is it time for qan to dump international, page-43

Benson
I had a read of crikey, did you read the comments after Bens article?
I will paste a couple of the better ones here.

David Lloyd
Posted January 15, 2012 at 5:48 pm | Permalink
Ben the data that he uses as I read it a few days ago seemed confusing at best? There are comments based on long range tests by Boeing and extrapolations of short range flights by ANA. I definitely see a chance that the 20% is going to be hard to achieve but a key factor with that was meant to be the GE engines that haven’t gained certification yet. Three critical factors to consider: 1. The lowering of drag coefficient Vs the 767-300 with winglets 2. The efficiency of the GEntec engine Vs those of the 767-300 and lastly the total mass of the 767-300 Vs the 787-8 I know nothing about drag comparison but hypothesise 2% better is optimistic, engine efficiency maybe 7 to 10%?? but the weight factor should be a known known. Can you comment or elucidate on any of this?? BTW, Qantas seem to have their head in the sand re the non ordering of the 777. Old folk like me and business are where they will gain their best margins yet they seem to ignore these demographics and chase low margin no frills.

David,

Qantas has more than just it’s head in the sand over the 777 it has sand up to it’s ankles! Within the last 6-9 months it has been stated at staff meetings when the question is raised about “why dont we just order some 777's?” ( and I semi quote here) “The 777 is the worst possible aircraft fleet decision we could make”, I kid you not. These idiots, despite the fact that Qantas was involved in drafting the 777 basic operating requirements to suit them, despite the fact that almost every other operator in and out of Sydney uses them happily , despite the fact that they are so reliable and efficient that it could save them many millions on fuel burn and engineering services (the very things they harp on about saving money on), despite the fact that former CEO Dixon admitted publicly that not buying them was a huge mistake, and despite the fact that nobody (not even Airbus) has a bad thing to say about them, absolutely refuse to admit they screwed up, go back on their decision and order a dozen or two ASAP, and instead put out bullshit statements like the aforementioned to people within the company who know this is all arse covering crap.

When you are faced with this sort of incompetence and blind stupidity is it any wonder that they ignore demographics like those you mention?