Re: So we got it right, never was going to survive

From	"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	aus.aviation
Subject	Re: So we got it right, never was going to survive
Date	2024-05-04 12:46 +1000
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Daryl <dwalford@westpine.com.au> wrote
> Rod Speed wrote
>> keithr0 <user@account.invalid> wrote
>>> Rod Speed wrote
>>>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>>>>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>>>>>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote

>>>>>>> https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-30/bonza-flights-cancelled-business-viability-question/103783236

>>>>>> https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-30/who-owns-bonza-whats-happening-with-the-airline-cancellations/103784224

>>>>> https://www.afr.com/companies/transport/bonza-flights-cancelled-as-aircraft-repossessed-20240430-p5fnjf

>>>> https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-30/bonza-doomed-to-failure-from-the-start/103785860

>>> The lease payments on the brand new 737 MAXswould have been the first   
>>> problem.

>> The real problem was the fucked business model, using planes
>> that size to regional airports. No chance of filling aircraft like that
>> at regional airports. And only flying to one state capital, Melburg.
>>  That was never going to be viable.

> I was just reading an article in the ABC news, it stated that those  
> aircraft were "forced" onto the Bonza by it backer 777 partners simply  
> because their aircraft leasing partner had 30 737 Max's available.

No ABC news article ever said that.

> The Bonza boss is also saying that heneeded at least 10 aircraft to be   
> viable

Yes, he did say that but that is even sillier
given that he couldnt even manage to fill 4.

> but they would only let him have 4

That's wrong too. And if that was true, it was because
they clearly were not producing anything like the cash
flow to pay the lease costs on that many planes.

> so as you say it was doomed  the start.

> Even with the right size and number or aircraft it was still goingto   
> but at least it would of had a small chance of success.

Not with just the one state capital being flown to.

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So we got it right, never was going to survive "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2024-04-30 09:35 +1000
  Re: So we got it right, never was going to survive "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2024-04-30 14:53 +1000
    Re: So we got it right, never was going to survive Daryl <dwalford@westpine.com.au> - 2024-04-30 15:27 +1000
      Re: So we got it right, never was going to survive "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2024-04-30 16:00 +1000
        Re: So we got it right, never was going to survive Daryl <dwalford@westpine.com.au> - 2024-04-30 22:24 +1000
          Re: So we got it right, never was going to survive "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2024-05-01 04:32 +1000
          Re: So we got it right, never was going to survive jonz <not-here@over-there.org> - 2024-05-07 14:52 +1000
            Re: So we got it right, never was going to survive Daryl <dwalford@westpine.com.au> - 2024-05-07 20:17 +1000
    Re: So we got it right, never was going to survive "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2024-04-30 16:01 +1000
      Re: So we got it right, never was going to survive "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2024-04-30 16:42 +1000
        Re: So we got it right, never was going to survive keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2024-05-03 19:49 +1000
          Re: So we got it right, never was going to survive "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2024-05-04 03:23 +1000
            Re: So we got it right, never was going to survive Daryl <dwalford@westpine.com.au> - 2024-05-04 09:19 +1000
              Re: So we got it right, never was going to survive "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2024-05-04 12:46 +1000
                Re: So we got it right, never was going to survive Daryl <dwalford@westpine.com.au> - 2024-05-04 14:28 +1000
                Re: So we got it right, never was going to survive "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2024-05-04 15:41 +1000
        Re: So we got it right, never was going to survive "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2024-05-04 07:37 +1000
  Re: So we got it right, never was going to survive keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2024-05-11 11:23 +1000
    Re: So we got it right, never was going to survive "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2024-05-12 05:48 +1000

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