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of all the speculations this is probably the right one. Bain will nickel and dime the wine in the lounge, they aren’t stupid enough to willingly let a minority stake partner have a free cash withdrawal right. I think she was referring to the theoretical economics benefit of these extra capacity...

I mean it’s always going to be “explore” because you don’t necessarily want a repeat of VA1.0 but at the same time you don’t want VA/QR to do nothing and just sit on the wet lease forever. Should the government be unhappy with the outcome of the exploration (say when there’s clearly a business...

HX seems to have carved out a decent gap in the market being the “Value Carrier” in HK. There’s plans to take 3 787-8 from HU and resume flights to North America from Hong Kong. Now that begs the question - would velocity reopen redemption with HNA group? China is a market where velocity...

The treasurer has said on ABC yesterday regarding the Qatar acqusition that "people should expect to see that decision quite soon, ideally this week".

Got this one as well sadly already re-qualified for plat until May 2026 thanks to the flurry of DSC/TSC offer last year so it’s just going down the drain.

I was thinking they would get widebodies (from QR) so they can continue the JV with VA crew which still gives QR more flights into Australia if the ACCC puts in a condition as the unions suggested. I suspect QR will just charge VA exorbitant lease price so they still make good money as if it's...

In all hypothetical I think VA, under Bain, would only consider getting wide bodies if they were forced at gunpoint to do so. The ACCC / FIRB approvals may very well include condition that they transition to dry lease at some point. That presents an interesting dilemma - do they lease the...

those “domestic” a330s nowadays are quite often found flying internationally. plus we don’t know if Qantas would designate them “domestic” - we only know they will retire a330 and replace with 787, but didn’t say they would be domestic. I’d say premium lie-flat domestic products are on their way...

QF wouldn't fly 787 to perth from sydney if they didn't have to reposition the aircraft to perth for the onward flight to Europe. It's very different to schedule a 787 on a commercial flight in liue of a dedicated repositioning flight than say buying aircraft, training the crew, upgrading the...

Truly seamless when there's a full table telling you who to call.

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Unfortunately I’m not sure. I personally haven’t tried a flex Y fare with ANA. I think this would be better. It’s quite cheap to cancel ($60) and you won’t be paying a significant premium on a full flex Y fare.

I know. I’m just illustrating the fact that VA doesn’t have a heavy maintenance facility to do this kind of jobs in Australia. I should’ve clarified the reference though.

If you are cutting a hole on the aircraft you’d need a heavy maintenance facility. It’s an higher level of certification than a typical routine maintenance facility. I think only Qantas have that kind of facility in Brisbane. VA simply don’t have the history and scale to support that kind of...

It appears that the government is inclined to approve the QR/VA deal. https://www.iasc.gov.au/cases/2024-dec/qatar-3-december-2024#:~:text=Update%3A%2010%2DFebruary,letter%20to%20IASC Pure spectulation but based on the fact that the signatures and dates are filled in by hand seems like Mr...

It’s not really that controversial in the eyes of the general public. Most media outlet had sold this as a move to boost VA’s relative competition position to QF and will push airfares down. The wet lease thing sure it’s controversial but I think VA have side-stepped this topic well with it...

How did you check availability? Was the 50 minuts spend having the agent check various dates/flights or did you have some sort of idea already beforehand? Just curious as to whether the anecdotal evidence that you could use DL's availabilty is correct or not.

Not sure if this should be going into the Doha flights on sale thread or this one but there's an interesting development re the application for frequencies to DOH. Don't recall seeing this being required for most frequencies allocation QF applies to...

I would trust a company's legal/communications department that issues these statements over the outsourced IT development companies these companies uses the build the website. A false statement carries reputation or legal risk but a website can be "buggy". Knowing how developers work (myself...

According to VA press release