Your mate chris was on the radio this morning saying that these new jets coming soon can carry heaps more cargo as well.
Relatively small in the big picture but good eh
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Your mate chris was on the radio this morning saying that these new jets coming soon can carry heaps more cargo as well.
Relatively small in the big picture but good eh
15 tonnes on a Dreamliner. That's a lot of salmon and roses and strawberrys
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/pr...-cargo-results
Roger-
That flight we took from Auckland -Vancouver with AIR was a bit like that overnight bus trip you mention--It was not a case of spending a bit more for comfort--Now that may all change with the dreamliners but I just flew with Thai and as I mentioned before -it was a different beast as far as comfort and service.(both flights were economy)
There is alot involved in investing in an airline--but if that was major factor -I would certainly think twice
Imo you cant cram that many seats in an aircraft and then get away with claiming you are a top class airline
Hi Skid,
I understand where you're coming from, especially since I'm a big bloke but the vast majority of the world's airlines are moving to a pitch of about 32 inches in economy if they aren't there already. They're really caught between a rock and a hard place. As far back as I can remember, (I'm coming up 53), if you waited for a good special you could fly to London return for just on $2,000 plus taxes. Decades later the sale price is the same or very similar despite a massive increase in costs and this is what the general public wants. How many other products or services can you name that are the same nominal price as 25 or 30 years ago despite the effects of inflation over all those years ? I can't think of any !!!!!
Can't remember if you're experience was on a 777-300 or the older 200 series but I believe AIR are spending about $100m refurbishing the 777-200 fleet.
If you want luxury you need to ante-up for premium economy or business class. The other day AIR had a business class special on the new Dreamliner to Perth for $1,199 each way. It crossed my mind to have a ride just for the heck of it but time doesn't presently allow. You get what you pay for mate and the public generally want cheap prices.
I believe air travel on a relative basis to what it has been over the years is very very cheap and there's a tidal wave of baby boomers who are pleased their kids have finally left home and now have disposable income and want to stretch their horizons. ( I acknowledge my own circumstances might affect my perspective) :)
I picked up a good amount today. I'm picking that either tomorrow or Friday it will start to move higher and then it will push towards its previous highs of 227-229 on Tuesday (just before going ex-div on Wednesday). I will sell at some point on Tuesday with the anticipation of a 10-15cps capital gain. I see worst case scenario here (bar a market collapse or plane crash!) as breaking even, so a low risk play.