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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
9th Aug 2021, 01:19
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

Shouldn't it be on the manufacturers to show no...

Shouldn't it be on the manufacturers to show no decrease in risk profile? Straight up I can think of numerous things that make this option 'less safe'.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
31st Jul 2021, 07:25
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

You bet. Have never pretended otherwise. Glad you...

You bet. Have never pretended otherwise. Glad you recognise that my opinions hold precisely the same weight on an anonymous Internet forums as yours fearcampaign. Perhaps you might let JBE and...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
31st Jul 2021, 00:57
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

:ok: Good one. Thanks for the laugh.[/color] ...

:ok: Good one. Thanks for the laugh.[/color]



My opinions are my opinions. I present them here on PPRUNE just as you and others have done so. Feel free to disagree with them, feel free to...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Jul 2021, 09:31
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

The VR offer was not ‘legally necessary’. It was...

The VR offer was not ‘legally necessary’. It was an offer. If a pilot had more than a couple of years the offer was 9 months and three months notice. If the pilot had less than two years it was four...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Jul 2021, 08:03
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

How is that? Are you suggesting that QF should...

How is that? Are you suggesting that QF should have paid him 12 months VR package even though he only had 11 months until retirement age? Where do you draw the line on that? What about someone who...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th Jul 2021, 02:25
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

All three Captains have retired from QF. Every...

All three Captains have retired from QF. Every time I ran into Dave Evans I’d ask when I could expect to read his book. He would always reply with a wry smile.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Jul 2021, 13:40
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

I may need to amend this law to include ‘all...

I may need to amend this law to include ‘all other pilot groups’ instead of just JQ.[/QUOTE]

Maybe I need to amend this further to include S/O pay also! :(
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
13th Jul 2021, 22:35
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

To be fair on poor old Alan, that was about 25%...

To be fair on poor old Alan, that was about 25% less than he deserved given he worked for nothing in April, May and June last year.

[/end sarcasm]
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Jul 2021, 06:15
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

Southern was closed down in about '99 and the...

Southern was closed down in about '99 and the jets were sent to (and I think operated by) National Jet Systems as QLink. Then NJS was equipped a few years later with the B717 when Jetstar started...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
9th Jul 2021, 00:42
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

I agree that there is frequently no rhyme or...

I agree that there is frequently no rhyme or reason about a recruitment process but those sort of idiosyncrasies are a very different issue to stood down crew with ‘no useable work’ not getting a...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Jul 2021, 10:46
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

True enough. There have been a few. There...

True enough. There have been a few.

There have also been many who have been knocked back such as a S/O with extensive turbo prop time not even getting a look in with QLink.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Jul 2021, 03:37
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

I may need to amend this law to include ‘all...

I may need to amend this law to include ‘all other pilot groups’ instead of just JQ.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
4th Jul 2021, 07:33
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

I missed the “announcement” of 4 A330s to EFA?...

I missed the “announcement” of 4 A330s to EFA? Has that been announced? Or is it just a rumour?

Not sure how they’ll cover the post Covid network with four less airframes. Suspect that if they do...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Jun 2021, 02:31
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

I hope we end up closer to my prediction than...

I hope we end up closer to my prediction than yours Potsie but I certainly see your version of events of being the other side of the same coin!

If there is one thing the last 15 months have taught...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Jun 2021, 02:07
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

They’ll open. Just not by Christmas. More likely...

They’ll open. Just not by Christmas. More likely by about this time next year and in a staged way. Whether demand returns quickly is another thing entirely.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Jun 2021, 06:14
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

Of course. However moving pilots onto a fleet...

Of course. However moving pilots onto a fleet with some flying and then diluting that by another 1/3 comes a long second to getting borders open more quickly and having a significantly larger amount...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Jun 2021, 04:23
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

The courses were all paused or not started as of...

The courses were all paused or not started as of about 30 March 2020 when the stand down started. More than 3/4 of courses from the 19/20 training year had commenced as at that date.

More than 1/3...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Jun 2021, 01:32
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

No. Quite the contrary. Do you recall who it...

No. Quite the contrary.

Do you recall who it was that was advocating a lower MGH if it meant we could move crew across from the A380 to the A330 and carry them as a surplus? There weren’t many...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th May 2021, 02:59
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

PS: the only A380 category that go even close to...

PS: the only A380 category that go even close to being considered ‘in surplus’ would be the S/Os. And perhaps only 20-30 of them. If they keep talking about all 12 jets coming back that number gets...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th May 2021, 02:05
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

I’m not defending the company. I’m trying to take...

I’m not defending the company. I’m trying to take the principle that Flightdeck is espousing through to it’s natural conclusion and pointing out the issues that arise.



When someone puts...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th May 2021, 10:04
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

Qantas runs a RIN because a category is in...

Qantas runs a RIN because a category is in surplus. With only 40 A380 Captains and plans for at least 6 A380s to return (and Joyce keeps talking about all 12) one needs to ask whether the A380...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th May 2021, 21:36
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

That’s 60 odd Captain/ F/O courses onto fleets...

That’s 60 odd Captain/ F/O courses onto fleets that are likely to need those crew in the next six months (post VR/ER, it would have been a heap more prior to that process). It’s a very different set...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th May 2021, 12:03
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

That’s a long way from the version I’ve heard....

That’s a long way from the version I’ve heard. It’s true that QF suggested some things that made their life easier during Covid such as reduced bidding timelines and other things like that. The...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th May 2021, 09:02
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

Nope. They’d still be stood down, and the company...

Nope. They’d still be stood down, and the company would be broke from multiple training courses both ways. We would have killed the goose that lays the golden egg each fortnight.

I’ve said a...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th May 2021, 02:01
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

Yes, I wonder the same thing. One wonders how a...

Yes, I wonder the same thing. One wonders how a QF32 type event and subsequent fleet grounding may be treated in the future compared to how it was in the past.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th May 2021, 01:28
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

0. Though there are some LH pilots on other...

0. Though there are some LH pilots on other fleets approaching (and a couple beyond) 65.



If there is no SH vacancy to bid for, yes. (Under current rules).



If there is a vacancy they...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th May 2021, 01:03
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

Have you spoken to AIPA about the legal advice...

Have you spoken to AIPA about the legal advice they’ve obtained? Last year and again this year that advice is unchanged. You’re suggesting AIPA launch a costly court case contrary to legal advice to...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th May 2021, 11:00
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

Stand down is probably a bit better than furlough...

Stand down is probably a bit better than furlough because at least people are accruing AL and LSL along the way. Not sure if furlough has that benefit.

That said, I don’t reckon stand down was...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd May 2021, 05:32
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

Keg’s Law: The longer a PPRUNE discussion about...

Keg’s Law: The longer a PPRUNE discussion about Qantas goes on the greater chance there is of it turning into a mainline v JQ stoush.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st May 2021, 02:42
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

Yes, but they won’t want to which is why they’ll...

Yes, but they won’t want to which is why they’ll find a bunch of things to write off and declare a loss.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th May 2021, 00:35
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

To be fair, in most international ports Qantas...

To be fair, in most international ports Qantas crew aren’t sharing floors with Covid positive people. The only place that tends to happen is when forced into hotel quarantine in Australia.

Again,...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th May 2021, 21:56
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

If you read that article closely you’ll see that...

If you read that article closely you’ll see that Mick got Covid before the stand down and restrictions about staying in your hotel room, etc. In his own words he talks about the interaction in the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th May 2021, 11:59
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

And it was suspected they picked it up at some...

And it was suspected they picked it up at some stage whilst in Paris (adhering to all the rules regarding iso), not from a pax.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Apr 2021, 08:42
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

Nearly 1/4 of the Singaporean citizenry has had 1...

Nearly 1/4 of the Singaporean citizenry has had 1 dose. 15% have had both doses. At current rates they’re finished around September. A fully vaccinated nation changes the dynamic significantly.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Apr 2021, 05:33
Replies: 689
Views: 217,505
Posted By Keg

Sadly yes. I suspect it will be April/ May next...

Sadly yes. I suspect it will be April/ May next year before we have more or less restriction free travel.



I was surprised at how quickly New Zealand got up and going. I thought for sure that...
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