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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

12th Aug 2022, 22:04

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Posted By Icarus2001

Where do you get that from? Crew costs are about...

Where do you get that from? Crew costs are about 10-13% of operating costs.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

8th Aug 2022, 07:16

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Posted By Icarus2001

That is hilarious. Not a chance of that timeline.

That is hilarious. Not a chance of that timeline.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

8th Aug 2022, 05:44

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Posted By Icarus2001

When that happens, how many paying passengers are...

When that happens, how many paying passengers are affected?

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

8th Aug 2022, 03:15

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Posted By Icarus2001

How many pilots did we have before 1992? ...

How many pilots did we have before 1992?

When a train stops, it stops, it is in a safe state. Similar to a car or bus or truck. Not so an aircraft.

Yet they are not. REALITY versus...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

8th Aug 2022, 00:18

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Posted By Icarus2001

Like I said, we do not have have auto take off...

Like I said, we do not have have auto take off but auto land has been around for decades.

Manufacturers test and develop technology for lots of reasons. Google Glass?

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

7th Aug 2022, 22:38

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Posted By Icarus2001

Passengers want someone up the front who has a...

Passengers want someone up the front who has a vested interest in the aircraft getting there safely. End of story.

Crew costs are between 13-15% of operating costs (including cabin crew). The...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

7th Aug 2022, 03:42

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Posted By Icarus2001

You mean the ones operated by a crew of two on...

You mean the ones operated by a crew of two on the ground? Pilot and weapons specialist.

This old chestnut. When trains are driverless EVERYWHERE and container ships operate autonomously and...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

6th Aug 2022, 00:25

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Posted By Icarus2001

Exactly, imagine the same for pilots, a body that...

Exactly, imagine the same for pilots, a body that dictates the standards and requirements and decides who can enter the industry.

Like I said, we have a lot to learn from them.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

3rd Aug 2022, 03:37

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Posted By Icarus2001

We, as a pilot group have a lot learn from these...

We, as a pilot group have a lot learn from these doctors. The AMA is one of the most successful unions in the country and does not present as such. With input as far reaching as who gets in to...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

1st Aug 2022, 02:44

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Posted By Icarus2001

Some true some not. Those four companies have...

Some true some not.
Those four companies have base rates for captains of between $170-$195k. Is that HALF of a 737 captains salary? $340-$390k?
All four are certainly learning the folly now of not...

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