AIR - Air NZ.

[Marilyn Munroe]

To make an educated guess where Queer and Nasty Airlines(cheap sheep shaggers division) will run thier dashers, ask yourselfwhere do they currently fly to and where are the gaps in this matrix?

CHC --> DUD
CHC --> ZQN
WLG --> DUD
WLG --> ZQN

They are a viable replacement for A320's on the WLG --> CHC sector freeing up this metal for other main trunk routes.

Boop boop de do
Marilyn

[Joshuatree]

Jetstar is about to make a significant announcement on the expansion of its domestic operations in New Zealand and this could include services to cities off the main trunk.

I don't think this is going to help the AIR share price.

Thanks biker ; have you got a link. It would be so fab if cities off the main trunk got big reduced fares.

Cancel that.Bill English just been interviewed on CNBC now and the Qantas/Jetstar competition was discussed.

[Regi]

Thanks biker ; have you got a link. It would be so fab if cities off the main trunk got big reduced fares.

Cancel that.Bill English just been interviewed on CNBC now and the Qantas/Jetstar competition was discussed.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/indu...stic-expansion

I see John Key is making the announcement... Still a little upset he didn't get invited to AIR's club?

[Beagle]

Rog's backed his truck up this morning and now over his 15% threshold. He's gone to get some sleeping pills now.

No...very close though. I went to the doctor's this morning in blissful ignorance of this pending announcement to get a new 3 month supply of blood pressure pills....looks like I should have asked for a higher dose subscription...

That said, I hate Jetstar, (I euphemistically refer to them as Jethole) their existing planes are old and crappy, their seat pitch is the smallest in the entire aviation industry at only 29 inches, their staff are grumpy...just a horrible tin can in the sky. Some people will choose to fly on their new regional routes because of the cheaper prices and it'll probably grow the market overall. Virgin are flying on Qan's routes...lets settle a little here folks.

I guess in the absence of any knowledge about exactly what's planned we have hit a pretty sizeable air pocket. Fortune favours the brave !!

[Biscuit]

A good example of Yin and Yan.!!
The share price goes down ,the yield goes up.!!
9.32% at present.

Well, the yield only goes up IF you buy at that price and IF the profit holds up under increased competition. On the other hand, you never lose taking a profit. Extra competition from a cut price airline expanding its capacity - I don't see that as a road to a golden era for shareholders (of which I am still one, though less so).

[Joshuatree]

Unfort timing for Craigs latest research on AIR , out this morn. Buy @$2.65 target $3.30 Forecast net yield 2015 5.7 %...2016 6%

[Biscuit]

That said, I hate Jetstar, (I euphemistically refer to them as Jethole) their existing planes are old and crappy, their seat pitch is the smallest in the entire aviation industry at only 29 inches, their staff are grumpy...just a horrible tin can in the sky. Some people will choose to fly on their new regional routes because of the cheaper prices and it'll probably grow the market overall.

I also hate Jetstar and will not ever fly with them again regardless of price after an unpleasant flight to Melbourne a few years ago. I don't forgive and forget even if it may be a little irrational. Will be interesting to see the announcement at 2pm, what exactly they are proposing.

[belted galloway]

To the battle stations everyone, a pricing war is to begin.

Expect Air NZ to defend their position fiercely.

Will be interesting to see which routes are announced.

Was only a matter of time, especially with the poaching of Grant Kerr.

Eagerly awaiting 2pm.

[Nasi Goreng]

I've been looking at Airline stocks recently, both Qantas and Air NZ looked to me like a pull back and I was tempted to buy put didn't.

Qantas couldn't seem to break out of the low $3.20's though and has today fallen to $3.14. The AIR chart now looks like a no flying zone.

It may very well just be that both Qantas and Air NZ have had their run and with both economies under pressure, I would imagine corporates are throttling back on non critical travel which is not going to help any airlines. Is this part of the natural cycle of an airline? and are we about to enter a new phase?

[Marilyn Munroe]

Another possibility is the transfer of A320's from Jetstars struggling Asian ventures to Aoteroa.

I reckon the Queer and Nasty family not having any flights btween CHC and BNE was an oppourtunity going begging.

Boop boop de do
Marilyn