I'm incredibly happy that this is finally confirmed, had a feeling it would be the case. Absolutely can't wait to see A330s wear this livery. Back to the future! Makes me wonder, other than Saudia and JAL what other airlines have currently reverted to using their old/original logos/liveries? I keep...
Jump to postWhen I was a boy (several decades ago now), what is now called Sydney Airport was universally called Mascot Airport among residents of Sydney. I suspect the aim (in part) was to distinguish it from Bankstown Airport. The name seemed to morph from Mascot to Sydney some time in the late 1950s or early...
Jump to postIf TK wants approval for an intermediate stop, perhaps the ideal stopover point would be anywhere that is not a QF destination???
Jump to postInteresting- pilots union encouraging QF to order more 789 - makes sense more roles for their team, although doesn’t deal with the ROIC side. However they claim 49 options still - could QF maybe have negotiated extensions on these due to delays, or Covid? Not saying crew are the best source of info...
Jump to postHadn't got to those presos yet! Yeah I recon the A330s wont be replaced for at least that time - even thoguh theyre getting a bit tired on board. Theyre still a workhorse. Some A321XLR flying might replace them and perhaps that might be a datapoint for their replacement plans? I ignore the press re...
Jump to postI’ve done transfers through Casablanca, but not for the past eight years so my experience may not be current. When I did it there were transfer desks to issue boarding passes without having to clear immigration. However, they would not issue a boarding pass until two hours before departure, which in...
Jump to postThe Focke-Wulf FW-200 Condor was a four engined airliner (and bomber) produced from 1937 to 1944, so no 2-engined airliner can claim the crown during that period.
Jump to postSecond 737MAX for Bonza has returned to BFI after painting at VCV https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FYs-NZ4UIAARFpS?format=jpg&name=large https://twitter.com/bfi_watch_ca350/status/1552402900072013825?s=21&t=X6JP3D4xRd-7ZWVPg4YH6g Shouldn’t it have some wingtip ornaments? Those wingtips are very ...
Jump to postIt's up and fully functional once again.
Breathe easy everyone!
He has posted a message on Facebook: The server hosting gcmap.com is still down. Yep, we know. It suffered a double-disk failure. Imagine an ETOPS diversion and the second engine flames out. That’s where we are: working through all the checklists and trying for the least-bad result. I’d channel Al H...
Jump to postThe past 3 years. Wall Street journal and Seattle times have been A* at Airing boeings dirty laundry but it’s ABC in Australia that has the exclusive new details? Gotcha I'll draw my conclusions based on the evidence and the arguments provided, not the geographical location of the news source. The ...
Jump to postI'll be watching the televised version when it airs at 7:30pm tonight, and I'll make up my mind after seeing the evidence presented. The promos for tonight's documentary have been getting lots of airplay during the day today, which would be odd if the documentary didn't have some substantial new inf...
Jump to postFiji Airways has cancelled all their flights between Fiji and Australia today (Monday 17th January).
Jump to postFlights between Fiji and Australia have resumed, with delays averaging three to four hours.
Jump to postAn informative quote from Reuters "This is a clear sign of our confidence in the future and we've locked in pricing ahead of what is likely to be a big uptick in demand for next-generation narrowbody aircraft," Qantas Chief Executive Alan Joyce said in a statement. https://www.reuters.com...
Jump to postIt appears that the Presentation "Flying Blind:The 737 MAX Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing" may be livestreamed in about 20 minutes on youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JB65CUaQ-M It was live streamed. I watched it from start to finish. Nothing really new but very interesting no...
Jump to postclassicjets wrote:What is an An-18?
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The recent videos on their Youtube and Facbook channels also show the revised logo/colours. In the videos you can clearly see the logo in all white against a blue background (start of video) and in all blue against a white background (end of video). So I guess they're going for the minimalistic/mon...
Jump to postBeen looking at trying to book flights using our flight credits with Qantas, has anyone else been having issues where it won't allow you to book online using the credit and says you have to book over the phone instead? There are a couple of credits we are trying to book via online and we always get...
Jump to postAm I right in thinking none of these newly painted MAXs has any type identification painted on the exterior (“Boeing 737-8 MAX”, or some variant thereof)?
Jump to postAgree, there was talk of A332s on BNE-LAX a few years ago, no idea how serious it was but the QF A332s aren’t as capable as the newest A332s around. SIN-LHR would be a similar distance to BNE-LAX minus some of the head winds. Some of the newer QF A332s are a little more capable than the older ones ...
Jump to postQF747 tickets for SYD, BNE and CBR joyflights to go on sale noon this Wednesday, $400 for economy and $747 for business class. Crazy expensive. For that much can fly to lax or SFO return from bne Syd or Mel in high season. Not really that bad for a 3hr joy flight during these tough times which isn'...
Jump to postAnd of course PEK (Peking), now Beijing.
Jump to postI agree with the other comments.
This is a significant improvement, almost to the point of actually being "classy".
A great job by whomever was responsible.
A similar but closely related issue – some airlines require that points be used within a period of time after they are earned. For example, in the case of SQ, points must be used within three years of earning them. For those customers with points expiring soon but no chance to use the points because...
Jump to postIt seems strange that the SkyTeam logo is so much larger than the airline's own logo.
Overall, it's one of the better liveries, although on balance I prefer the current (now previous) one, which really stood out and looked great in every way.
Any chance Boeing could simply buy the MC-21 program?
It could be a good and economical way to get what looks like an excellent airframe into their line-up quickly - and provide the program with the worldwide support system it would need to succeed.
As a passenger who cares about the comfort levels of the flights I take, and who chooses my flights accordingly, I'm thrilled with this announcement. Versus which other option? All the airplanes in the running offer the latest tech with minimal comfort differences. Versus the 777X. Every 777 I have...
Jump to postAs a passenger who cares about the comfort levels of the flights I take, and who chooses my flights accordingly, I'm thrilled with this announcement. And more than a little relieved. Now I need to start saving up for the premium price that Qantas is talking about charging. Fortunately, it seems as t...
Jump to postThe cashed up inner city elites can also be spectacularly offensive when they’ve had too much alcohol and/or taking illegal substances. Yes, they wear expensive clothes, drive a nice car and have a respectable job title and live in a respectable location, but that’s all they can claim. I’ve seen a ...
Jump to postThanks, it does show up on flightaware https://flightaware.com/live/flight/QFA2904 Oh, very nice. Thank you for the link. Understandably there's no detail as the flight approaches Antarctica or is over Antarctica. The seat-back video screens showed a very low-resolution map of the flight path, and ...
Jump to postDoes anyone know flight numbers for these flights? I’m interested to see if I can find flight plans etc on flightaware. I was on the flight that started and ended in Sydney on 17th November this year. My flight numbers were QF2904 (first half of the flight) and QF2914 (second half of the flight). I...
Jump to postMy experience of the flight was far more positive than the descriptions above, but to be fair, I was in Business Class because I wanted good window access for getting photos to use in a book I'm writing. The views were fabulous. I've also flown over other snowy areas such as northern Canada and Gree...
Jump to postSeem kinda silly anyway ... really only the people who sit near the windows can see anything . . the ones on aisle and in the center cabin seats see nothing ... whats the point ? The way the flights are organised, everyone changes seats mid-way through the flight to double the number of people who ...
Jump to postI was on an Antarctic flight a few weeks ago and overheard a long conversation between the manager who organises the flights and one of the passengers. The manager said that plans are already in place to use Qantas 787s when the 747s are retired. That sounded strange to me because of ETOPS restricti...
Jump to postSoviet aircraft in general did not have a worse safety record. The people saying this here really need to open up and actually READ the statistics. The reason these manufacturers more or less disappeared is the economic crisis in the 1990s and 2000s. Their designs from before 1991 were not optimize...
Jump to postQF is for Qantas Flight (followed by the number), e.g. QF123
Jump to postJust wondering if QF would ever enter into a code sharing arrangement with Samoa Airways. Would be similar to their other south pacific codeshare routes with Air Vanuatu, Aircalin and Fiji Airwarys. Apart from Fiji QF would never fly to these destinations with their own metal. The only current opti...
Jump to post...European airport: Paris (CDG) ...N.American airport: Los Angeles (LAX) ...S.American airport: Rio de Janeiro-Galeao (GIG) ...Asian airport: Bangkok (BKK) ...African airport: Dar-es-Salaam (DAR) ...Oceanic airport: Sydney (SYD) ...aircraft: Douglas DC-9-30 (TN) ...widebody aircraft: Boeing 747-200...
Jump to postSo I guess the real question is - why wasn’t the (second) 717 called the 787, which would have meant what is now the 787 would have been the 797? In other words, why recycle the 717 label?
Jump to postIn which subject are you doing your EE? To get a good grade for an EE in the IB, you have to meet the general criteria plus subject-specific criteria that vary from subject to subject. You can't just pluck an essay title and use it randomly for any subject. If you can share which subject your EE wil...
Jump to postThere quite a few 732s still operating in West Papua, especially between Jayapura and Wamena.
Jump to postI flew on the Il-114 a few years ago.
It was a lovely, smooth flight, although the interior was a little rough - it looked to be, shall we say, hand-crafted.
Without doubt, BOAC. It always made people look up as it flew overhead as it matched the lines of the planes so perfectly - especially on the VC10.
Jump to postAll else being equal, given that one option is to fly on an A380 all the way, I would choose EK without a moment's hesitation.
Jump to postTypically, for stability the wheels need to be spaced a certain distance apart or have stiff shock absorbers to cope with roll in side winds on the runway. A high wing has to either have body gear only or veerrry long MLG which are incredibly heavy and mounted way out on the wing reducing fuel capa...
Jump to postWith the trend for the diameter of airline engines to increase, would it not make sense for new clean-sheet airliners to adopt high wing configurations? High wing configurations are common on freight aircraft, and some smaller airliners. Why don't we see more high wing medium-sized and larger airlin...
Jump to postqf789 wrote:First QantasLink A320 has now been painted
The QF colours look superb on the A320. A beautiful balance.
I wouldn't mind seeing this expanded to the mainline fleet too. ( I can hope).
Fantastic news for Airbus and the C-Series or soon A315... :stirthepot: I am actually wondering about this. Will they at one point call it A314 and A315, as well as later launch the A316(CS500)? Only if and when Airbus owns 100% of the program, or not? going by history it will be AB314..17 ( Airbus...
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