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BREAKING NEWS: Qantas grounds entire fleet
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| 29th October 2011
Posted on 10/29/2011 12:03:51 AM PDT by naturalman1975
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To: naturalman1975
In before the Rain Man references.
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posted on
10/29/2011 12:04:36 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: dfwgator
Well, not flying is one sure way to avoid crashing...
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posted on
10/29/2011 12:09:00 AM PDT
by
naturalman1975
("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
To: naturalman1975
Actually, a smart move on the part of the Quantas CEO.
The Unions have been staging “Work Actions” and wildcat walkouts for some time, trashing the brand and angering customers.
There really is no alternative for Quantas anymore, they control a huge part of the International markets, Virgin Blue(??), and Quantas’s own LCC’s aren’t nearly large enough to swallow the domestic traffic, and Air New Zealand has been cutting back it’s own flights.
This puts the ball, (And the blame) in the Unions court, now.
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posted on
10/29/2011 12:10:39 AM PDT
by
tcrlaf
(Election 2012: THE RAPTURE OF THE DEMOCRATS)
To: naturalman1975
I wouldn’t mind being stranded in Australia, but I would be madder than “H” were I stranded elsewhere and couldn’t get home to Australia!
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10/29/2011 12:10:45 AM PDT
by
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To: tcrlaf
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10/29/2011 12:11:39 AM PDT
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To: tcrlaf
Not that it really matters and just pointing it out for the trivia value, but it's Qantas not Quantas.
Queensland And Northern Territory Aerial Services. The world's oldest continually operating airline (since 1920 - KLM began operations in 1919 but couldn't operate during much of the Second World War). Depending what happens over coming days, that record could be lost.
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posted on
10/29/2011 12:16:17 AM PDT
by
naturalman1975
("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
To: tcrlaf
Yah. Quantas appears to be playing hardball. Good for them.
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posted on
10/29/2011 12:17:15 AM PDT
by
Ramius
(personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
To: naturalman1975
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posted on
10/29/2011 12:19:34 AM PDT
by
Ramius
(personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
To: naturalman1975
They have to lock out the union to prevent sabotage.
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posted on
10/29/2011 12:24:49 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(The Right to Life came before the Right to Happiness)
To: naturalman1975; SkyDancer
Still a day to reach an agreement......
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posted on
10/29/2011 12:36:42 AM PDT
by
BIGLOOK
(Keelhaul Congress!)
To: naturalman1975
Passengers in flight were given parachutes and pushed out exit doors. No need o worry about them, they were also given detailed printed instructions on parachute operation.
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posted on
10/29/2011 12:44:11 AM PDT
by
count-your-change
(You don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
To: GeronL
To: naturalman1975
Wow. Taking extreme measures. No retreat, no surrender! Kind of like the Marines. Maybe they should rename the company QantiCo!
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posted on
10/29/2011 1:02:08 AM PDT
by
saganite
(What happens to taglines? Is there a termination date?)
To: naturalman1975
Qantas is shrugging at the communist unions. Excellent.
To: monkeyshine
They’re a pretty doctrine socialist movement in Australia. It is a leftist government even though they had to pick up some even wackier parties to form a government.
When leftists get that left, and think they have the upper hand (or are about the lose the upper hand), they can very well be violent.
Or at least that’s the way to bet.
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posted on
10/29/2011 1:07:34 AM PDT
by
Ronin
(If we were serious about using the death penalty as a deterrent, we would bring back public hangings)
To: saganite
Kind of like the Marines. Maybe they should rename the company QantiCo!You know, that's pretty good.
To: dfwgator
Here we go OCCUPY QANTAS !
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posted on
10/29/2011 1:10:30 AM PDT
by
traumer
To: monkeyshine
Sabotage? My WW2 Dad tells me that Australian unions were sabotaging American bombers during the war!
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posted on
10/29/2011 1:34:27 AM PDT
by
Does so
("Drill-Baby-Drill" is NOT a new Government entitlement for "Free Dentistry".)
To: monkeyshine
sabootoj!
work slowdowns, delays, “sick outs” and whatever else unions do to hurt their employer.
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posted on
10/29/2011 1:35:19 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(The Right to Life came before the Right to Happiness)
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