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charter flights are huge in Europe, for example going skiing from UK to Europe or UK/Europe to sunny destinations in Europe/North Africa in…
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none whatsoever, but am interested in aviation & have worked for a company who did charters, after Sept 11, when many airlines folded or…
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costs depend on aircraft size/age/route length Have been involved with charters myself, so know a far bit about costings for charters, even…
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yes but crews working for no salary & all the other costs savings add up (less overall staff per aircraft, is a huge saving), which is why…
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both I presume. Freight always helps offset airfares & understand freight is doing very well at present.
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but that's the operating airline that does the maintenance, whether it be a qantas, virgin, rex aircraft or some other carrier. The…
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no simulators involved if the pilots are current.
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think Cooks were a charter airline & sold most of their seats through travel agents with or without the ground content. Think they went…
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no Laker was a quasi airline. Lower costs, but used same big airports as likes of BA, with lots of delays.
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not actually a lease airports are very negotiable at present fuel is cheap, admin is only handling sales basically cabin crew are also…
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ok IIRC pilots have to do some many take offs & landings in a certain period, in that type of aircraft. In South Korea, Asiana A380 pilots…
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gonorthamerica commented on Pilots to start virtual airline next year
15 people have said they don't understand. Please explain what you don't understand & will try & rectify if I can
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no that's virgin mark 2
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but maintenance would be done by operating airline, whether that be virgin mark 2 or Rex. If virgin mark 2, that could simply paint on side…
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gonorthamerica commented on Pilots to start virtual airline next year
could actually be a way for virgin mark 2 to get back into international. Could it be called or nicknamed virgin lite ? Virgin mark 2…
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gonorthamerica commented on Pilots to start virtual airline next year
without old virgin there are no nonstop flights Newcastle/Auckland Brisbane/Dunedin only 1 airline flying Brisbane/LA Brisbane/Fiji…
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it could actually be qantas operating the flights, as they have stood down plenty of pilots as well, but virgin 2 or rex makes more sense.
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I guess, but maybe more like charter flights, but instead of the operating airlines pilots flying the aircraft, the operating airlines…
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don't know, but probably don't need huge amount of money. It's not like they are starting a new airline. If pilots interested in doing…
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pilots have started airlines before, but probably from scratch or when the airline they flew for, went belly up. Much easier than the…
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there are obviously going to be some interesting developments in aviation post corona. Some airlines will close down for good. Others with…
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there are obviously going to be some interesting developments in aviation post corona. Some airlines will close down for good. Others with…
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gonorthamerica posted a forum topic Pilots to start virtual airline next year
info sketchy, but heard group of unemployed pilots, are starting a virtual airline. A virtual airline is when someone, or a travel agency…
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got one bike from 99 bikes for $300 & is excellent but they have no more at anything like that price & say they won't get more for month or…
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no bought a 2nd hand bike & after 6 months bill to repair it was more than it was worth. Not going to be doing huge kms or riding to work,…
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gonorthamerica posted a forum topic Where to Buy a New Bike under $300 in Brisbane?
Want to get a cheap new bike under $300. Bike stores have them on their websites, but no stock. Similarly with Kmart, Big W etc. Anyone…
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gonorthamerica commented on PayPal Alternative Payment Method
many retailers get screwed by Paypal/accetping credit cards. Look at silly travel agents who took payments via card on their own merchant…
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2 issues drought & farmers can't get pickers even though 1 million on unemployment welfare, so some produce won't even get…
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10muscat on Under 21 P2 Plate Needs Car Rental. Any Reviews for Renting Car through https://cairnsunlimited.com/
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don't forget to book it. Think you can cancel with day or 2 notice at no cost. Why ? As always in travel, a airfare/car/hotel price(quote)…
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justaperson on Under 21 P2 Plate Needs Car Rental. Any Reviews for Renting Car through https://cairnsunlimited.com/
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anything under 10 years old if well maintained is fine. They tend to keep their cars longer than the big multinationals, who might only…
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