Qantas results 28Aug .

[Dmac6345]

AIRNZ will buy in so they can show QF how to make a profit .

ASA will return.

QFF free to join

More reward seats in Y & J on all flights released, with double to from USA.

Which would also mean better safety videos!

 

[Aussie_flyer]

Which would also mean better safety videos!

And also turning into a lcc for anything but longhaul

 

[mickeyc747]

Qantas results 28Aug - What's your speculation on what news may be announced.

I will be on QF 63 so will have to wait 10 hours, hope they don't switch to LCC mid flight.

 

[Himeno]

Alan Joyce and half the board announce they are retiring (and name me to replace him?)

 

[straitman]

AIRNZ will buy in so they can show QF how to make a profit .

ASA will return.

QFF free to join

More reward seats in Y & J on all flights released, with double to from USA.

Just like they did with Ansett :!:

 

[turtlemichael]

If there is any worsening of the position (well drrrh) it will not be the fault of the Board or Senior Management (hi AJ!) If there is any improvement it will be their good management and leadership.

 

[Awesom Andy]

The talk in that Aspire Aviation piece about an expanded Sydney Connect service is interesting. Expanding to CTU and KMG, for instance, in Asia and GRU and GIG, for instance, in South America to allow better connections from Asia to South America (and vice versa) via SYD.

The "Sydney Connect" idea has already been possible for quite some time, but they never really marketed it or scheduled flights for it. In fact, the shortest-distance route (with 1 stop) between SCL and SIN/HKG is via the east coast of Australia (ignoring Antarctica) but it seems like nobody cares.

Bring QF27/28 3 hours forward, QF5/6 a little back, and instead of having a 747 doing QF127/128, swap for 2x A330s with the new J seats, one flight departing SYD in the morning as per usual, and one in the late afternoon. Pity about the Y+ seats to HKG, but, oh, look, we have a hub!

 

[Himeno]

The "Sydney Connect" idea has already been possible for quite some time, but they never really marketed it or scheduled flights for it. In fact, the shortest-distance route (with 1 stop) between SCL and SIN/HKG is via the east coast of Australia (ignoring Antarctica) but it seems like nobody cares.

Bring QF27/28 3 hours forward, QF5/6 a little back, and instead of having a 747 doing QF127/128, swap for 2x A330s with the new J seats, one flight departing SYD in the morning as per usual, and one in the late afternoon. Pity about the Y+ seats to HKG, but, oh, look, we have a hub!

That's smart.
The current QF board would just go "Too hard".

 

[codash1099]

That's smart.
The current QF board would just go "Too hard".

I would hope that the current QF board would just go.

 

[timster]

AIRNZ will buy in so they can show QF how to make a profit .

By announcing a similar 20% wage cut for senior QF management.

 

[Himeno]

One of the best things that Qantas could announce is that they have gotten a visa for former AA CEO Tom Horton who will be replacing Alan Joyce and Leigh Clifford.

 

[RAM]

By announcing a similar 20% wage cut for senior QF management.

You mean they're being PAID to ruin Q?

 

[anna2103]

Anyone else see the quick reference to QF on Channel 9 this morning ( Financial review Sunday) Major article in Fin Review tomorrow - they are going to cut 1b in costs to QFi - that is one third!! Good bye asia me thinks

 

[Aussie_flyer]

Good bye asia me thinks

i dont think so

 

[Mr_Orange]

Good bye asia me thinks

Asia is the fastest growing market for airline travel, there's no way they will cut Asia altogether.

 

[elbarto]

They will announce plans to set up a premium airline within Asia.

 

[RAM]

Anyone else see the quick reference to QF on Channel 9 this morning ( Financial review Sunday) Major article in Fin Review tomorrow - they are going to cut 1b in costs to QFi - that is one third!! Good bye asia me thinks

No they're just going to cut the number of external "business efficiency Consultants", limit the board to 50% of their 'close family' flights for next financial year, fact finding missions (to Eur in July & Aug) will also be reduced, cut back on PR training for AJ (billed to QI as its the problem DYK!), and stop the transfer pricing of avgas costs from Deathstar to QI (see Feb 2012 media release - oops!).

 

[BD1959]

Anyone else see the quick reference to QF on Channel 9 this morning ( Financial review Sunday) Major article in Fin Review tomorrow - they are going to cut 1b in costs to QFi - that is one third!! Good bye asia me thinks

The FR speculates that the savings will be made through reducing "Controllable Costs" with minimum impact on the existing QFi Network. Most of the article is a wrap-up of cost saving announced to date.

"The problem is not one of costs at the moment. It is one of revenue." Tony Webber is quoted as saying ...

Regards,

BD

 

[Dmac6345]

They will announce plans to set up a premium airline within Asia.

With who's money?

 

[RAM]

The FR speculates that the savings will be made through reducing "Controllable Costs" with minimum impact on the existing QFi Network. Most of the article is a wrap-up of cost saving announced to date.

"The problem is not one of costs at the moment. It is one of revenue." Tony Webber is quoted as saying ...

Regards,

BD

In a recent article by the Emirate boss he was talking about at what yield on an A380 you reach the operating cost of a B777 and I think it was 85% or higher (with business and first full!!).

Then this recent SMH report:

Qantas reports flat passenger numbers and shares plummet

The airline blamed the downturn in consumer confidence for a 3.6 per cent slide in domestic passenger numbers on its Qantas flights, with passengers on Qantas domestic services slumping 8.1 per cent to 1.3 million passengers, which overwhelmed a 10.2 per cent rise in passenger numbers on Qantaslink.

By comparison, Jetstar passenger numbers rose 9.4 per cent to 912,000.
Flat passenger numbers on Qantas international services were undermined by a 4.4 per cent decline in passengers on Jetstar's international flights. The airline's 73.4 per cent yield for May was around the lowest level since 2000.

So what were the numbers:
.............5/14 .........5/13 ......FinYTD14 .....FYTD 13

JQI ...... 68.8%...... 73.4% ..... 74.2%.........76.7%
QI ........75.0% .......73.4% ..... 79.7% .........81.5%

Traffic and Capacity Statistics | Qantas

{I just cannot get a picture of the stats to appear - what am I doing wrong? Snapshot of PDF gives error of too much text.)

The figures for one month should not be over-interpreted but look at FYT (11/12 of Yr). Despite JQ getting benefit of B787 customer pull appeal their yield for 11/12th of year is 2.5% worse vs previous year while QI has fallen 1.8% despite being saddled with a much older less desirable overall fleet.

Must be the work of AFF!


QI is doing better than Deathstar DESPITE the fuel cost shifting (levies) from Deathstar to it (forcing up QI total prices vs JQ).

A380 yields look to be nowhere near 85% with full biz and 1st - aircraft choice continuing to fester, will it prove fatal?