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Search: Posts Made By: Don Esson
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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Feb 2012, 10:01
Replies: 198
Views: 27,156
Posted By Don Esson

Maybe that will happen to the quoted poster for...

Maybe that will happen to the quoted poster for the bile and venom that he spews? :yuk::yuk::yuk: How poisonous can one get?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th Jun 2009, 08:16
Replies: 41
Views: 7,084
Posted By Don Esson

Mstr C, While I do not hold any brief for...

Mstr C,

While I do not hold any brief for Jetstar, I do say what they are doing in NZ is hardly asking people to pay to fly or to fly for nothing.

-438 should put up or shut up!
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th Jun 2009, 05:53
Replies: 41
Views: 7,084
Posted By Don Esson

Care to name names? Does this occur in Australia?

Care to name names? Does this occur in Australia?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Nov 2008, 11:38
Replies: 35
Views: 6,228
Posted By Don Esson

Is it true that the RESA at the end of 25 at...

Is it true that the RESA at the end of 25 at Sydney is in fact a memorial to 'The World's Greatest Airline'? :}:}
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Aug 2007, 00:54
Replies: 55
Views: 6,719
Posted By Don Esson

Jetstar will by their own admission have 5...

Jetstar will by their own admission have 5 flights a week. Qantas have three a week. Implied conclusion is that they will be going 'head to head' one day a week. Optionally, Qantas will soon...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Aug 2007, 10:41
Replies: 9
Views: 2,028
Posted By Don Esson

It doesn't. Jet* Asia operate these flights as a...

It doesn't. Jet* Asia operate these flights as a wet lease to their Australian "branch". Hence the use of JQ designator rather than 3K.



Not logical as Jet* Asia was created long before the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Aug 2007, 05:55
Replies: 17
Views: 5,647
Posted By Don Esson

Ditthy, I should shut the hell up about Staff...

Ditthy, I should shut the hell up about Staff Travel if I were you. You've come a long way since the bare boned, no-frills conditions you enjoyed at Impulse, all on the back of Qantas benevolence....
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Jun 2007, 00:43
Replies: 15
Views: 3,251
Posted By Don Esson

Call-signs and three letter codes (such as QFA)...

Call-signs and three letter codes (such as QFA) are designated by ICAO at the request of the member state in which the airline is domiciled. If Tiger in Australia is going to be independent of the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Jun 2007, 02:51
Replies: 17
Views: 2,389
Posted By Don Esson

]They are clerks who thing they are...

]They are clerks who thing they are accountants[/B]

...just like pilots who think they are engineers/flight attendants/CFOs/doctors/dentists/marketing experts/farmers/barristers/solicitors/animal...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th May 2007, 13:24
Replies: 44
Views: 7,367
Posted By Don Esson

Well, the horse has partially told the story. ...

Well, the horse has partially told the story. What happened to the Cabin Crew? If they departed the scene, would the three or four pilots have been able to oversee any emergency evacuation? Even...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th May 2007, 03:43
Replies: 7
Views: 2,193
Posted By Don Esson

Where are Creedy and Rochfort when you need them?...

Where are Creedy and Rochfort when you need them? Surely they would understand the implications of this deviation from "Qantas Group Policy" or is Mainline the party out of step??????

Will that...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th May 2007, 02:57
Replies: 44
Views: 7,367
Posted By Don Esson

Diversions to Brisbane

One can only wonder what CASA think of the safety implications of punters on aeroplane for prolonged period without a crew also on board as inferred by this story from today"s Sydney Morning Herald....
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th May 2007, 02:20
Replies: 82
Views: 14,757
Posted By Don Esson

Que?

That may be debatable but the begging question remains: "What did they do that was right?"

The next Qantas AGM will be a little ripper. If you follow the pattern of the last cycle, it will be in...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
13th May 2007, 23:51
Replies: 69
Views: 13,275
Posted By Don Esson

The message for the AIPA specifically and the...

The message for the AIPA specifically and the Qantas workforce generally is: "Be afraid, very very afraid." The games are just about to begin and you need to look not much further than yourselves...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th May 2007, 04:59
Replies: 56
Views: 8,130
Posted By Don Esson

Put a sock in it as this is getting to be as...

Put a sock in it as this is getting to be as boring and as tedious as a certain unspecified event of the late 1980's.:ugh: :ugh: :ugh:

Yes, I know I don't have to read it!:ok:
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
9th May 2007, 07:25
Replies: 367
Views: 34,309
Posted By Don Esson

There's no need to be screaming but I'm sure that...

There's no need to be screaming but I'm sure that you, and a lot of your colleagues, are in need of more help than any nurse is able to offer. ;)
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
9th May 2007, 06:38
Replies: 367
Views: 34,309
Posted By Don Esson

So what if it does? Has not an employer have any...

So what if it does? Has not an employer have any rights in your ever so small and irrelevant world?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Mar 2007, 01:23
Replies: 51
Views: 6,304
Posted By Don Esson

Biggles and Clarrie have just identified some of...

Biggles and Clarrie have just identified some of the the real issues. Banging on about crew checks will not solve anything. Someone needs to sit down with a clean sheet of paper and start all over...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Mar 2007, 00:00
Replies: 51
Views: 6,304
Posted By Don Esson

Are some of you people naive or just plain...

Are some of you people naive or just plain stupid?:ugh: :ugh: There are many flaws in the security checking process and the various requirements but to suggest that crew be exempt from screening...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Feb 2007, 03:26
Replies: 19
Views: 2,858
Posted By Don Esson

Does anyone really give a flying :mad: ????? ...

Does anyone really give a flying :mad: ????? Yair, I know that someone obviously has a need to know for some weird reason else the question would not have been asked. If all diversions were...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Feb 2007, 03:17
Replies: 22
Views: 3,924
Posted By Don Esson

Me three!

I too have received a call from a Call Centre working on behalf of APA urging me to sell my meagre holdings. It was all very civilised but the guy was working from a prepared crib sheet from which...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
19th Feb 2007, 08:27
Replies: 16
Views: 5,480
Posted By Don Esson

Care to share some of the details with us? ...

Care to share some of the details with us?



Is this true? I recall having read somwehere that Qantas delayed flights operating a day late had a suffix of "D" to differnentiate the flight...
Forum: Cabin Crew
27th Dec 2006, 04:48
Replies: 395
Views: 47,597
Posted By Don Esson

Some quotes from poor old Lowerlobe (he/she must...

Some quotes from poor old Lowerlobe (he/she must be old to have a name like that!), and some questions and comments.

Ground staff have had to put up with directed leave for quite a few years. ...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Dec 2006, 21:23
Replies: 127
Views: 23,273
Posted By Don Esson

Good observation Dutchie. I'd like to know why...

Good observation Dutchie. I'd like to know why ALL captains stand with their arms to the front and with their hands crossed as though they are protecting the family jewels as do soccer players...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Dec 2006, 09:38
Replies: 299
Views: 63,394
Posted By Don Esson

She's just touched down in DUB:ok: :ok:

She's just touched down in DUB:ok: :ok:
Forum: Cabin Crew
27th Nov 2006, 06:28
Replies: 475
Views: 69,576
Posted By Don Esson

Would we dare mislead you, Annie? That said,...

Would we dare mislead you, Annie? That said, might I suggest that you should have a redder face than anyone at Jetstar?
Forum: Cabin Crew
26th Nov 2006, 21:36
Replies: 475
Views: 69,576
Posted By Don Esson

Hey. Don't forget to take your money as well as...

Hey. Don't forget to take your money as well as your own utensils!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Aug 2006, 05:57
Replies: 9
Views: 1,952
Posted By Don Esson

'Great' idea that went wrong?

In hindsight, what a load of cr@p this was, especially the claims of the original Australian CEO that southern bases would open and that the fleet would grow to a dozen units inside of two years. We...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Aug 2006, 01:48
Replies: 36
Views: 6,215
Posted By Don Esson

Advance selling doesn't mean a thing. It is very...

Advance selling doesn't mean a thing. It is very easy to transfer punters from one flight or carrier to another. If it suits the Rat to give the routes to Jetstar, it will. Just as it has done on...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Aug 2006, 01:22
Replies: 39
Views: 5,860
Posted By Don Esson

In what way are the AIPA members at AO lowering...

In what way are the AIPA members at AO lowering the pay and conditions of Mainline pilots. If the AO agreement has lowered pay etc., then you should be pointing the finger at the AIPA reps who...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th May 2006, 01:55
Replies: 172
Views: 19,218
Posted By Don Esson

Since when has it been a crime to be provocative?...

Since when has it been a crime to be provocative? :rolleyes: You obviously don't like the truth. :ugh:
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th May 2006, 00:05
Replies: 172
Views: 19,218
Posted By Don Esson

Poor memories

Well, there are experts with poor memories. For those in the self-admitted early stages of dementia, there were two disputes involving the meal chuckers and the SP's. The first was about manning...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th May 2006, 11:38
Replies: 172
Views: 19,218
Posted By Don Esson

Angry Lurker @5R says Why should anyone support...

Lurker @5R says

Why should anyone support the AFAA? When the FA's struck over the use of staff labour in the 1980's, they successfully gained the support of all of Qantas's blue collar unions as...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th May 2006, 10:58
Replies: 28
Views: 5,869
Posted By Don Esson

ANY REAL CHOICE?

Many people would chose to pay more and fly with anyone other than Virgin or Jetstar but their dilemma is compounded by Qantas reducing to a ridiculous level, or withdrawing, its services. More often...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th May 2006, 09:31
Replies: 15
Views: 2,773
Posted By Don Esson

Virgin Blue edging up-market Sorry, but...

Virgin Blue edging up-market

Sorry, but could they have gone any lower? Ah yes. Now there's Jetstar getting in their way and ready to accept the dubious mantle.
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