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    Qantas A380 reliability issues creeping up again?

    On the flip side, a smaller fleet and tight capacity might make them exit the fleet sooner.
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    Virgin Australia Boeing 737 Max 8

    I recall he said at the FY results on the briefing , is a chance deliveries might slip either side of the FY pending delays from the manufacturer. We are talking only a month here or there. Bring on the -10!
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    Virgin Australia Boeing 737 Max 8

    See the prospectus or FY Results from later last year for fleet timeframes
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    Virgin Australia orders 8 Embraer E190-E2 jets for delivery from 2025

    All the old Virgin -700s mostly went to Southwest, a few went to some Euro operators who scrapped them during the pandemic. Southwest was still operating all the ex VA -700s, they have just retired them in the last year, the last one actually exited service earlier this week, most left the...
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    Qantas A380 reliability issues creeping up again?

    Many other carriers conduct a greater level of engineering in house and at a larger base, much easier to swap out aircraft, likewise easier to source parts and conduct the work. That all flows down to better reliability. Emirates can probably fix an issue overnight while Qantas would need a week...
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    Virgin Australia orders 8 Embraer E190-E2 jets for delivery from 2025

    I wonder if the rapid exit was due to Alliance waning to renegotiate its contracts. -700 is the workhorse for intra QLD. They never should have retired so many back in the day.
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    Virgin Australia Boeing 737 Max 8

    Perhaps they are being set aside for the -10 From another forum. Upcoming deliveries. 8VG SN67037- 25kThrust 8VH SN67038- 25kThrust 8VI SN67039 - 25kThrust 8VD SN67040 -28kThrust 8VE SN67041 - 28kThrust 8VF SN67044 - 25kThrust 8IL SN67042 - 25kThrust 8IM SN67045 - 25kThrust 8IO SN67046 -...
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    Virgin Australia Boeing 737 Max 8

    73M VH-8VG registered with CASA this week.
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    What's your Uber experience?

    I think being quieter than usual the driver was trying to pull back some lost revenue due to the PH. Fare looking at some past trips would normally be around the $100 ish mark sometimes more. Sucks but I’ve seen this behaviour right around the world.
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    United to Fly to Adelaide

    Waste of money perhaps but nothing new. The Victorian government handed out millions to international carriers, namely the middle eastern giants, to simply bring back normal schedules post Covid, something they would have done anyway. Then we have Jetstar being funded at Avalon. NSW has loaded...
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    Flybuys Targeted Bonus Promotions

    Woolworths seems to have always been a step ahead when it comes to IT compared to Coles/Flybuys. That goes back a while I recall as they stood up its own internal digital teams, and have invested much more in that space. Coles was years behind even under Wesfarmers which is where the lack of...
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    extra fees for online orders

    They could do a thing where say OnePass or EDR Members get free click and collect. That will drive loyalty signups also. OnePass do free rapid click and collect, and free home delivery across the Wesfarmers brands.
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    United to Fly to Adelaide

    ADL-HNL-SFO today When Departed temperature was 43 degrees at field. Was keeping an eye on a few other ULH today and see if they can get it done nonstop. MEL-DFW seems ok at this stage, unknown if payload restricted though.
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    Flybuys Targeted Bonus Promotions

    Spend $100 for 2000 points. I wish Coles would let us do it in ‘one or more shops’ like Woolworths.
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    extra fees for online orders

    I’m waiting for the fee structure to spread around the retail network for online orders. Kmart/BIGW/Target etc probably next. I recall Kmart once had a $3 fee.
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    Flybuys Targeted Bonus Promotions

    Did they screw the offer up? Normally when they offer those deals with two spend options you need to pick which one you want, they never had that option.
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    Virgin Australia orders 8 Embraer E190-E2 jets for delivery from 2025

    I was actually shocked that QF didn’t even offer a mainline service on this route, even just weekdays. Would be another good route for its A220, no doubt will occur eventually. It gets worse in WA when you pay ridiculous pricing to end up on some old ex Spirit A319 with Qantas or the old Tiger...
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    Everyday Rewards Targeted Offers

    3000 points for $150 spend for the 5th week. Average weekly spend so not really an issue unless Coles does something more attractive.
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    Virgin Australia to lease more 737s

    Appears the F100 has now exited passenger service. A320 VNJ hasn’t flown for a week might be out also. 737 VUG finishing mid next week according to one FB post.
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    Virgin Australia Delays/Cancellations

    Storms up the FNQ coast causing some issues tonight. Virgin 1297 MEL-CNS conducted a hold with a Jetstar A320 from a prior missed approach, then conducted a missed approach. Now diverting to BNE. That’s a long flight. Expect some potential challenges later next week appears a whole lot of rain...
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