Vale QANTAS

embee wrote:Listening to News 24 last night the transport journo they had on said that Qantas is hoping the govt nationalises the International arm

That's my take. It's trying to compete with government owned enterprises and getting a kicking. Given that it's losing $200m p.a. Qantas should be happy to hand it back. The Labor Party gets a huge win with its base.

Other airlines would probably be happy to divert their cancelled flights to Thailand to fill the gap...

Who will buy shares in Qantas Mark 1, 2, and 3 when they try to privatise it again?

mynah wrote:Other airlines would probably be happy to divert their cancelled flights to Thailand to fill the gap...

I suspect all this would sound familiar to you mynah.

mynah wrote:Other airlines would probably be happy to divert their cancelled flights to Thailand to fill the gap...

Only if they are water planes.

skully wrote:And the Banks.

And Telstra
And Medicare Private
No - fark it - let's Nationalise the lot - it's worked for China!

of course Barney there would be a place for you - after a mild re-education

I'd be all for re-nationalising the international arm.

That's the only way I can see QANTAS remaining a good quality airline.

Otherwise more and more operations will be shipped off shore and standards will continue to drop.

I think it is in the country's interest to have a high-standard airline in operation, not just a plethora of cheap and nasty cut price organisations.

* wonders how the negotiations are going *

Hass wrote:I'd be all for re-nationalising the international arm.

That's the only way I can see QANTAS remaining a good quality airline.

Otherwise more and more operations will be shipped off shore and standards will continue to drop.

I think it is in the country's interest to have a high-standard airline in operation, not just a plethora of cheap and nasty cut price organisations.

why make an exception for airlines?

How ARE Swissair and Aeroflot going?

So the CEO of QANTAS (who is gay) was assaulted yesterday while giving a speech by a man who shoved a meringue pie in his face. Turns out that the assailant is a Charlie Church who objects to Qantas supporting same sex marriage.

I wonder if his use of terminology was deliberate:

“CEO’s need to respect Australia is a democracy where backdoor attempts to subvert the clear wishes of the overwhelming majority will cost companies bottom lines,” Mr Overheu wrote."

It's just a shame he didn't use a cream pie...

Hehehe, noice.

He looked like Fred Nile.

Bradman wrote:He looked like Fred Nile.

l thought he looked even less tolerant.

At least Joyce has had a face full of pie once.

The dude has broken the internet now.

When you type in "gay creampie facial" into google, you get a picture of Mr Overhue...

I bet the irony is lost on him.

skully wrote:I bet the irony is lost on him.

It won't be if he goes to jail and has to share a cell with Bubba.

Ouchie!!!