tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post3436470009923409379..comments2023-10-02T18:02:52.243+10:00Comments on 3 Word Slogan: Bitten by an iconCartledgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11929350278316125588noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-16889968648130357522007-02-08T21:16:00.000+10:002007-02-08T21:16:00.000+10:00Qantas has established the outsourcing precedent.H...Qantas has established the outsourcing precedent.<BR/><BR/>Hundreds of jobs moved to India.<BR/><BR/>The idiots.<BR/><BR/><B>Jitender Saan</B><BR/><A HREF="http://willyousponsorme.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow" TITLE="Jitender Saan's Blog">http://willyousponsorme.blogspot.com/</A><BR/><A HREF="http://jsaan.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow" TITLE="Jitender Saan's Affiliate Blog">http://Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-23801660028261362062007-02-05T06:57:00.000+10:002007-02-05T06:57:00.000+10:00Believe froggy! From the carefully enunciated Kiwi...Believe froggy! From the carefully enunciated Kiwi accent (head sets comes out hid sits) virtually every part of the service is quaintly parochial.<br />More important was that the service reflected the down home hospitality you find anywhere in NZ. <br />It was anything but corporate and sophisticated and it was very welcome.<br />Mind you, circling LAX runways for a couple of hours sightseeing Cartledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929350278316125588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-15968215718484497342007-02-05T06:41:00.000+10:002007-02-05T06:41:00.000+10:00Still air New Zealand has become my preferred airl...<i>Still air New Zealand has become my preferred airline because the service still reflects the home culture.</i><br /><br />I find that hard to believe given that, livery aside, they're practically one airline.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-78445924217818672802007-02-05T05:40:00.000+10:002007-02-05T05:40:00.000+10:00Good catch there kvatch. I suspect using sensitive...Good catch there kvatch. I suspect using sensitive logo symbols might not be a god idea if the product it represents can be grabbed so easily.<br />Still air New Zealand has become my preferred airline because the service still reflects the home culture. <br />Qantas has already slid in to the corporate 'screw the customer' mode.Cartledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929350278316125588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-69375309575327008522007-02-05T02:45:00.000+10:002007-02-05T02:45:00.000+10:00Despite the fact that the airline has now become j...<i>Despite the fact that the airline has now become just an airline to many Australians, an election year is not a clever time to see it fly overseas for good into the hands of foreign investors.</i><br /><br />Hmmm...the pot calling the kettle black? Seems the Australian government doesn't have a problem in this area when they are the purchasers. Wonder how the New Zealanders felt when Qantas Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-90713754395434370512007-02-04T14:54:00.000+10:002007-02-04T14:54:00.000+10:00I think we are becoming accustomed to the travesti...I think we are becoming accustomed to the travesties of trade liberalization. <br />National icons or even regional icons are long gone.<br />As to sports, that really does bother me. How can you love a local team comprised of the best from everywhere else, or even just someone else's name brand?<br />The wheel does turn and we might be moving to the start of a new cycle. THe downside is that it Cartledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929350278316125588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-39983182528869364492007-02-03T23:56:00.000+10:002007-02-03T23:56:00.000+10:00I know what you mean about how important Quantas i...I know what you mean about how important Quantas is to the national identity. Bostonians have experienced the same thing on a smaller scale in recent years. Venerable Boston institutions like Bank of Boston, Little-Brown publishers, Jordan Marsh deptartment store, and the Boston Globe have all been bought by outsiders.<br /><br />There's something disturbing about this, but I can't articulate Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com