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- Fri Jun 21, 2002 6:02 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Did Air New Zealand Ever Fly To Frankfurt?
- Replies: 49
- Views: 11666
RE: Did Air New Zealand Ever Fly To Frankfurt?
flew with NZ to FRA a couple of times. The flights I was on were 90-100% full, at least down the back. They were a cheap option for Germans travelling to LAX and v.v. Had some nice German FAs btwn FRA-LAX. Pity the NZ staff at LAX aren't so good.
Jump to post- Mon Jun 03, 2002 8:59 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Your Last Trip On Ansett Australia.....
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2449
RE: Your Last Trip On Ansett Australia.....
Mine was on 01/02/02, supposedly the startup date for Tesna's failed Ansett. AN330 ADL-MEL and return later that evening (sorry, forgotten the Flight No, lets call it AN3xx). The return flight was almost 100% full. I am glad my last Ansett flight was full of pax and a subsequently very happy crew. I...
Jump to post- Fri Mar 15, 2002 9:43 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: GA DJJ-CGK Via BIK And UPG
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4207
RE: GA DJJ-CGK Via BIK And UPG
I have known about the CGK-DJJ flight on GA for a while now and it is one of my *dream* flights that I would love to take. It sounds pretty good. People are starting to warm to Garuda Indonesia more and more these days. Good on them. Indonesia needs a stronger economy, and Garuda being strong can on...
Jump to post- Fri Mar 15, 2002 9:08 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Virgin Blue Ponders Airbus
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2023
RE: Virgin Blue Ponders Airbus
Ikarus - on Ansett, the A320s were a lot more comfortable than 733s, believe me! Although I would love to see A320s in Australian skies again (preferably with a starmark livery!! <img src="/discussions/graphics/smile.gif" ALT="Smile">), and it would offer the public a definite difference (visua...
Jump to post- Fri Mar 15, 2002 8:55 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: VG Airlines Arrived. First Picture!
- Replies: 41
- Views: 3324
- Wed Mar 13, 2002 7:19 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Branson Sells 50% Virgin Blue
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2078
RE: Branson Sells 50% Virgin Blue
"Virgin Blue, founded by British-based Sir Richard Branson 18 months ago, would now be regarded as an Australian airline, freeing restrictions to fly to New Zealand, Fiji, Noumea, Bali and Indonesia."
Since when was Bali not a part of Indonesia? Jeez, journos these days...
- Thu Mar 07, 2002 6:48 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Virgin Blue, ANZ May Link Networks
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2714
RE: Virgin Blue, ANZ May Link Networks
Can't see Virgin Blue linking up with Garuda Indonesia...Garuda has a frequent flyer programme! 
(hehe). Virgin's found its niche and should stick with it. They're successful right now, why change? If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
- Wed Feb 27, 2002 5:53 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Will Virgin Become Australia's Second Airline
- Replies: 32
- Views: 2292
RE: Will Virgin Become Australia's Second Airline
For the next few years we're going to have a duopoly me thinks - until someone comes along again to try to take on the Qantas monster. Virgin Blue will become very healthy financially, and they don't need to change their product. Both businesses will be very safe for the next few years. Remember Qan...
Jump to post- Thu Feb 21, 2002 9:13 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Ansett's New Frequent Flyer Scheme!
- Replies: 38
- Views: 2965
RE: Ansett's New Frequent Flyer Scheme!
I agree that everyone should stop their whinging - FLEW have a business to run, and have invested millions upon millions of dollars to create a business model that they are confident will change an airline losing millions a week to an airline making a decent profit - now obviously they cannot do tha...
Jump to post- Sun Feb 17, 2002 7:03 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: SIN-PER On SIA B777-200
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5494
- Fri Feb 15, 2002 4:34 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: AN/Tesna/Sydney Airport Finally Agree.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1941
- Tue Feb 12, 2002 6:13 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Ansett Domestic Terminal Going International?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1742
RE: Ansett Domestic Terminal Going International?
Wirraway - what about the loss to retailer at the Ansett terminal since September!!!
Jump to post- Tue Feb 12, 2002 6:11 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Ansett Domestic Terminal Going International?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1742
RE: Ansett Domestic Terminal Going International?
Finally! Some constructive discussion on Ansett - I've been trying to avoid the discussion on A.net about AN lately because the discussions are just pointless. Anyway, I believe this has been raised before. This would be a good idea, and SYD would be second in the world after Miami (I believe, pleas...
Jump to post- Mon Feb 11, 2002 10:07 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Ansett To Order 30+10 A320 Family Aircraft
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3193
RE: Ansett To Order 30+10 A320 Family Aircraft
dagnamit! I just wrote quite a long post about this, but it disappeared. Anyway, what we have to remember here is that the Ansett that has ordered these Airbuses will (hopefully!) be Tesna, and hence a totally different airline to the temporary one that is currently operating.
Jump to post- Thu Feb 07, 2002 4:44 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: AMS-SIN On Garuda GA 957
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4609
RE: AMS-SIN On Garuda GA 957
thanks! fantastic to read a positive trip report on Garuda Indonesia - a pity that Amsterdam will be its on European gateway for the next few months.
Jump to post- Mon Feb 04, 2002 9:22 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: A Taste Of Things To Come At Ansett
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2304
RE: A Taste Of Things To Come At Ansett
I read it earlier but didn't post a reply. After all, we've been expecting something like this all along...let's hope they survive the dogfight that will soon be in Australian skies, and come out on top. If they can break even with 25% market share, I can't see how this could not happen! <img s...
Jump to post- Mon Feb 04, 2002 5:32 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: What Do Airline's Names Mean (i.e. Lufthansa)?
- Replies: 85
- Views: 10101
RE: What Do Airline's Names Mean (i.e. Lufthansa)?
Posted by Miami1: "nusantara means 'passage/track or bridge' " This is not true. 'Nusantara' in bahasa Indonesia is another word for Indonesia, or the Indonesian archipelago. And once again: Lufthansa means Air League, Hansa can also be traced to the seaside towns of Northern Europe that were part o...
Jump to post- Sun Feb 03, 2002 9:42 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: MAS Split To Grow Wings?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1443
RE: MAS Split To Grow Wings?
Airnondo- Ansett's logo shouldn't be blinking much longer - the new owners (well, soon to be) have signed a deal and the new Ansett will be a full Star Alliance member.
Jump to post- Sun Feb 03, 2002 9:23 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: What Do Airline's Names Mean (i.e. Lufthansa)?
- Replies: 85
- Views: 10101
RE: What Do Airline's Names Mean (i.e. Lufthansa)?
Lufthansa- "Hansa" in German can mean "league", so Lufthansa would mean "air league". In Germany it is also often called "die deutsche Lufthansa", meaning the German air league. Ansett Australia- named after Sir Reginald Ansett, who founded Ansett Airways 65 or so years ago. Has in it's history also...
Jump to post- Mon Jan 28, 2002 10:06 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Garuda Drops LGW And FRA
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2079
RE: Garuda Drops LGW And FRA
Wow, that really is a blow for Garuda Indonesia and tourism in Indonesia.
Jump to post- Mon Jan 28, 2002 9:24 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: DUR To EDI And Back On SAA & Bmi
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5717
- Fri Jan 25, 2002 1:15 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Trip Report Part 2 - MUC-FRA-HAM-BRU On LH
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6576
RE: Trip Report Part 2 - MUC-FRA-HAM-BRU On LH
Great report! Ich freue mich wahnsinnig auf den nächsten Teil! Where did you stay in Munich? While I was there I stayed at a hostel called "4 u München" - quite a nice little hostel, but packed with Aussies, and only around the corner from the Hauptbahnhof. I must also say that I enjoy flying on the...
Jump to post- Thu Jan 24, 2002 10:29 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Blow To Ansett Re-start
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2560
RE: Blow To Ansett Re-start
Ansett have immediately announced a replacement for Jenson, Captain Rindfleish, from the position below TJ. Mr Rindfleish has 27 years of experience at Ansett and as such there should be no problem. If Jenson had no interest in Ansett (well, he obviously didn't by defecting to QF), then good on him ...
Jump to post- Thu Jan 24, 2002 2:57 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Trip Report Part 1: ADL-SIN-FRA-MUC On SQ/LH/LH
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8437
RE: Trip Report Part 1: ADL-SIN-FRA-MUC On SQ/LH/LH
good report mate! can't wait for the next parts
Jump to post- Wed Jan 23, 2002 11:41 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: ADL-SIN-FRA On Sat - What Planes Will I Fly?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2782
RE: ADL-SIN-FRA On Sat - What Planes Will I Fly?
oops...forgot DPS-FRA/LGW/AMS is via BKK/SIN
Jump to post- Wed Jan 23, 2002 11:40 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: ADL-SIN-FRA On Sat - What Planes Will I Fly?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2782
RE: ADL-SIN-FRA On Sat - What Planes Will I Fly?
I look forward to the trip report Alex!
Baec777 - Why would you fly QF from ADL to Europe when you need to have three flights, even the ADL-SIN flight is via DRW thesedays. Rather fly SQ, MH or even GA(PremiumEconomy 
) and have one stop.
- Wed Jan 23, 2002 11:29 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: QF 738 Picture Here!
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2159
- Thu Jan 17, 2002 11:38 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Ansett, Alpha Catering & Gate Gourmet Questions..
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2579
RE: Ansett, Alpha Catering & Gate Gourmet Questions..
On Monday Gate Gourmet at ADL was open and Gate Gourmet trucks were being towed into the airport (must've been in storage somewhere else), presumably for use as of 01/02.
Jump to post- Sun Jan 13, 2002 4:57 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: MEL-ADL On Virgin Blue
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3893
RE: MEL-ADL On Virgin Blue
thanx for the report- just booked ADL-MEL-ADL on Feb 1 with Ansett. Here's hoping that Tesna get approval at the creditors meeting! It'll be good to be on the first AN MkIII flight out of ADL.
Jump to post- Sun Jan 13, 2002 10:36 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Ansett's Absolutely Ads ... A Killer?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 3942
RE: Ansett's Absolutely Ads ... A Killer?
At least everyone was aware of Ansett when the ads started, and I think it did lift their image, although the media often played on the "Am I with Ansett? Absolutely!" catchphrase. I just hope their new marketing campaign will bring about as much awareness as the old one. (although I doubt it will c...
Jump to post- Sat Jan 12, 2002 8:39 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: ANSETT-TESNA: 1st Crack Appear
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1796
RE: ANSETT-TESNA: 1st Crack Appear
phew......well, i dunno about you guys, but that was a good read! i guess i'll go ahead and book my flight...show my support for Ansett!
- Sat Jan 12, 2002 3:35 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: ANSETT-TESNA: 1st Crack Appear
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1796
RE: ANSETT-TESNA: 1st Crack Appear
This sort of stuff also scares away customers like me Will it be safe for me to book a flight for 1/02??
- Sat Jan 12, 2002 9:47 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: What's 'Ansett' About The New Ansett?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2584
RE: What's 'Ansett' About The New Ansett?
Is this a serious threat to stopping Ansett MkIII? The unions can certainly pull a lot of weight. Why hasn't Tesna done anything about this important issue?
Jump to post- Fri Jan 11, 2002 8:37 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: What's 'Ansett' About The New Ansett?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2584
RE: What's 'Ansett' About The New Ansett?
mb - it certainly would be interesting to see if there are any literal overnight changes!
Jump to post- Fri Jan 11, 2002 9:06 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: What's 'Ansett' About The New Ansett?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2584
- Thu Jan 10, 2002 10:26 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: What's 'Ansett' About The New Ansett?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2584
RE: What's 'Ansett' About The New Ansett?
They're gonna have to at least give back some of the points, even the administrators have admitted this (or so I remember from an interview). And Fox/Lew have said that they will be relying quite heavily on the Star Alliance membership for international connections. I am very seriously looking at fl...
Jump to post- Thu Jan 10, 2002 9:58 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Upgrade?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1626
RE: Upgrade?
Been upgraded once on AirNZ transpacific service because my seat in Y was also assigned to another passenger. The FA had to choose which one of us to upgrade - the other passenger was a slob dressed in a tracksuit, I'd dressed nicely. Guess who got the upgrade and a once in a lifetime (well, hopeful...
Jump to post- Thu Jan 10, 2002 4:05 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Ideal Ansett III Fleet?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2325
RE: Ideal Ansett III Fleet?
Yyz717- The major problem with Ansett's image was its old aircraft, especially the 767s, which the media here often reported were the "oldest in the world" and that Ansett's entire fleet was "amongst the oldest" (a load of codswallop). So a brand new fleet is crucial, and they should have it by the ...
Jump to post- Thu Jan 10, 2002 3:49 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: What's 'Ansett' About The New Ansett?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2584
RE: What's 'Ansett' About The New Ansett?
Even with AN MkII, the thing people love about Ansett is the staff (there are so many testaments to this!), so I don't think they'll mind much if the aircraft interiors are a little different!
Jump to post- Wed Jan 09, 2002 2:28 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Urgent All Aussies!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1232
RE: Urgent All Aussies!
There's a photo of it on the YSSY board - can confirm it is Korean Air Cargo. What a sight!
Jump to post- Tue Jan 08, 2002 5:07 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Ideal Ansett III Fleet?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2325
RE: Ideal Ansett III Fleet?
I think in all seriousness that the planned fleet of A319/A320/A321s is perfect for now. Maybe some A330s in the LONG term.
Jump to post- Tue Jan 08, 2002 5:04 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Should Ansett II Change Its Name
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2263
RE: Should Ansett II Change Its Name
Agree with the above two posts. I love the Ansett Australia name and Starmark logo. They just need a good marketing campaign, actually highlighting their product advantages over QF/DJ and a good FF programme.
Jump to post- Mon Jan 07, 2002 9:15 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Favorite Ad Campaigns
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1870
RE: Favorite Ad Campaigns
Agree on the Ansett Enya ads - especially the one when they launched their 747 international services way back when.
Jump to post- Sat Jan 05, 2002 7:30 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Ansett Picking Up
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1586
RE: Ansett Picking Up
great to hear loads are up. read on a trip report that there were SYD-BNE flights with only 1 seat left. Great news!
- Fri Jan 04, 2002 9:31 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: DJ BNE-MEL-LST
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2684
- Fri Jan 04, 2002 9:27 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Amsterdam-Batavia With KLM In 1938
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11460
- Fri Jan 04, 2002 9:21 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Brisbane-Asia - Need Help To Choose Airlines~
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2468
RE: Brisbane-Asia - Need Help To Choose Airlines~
Considered JAL? They're normally pretty cheap, reportedly have great food and you get a stopover or two on the way.
Jump to post- Fri Jan 04, 2002 9:16 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: James Hogan As Ansett CEO - Sure Its A Good Idea?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2786
RE: James Hogan As Ansett CEO - Sure Its A Good Idea?
Pprune...honestly, having that word mentioned here should be worthy enough to have this post deleted.
Jump to post- Fri Jan 04, 2002 9:10 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: What Airline Would Make You Cry If It Died?
- Replies: 80
- Views: 4363
RE: What Airline Would Make You Cry If It Died?
The news of Ansett Australia's collapse hit so many Australians hard. The sight of B767 and B737 aircraft at a standstill is still not easy to take. <br><center><a href="/open.file?id=203879" target="_blank"><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva">Click for large version<br><I...
Jump to post- Fri Jan 04, 2002 8:57 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Qantas - Possible Routes?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2104
RE: Qantas - Possible Routes?
about Qantas not starting a route unless it will be successful: what about the short lived flights to Canada and Shanghai?? Just two recent examples.
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