Qantas (QF) in the news

[mannej]

Have to agree there, I had IIRC OBA (a 767-338) on my ADL/MEL/BNE sectors Wednesday. Grainy and pale so I gave up watching - thank God I had excellent FA service

Aircraft VH-OBA, 1993 Kavanagh Balloons E-300 C/N KB112

 

[Danger]

Joyce to turn down bonus in face of big Qantas loss | Global Travel Media

 

[Danger]

Runway ruckus: Qantas pilots hit stormy weather before take-off

 

[Danger]

New accusations surface as massive Qantas loss sinks in | Global Travel Media

 

[anat0l]

New accusations surface as massive Qantas loss sinks in | Global Travel Media

Not too many surprises here - hardly new accusations, they are all fairly old ones. Some valid, some not - bottom line, Joyce and Clifford (as a minimum of the QF Board) are a sad waste of carbon and oxygen.

 

[JohnK]

....bottom line, Joyce and Clifford (as a minimum of the QF Board) are a sad waste of carbon and oxygen.

It is very clear that if Joyce is around for too much longer the damage caused may be irrepairable.

I don't quite understand why it is so difficult to make immediate changes and bring someone on board who knows how to run an airline.

 

[simongr]

If Joyce has a three year rolling contract it might take $10M to get rid of him. Also the directors who appointed him would lose face.

 

[whatmeworry]

I keep hearing rumblings within QF he is good with the numbers but not quite good with the people side of the ledger.

 

[JohnK]

At this rate there may not be a QF in 3 years time so 10 million may just be a drop in the ocean.

 

[nlagalle]

New accusations surface as massive Qantas loss sinks in | Global Travel Media

Yawn.. So Tony Sheldon is an expert at running airlines now??? he claims that the DFW flights have been disastrous.. Have they? I was under the understanding that they have been quite good.

Also the claim about strike hours v lockout hours. Well Tony, your phantom strike antics cost me more than the lock out (of which I was in London about to board a flight), So i say you did more brand damage during that time than the board.

To people who keep claiming Joyce is no good, I'd hardly say he inherited a good business to start with. It was well screwed by Dixon and Co. before he got there with the failed takeover bid and the share price had already tumbled before Joyce arrived.

 

[Must...Fly!]

Yawn.. So Tony Sheldon is an expert at running airlines now??? he claims that the DFW flights have been disastrous.. Have they? I was under the understanding that they have been quite good.

LOL at describing DFW as disastrous.

People are, IMO, way too harsh on Joyce. There is only so much you can do with two arms and two legs tied behind your back

 

[SeatBackForward]

LOL at describing DFW as disastrous.

People are, IMO, way too harsh on Joyce. There is only so much you can do with two arms and two legs tied behind your back

But using luxury ropes

 

[serfty]

Heard on ABC ~6:50pm last night that VA have become a "virtual" international airline, flying a few core routes where they can make a profit and codesharing the rest.

It was proponed this was contemporary philosophy and has been shown to be successful. (I did not get the details.)

The suggestion was this is where Qantas is headed.

 

[Danger]

I think this article is the joke.

Qantas | Melbourne Spring Fashion Week | Ray Costarella | Minogue

 

[JohnPhelan]

If Joyce has a three year rolling contract it might take $10M to get rid of him. Also the directors who appointed him would lose face.

...which presumes that the directors want to get rid of him. I don't think they do.

 

[mannej]

I think this article is the joke.

Qantas | Melbourne Spring Fashion Week | Ray Costarella | Minogue

It was a nice day over here yesterday!

 

[straitman]

It was a nice day over here yesterday!

It was a nice day here until about 35 min ago :!:

 

[alieninperth]

Really? I thought it was f'ing awful in the city yesterday.

Fairfax reporting that there were some pretty strong winds yesterday (High winds, heavy rain lashes South-West - with 125km/h gusts tipped | Perth Now)

It was reporting 100km winds in Mandurah and 60km winds off rotto, would this be enough to ground a B767? Especially if there was some unusal movement from the scarp.

 

[mannej]

I can't post smilies from my phone ;-), hence the sarcasm hasn't come through

 

[michaelj]

It was a nice day over here yesterday!

I was (meant to be) on this flight yesterday. Spent 8 hours in the Qantas Club, watched police do their patrols in the actual Club on 4 occasions, struggled to find a seat, 5 deep at the bar once open. Lovely place to be!