• DanV, you're right --- it was Godfrey who bought the Embraers which had to go to Portugal for an oil-change. I remember flying ADL-PER on a 190 a few years ago. The proposal for the HNL hub could easily be replicated in Singapore or Abu Dhabi using 787's. Same thinking. But first, run a tight shi...

  • Great news. Borghetti's obsession with trying to knock off Qantas has cost this company (and me as a former shareholder) its shirt. He ditched the principle of one model aircraft that has been used by successful airlines throughout the world. Easyjet, Ryanair, Jet Blue, Air Asia, Wizzair and Sout...

  • Woomera has a strip that could easily handlen an A380. There's plenty of dry flat land, a railway and a major highway at the front door, plenty of vacant accommodation, an airport with flights to Adelaide every few hours just 70km away, a dry climate and most importantly, plenty of security. Why ...

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