Air Taiwan From Australia, joined Dec 1999, 1516 posts, RR: 4 Posted (11 years 8 months 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 1268 times:
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Chances of Ansett flying are growing says Combet
Source: AAP|Published: Wednesday September 26, 9:22 AM
Unions were willing to negotiate on employee issues in a bid to get Ansett back in the air, ACTU secretary Greg Combet said today.
However, Mr Combet said pay cuts for staff were not an "attractive" option.
The chances of Ansett flying again were "growing each day", with at least two rescue plans put forward to achieve this, Mr Combet said.
Administrators have proposed the government waive some fees and charges and provide a guarantee on tickets for passengers flying with a resurrected Ansett.
The union's own proposed rescue plan involves the administrators drawing up a viable business, backed by federal government funding.
Mr Combet said the Howard government needed to publicly acknowledge it wanted Ansett back in the air and offer some sort of financial support.
"To date, the government hasn't made that commitment," he told the Seven Network's Sunrise program.
"They are being asked to provide a guarantee and to waive some fees and charges by the administrators.
"That's the sort of thing the government is going to have to do to save jobs and get this thing kick-started."
Mr Combet said the union should not have to make concessions in regards to staff, but was willing to negotiate to save jobs.
About 16,000 Ansett employees were forced out of work when the airline collapsed almost two weeks ago.
"This airline hasn't collapsed because of the employees," he said.
"It's not their pay and conditions that have led to this problem, it's been mismanagement and poor government policy making.
"We are prepared to sit down with people to make sure it is a viable airline that can get in the air, the staffing numbers are right, the productivity and efficiency issues are addressed.
"But we're very determined to protect people's pay and employment conditions in the process."
He said pay cuts were not something the union movement would consider favourably.
"I don't think its fair to ask the employees to do that," he said.
"We're prepared to sit down and negotiate ... but just a simple solution of saying that we've got to cop a pay cut is really not very attractive."
TG992 From New Zealand, joined Jan 2001, 2910 posts, RR: 11 Reply 1, posted (11 years 8 months 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 1203 times:
Until Mr. Combet realises that AN was grossly overstaffed and accepts there'll have to be job
cuts in the thousands.. I don't think AN will fly again =(
Ceilidh From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (11 years 8 months 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 1167 times:
At an industry average of 100 staff per aircraft, that's equivalent to 1,100 jobs. How can they be operational though when no one wants them (the aircraft)? AN can't fly on its own account - it's bankrupt. So who's going to operate them?
Don't know about this one, but
"Punch Gary Toomey" http://www.dc8p.com/html/boss.html (ID is 60524)
- I don't actually hate Toomey, he's been very unlucky. Where's Cushing been?
Air Taiwan From Australia, joined Dec 1999, 1516 posts, RR: 4 Reply 7, posted (11 years 8 months 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 1155 times:
Does this mean that I can book Ansett flights on the Galileo CRS? Or maybe book online (the ansett.com.au site is limited to only press releases)? Or just ring them up and book a ticket with them?
Or is it just for those who already have an Ansett ticket??
Wirraway From Australia, joined Mar 2001, 1321 posts, RR: 1 Reply 8, posted (11 years 8 months 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 1157 times:
With QF to day announcing 3x737s, 6x767s and
3x747 from international to domestic by the weekend,
one would have to ask how long Ansett 2 will survive.
Air Taiwan From Australia, joined Dec 1999, 1516 posts, RR: 4 Reply 12, posted (11 years 8 months 3 days ago) and read 1138 times:
As Transport minister said, this is NOT the rebirth of Ansett (yet)... all the government is doing is to keep Ansett flying until the administrators find a buyer for Ansett...
So I think for 12 weeks we'll have to fly Ansett without the catering... Hope they can be up and running by the end of November...
I'll ring 131300 now and ask them about fares and all... brb
Air Taiwan From Australia, joined Dec 1999, 1516 posts, RR: 4 Reply 20, posted (11 years 8 months 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 1120 times:
From SkyNews Australia 2 mins ago:
Ansett will start flying 24 services daily between Sydney and Melbourne, with flights for Sydney and Brisbane to follow on Sunday and between Melbourne and Perth next week.
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