I noticed Thai are flying the all economy A320's on routes like SIN-BKK. Did the 320's do the trunk route flying pre Covid?
Jump to postNZ is running a trial with reusable cups on domestic flights, and it has received lots of positive feedback from pax so far. International flights are not on the agenda though - “The primary reason for that is, with international, we've got lots of food security issues. We can't take anything off o...
Jump to postMy other post also got deleted regarding the Air NZ fleet situation being one of many airlines affected. Which is no fault of their own making. With 4 789s waiting on engines And 4 321s waiting on engines Plus another 6 aircraft out with general maintenance issues. There is no way with so many airc...
Jump to postNZ516 wrote:
Exactly well said a lot was self inflicted. Qantas handled it better and retained it's fleet even all of its 737 fleet despite their age.
Try MNL. Or CGK. Or plenty of others ... Oh yeah. Forgot about MNL. It’s AWFUL. Never been to CGK only DPS and YIA. DPS was nice and YIA is just a small airport. The new T3 at CGK is not bad, plenty of space though baggage hall is a bit chaotic. The older T2 now used by LCCs including Jetstar remai...
Jump to postI came through Mel international on the weekend, lines of at least 200 metres to get through immigration (for those who know, it was past the old Cathay Lounge) and no staff providing any direction. Lucky for me I knew to walk past them and that there are kiosks on the far side of duty free. This i...
Jump to postAirbusA322 wrote:
Either way, leaves no spare in the fleet.
ben175 wrote:Yet JQ is installing crew rests on the 787, despite the fact the majority of their international workforce are overseas based.
I don't see this as her being pushed out, but maybe she's got a better deal or just wants to reduce her workload. Hopefully someone who can help bring some operational stability to VA is brought on board. Their recent otp stats have been atrocious, even sitting much worse than JQ.[/quote] JQ have i...
Jump to postAs I understand it, flight attendants only get paid for the time the aircraft doors are closed to when they open. Is there an advantage to this for the workers? I don't see one, but it seems to continuously get re-ratified. It’s an industry standard. Always has been. And no one wants to be the firs...
Jump to postMelbourne airport have announced TK services 3 weekly via SIN building to daily from the ‘The first flight from Istanbul is due to arrive on Saturday 16 March with services from Melbourne to initially operate on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday before shifting to Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.’ http...
Jump to postGiven they will likely join skyteam it kind of makes sense to fly to DLs largest hub.
Jump to postA VA GM has put in a unique approach (i.e 'employing' Australian crews on VAi Short Haul) into their submission to IASC for their case to grant the capacity for OOL/ADL-PER-Bali flights ahead of rival JQ's application for CNS-MEL-DPS and ADL-PER-DPS. https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/01/virgin...
Jump to postNo, CPT really isn't a discount style destination. Neither is Honolulu and that isn’t stopping them. That being said I think JNB would come first, that and India. Others have pointed out LAS might be too far. You'll find a lot more budget accommodation in Hawaii than in Cape Town. But having said t...
Jump to postplanemanofnz wrote:Obzerva wrote:QF:
JNB to be flying out of PER by year end.
Could it be CPT over JNB?
JQ: Steady as she goes for 787s routes, not sure we'll see much more significant route changes, even when the widebody fleet gets a refit, can't see US being on the cards unless the dollar somehow magically goes close to parity, it'll be Asia only. ! I doubt they would go to the expense of refittin...
Jump to postIt might make sense having the order split between the 787/A350 like many other operators have done. Protects against supply chain issues/manufacturer issues and keeps both competitive.
Jump to postThe part that really troubles me is the claim that the covers are flammable. What's making the Canadians say that? What do they see that CASA doesn't? And, who's to say that such a risk doesn't exist here? . Do we have any solid proof that this is true or are we just assuming something an NJS pilot...
Jump to postMany major East Asian and Australian cities don't have any service to the US - BKK, CGK, HAN, KUL, PER, ADL, etc. What, please, are the PDEWs from the U.S. (yes, use the whole darn country of 336 million if you want!) to PER and ADL? AKL isn't even a top 40 n/s destination to the U.S., meaning it h...
Jump to postSuch a shame to see the state of QF’s network. Frequencies to LAX are down, SFO is a Sydney only affaire (BNE and MEL are caput), ORD has been unlaunched, DFW is the only growth but even that is flat capacity wise. The AA JV is bloody useless, they can’t even fly more than a daily LAX-SYD. Once aga...
Jump to postSuch a shame to see the state of QF’s network. Frequencies to LAX are down, SFO is a Sydney only affaire (BNE and MEL are caput), ORD has been unlaunched, DFW is the only growth but even that is flat capacity wise. The AA JV is bloody useless, they can’t even fly more than a daily LAX-SYD. Once aga...
Jump to postBARNZ suggesting that lack of alternates to AKL are causing problems for airlines coming here, as it means they need to carry more fuel than otherwise - and seemingly implying it could've been a factor in HA's decision to make AKL a seasonal service only. I'd say the main driver to HA going seasona...
Jump to postRe the shuttles - wasn't France looking to ban flights of that type?
Jump to postIt'll be a long time before we see Qantas' share price starting with a 7 or 8 unfortunately. The mythology that it was a well performing company during the Joyce years has been thoroughly debunked in recent weeks. It performed well for executives on poorly designed short-term incentives but shareho...
Jump to postI wouldn't be surprised if they look at people such as Brett Godfrey or Paul Scurrah as directors. Management dont often make great directors. Different skillsets. Godfrey has gone on to have board appointments with Westjet, Tourism QLD, Rugby Australia etcso seems to have been able to translate hi...
Jump to postAny news on when Thai smile is integrated back into mainline?
Jump to post... plus, isn't JQ potentially moving away from the 787 and going to have an all 321 fleet (with those 321s able to serve pretty much everywhere JQ flies except HNL)? No plans for the JQ 787s to go anywhere. Each time I think about WSI, I keep focussing on QF and not JQ. Would there be any chance t...
Jump to postIt is hard to see the short to medium term outlook for American routes from Australia as anything other than bleak. AUD has now fallen below USD.63 and it looks possible that it will fall further to below USD.60. This will continue to cruel demand as well as increase the costs Australian airlines f...
Jump to post3) Don't like Euro style business class, but perhaps a premium economy section with 33" or or 34" pitch or why not the entire aircraft with this pitch as they do not really fill their flights regularly anyway I'm not convinced it owuld work. Virgin Blue tried it and it failed... I think i...
Jump to postCurrently cabin crew with at most Australian airlines will work onboard with crew on different contracts which have been introduced over time to limit or remove the opportunity of newer crew members to achieve the same level of pay/conditions as crew who were employed on earlier contracts. Not just...
Jump to postCould this mean TG plans to resume HKT-SYD? "Next, THAI will launch new flights to Oslo in Norway, Milan in Italy, and Sydney and Perth in Australia," said Mr Chai. https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2653355/thai-plans-more-flights-for-tourists could be increased SYD-BKK in line...
Jump to postCould this mean TG plans to resume HKT-SYD? "Next, THAI will launch new flights to Oslo in Norway, Milan in Italy, and Sydney and Perth in Australia," said Mr Chai. https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2653355/thai-plans-more-flights-for-tourists Or increased frequency on SYDBKK
Jump to postTo make it even easier - and clearer - why not "SYD-CBD" for Kingsford Smith and "SYD=WEST" for Nancy Bird Walton ? I think that most international flyers would understand the concept of Central Business District vs. SYD-WEST, which is self-explanatory. I was surprised to find o...
Jump to postkriskim wrote:
EK operated x1 daily SYD-BKK-DXB and x3 daily SYD-DXB services, however the SYD-BKK-DXB finished up on 31 June 2019.
[Want CBR route to continue & not get pulled like last time. CBRs only international flight. If flights fail again, bad for everyone. Competition is a good thing. FJ are talking about a new city in Australia & USA now they have recd 2 more A350s. Competition is good however if the main reas...
Jump to postAlso, what is the dynamic of having pilots and crews working on Q400s, the same as their competitor? The labour pricing would have to be (implicitly) matched between the two of them otherwise theyll be unable to keep staff (which applies to both airliens). Not sure it matters that much. they have 7...
Jump to postAll I can say to that idea is "Good luck with your projects." If they had any sense, they'd quickly move to mediation with the TWU and work out a settlement. . I doubt the TWU would be interested in a quick settlement... they will want to drag this one out for a while as it benefits their...
Jump to postAgreed makes total sense to just standardize their WB fleet around two types of aircraft only ie A350 and B787 family lines and NB around the A320Neo family line. Majority of the NBs I bet will end up being the A321Neos which is the right plane for TG in this segment category. I fully agree too tha...
Jump to postHoping this works out for QF - but seems like they have a big jump in cargo capacity coming into the AU market. Do they still wetlease a 748 from Atlas? From an av-geek perspective I still enjoy seeing the SYD cargo ramp with Fed-EX DHL heavies. Shame MEL is harder to see, be good to see more cargo...
Jump to postWhat has held back VA’s New Zealand return (apart from ZQN)? With VA now returning to most of it other short-haul International network by now that can operated by 737s. Yet AKL, WLG, CHC, DUD are all left off the list for now. Was New Zealand really that big of a lost maker for VA1.0 that VA2.0 ha...
Jump to postAs for QR, I still think the Government is being disingenuous in its response. Tanya Plibersek bas bleating on the morning tv with her soundbites... if QR want to increase capacity they cand o so now by flying bigger aircraft to places like Sydney... um.. aren't they al;ready flying the 380 to PER ...
Jump to postBeing devil's advocate here... am I the only one who doesn't see anything wrong with consolidating flights if there are available seats within 30 minutes of original departure? MEL-SYD sometimes has 4 flights within the hour... I understand convenience matters but the impacts on the environment to ...
Jump to postHe quit. What a coward. I’m sure it was jump or we’ll push! Good - I hope Vanessa comes out with an apology on credits, we’ll cooperate on ACCC, and maybe ignore QR? Then she sits down an reinvents the culture at QF doing a cleanse form the top down! Hopefully with 20 years service at QF and groome...
Jump to post- The QF Group recently replacing JQ widebodies with QF widebodies on some of its DPS services signals that they're seeing higher yield growth/potential there. There must be some extension of this trend to the New Zealand-DPS market too? Kind of... JQ had a lot of J capacity to DPS and this has all...
Jump to postGoing to take a master stroke of PR and brand work to recover this - not sure QF yet alone Australia has the talent for this. Maybe I’m cynical - but I feel the arrogance of QF is systemic of Australian big business these days. Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. And yes sadly shareholde...
Jump to postOn several visits in the late 90s, I remember how bursting at the seams busy it was and how it seemed a new facility couldn't come soon enough. Now here we are, the new airport has existed 15+ years, and was over capacity almost right away. Who would have thought Don Mueang would be building a new ...
Jump to postDon't think there is really a market for another charter airline these days so presumably will be an LCC going up against Ryanair/Wizz/Easyjet.
History shows that using an old name that has gone bust in the past generally doesn't work so good luck to them.
There are rumoured to be some behind the scenes issues with Sunrise at the moment. One of which is the unavailability of the airspace of a certain nation on the direct great circle route. One may think that the geopolitical situation with this nation would have to be sorted by late 2025 when the fi...
Jump to postI think also you have a bit of airfield congestion on one side of the airport, so to have a new midfield terminal, it would allow them to eleviate it. Also having a midfield terminal would be largely a green field development (beside some of the airservices and fire facilities), so should hopefully...
Jump to postI will say this, MEL T4 was a watered down version of a terminal because that is all the airlines were willing to pay for. It was a LCC terminal afterall, and met that brief, but one should usually look to the next step that would be required. Ultimately agree that it was a short sighted idea. . It...
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