DanV

DanV

Member since 04 Nov 2017

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  • Singapore Airlines switches Cairns to an Airbus A350

    Apr 07, 2024, 10:40 PM

    Whilst NZ are majority owned by the NZ Government, I can't see that happening even if the other shareholders actually wanted to do so.  Plus NZ and SQ's history with Australian investments isn't very good, with the former still heavily blamed in the Ansett fiasco as the then-sole owner and S...

  • Singapore Airlines switches Cairns to an Airbus A350

    Mar 29, 2024, 01:06 AM

    Singapore has done that twice with Tiger Airways and Virgin Australia, plus Singapore had an indirect involvement with Ansett Australia through Air New Zealand.  They would've lost billions on those three investments, and can't see them doing a 4th go.  Plus Singapore's records in inves...

  • Singapore Airlines locks in additional flights to Brisbane

    Mar 25, 2024, 11:38 AM

    QF won't be giving up revenue on the BNE-SIN to a competitor (SQ) who is still a primary partner of their domestic competitor, VA.

  • US carrier Delta Air Lines to fly Brisbane-Los Angeles

    Mar 24, 2024, 12:01 AM

    Don't forget most US carriers services to Brisbane is funded by Queensland Government's Attracting Aviation Investment Fund (AAIF).  It could be argued if not for said funding, the US3 could've easily sent those aircraft elsewhere, in addition to the US-Chinese market well below pre-2020 lev...

  • Qatar eager to boost flights to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane

    Mar 19, 2024, 12:48 AM

    EY had daily flights to PER before they pulled PER and BNE before the Covid shutdowns.

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  • QF brings back the 787 on BNE-LAX?

    Apr 27, 2024, 06:13 PM

    Originally Posted by WSQplat Apparently BNE-LAX will be a mix of A330s and 787s from this point onwards? Today’s QF15 is a 787. Temporary until mid May on selected flights (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) iirc before it reverts back to the A330.

  • VA potentially partnering with Sri Lankan Airlines?

    Oct 03, 2023, 11:12 PM

    Last I've checked Alliance partners aren't "banned" from partnering with airlines outside of their alliance. NZ has a codeshare with QF on flights in Australia, ditto with SQ/GA (SkyTeam) and NZ/CX (Oneworld) to name a few examples.

  • QF expedited A330-200 replacement rumour - transfer of JQ 788s

    Sep 14, 2023, 03:10 PM

    Originally Posted by tommygun If all the Jetstar 788's were to go to Qantas, what does Jetstar do for planes? A321LRs or A321XLRs. Most destinations except HNL are reachable with the 321s. The HNL flying could be picked up by mainline where needed.

  • Fifth Freedom Rights Query

    Jul 28, 2023, 02:04 PM

    5th freedoms on TransPacific also need DoT (USA) approval in addition to Australia/CASA approval. I do recall DoT approved a proposal for AC to operate LAX-SYD decades ago (which eventually never went ahead), but declined SQ's application on the same sector.

  • Horrible meal

    May 27, 2023, 11:11 PM

    Originally Posted by Sibelius I dunno, Rod. I mean, this rant may be justified but as a rant it simply doesn't attain the hights of your unforgettable "Pies in VA Business Class" rant from a couple of years ago. I'm a little disappointed... I remember that QF were also serving Pies and Sausage Ro...

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