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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

17th Aug 2019, 22:26

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By CurtainTwitcher

The problem is the longer the route, the larger...

The problem is the longer the route, the larger the effect of the compounding nature of fuel burn as flight time increases. If you look at something like PER-LHR the B787 is around 575 Kg additional...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

7th Jul 2019, 22:04

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Posted By CurtainTwitcher

Though it is about Boeing, it articulates a more...

Though it is about Boeing, it articulates a more general observations about the extractive nature of the top level predators across the business world.

Hat Tip to Zeffy...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

16th Jun 2019, 03:05

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By CurtainTwitcher

Without access to the internal accounting notes,...

Without access to the internal accounting notes, all anyone can say is the Qantas Group makes $X profit or loss in total. The profitability of each internal segment is basically a totally opaque &...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

15th Jun 2019, 22:04

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By CurtainTwitcher

Read the Australian Accounting Standard on...

Read the Australian Accounting Standard on segment accounting. AASB8 (https://www.aasb.gov.au/admin/file/content105/c9/AASB8_08-15_COMPnov15_01-16.pdf) and decide for yourself.

As an outsider,...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

21st May 2019, 07:23

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By CurtainTwitcher

Yep, talked to one on the weekend who probably...

Yep, talked to one on the weekend who probably wished he had not resigned to stay at JQ. He sees the prospect of a widebody command receding for him. He also viewed with trepidation the new software...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

21st May 2019, 07:19

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By CurtainTwitcher

Just to be clear, that is 15 years as an SO to a...

Just to be clear, that is 15 years as an SO to a widebody FO position. Narrowbody FO, 6 months to any base. Of course there are many that choose to do a combination of the 15 years between SO and 737...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

21st May 2019, 05:43

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By CurtainTwitcher

Yes, I have absolutely no issue with that choice,...

Yes, I have absolutely no issue with that choice, it is fortunate, that, at least there is a choice. If being an SO for 15 years isn't attractive, the 737 RHS 4 leg days are on offer in every East...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

21st May 2019, 04:57

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By CurtainTwitcher

https://www.pprune.org/australia-new-zealand-pacif...

https://www.pprune.org/australia-new-zealand-pacific/578899-jetstar-aus-nz-positions-9.html#post10396114

Interestingly in another thread you post...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

12th May 2019, 02:46

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By CurtainTwitcher

busdriver, that is the point made by Vjet. It's...

busdriver, that is the point made by Vjet. It's not about underlying vs one-off's, its what is done with the proceeds of the sales. Conversion of asset sales ---> Share Purchase and cancellation....

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

10th May 2019, 06:45

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Posted By CurtainTwitcher

^^^^^^^^^^ buybacks ^^^^^^^^^^^ Everything...

^^^^^^^^^^ buybacks ^^^^^^^^^^^

Everything will be sold, the operational side of the business will continued to be starved, proceeds going to buy back shares. The large institutions will sell at...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

5th Mar 2019, 03:47

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By CurtainTwitcher

Sources indicate the 767 was "kicked to curb" as...

Sources indicate the 767 was "kicked to curb" as it could never be Maintenance On Demand (MOD) and required a LAME to certify every departure, not so for the 737. Therefore removing the 767 required...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

17th Dec 2018, 06:04

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Posted By CurtainTwitcher

reminds me of a joke... ...

reminds me of a joke...

https://www.proformative.com/questions/best-accountant-jokes

Wherever it is most useful to the required narrative is the answer.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

27th Nov 2018, 03:06

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Posted By CurtainTwitcher

Interesting article recently about US shale oil...

Interesting article recently about US shale oil and the US being close to totally oil independence: Texas Is About to Create OPEC's Worst Nightmare....

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

22nd Jul 2018, 01:20

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Posted By CurtainTwitcher

Fortunately badly behaving individuals are mortal...

Fortunately badly behaving individuals are mortal and and have a guaranteed long term obsolescence mode, ie death to somewhat limiting the damage they may inflict to the rest of society.

On the...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

20th May 2018, 08:20

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Posted By CurtainTwitcher

"It Is Difficult to Get a Man to Understand...

"It Is Difficult to Get a Man to Understand Something When His Salary Depends Upon His Not Understanding It"

-- Upton Sinclair (disputed (https://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/11/30/salary/))

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

5th May 2018, 07:21

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By CurtainTwitcher

Why we should blame incentive pay for bad...

Why we should blame incentive pay for bad behaviour in fin services afr.com (http://www.afr.com/opinion/amanda-wilson-the-real-culprit-plaguing-our-companies-20180503-h0zmg9)

APRA CBA report...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

1st May 2018, 08:30

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By CurtainTwitcher

Hypothetical questions are raised in my mind. ...

Hypothetical questions are raised in my mind. Why can't the soon to be ex JQ A320's be sold on the second hand market instead of being rolled into Network? Is it likely there a difference between...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

25th Apr 2018, 02:45

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By CurtainTwitcher

The problem is AJ still has capital to burn the...

The problem is AJ still has capital to burn the shorts through buy backs. Executive renumeration is now tied to ASX & global peer relative return performance, thus the buy backs will continue to...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

17th Apr 2018, 10:08

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By CurtainTwitcher

It's managements prerogative to grind pilots into...

It's managements prerogative to grind pilots into dust, it's the P.I.C's prerogative to manage management, cue "I An Army of One" (https://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/55755-i-am-army-one-merged.html).

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

16th Feb 2018, 07:22

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By CurtainTwitcher

Point of order. The Qantas 2017 Annual...

Point of order.

The Qantas 2017 Annual report (http://investor.qantas.com/FormBuilder/_Resource/_module/doLLG5ufYkCyEPjF1tpgyw/file/annual-reports/2017AnnualReport.pdf) page 38, shows Andrew...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

6th Feb 2018, 02:47

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By CurtainTwitcher

^^^^^^^^^^^ Exactly my first thought too! ...

^^^^^^^^^^^
Exactly my first thought too! Don't forget idle reverse, lessor flap & the new app to quantify precisely the savings in every phase of flight. I always wondered why my decent fuel was...

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