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Quoting mariner (Reply 2): "John Borghetti loses Christopher Luxon, counts on James Hogan |
Quoting luftaom (Reply 1): Although I think some airlines believe this as well - for example when VA was operating CNS-TSV there was an EY code on the flight. I'd love to know just how many people actually booked on the EY code. I wouldn't be surprised if it were a very round number. |
Quoting mariner (Reply 4): In contrast to which, one fairly well-respected analyst in The Australian thinks that Singapore is the go |
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Quoting 777ER (Reply 9): BNE07:00 PM WLG12:25 AM VA 108 73H VIRGIN AUST INTL FOR VA SE ASIA |
Quoting 777ER (Reply 8): VA would be an excellent asset for SQ and could finally give QF/JQ a good run. SQ has always wanted Australia - LAX/SFO services and this would give SQ an easy entry onto the route. "Welcome onboard this Singapore Airlines service to LAX, proudly operated by Virgin Australia". Be just like Eastern Australian Airlines are doing with the Q300s on NZL domestic |
Quoting sq256 (Reply 11): Should SQ buy out NZ's stake, I'm still tipping that they may instruct VA to pull out of BNE-LAX (and have either their partner DL take over that sector, or potentially even have SQ do that sector themselves with A350s with 5th freedom rights) and use the remaining 3 aircraft to take over some of SQ's own East Coast-SIN services, which allows them to move the displaced SQ aircraft to other medium or long haul sectors in their network. |
Quoting sq256 (Reply 11): Should SQ buy out NZ's stake, I'm still tipping that they may instruct VA to pull out of BNE-LAX (and have either their partner DL take over that sector, or potentially even have SQ do that sector themselves with A350s with 5th freedom rights) and use the remaining 3 aircraft to take over some of SQ's own East Coast-SIN services, which allows them to move the displaced SQ aircraft to other medium or long haul sectors in their network. |
Quoting AirNiugini (Reply 14): Why would they instruct VA to pull out of the BNE to LAX market? What proof do you have that this route is so dire that a VA pull out is the answer? |
Quoting mariner (Reply 2): There's an amusing article in the Financial Review on the issues at Virgin |
Quoting 777ER (Reply 8): SQ has always wanted Australia - LAX/SFO services and this would give SQ an easy entry onto the route. |
Quoting QFA380 (Reply 16): The AFR seems to have it in for Virgin, who knows why. Perhaps the audacity of a LCC to try and become full service. |
Quoting QFA380 (Reply 16): This seems like another a.net truth that refuses to go away. |
Quoting QFA380 (Reply 16): Quoting 777ER (Reply 8): SQ has always wanted Australia - LAX/SFO services and this would give SQ an easy entry onto the route. Has the general consensus not shifted dramatically since the 2006 debacle? Why would they be interested considering in 2006 we had QF and UA, now we have QF, UA, DL, AA, VA along with healthy one-stop competition from HA, NZ and FJ. |
Quoting 777ER (Reply 19): The AKL Tasman market some say is over crowded yet airlines are still launching services. Just because SYD for example has 5x direct LAX routes with several more offering connections via AKL/Pacific to LAX doesn't mean it will stop an airline launching a service if it sees it can work for them. If you can prove other wise then please do! |
Quoting IndianicWorld (Reply 17): The AFR seems to have a slant on a few topics that make me cringe at times. |
Quoting 777ER (Reply 19): Sure SYD has all those competitiors but does BNE or MEL? |
Quoting IndianicWorld (Reply 17): The AFR seems to have a slant on a few topics that make me cringe at times. |
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Quoting QF2220 (Reply 26): Perhaps the AFR has issue with running an airline less as a business and more as a thing to attack a competitor and in the process leave the shareholder return proposition unclear? The AFR is after all a business newspaper. |
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Quoting Flyingsottsman (Reply 24): What airline and what type of aircraft, and PVG-HBA ??? |
Quoting TruemanQLD (Reply 30): I'm assuming the demand here will be PVG-HBA, and less so HBA-PVG? Will this be a regular service, or just for a few weeks? |
Quoting ben175 (Reply 31): I think we can expect an announcement in the next few months! |
Quoting allrite (Reply 32): Potentially seafood and other fresh produce? A Chinese company just bought a large holding in Tasmanian dairy farms. |
Quoting allrite (Reply 32): A Bali service, or via another Australian city, I wonder? |
Quoting IndianicWorld (Reply 33): The plans are for the Flights to fly via DPS. |
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Quoting RyanairGuru (Reply 28): ou can't trust those Queenslanders, crazy as cut snakes. |
Quoting IndianicWorld (Reply 23): That is why MEL in particular tends to be overshadowed on North America routes at this time, but over time with more capable aircraft in the right capacity bracket on the market, this is starting to change the thinking. |
Quoting smi0006 (Reply 39): What about AA DFW-MEL or LAX-MEL? QF and AA have announced they are looking at more routes, make sense to replace the twice weekly 744 with an AA788 daily. |
Quoting TN486 (Reply 40): you gotta see this!! (bit of an anti climax). |
Quoting QF2220 (Reply 47): Does that take into account the planned maintenance that is done at LAX? |
Quoting qf789 (Reply 44): Another QF A388 diversion QF9 MEL-DXB diverted to SYD due to an engine vibration, initially operated by VH-OQJ. QF9 is now back in the air operated by VH-OQL, albeit running 10 hours behind |