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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

22nd Nov 2018, 05:03

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Keg

One of the recent issues that have frustrated QF...

One of the recent issues that have frustrated QF beancounters has been the massive amount of 'churn' caused by people changing types and its impact on the operation. I expect that the Sunrise...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

5th Aug 2018, 06:19

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Keg

I reckon part of this is to have out engineering...

I reckon part of this is to have out engineering and maintenance before too many 787s arrive. The 767s were retired early to get rid of LAMEs off the tarmac as well as a whole back of house support...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

10th Jul 2018, 02:59

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Keg

Redeployments also used on the A380 F/O RINs in...

Redeployments also used on the A380 F/O RINs in 2015 and resulted in 4 A380 F/Os redeploying to A330 commands whilst there were 737 pilots senior to them wanting A330 commands

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

9th Jul 2018, 06:02

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Keg

Qantas may well need a new fleet stat but there...

Qantas may well need a new fleet stat but there is no way of training for it. Even if they were to dead stop the 744 fleet in 12 months and accelerate 10 787s in the same time frame there is zero...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

8th Jul 2018, 22:42

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Keg

Qantas can find plenty of pilots... for the time...

Qantas can find plenty of pilots... for the time being. There is no shortage of suitable applicants at mainline. There is a training pipeline issue and mis management dating back to 2014 in terms of...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

2nd Jul 2018, 14:24

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Keg

This is not new news. The decision was announced...

This is not new news. The decision was announced in early May.

There is no capability to train for aeroplanes to arrive earlier than the current plan. A sad reality of how badly things were...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

17th Jun 2018, 02:27

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Keg

Call him. I did. He was quite forthright about...

Call him. I did. He was quite forthright about what he was working on. None of it in this thread is even close to accurate.

If the company had any sense at all they’d be working on making the...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

15th Jun 2018, 23:55

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Keg

When negotiating for the 787 the company quite...

When negotiating for the 787 the company quite happily told the AIPA negotiators they were looking at a fixed cost per ASK to determine an appropriate 787 rate of pay. I also heard them state on...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

23rd May 2018, 06:50

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Keg

Ah. My apologies. We were talking before about...

Ah. My apologies. We were talking before about initial F/O training on the 330 so my comments were in response to that specific context. Of course some would probably consider my assessment somewhat...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

23rd May 2018, 00:51

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Keg

Good post FlightDeck. Just to pick up a couple of...

Good post FlightDeck. Just to pick up a couple of quick themes.

This is how it is in long haul.

Upgrade from S/O to F/O on the A330 is currently 17 years so your ‘some time’ comment is...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

22nd May 2018, 02:01

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Keg

When the increased heights came in I do recall...

When the increased heights came in I do recall discussing with a number of trainers whether we'd see a 'spike' in troubles with F/O trainees in the future due to lack of familiarity/ currency in...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

22nd May 2018, 00:17

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Keg

I think that old ‘different training systems’...

I think that old ‘different training systems’ between LH and SH is virtually dead. I’ve flown with a number of former 737 pilots converting to the A330 and virtually all of them indicate that there...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

21st May 2018, 07:51

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Keg

Well we have actually expanded the fleet in terms...

Well we have actually expanded the fleet in terms of flying hours. Both the A330 and 737 have increased flying hours over the last few years in the vicinity of 20%. Therein is part of the issue of...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

21st May 2018, 04:30

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Keg

Goodonyamate, I’m pretty up to speed on the...

Goodonyamate, I’m pretty up to speed on the numbers and very aware of the sensitivities of the issue so I’m trying to be delicate and respectful of my colleagues whilst still trying to provide some...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

21st May 2018, 03:45

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Keg

As far as I can tell there were 8 initial command...

As far as I can tell there were 8 initial command upgrades awarded last year and three additionals via the 787 promulgation earlier this year. Five of these eleven are still in the training system in...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

20th May 2018, 10:03

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Keg

Given the small numbers involved a raw statistic...

Given the small numbers involved a raw statistic can be somewhat misleading. There are currently two F/Os in the training system upgrading from S/O. They alone represent 33% of the numbers of F/Os...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

12th May 2018, 14:33

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Keg

Any reason the Dugong can’t do SYD- JNB- SYD? In...

Any reason the Dugong can’t do SYD- JNB- SYD? In a couple of years time they’ll all be through the refit and we should have all 12 available at any one time as opposed to the 10-12 we have now...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

8th May 2018, 00:32

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Keg

Many of the current 744 drivers are senior enough...

Many of the current 744 drivers are senior enough to be in their rank on the A380. They’ve chosen not to go to the A380 for any number of reasons. However once their current ride is retired, they...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

4th May 2018, 09:57

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Keg

Thanks Veruka. Had heard both versions so wasn’t...

Thanks Veruka. Had heard both versions so wasn’t sure.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

4th May 2018, 07:29

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Keg

Lol. Sadly I’m not up to speed on the Boeing...

Lol. Sadly I’m not up to speed on the Boeing fleet capabilities so much these days. Can you do common fleet flying between the 787 and the 777X? Is that on the table as an option from Boeing? I know...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

4th May 2018, 00:37

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Keg

There's been no news of what has happened to our...

There's been no news of what has happened to our deposits of the 8 cancelled A380s. I always thought those A380 options may be converted to A320s but perhaps a few A350ULR's may be on the cards...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

30th Apr 2018, 06:56

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Keg

Nope. The QLink 717, A320 and Dash 8 operation...

Nope. The QLink 717, A320 and Dash 8 operation are reported separately to the mainline domestic and international figures. Hence why they should not be included when comparing fleet numbers and...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

30th Apr 2018, 05:21

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Keg

Nope, he’s stated many times that JQ...

Nope, he’s stated many times that JQ international’s figures aren’t split from the rest of the JQ flying and that the JQ segment has more aircraft than QF. The first is accurate, the second....
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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

17th Apr 2018, 07:54

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Keg

Some of those not employed in mainline are! That...

Some of those not employed in mainline are! That decreases the pool of pilots available to mainline. Double whammy!

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

16th Apr 2018, 11:00

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Keg

And given that Network can’t attract and retain...

And given that Network can’t attract and retain pilots at their current rates how do you reckon that’ll go? :ok:

Qantas know they’re screwed. Hence they’re running roadshows and talking pilot...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

14th Apr 2018, 23:19

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Keg

If we’d owned them an maintained them we would...

If we’d owned them an maintained them we would have been well aware that there were serious issues with a number of them across the fleet. This was an incident who’s direct cause was due to lack of...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

14th Apr 2018, 03:07

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So you need a new fleet Leigh?

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Posted By Keg

Yeah. That ‘de-risk’ worked so well when one blew...

Yeah. That ‘de-risk’ worked so well when one blew up on the wing of an A380 ex SIN. Not sure it worked real well for predictability of spending after that either.

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