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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

24th Nov 2019, 15:44

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Asturias56

It'll all be people burning their airmiles if you...

It'll all be people burning their airmiles if you ask me................ but it's probably a reasonable step for Qantas to take

Problem is you offer non-stop then you are restricted to traffic...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

24th Nov 2019, 07:43

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Asturias56

"Once there is equipment that can do it, and the...

"Once there is equipment that can do it, and the western airlines all catch on, the hubs will be busted"

Only if the price is equivalent - people will put themselves through some amazingly...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

23rd Nov 2019, 15:40

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Asturias56

The only trouble with that analysis is that ...

The only trouble with that analysis is that that's what QF have done for years and the LH international network has contracted steadily.

When you're a relatively high cost airline competing...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

17th Nov 2019, 08:07

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Asturias56

At the same multi-national a colleague who was...

At the same multi-national a colleague who was moved to another office discovered he had been substantially over-payed (over $ 7000) in moving and relocation allowances.

He then tried to pay it...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

16th Nov 2019, 10:46

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Asturias56

"It remains an interesting study into just how...

"It remains an interesting study into just how these "errors" due complexity of the payment structures always results in underpayment."

When working in a large multi-national company I once put a...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

15th Oct 2019, 10:35

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Asturias56

Interesting.... most of the responses to my post...

Interesting.... most of the responses to my post are saying pilots prefer older aeroplanes

But the bulk of the thread is about the need for QF to buy a new fleet.........

hard to have it both...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

12th Oct 2019, 17:29

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Asturias56

"I'm curious why you think that Qantas should...

"I'm curious why you think that Qantas should have ordered more aircraft by now"

1. Pilots love new aeroplanes - just like spotters (and aircraft manufacturers)

2. New types mean retraining -...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

15th Sep 2019, 13:08

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Asturias56

Yup UULR could be a QF specialty - most other...

Yup UULR could be a QF specialty - most other airlines (eg BA) won't bother as they can tap a lot of markets with an LR fleet

You are right about the proportion of relative costs - BUT you forget...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

15th Sep 2019, 09:35

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Asturias56

ULH is a definite advantage but it only applies...

ULH is a definite advantage but it only applies to certain markets from Australia that's the USA and UK currently - several possible other stops in the USA - I guess it would make sense to extend...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

31st Jul 2019, 07:58

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Asturias56

Mr B has a lot on his mind right now - the Max,...

Mr B has a lot on his mind right now - the Max, the problem getting the 777X first flight (now 2020), the tanker issues and of course do they launch the NMA .............

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