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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

11th Nov 2019, 03:24

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Australopithecus

I am be bemused at that story. It is utter crap...

I am be bemused at that story. It is utter crap on the face of it. Qantas can’t plan three years down the road, let alone thirty. And what if those selfish pilots don’t take a pay cut to fund it?
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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

1st Nov 2019, 06:28

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Australopithecus

There may be an amendment to the AD coming since...

There may be an amendment to the AD coming since three aircraft in the discretionary inspection group are cracked. Originally the high cycle airframes required an immediate inspection. I cannot...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

16th Aug 2019, 11:23

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Australopithecus

53 orders, all from ME carriers, and almost all...

53 orders, all from ME carriers, and almost all considered “soft”. QR wants to delay deliveries anyway, and the rest are likely convertible to the 777-9 given the route structures/payload profile...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

16th Aug 2019, 09:28

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Australopithecus

Yes, but in the meantime other operators are...

Yes, but in the meantime other operators are thinking about ULH, some are even rumoured to be eyeing Australia. If QF was to wait for the 777-8 which may be later cancelled they would surrender...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

15th Aug 2019, 23:58

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Australopithecus

...and the 380-900 and the 380F. Oh well,...

...and the 380-900 and the 380F.

Oh well, GE is in the news today with allegations of a 38 Billion accounting fraud. That might be just short-selling hedge fund hijinks, but if it has legs then...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

15th Aug 2019, 20:50

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Australopithecus

This from FlightGlobal “The airframer gave...

This from FlightGlobal

“The airframer gave no indication of how long the development will be put on hold for, and did not elaborate further when asked by FlightGlobal.”

By indefinite I meant...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

15th Aug 2019, 09:12

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Australopithecus

That Boeing wording is typical of a project that...

That Boeing wording is typical of a project that eventually dies. But even if it doesn’t, what do you reckon an indefinite delay does to certainty for customers?

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

15th Aug 2019, 08:25

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Australopithecus

Except that Boeing just announced they are not...

Except that Boeing just announced they are not going to make the long range 777-8. So no, not so much with the 777

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

15th Aug 2019, 07:14

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Australopithecus

Well, now they are going to have to get Airbus to...

Well, now they are going to have to get Airbus to increase the range on the 350, but why would Airbus bother for so few orders? Oh...forget any bargaining power too. This move by Boeing puts QF in an...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

2nd Aug 2019, 01:13

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Australopithecus

The difference between the 747 and the 380 is...

The difference between the 747 and the 380 is that the 747 has some residual value while the 380 does not, except as parts. Air France has just announced they are quitting the 380 completely by 2022....

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

30th Jul 2019, 10:02

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Australopithecus

Yes, I'd expect that. I read they are making 3.5...

Yes, I'd expect that. I read they are making 3.5 a month-what’s the maximum rate of that line? Logistics aside, Qantas apparently is hanging its hat on ultra long haul flights for which they need an...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

26th Jul 2019, 01:57

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Australopithecus

Boeing is now saying that the first test flight...

Boeing is now saying that the first test flight of the 777X won't be for about six months. The GE-9X has problems that apparently mean a redesign of some stator vanes. Any realistic test program...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

15th Jun 2019, 17:30

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Australopithecus

That’s four questions. And Rated is trying to...

That’s four questions. And Rated is trying to illustrate that JQ's profits, if any, may be illusory.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

18th Apr 2019, 08:30

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Posted By Australopithecus

Better call the world’s regulators and Boeing...

Better call the world’s regulators and Boeing then. They'll be glad to hear that the Max has been safe all along.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

16th Dec 2018, 20:28

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Australopithecus

On top of the foregoing, the stated profitability...

On top of the foregoing, the stated profitability of JQ has always been a joke.

There is a typical airline economic pie chart which shows that typical airlines pay about a third of their overhead...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

14th Dec 2018, 02:50

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Posted By Australopithecus

QF needs a new aircraft every ten weeks just to...

QF needs a new aircraft every ten weeks just to keep the fleet average age pegged in the yellow. And by the time project sunrise is technically possible there will be a long (five years? more?)...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

9th Jun 2018, 03:35

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Australopithecus

Man. I thought I was cynical. The share price is...

Man. I thought I was cynical. The share price is going to dive after the market realises that oil price hikes can strip an airline's profits away in a blink. If they tried that frozen share bonus...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

29th Apr 2018, 06:36

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Australopithecus

Which, it will come as no surprise, they screwed...

Which, it will come as no surprise, they screwed up. The new crockery/glasswear does not stack in the carts and there are now safety issues as a result.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

28th Apr 2018, 12:06

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Australopithecus

Like everything else: “It depends”. There are two...

Like everything else: “It depends”. There are two primary choices with subset options. 1: The 777-8, smaller/farther and the -9, bigger/sub-sunrise* range.

2: A350 in its two iterations. If only...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

17th Apr 2018, 09:33

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Australopithecus

I spent an interesting short contract at a...

I spent an interesting short contract at a carrier that abused its MD-11 pilots sorely. They didn't just take a couple of tonnes extra...they took 20 tonnes and then ran it out the dumps. That was...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

15th Apr 2018, 03:34

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Australopithecus

How do you know what Virgin's shareholders want?...

How do you know what Virgin's shareholders want? They mostly want out of Virgin, and Virgin's management are well known to be inept with every fleet choice they have made for 15 years. Don't hold...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

15th Apr 2018, 03:27

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Australopithecus

You’re right...time for a sweeping cull of the...

You’re right...time for a sweeping cull of the campus. Time for executive remuneration to reflect the size of the airline. Time for honesty and not this puerile attempt to shape perceptions based on...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

15th Apr 2018, 03:07

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Australopithecus

The aircraft that Qantas needs -big long range...

The aircraft that Qantas needs -big long range twins- both have delivery constraints that seem a bit unstable. There are big 777-9 and A350-1000 orders from the ME3 that could easily shrink or delay...

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