Posted by julian on Feb 2, 2010 in
Airlines
Since the fuel crisis, even the latest 747-400’s are being grounded by many airlines. In the bankruptcy, Japan Air Lines with one of the largest 747 fleets has announced that all forty-seven in the passenger fleet will be left with the Bankruptcy Trustee for him to dispose of. On strongly patronized long route flights the [...]
Tags: 747-400, 777, 787, Airbus, AirNewZealand, Boeing, Cargolux, JAL, MD11
Posted by julian on Nov 2, 2009 in
Economy
Poor old Boeing; by the time it settles the penalty payments with all the carriers who will be waiting additional years to take delivery of the 787, it may be years before they are able to declare a dividend. Added to this, fortunately on a smaller scale is the same set of circumstances for the [...]
Tags: 787, 787-800, Airbus, Boeing, Dreamliner 787, GM
Posted by julian on Nov 19, 2008 in
Airlines
Rob Fyfe, that loony bike to work, pseudo greenie CEO of Air NZ who conducts daily touchy-touchy, feely-feely management meetings with all his followers sitting in bean bags around a coffee table is at it again. He is knifing several hundred jobs in answer to the downturn in business. I wonder if this is a [...]
Tags: 787, AirNewZealand, Ansett Airlines, Boeing, China, Flying Kangaroo, Geoff Dixon, John Keys, Maori, New Zealand, Qantas, Rob Fyfe