Hi Simon, Haven't heard from you for a long time. Will let you know after Monday whether I still have a job. They're still recruiting for my area so I think I'm safe. How about you? Grant SYD QF At 01:48 PM 20/05/03 +1000, you wrote: >>Lowering fares doesn't always work either. It might encourage more >>people to fly but it will narrow the margin between cost of seat and >>revenue per seat and hence reduce rather then increase profits. There >>is a finite point beyond which an airline can't make a profit no matter >>how many seats they sell. Low Cost Carriers like Virgin, Ryanair, >>Easyjet et al have a lower point than majors like QF, BA, etc but it's >>there none the less. >> >>Grant >>SYD >>QF >>PS I work in QF Yield Management >>PPS Hope I don't come across as lecturing. It's rare I get a chance to >>rant on about my chosen field and I get a bit excited sometimes. > >So how is the yield management stuff going Grant? It all sounds very >complicated to me, but I'm just a simple engineer after all :-) >-- >Regards, > >Simon Craig > >If it's not McBoeing, I'm not McGoing!