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    FAA grounds 737 Max 9 Aircraft Indefinitely after Alaska Airlines incident

    Never knew Boeing had outsourced to Spirit. See https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/spirit-aero-made-blowout-part-boeing-has-key-role-sources-2024-01-07/ Every bolt has to be checked with a thread thingy and part number on top, and multiple people sign off on the work. With...
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    Passport Renewal / Application - Time Taken?

    International Benchmarking. How does .au's passport compare with the rest of the world? For Aussies living overseas, they cant use mail, but physically visit embassies that treat you like criminals with hostility (or covid patient zeros). I would like to know why 'passports' is so inefficient...
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    Qatar denied extra capacity into Australia

    I can't recall. Could QF adding the 'Yes' campaign be related to undocumented lobbying pressure - a quid pro quo? All executives are supposed to use their diary as a log for big decisions and directives. But like Victoria's decision to use private security guards - nobody knew anything. The...
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    Article: What Are Air Services Agreements?

    Several possible reasons. They assume the minister of the day will be promoting tourism and jobs, first, above everything else - unless there are major trade deals afoot. Qatar may be choked and unblocked if they buy more wheat and wine for instance. It may be if refused, QF will have a...
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    Article: What Are Air Services Agreements?

    Part of competition is MORE than just ticket price. Terms and fees for changes are super important, and there is a cartel operating to keep these high. I fly a USA based airline, and most only charge the difference or nothing. I will never fly QF having been burnt badly . Next remember the ACCC...
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    Article: New Zealand Replaces Paper Arrival Cards with Online Declaration

    Paper has advantages. Customs officers add chicken scratches to it to target liars and those with biosecurity risk indicators. Those caught always say well, i did not personally fill it in ...And as .au is boycotting the most advanced, leading Chinese camera systems, its going to miss risk, and...
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    Carry on Luggage

    My suitcases get a workout, and the rolling wheels worn out. Seems there is a special easy to wear out plastic! Spamazon have replacements. https://www.amazon.com/OwnMy-Colorful-Suitcase-Replacement-Bearings/dp/B07QLBSKFH The nuts are hollow, so you can shorten or grind them down. I even...
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    AMEX FOREX Closing

    I opened up a SingX money transfer account, and was delayed by red tape, they wanting more than 100 points, and then a selfie, And now proof of income and invoices! after <10K of transfers. Talk about breach of ACL. Not happy! Has anyone else encountered PII related money transfer issues...
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    What's your prediction on the Australian Dollar?

    It is a guess. The RBA is guilty of manipulation, because the Sydney House Auctions are still on 'fire' and inflation is still intractably strong (like petrol prices not dropping like they should), or rent increases in double figures. In other words expectations of more are still burned into...
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    TURO - has anyone tried renting through this platform ?

    $175 per day and up for Melbourne car hire? One reason why I have given up on Australian holidays. I wonder how much corporates and Centrelink pay.
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    Cheap flights coming? - China’s back

    After CNY, of course the competition will reduce prices, as many will convert the hop into a transit. There is also pent up demand - after that fades ... Australia has done many things to damage budget local tourism besides the floods and fire being unfix-able, as are reduced caravan options.
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    Australian Reports of the Virus Spread

    PBS has a duty to guard the public pocket. Over the years, the virus has mellowed, and a good percentage of the population adequately protected, against milder more transmissible variants (bar at risk types). In light of new information, what is going to happen next is a fair question. You do...
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    Australian Reports of the Virus Spread

    I have not read all the recent posts, but Pfizer and Moderna have upped the price of vaccines 200-400% -but hard verify/ to second source this fact. Costing our health PBS system dearly. Maybe they should be dropped at this point in time. Secondly , various leaks and emails, the thrust being...
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    Ethiopian 737 Max 8 crash and Fallout

    If it is allowed, I would like to see every faulty part diagnosed before being wrapped up and sent back. Something like an XRAY or CT scan and differences from a baseline published.
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    Credit recovery after late payment

    After the Optus fiasco (still being covered up by not stating the timing and extent of exposure - not just the one they know about) data retention by default is just getting a grain of salt thinking by politicians who have not actually thought things through. Credit Reporting is a near monopoly...
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    Qantas to fly to Delhi from Sydney & Melbourne

    Because MH, AirAsia and others are back in business, seats full. AnotherAFF'ed said use point to get to Asia, and buy a cheap ticket from there. I can tell you many from SEA check all the prices keenly. I have not flown QF for 20 years, because I never found a deal, and am sold on Emirates if...
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    Emirates hikes up carrier charges on reward seats

    However it pays if you speak the local lingo. Many airlines link it to local credit card eligibility, or foreign language advertised specials. The above comment is smart, but will have the big players really worried - arbitrage is at play, just as US people can purchase points at a fair price...
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    Australian Reports of the Virus Spread

    The mask debate is tiresome. People at risk who accept self responsibility need to wear them properly AND get used to not touching eyes, nose and lips, incorrect fitment. And some will never get that right. We also had forged/fake certification items coming in, and little or no followup...
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    Australian Reports of the Virus Spread

    Question. I hear the 'fines' for breaches in Victoria have not been collected. Are they actually enforcing those tough fines - fairly, rather than letting certain minority interests get off the hook.
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    Australian Reports of the Virus Spread

    Boring. American got covid in Melb. Thanks to Two Factor Authentication his credit cards and Woolworths home delivery to the door keep on getting mysteriously cancelled. All this two factor nonsense does not fit in with covid - not at all. Cancelled because some items you must be over 18 ... Let...
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