Episode 208: Lies, Damned Lies & Statistics

While Steve & Grant are often accused of making statistics up on the spot (like 28.2% of all statistics), this week it appears that Dan Webb is not the only one who can crunch the numbers!Both Qantas & Virgin are both claiming to be the best 'on-time airline' using the same set of BITRE statistics (although neither of them make much of the statistics showing Tiger were the best of all for June)LTQ Engineering, an engine overhaul company owned 50/50 by Lufthansa Technik AG & Qantas, is closing with management citing a decline in demand for overhaul servicesQantas & Emirates are reported to be in discussions for an alignment or code-sharing (yet the market is reacting as if Emirates are going to invest in them???)John Borghetti is not too worried about a price war with QantasThe RAAF's fleet of BAe Hawks have hit a combined total of 75,000 hours of flyingThe Indonesians have come to Australia with their Su-27 & Su-30 Flankers to join in Exercise Pitch Black 12 being held over July & August in the northern end of the country