dog

Boeing have for a long time been accused of...

Boeing have for a long time been accused of tarting up old designs to try and prolong the life of its models.
This is exactly what Airbus is doing with the A350, a tarted up old design which the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Apr 2005, 07:45
Replies: 90
Views: 44,199
Posted By Skinny Dog

Here’s a tale about an imaginary airline, which...

Here’s a tale about an imaginary airline, which for want of a better name, we’ll call Berrybigbay Airlines. In our totally imaginary tale, among its many exotic ports of call, we’ll have our...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Feb 2005, 07:01
Replies: 10
Views: 1,197
Posted By Skinny Dog

Sunshine .. sunfish Your are a simplistic nerd....

Sunshine .. sunfish
Your are a simplistic nerd. The first thing Singapore Telecom did when they took over Optus was cut all the discounting and raise prices. You obviously know nothing what so ever...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Feb 2005, 20:48
Replies: 10
Views: 1,197
Posted By Skinny Dog

The only aviation jobs left in Australia will be...

The only aviation jobs left in Australia will be ticket sellers for Qantas/SIA.
All the other jobs and virtually the industry will be exported or moved off shore. At least then they can say we have...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Feb 2005, 08:03
Replies: 12
Views: 1,407
Posted By Skinny Dog

An absolute disgrace, MP's willing to sell out Oz...

An absolute disgrace, MP's willing to sell out Oz to the devil itself, albeit "Disneyland with the death penalty" The next thing will be an offer to spare the unfortunate albeit naieve, Oz soul on...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Feb 2005, 06:55
Replies: 8
Views: 1,565
Posted By Skinny Dog

Qantas are treading on dangerous ground after a...

Qantas are treading on dangerous ground after a 747 played the 19th hole in Bangkok
Take a look at some of the photos
http://www.everzone.org/pictures/qantas.html
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Jan 2005, 00:31
Replies: 32
Views: 3,405
Posted By Skinny Dog

If you think Singapore are out help Australia,...

If you think Singapore are out help Australia, you are just naive. The country is a benevolent dictatorship. Singapore are looking for profits at Australia’s expense. There will be No maintenance...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Jul 2004, 07:16
Replies: 6
Views: 872
Posted By Skinny Dog

Uncommon Sense Regardless of any politics...

Uncommon Sense
Regardless of any politics involved, your posts are a form of blatant politicking including adding links to political sites, which I thought we were told not to do, on this site, and...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Dec 2003, 15:22
Replies: 101
Views: 12,347
Posted By Skinny Dog

While I don’t pretend to have any inside...

While I don’t pretend to have any inside knowledge re the recent TCAS warnings, I can’t help but feel it may be more to do with inexperience and a basic understanding of just how TCAS works.
Both...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Nov 2003, 16:00
Replies: 32
Views: 5,415
Posted By Skinny Dog

Are you guys genuine, rumour floating around here...

Are you guys genuine, rumour floating around here in the mother country
A$75k for type rated captains and A$50K for FO's
Or buy your own endorsement. You would all be prostitutes. :mad:
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th Apr 2003, 12:54
Replies: 45
Views: 7,561
Posted By Skinny Dog

I work for neither. QF is kind of boring in the...

I work for neither. QF is kind of boring in the same way people buy Commodore or Falcon cars, just an old reliable, somewhat moribund product. VB is a least trying to be different and affordable so I...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th Apr 2003, 11:26
Replies: 95
Views: 13,736
Posted By Skinny Dog

Unhappy The news gets bleaker by the day: Singapore...

The news gets bleaker by the day:

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has taken its three remaining Airbus A340-300s out
of service and is grounding its nine remaining Airbus A310s in June as it
suffers...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Oct 2002, 00:12
Replies: 2
Views: 1,010
Posted By Skinny Dog

Timmeeee, you sound like an opposition pilot who...

Timmeeee, you sound like an opposition pilot who has limited knowledge of the price gouging that goes on amongst service providers and airport operators who are in a monopoly type position. IATA even...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Oct 2002, 02:03
Replies: 110
Views: 21,781
Posted By Skinny Dog

Red face BB and Citzen XX…… you guys must be sniffing...

BB and Citzen XX…… you guys must be sniffing petrol. I was not having a go at QF but rather just making a comment about the misguided belief that SIA is some white night out to re invent the wheel...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Oct 2002, 08:32
Replies: 110
Views: 21,781
Posted By Skinny Dog

People / pilots all seem to get excited by “on...

People / pilots all seem to get excited by “on carriage” and alliances albeit Star or One World etc.
On carriage really means very low yield seats to smaller carriers like VB, Southwest Airlines,...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
4th Oct 2002, 13:13
Replies: 27
Views: 4,001
Posted By Skinny Dog

Unhappy I think it would be wishful thinking for SIA /...

I think it would be wishful thinking for SIA / SilkAir to start any airline here. Choong has proved himself inept at financial management (Virgin Atlantic and Air NZ / Ansett). SilkAir especially,...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Aug 2002, 22:55
Replies: 23
Views: 2,085
Posted By Skinny Dog

Thumbs down It now takes three times as long to do a quick...

It now takes three times as long to do a quick scan of this forum ..... a good idea but ?
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
19th Aug 2002, 23:39
Replies: 35
Views: 4,191
Posted By Skinny Dog

Smile Fubaar is close to the mark. I have flown many...

Fubaar is close to the mark. I have flown many Airbus and Boeing aircraft types. The A340 is a dog performance, wise. The A330 is a different airplane and really performs compared to other Airbus...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
11th May 2002, 23:06
Replies: 40
Views: 3,000
Posted By Skinny Dog

Question Why park the old airplane in outback Qld, when...

Why park the old airplane in outback Qld, when with a little thought, imagination, and care for others, the aircraft could be donated to the people of Afghanistan to help rebuild the poor country....
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