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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

17th Aug 2019, 05:06

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Posted By Beer Baron

I think it a bit funny that people think that...

I think it a bit funny that people think that either manufacturer are going to build something ‘just for Qantas’.
The reality is, once an aircraft is flying that has the range to open up new route...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

20th Jul 2019, 21:27

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Posted By Beer Baron

Ahhhh.... Pay, the magical cure for fatigue.

Ahhhh.... Pay, the magical cure for fatigue.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

20th Jul 2019, 11:24

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Posted By Beer Baron

Yep, I agree with Global Aviator. I’m glad some...

Yep, I agree with Global Aviator. I’m glad some of the whingers on here don’t run the airline. I’d much rather see new aircraft bought to open up new and exclusive routes rather than sit back and...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

20th Jun 2019, 06:49

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Posted By Beer Baron

It’s like an echo, you yell out but the only...

It’s like an echo, you yell out but the only reply is yourself saying the same thing over and over.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

15th Jun 2019, 23:50

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Posted By Beer Baron

Do you see the utter contradiction in your post?...

Do you see the utter contradiction in your post? You obsess over ‘revenue’ and then use a quote which explicitly points to the fact that you could be “the highest revenue airline and still go broke”....

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

13th Jun 2019, 13:04

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Posted By Beer Baron

Well if that’s not the pot calling the kettle...

Well if that’s not the pot calling the kettle black, then I don’t know what is.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

7th May 2019, 22:01

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Posted By Beer Baron

How many seats a week did they add by flying...

How many seats a week did they add by flying MEL-SFO?

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

10th Mar 2019, 12:03

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Posted By Beer Baron

As usual, things are more complicated than your...

As usual, things are more complicated than your analysis.

2 pilots vs 4?
Well, a 737 crew do a SYD-MEL-SYD pattern they are paid 3 hours. 787 crew do it and they get 5:30 and the 787 hourly rate...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

5th Mar 2019, 09:54

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Posted By Beer Baron

738 minimum crew complement is 4 crew. 787 is 8...

738 minimum crew complement is 4 crew. 787 is 8 crew. We operate the 738 with 4 cabin crew every day. Certain flights at certain times of day get an extra crew member for meal service requirements.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

5th Mar 2019, 08:16

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Posted By Beer Baron

Are you sure about that? What does a 787 burn...

Are you sure about that? What does a 787 burn SYD-MEL? How about a 738?
What is the minimum cabin crew complement for the 787 vs the 738?

I suspect you are wrong on both counts. You could...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

24th Feb 2019, 06:23

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Posted By Beer Baron

Geeze, talk about cherry-picking statistics to...

Geeze, talk about cherry-picking statistics to try and prove a point. Why not look at the most recent 3 years? Or are you trying to prove the ‘transformation’ was a great success?

As for harping...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

25th Jan 2019, 18:51

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Posted By Beer Baron

Don’t forget OQA has much lower cycles than some...

Don’t forget OQA has much lower cycles than some of the other early jets (OQB, OQC) due to her convalescing in SIN for an extended period.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

17th Jan 2019, 10:59

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Posted By Beer Baron

Does your source give any reason for this?

Does your source give any reason for this?

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

7th Jan 2019, 23:48

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Posted By Beer Baron

Pretty selective quoting there Traffic. The...

Pretty selective quoting there Traffic.
The whole quote that you trimmed was referring to managing disruptions being “what running an airline is all about”.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

7th Jan 2019, 03:24

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Posted By Beer Baron

That sure would make a good tabloid headline for...

That sure would make a good tabloid headline for a truely boring story about a delayed flight. Thank you for reiterating my point.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

6th Jan 2019, 09:53

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Posted By Beer Baron

Plenty of highfalutin language there but it is...

Plenty of highfalutin language there but it is simply suggestive of running an airline. Planes break, flights get cancelled, life goes on.

It is common for pilots to on these forums to get...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

6th Jan 2019, 08:02

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Posted By Beer Baron

Oh god, listen to you all panicking over a few...

Oh god, listen to you all panicking over a few disrupted flights like it spells the end of the airline, talk about drama queens.

The reality is there are spare long haul aircraft sitting around...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

8th Aug 2018, 07:53

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Posted By Beer Baron

If you are flying 850 hours a year on the current...

If you are flying 850 hours a year on the current LH EA you certainly won’t be flying 30% more on the 787. In fact you won’t even fly 6% more. So the argument about night credits is about money, not...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

18th Jun 2018, 03:48

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Posted By Beer Baron

Not sure where you got that information from. ...

Not sure where you got that information from.
This is from a transcript of an interview Alan Joyce gave to CNBC in March this year;
...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

18th Jun 2018, 02:11

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Posted By Beer Baron

Rated De, this is an excerpt from your provided...

Rated De, this is an excerpt from your provided link: (my bold)

So the current provisions of the Temporary Skills Shortage visa are not suitable to recruit pilots largely because of the 2 year...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

17th Jun 2018, 02:15

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Posted By Beer Baron

That is NOT true. Qantas have put in an...

That is NOT true. Qantas have put in an application and AIPA have filed an objection. They have not been granted at this stage.

The first sentence is correct and well known. The second...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

15th Jun 2018, 06:22

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Posted By Beer Baron

Wow, that’s an incredibly defeatist attitude. ...

Wow, that’s an incredibly defeatist attitude.
Firstly, LH negotiations haven’t even begun and it normally takes a while to get down to actual pay numbers.
Secondly, that could well be Qantas’...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

21st May 2018, 05:44

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Posted By Beer Baron

I totally agree with you. The last 10 years have...

I totally agree with you. The last 10 years have been a disaster. Each time they canceled or deferred 787 orders was crushing, while at the same time watching them pour money into other entities or...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

21st May 2018, 01:27

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Posted By Beer Baron

Rated De, I’m curious to know what you actually...

Rated De, I’m curious to know what you actually expect or want Qantas to do from a fleet point of view beyond your oft repeated tag-line.

Qantas have now announced the retirement of their 747...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

12th May 2018, 06:10

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Posted By Beer Baron

They can't do 36 hours slips because of the...

They can't do 36 hours slips because of the schedule. The QF95 gets in at 7pm and you need minimum 32 hours rest so the minimum slip becomes ~ 51 hours. Now consider that from September MEL-LAX will...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

11th May 2018, 08:25

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Posted By Beer Baron

I find it a little amusing that you use Alan...

I find it a little amusing that you use Alan Joyce's statement to discredit the rumour I mentioned but in the same post you say that the future fleet plans he has announced almost certainly wont...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

11th May 2018, 05:35

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Posted By Beer Baron

To put a slightly rosier picture out there. ...

To put a slightly rosier picture out there.

It’s worth remembering that since the 787 EA was signed up to, of the 15 airframe orders that have come due, 14 have been taken up. (The one skipped is...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

2nd May 2018, 12:29

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Posted By Beer Baron

Hi Tankengine, what do you mean by; Do...

Hi Tankengine, what do you mean by;

Do you mean they can displace 380 Captains? How so? I thought it was a 1 for 1 equation so once the most junior 380 captains have been displaced the process...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

1st May 2018, 22:50

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Posted By Beer Baron

I think you may be a bit off there. ...

I think you may be a bit off there.

Previously there were some JQ pilots awarded MOU positions as S/O but the contract only allowed for a move to F/O or Capt so the positions were revoked.

I...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

1st May 2018, 04:10

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Posted By Beer Baron

I would hardly call that ‘case closed’. I’ve...

I would hardly call that ‘case closed’. I’ve heard a good many rumours from ‘Cabin Crew Management’ over the years but not many of them have come true. Might be in league with the Townsville...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

30th Apr 2018, 09:44

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Posted By Beer Baron

V-Jet, fair go. I’m no fan of RC or Qantas’...

V-Jet, fair go. I’m no fan of RC or Qantas’ strategy but you can’t expect someone to disprove any wild accusation or rumour that an anonymous poster may choose to make.

It is surely encumbent on...

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