AIR - Air NZ.

[winner69]

For years Emirates have wanted to be the first airline to fly around the world. The Aussies have blocked them to date. I wonder if this direct flight from Dubai to Auckland is intended to pressure Qantas, their code share partner into relaxing their position against a Syd - Lax service.
NZ has free skies policy and once the Dubai flights are here it won't be long before they operate Akl - Lax.
This might be why the share price took a significant hit after that announcement.
Thoughts???

Hi Romeo Tango Foxtrot Quebec

Love your name as you obviously somebody very close to AIR or the industry,

Nice one

[winner69]

Anythings possible I suppose ...one day

http://www.economist.com/blogs/gulli...wl/n/n/n/email

No doubt AIR who competently whiteboard multifunctional architectures a lot are on the case.

They on the ball are AIR

[777]

Hi Romeo Tango Foxtrot Quebec

Love your name as you obviously somebody very close to AIR or the industry,

Nice one

Takes me back to school where the teacher told us to" Read The F..... Question"

[Snow Leopard]

Jetstar's regional service is turning into a complete fiasco. No back-up planes when their ancient Q300's need unscheduled maintenance and no back-up staff when staff get sick, (something that inevitably happens from time to time).

Just like Air New Zealand really - sometimes things go wrong beyond an immediate fix.

12 years old =ancient.
So AIR must have some prehistoric airplanes then

Not yet on the Singapore report PT, been too busy having a great time socialising with other ST members

I would have thought that you would be keen to understand those other airlines that you keep moaning about the relative valuations of compared to AIR. You might begin to understand the why then.

Go do your homework and no more drinkies till you have finished it .

Best Wishes
Paper Tiger

[Beagle]

My head is still too sore for in depth reading but its not so sore as to forget the 29 brand new ATR72-600 turboprop aircraft joining the AIR N.Z. fleet by 2020 and the fact that their average aircraft age will be down to a remarkably young 6.2 years by FY19..but I will consider myself told off by the headmaster and try and refrain from any more drinking for a while

P.S. The average age of AIR's Q300's is only 8.4 years as at 30 June 2015, (source 2015 annual report) and last time I checked AIR had good contingency plans to handle sick pilots whereas Jetstar...oh dear
.

[Beagle]

Anybody want to help buy a new plane?

Best Wishes
Paper Tiger

Very loose use of the term "new". Speaking of fiasco's and relic's I saw him on T.V. 3's breakfast programme talking to Paul Henry the other day with his begging bowl out. P.H. gave him plenty of stick and rightly so I felt.
Admitted they'd had 4 CAA audits since commencement of operations...wonder why so many audits ? and then there was the withdrawal from operations for unscheduled maintenance. Suppose its just as well at least the CAA are doing a thoroughly professional job then isn't it !!
I can't help but wonder if people really understand the risk ?...would you buy your partner a 30 year old car with no ABS brakes or dynamic stability control or any of the other current safety devices and protections and tell them to use that to take the kids to school and back every day ?

[stoploss]

Very loose use of the term "new". Speaking of fiasco's and relic's I saw him on T.V. 3's breakfast programme talking to Paul Henry the other day with his begging bowl out. P.H. gave him plenty of stick and rightly so I felt.
Admitted they'd had 4 CAA audits since commencement of operations...wonder why so many audits ? and then there was the withdrawal from operations for unscheduled maintenance. Suppose its just as well at least the CAA are doing a thoroughly professional job then isn't it !!
I can't help but wonder if people really understand the risk ?...would you buy your partner a 30 year old car with no ABS brakes or dynamic stability control or any of the other current safety devices and protections and tell them to use that to take the kids to school and back every day ?

You might get one for you partner , but maybe not to take the kids in ....

[dobby41]

would you buy your partner a 30 year old car with no ABS brakes or dynamic stability control or any of the other current safety devices and protections and tell them to use that to take the kids to school and back every day ?

A lot of people do.
How about a 15 year old car - lots of safety stuff from today not there then.
And cars don't get the maintenance and upgrades aircraft do.

[Beagle]

You might get one for you partner , but maybe not to take the kids in ....

ROFL - She can definitely take one of them in it !!

[Marilyn Munroe]

For years Emirates have wanted to be the first airline to fly around the world. ........
NZ has free skies policy and once the Dubai flights are here it won't be long before they operate Akl - Lax.
Thoughts???

I am sure Emirates would love to fly on from the Shakey Isles or the Land of Underarm Bowlers to the city of the stars.

However American Carriers have a fox in the hen house reaction to encroachments by sand state airlines. Lots of squaking and fluttering of wings. Their brought and paid for hand maidens in the US Congress squak and flutter along in sympathy.

Boop boop de do
Marilyn

Ps an afterthought; Actually getting the Americans to agree to this would be a worthy task for the men from the Ministry of Transport instead of their usual drinking tea and confiscating passenger water bottles.