Tag Archives: Qantas

The Airbus A350 XWB in Australia

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Falcon124

We were recently contracted by Airbus to shoot video of the A350 XWB on its first arrivals into Sydney & Perth. The aircraft was MSN5 (the 5th test aircraft in the fleet) and it was in the middle of its … Continue reading →

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Do you miss the ‘Good Ol Days’ of the airlines? Well, pay up!

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Falcon124

I am sick & tired of hearing people lament the passing of the “good ol’ days” of flying on airliners, when people would dress up and service was fantastic and the seats were roomier. Sadly they must be having selective … Continue reading →

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Qantas: A level playing field means no more cross-funding Jetstar

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Falcon124

You know, I’m over all this bullshit about Qantas being in trouble & needing government assistance to provide a level playing field. Let’s call the bullshit as it stands: Qantas has been gutted to try & launch Jetstar and the … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Plastic: 787 ZA003 DreamTour

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Falcon124

Today I attended the 787 DreamTour event at Melbourne airport thanks to an invitation from Qantas & Jetstar. What a fantastic time I had, especially as I was able to bring a few of the Plane Crazy Down Under team … Continue reading →

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Getting on the Dreamliner

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Falcon124

I’ve just been invited by Qantas & Jetstar to come and view the 787 Dreamliner when it’s in Melbourne on Sunday. Neat! This won’t be my first encounter with Boeing’s latest airliner as I got up close & personal with … Continue reading →

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A Happy Birthday….or not…

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Falcon124

When we used to have a blog at the Plane Crazy Down Under show’s website, my co-host Steve Visscher posted this article about our friends at the Airplane Geeks Podcast. I’ve posted it here to preserve his words so they … Continue reading →

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If it’s New, it’s JQ!

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Falcon124

I’ve spoken before about the on-going Jetstarisation of Qantas and despite Alan Joyce’s previous comments to the effect that there would be no further “jetstarisation,” recent developments certainly seem to indicate that this is not the case. We’ve previously joked … Continue reading →

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Even with flight computers, you can over stress an Airbus tail

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Falcon124

Remember the American Airlines A300 that crashed in the US after the vertical stabiliser broke off? The co-pilot over stressed the tail by pumping the rudders in an attempt to get out of wake-turbulence. In a similar situation in 2008, … Continue reading →

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How fast the tables turn

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Falcon124

It wasn’t that long ago that Virgin Blue could do no wrong in the eyes of the mainstream media while Qantas was being hounded over any little maintenance issue and its rapidly falling loads. How times change. In the past … Continue reading →

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Ongoing Jetstarisation of QANTAS

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Falcon124

According to Alan Joyce from QANTAS, the “Jetstarisation of QANTAS” is supposed to be over. Well, I have a problem with that as I continue to see evidence that, if anything, the “Jetstarisation” is increasing. I would not be surprised … Continue reading →

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