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Re: Australian Aviation - April 2024

The real issue is that there is a $70m 737max sitting unused at MCY and has been for two months now .

Sure there may be issues with Canadian registry etc but there’s no way you can let an asset like that sit around doing nothing when you are already so short on capacity

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Re: Australian Aviation - February 2024

Bonza to end ROK-TSV services citing low demand https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/rockhampton/community/bonza-to-cancel-its-rockhampton-to-townsville-route-because-its-not-popular/news-story/294c4b11e67367f28e07ba9a6a6df4f5?amp&nk=458a6c0e5aed2560d338e908a9821c7e-1706822803 They wil...

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Re: Australian Aviation - January 2024

Seatmap seems to confirm they have redone the seating from the spirt Config. 25 rows of 3-3, so 150 pax. Asumming that want to be keep it as 150 so they can get a 1:50 crew ratio for them? On a side note $700AUD for a Red E-Deal to fly it on the 30th of Jan, for just a 2hr flight. I feel for Wester...

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Re: New Zealand Aviation - October 2023

It’s only been two days so far, but both days that e190 has only operated BNE-WLG-BNE. If there was more demand, QF could re-time the flights and overnight the e190 on WLG. Which would let them do a double daily return with the same aircraft. I could see them try CBR to AKL or WLG in the future wit...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - July 2023

Looks like PR are up to something with their PER-MNL flights after some complaints on their Facebook page, with at least two of the three weekly flights are now being routed via DRW. I suspect the A21N has been pulled and replaced with a A321?? I don't know what the complaints about the existing se...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - June 2023

bunumuring wrote:
tsurumaru wrote:
Bonds have had ten(!) bird strikes in the last couple of months...

So that’s the cause of those skid marks….

Take care,
Bunumuring

Whilst they do lack a spare aircraft, they have certainly been seriously unlucky with bird strikes. Maybe the MAX is too quiet and they don’t hear it coming !

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Re: New Zealand Aviation - May 2023

DUD ... QF E190s could have the right cost basis ... Or, with VA back at ZQN, I reckon a 1-2x weekly BNE-DUD 738 wouldn't be too much of an extra challenge What about JQ? They already have staff and ground handling contracts there, so should be much easier for them than others? We know JQ is expand...

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Re: New Zealand Aviation - May 2023

DUD ... QF E190s could have the right cost basis ... Or, with VA back at ZQN, I reckon a 1-2x weekly BNE-DUD 738 wouldn't be too much of an extra challenge What about JQ? They already have staff and ground handling contracts there, so should be much easier for them than others? We know JQ is expand...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - May 2023

With QR ending their daily 77W ADL-AKL service in August leaving just 3 services per week with Air NZ 320s. Qantas might consider starting ADL- AKL using the 190s which would replace some of the lost seats. Plus this could feed their AKL- JFK as well as the AA AKL- JFK service. I highly doubt E90 h...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - April 2023

Not sure if has been posted yet, but some decent results for Bonza for the long easter period (06APR - 11APR) Most flights claimed to be full over this period with all flights ex AVV and MEL at 100% LF and all remaining services maintained a 88% LF during this period. ROK-CNS , MQL-MCY and MEL-MCY w...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - March 2023

From what I understand, loads have been strong MCY-TSV and MCY-AVV, with the other routes also doing quite well. The ‘other’ routes are doing terrible. The Rockhampton flight is long dead, I’d be skeptical around any success re the other Rocky routes also, Melbourne might work. Mackay and Whitsunda...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - March 2023

Any info on how Bonza is going? Haven't heard much about them at all since the launch. Operationally, quite good, with on time performance within 15min near 100% from what I can tell. To be fair they do have plenty of spare aircraft ready to go if needed!.Their staggered start to operations has bee...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - January 2023

Bonza already sold in excess of 10,000 tickets

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - January 2023

Bonza flights now finally on sale - and yes only via the app! I've just booked MCY-TSV one way for $65 for April... let's see how they go

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Re: New Zealand Aviation Thread - June 2022

[twoid] [/twoid] Was NZ ever daily pre-covid on WLG to SYD? I always thought it was only x5 a week. They do a mix of am and pm departures, any specific reason? That's obviously not the best for picking up large chunks of business travel QF are currently x10 weekly as you mentioned and before long I...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - February 2022

Expect a big announcement tommorow for australian aviation regarding a new carrier

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - May 2021

Exactly, there really isn’t much point adding more capacity to BME as there is no where to stay once the passengers arrive. The resorts and half-decent hotels are basically sold out for the next six months. And I think this is one of challenges with travel in Australia at the moment - trying to get...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - May 2021

It’s so fantastic to see all these new markets open up across the country - by far one of the best things to come out of the pandemic. The only thing left on my wish list is seeing more flights into BME from the East Coast. Also the return of PER-AYQ. Does anyone know how forward bookings on JQs up...

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Re: New Zealand Aviation Thread - September 2020

Hamilton International flights 'on the horizon' when international travel returns in the future ... https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hamilton-news/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503366&objectid=12364124 I tell you what, if there's one thing Ewan Wilson loves most it's the prospect of international services fr...

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Re: New Zealand Aviation Thread - August 2020

Wellington - Nelson and Wellington - Christchurch should still be operating I'd think. Level 2 does allow for inter-regional travel. And Wellington-Queenstown which is daily. There is no JQ Wellington-Nelson. All non Auckland domestic routes are running as normal. Perhaps AIR NZ could operate a Wha...

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Re: New Zealand Aviation Thread - August 2020

Speaking of the old JQ regional term (shed) at AKL, surely it wouldn't be too challenging to convert this space with some temp customs,avsec and MPI facilities with enough capacity for 2 x A320/21 flights a day to RAR (spread across the day). Check in would be as normal in the domestic term and then...

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Re: New Zealand Aviation Thread - March 2020

https://i.stuff.co.nz/business/12065560 ... app-iPhone

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Re: New Zealand Aviation Thread - March 2020

Thanks to their ungenerous change policies, NZ just screwed me out of my complete air fare. Since I booked LAX LHR in early December for May travel, they are only allowing credit up to that date of booking. I only have 2 travel windows to use my fare credit, May and Christmas. They need to change t...

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Re: New Zealand Aviation Thread - March 2020

NTLDaz wrote:
Australia instituting NZ style self isolation from midnight tonight.

With this news, I personally believe we will see at least one airline from our region go out of business during these times.

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Re: New Zealand Aviation Thread - March 2020

It's just hit me how unprecedented of an event this is. Within a week Tasman demand will dry up due to these restrictions.

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - February 2020

Did even start? VA really struggling to establish their international startups JNB, AUH, HKG... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Wasn’t there HKT too? Back with the 77Ws in the early days. Yet somehow they make BNE-DUD and NTL-AKL work? Aren't DUD & NTL routes subsidised by local councils ? N...

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Re: New Zealand Aviation Thread - November 2019

VA Have Conducted a review of their network . In terms of NZ frequencies, SYD-CHC will be dropped from APR 2020 and 19 weekly AKL-SYD frequencies will be reduced to up to 14 weekly frequencies. https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/virgin-australia-drops-melbourne-hong-kong-route-cuts-domestic-...

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Re: New Zealand Aviation Thread - November 2019

VA Have Conducted a review of their network . In terms of NZ frequencies, SYD-CHC will be dropped from APR 2020 and 19 weekly AKL-SYD frequencies will be reduced to up to 14 weekly frequencies. https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/virgin-australia-drops-melbourne-hong-kong-route-cuts-domestic-f...

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Re: New Zealand Aviation Thread - October 2019

Is it just me - or was NZ a bit disingenuous to announce the demise of LHR simultaneously with the new route to EWR? After 15 years of tease, build up & hype EWR deserved fanfare. But losing LHR is almost the bigger news, and overshadows EWR completely. I doubt it'll affect the bottom line, but...

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Re: New Zealand Aviation Thread - October 2019

surely PMR could support a few A320s/B737s a week from OZ, even if only at busy times like Xmas ? Been there, done that, didn't work. As with HLZ, ROT and DUD (except for DUD-BNE which hangs by a thread). Hardly worth gearing up with all the facilities just for a few weeks at Christmas, anyway. Mor...

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Re: New Zealand Aviation Thread - September 2019

The market has probably grown since then a NZ have shown by using a 789 albeit with lower frequency, however it seems fairly unlikely that NZ would add a CHC-ADL A320 either, more likely boost AKL which gives more options for those going to North America. Sort of agree and disagree. Yes, it would b...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - August 2019

The HKG decision courtesy of HNA/HX is now closer to untenable (if not untenable). NZ is a very marginal market for VA, although the NZ operation as a whole is loss making with the NZ spat not helping them. At most VA should really be keeping East Coast-AKL, BNE/MEL-CHC and BNE-WLG as part of their...

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Re: New Zealand Aviation Thread - August 2019

Surely these are routes that need a bit of frequency though? 1 daily JQ A320 vs NZ 8-10 daily ATRs. If you look at Australia and towns that are similar to NPE they only get 1-2x daily services from someone like JQ which seems todo ok. Maybe the F100's would be better off with JQ doing an twice dail...

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Re: New Zealand Aviation Thread - August 2019

So where's Shane Jones now? Does this prove anything to the regions? Maybe that $49 tickets on Q400's just don't cover the operating costs long term! I think Shane Jones and the regions could be doing more together with Jones money to support higher frequencies and/or larger services which would he...

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Re: New Zealand Aviation Thread - August 2019

Or perhaps TT could take over all those ex VA ATR's in NSN and use them for the same routes. ATR is bigger so probably better to run as a LCC vs Q300 plus they could learn from JQ regional's mistakes. Use already existing Swissport ground crews in the current regional JQ ports plus some new ones (I...

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Re: New Zealand Aviation Thread - August 2019

There’s 2 sides to that coin... 1) Qantas (Kangaroo) isn’t a natural choice for kiwis being obviously Australian vs Jetstar which is more neutral despite being owned the same and having the appearance/appeal of looking cheaper by being a LCC. 2) Conversely, JQ doesn’t appeal to business travelers o...

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Re: New Zealand Aviation Thread - June 2019

There is definitely a New Zealand route in the offing - but not listed above. Not AKL-DFW? How about something left field like CHC-LAX? That was my thinking as well actually as I have heard rumblings about something like that in the works for CHC. A 3-4/weekly 788 summer seasonal wouldn't be the mo...

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Re: New Zealand Aviation Thread - May 2019

I must admit I didn't see the 787-10 coming. I supported the A350-900 on the basis that it was closer in size to the 777-200 being replaced, but didn't think the 787-10 would have the range NZ desired. (I did suspect GE engines would've been chosen, though, given the RR-engine grief.) I've found NZ...

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Re: New Zealand Aviation Thread - May 2019

VA to drop CHC-SYD to seasonal from year round. Sep-Apr

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Re: New Zealand Aviation Thread - April 2019

http://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.com/2019/04/ ... l.html?m=1

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Re: New Zealand Aviation Thread - December 2018

NZ to commence 5 per week direct AKL-IVC During second half of 2019 using A320. https://whatsoninvers.nz/air-nz-to-trial-jet-flights-from-invercargill-to-auckland/ Interesting that they are calling it a 'trial'. Fairly ok timings for business. In at 9.30pm, back out next morning at 6am. Mondays,Tues...

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Re: New Zealand Aviation Thread - October 2018

Was it NZ or VA that used to (maybe still does) CHC-RAR? Both IIRC. VA still operates the route (which it commenced in June 2016), seasonally. This year, it ran from 30 June to 12 October. Hopefully it'll return next year. AFAIK, NZ dropped the route, and now only serves NAN in the Pacific Islands ...

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Re: New Zealand Aviation Thread - September 2018

Interesting opinion piece suggesting there could possibly be a market for direct AKL-BOB flights given the recent news Air Tahiti was looking at acquiring jet aircraft. https://simpleflying.com/auckland-to-borabora-direct/ Granted, the author is using a very rudimental method of calculating potenti...

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Re: New Zealand Aviation Thread - September 2018

Interesting opinion piece suggesting there could possibly be a market for direct AKL-BOB flights given the recent news Air Tahiti was looking at acquiring jet aircraft. https://simpleflying.com/auckland-to-borabora-direct/ Granted, the author is using a very rudimental method of calculating potentia...

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Re: Mariner has passed away

RIP Mariner. Your discussion, particularly in the NZ forums will be missed.

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Re: New Zealand Aviation Thread - August 2018

Air NZ would know exactly how many people are already doing IVC/AKL via intermediate points, and it would certainly fend off any moves by Propstar to enter the market. I imagine it would also allow some IVC ATRs to be pulled and put onto shorter routes. If they've got the A320 capacity it may end u...

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Re: New Zealand Aviation Thread - June 2018

Virgin executive Rob Sharp has said Virgin Group is looking at bringing tiger to trans-tasman. https://i.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/104529400/worlds-cheapest-airline-tigerair-could-land-in-new-zealand Could see tiger being reasonably successful on the more lesuire based routes in NZ i.e CHC-BNE, AKL-OO...

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Re: New Zealand Aviation Thread - June 2018

Unsure about ZQN, but QF ground services are contracted to PlaneBiz in CHC and WLG. And as for NZ at CNS - they use Aerocare. Maybe someone else on here can fill in the rest of the blanks? PlaneBiz being majority owned by Menzies anyway, correct? (it's hard to find much info about them) Yes, to the...

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Re: New Zealand Aviation Thread - May 2018

Bad Weather Day in ZQN today. Very strong winds, around 60-70kmph, low cloud and rain. JQ220 Cancelled QF 121 Diverted to IVC , QF122 Cancelled All NZ ATRs Cancelled Delays Interesting to note QF 121 using IVC as their alternative. A customs and mpi team will travel to IVC to clear passengers before...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - April 2018

Something like this (had to put the 60min ETOPS/400nm around NLK manually): http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=AKL-HBA%2FCBR%0D%0ANLK&R=400nm%40NLK&MS=wls&DU=mi&E=60&EV=397&EU=kts Could LDH work as a diversion airport? I'm aware it's not very big and its only about 900m long but a...

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