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RE: Qantas 737 Route Info?

In the interests of accuracy, the correct airport code for Hobart is <acronym title="Hobart (HBA / YMHB), Australia - Tasmania">HBA</acronym> rather than HOB , and Brisbane is <acronym title="Brisbane (- Eagle Farm) (BNE / YBBN), Australia - Queensland">BNE</acronym>, not BBN. Not nit-picking, just ...

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RE: Harvey The Magician

Every airline in the world has it's own "culture" which is dictated from the top. Virgin for example has a fun and relaxed atmosphere because that is encouraged from management. Ansett was very much into "doing P.R." with the pax (hate that word "Customers"!) and that long established culture has be...

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RE: Quick Airlines And Airliners Quiz

Here are my guesses!!! 1. Royal Mail Aircraft 2. Hmmm um aeromexico? 3.Nord something-or-other. (I'm being good here I'm not going to cheat!) Was the plane also called the Fregate? 4.Have read something about this but can't remember. Did they have airstairs below deck or am I right off the track? 5....

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Does VH-OJH Count?!

Have to admit I did chuckle at your comment Philb re Heinz' experiences and no offence to your Heinz! After that many hull losses I'd be taking to walking I think! On a more serious note Chiawei's post brought back memories of 22 August 1999. I actually witnessed the Mandarin MD-11 crash at CLK. Our...

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RE: B747-146B/SR/SUD

This is very interesting. I had no idea that JAL had any of their B741s converted to EUDs (In Australia we refer to the 743 and 744 models as Extended Upper Deck a/c, reason being someone pointed out that in medical terminology SUD stands for Sudden Unexplained Death! But I digress.) I recall a pict...

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Call Buttons...

Enjoyed your trip report but have to confess I did take exception to the reference about delays in having the call button answered on Qantas. I'd challenge you to the test if I were working the upper deck! There are many reasons why it could happen that you might think you're being ignored. Let me a...

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What About Qantas?

I assume you're flying SIN-PER. There are also QF flights serving that route. I'm biased I know, but I'd fly QF! All the best with YOUR decision. Happy first flight. I think you're going to like it. Cheers, Mike. P.S. Make sure you let the cabin crew know it's your first flight. At least on QF they ...

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Flying Longhaul....

Haven't flown LH longhaul, only Euro flights, however I've just circumnavigated the globe this month on holidays (trip report to follow) and a few tips are; a) Request an aisle seat. It is a nightmare being stuck at a window in a B747 when you have to excuse yourself past two other pax when you need...

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RE: Flight West Fokker F.28-4000 TSV-CNS

Thanks for your trip report! When I read your post re not getting the seat you requested it occurred to me that the very light pax load may have warranted the pax being seated forward of the wing for centre of gravity (c.g.) purposes. Anyway you got the seat you wanted eventually which is great. Hop...

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Would Love To Fly IB Some Day

Hey S, Great to read your trip report just now after hearing a little about it a couple of weeks ago. You put such clear details into your post I felt as if I were along for the flight! Haven't flown IB yet but feel as if I have had a taste of what they offer. Many thanks for the info. Looking forwa...

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Finnair Forever!

Flew AY from LHR to HEL (A321, OH-LZC) and HEL-DUS (A320, OH-LXA) earlier this month. Finnair provides an excellent service with a special flair that only the Finns can possess. It would be sad to lose that character, which I believe would happen if the carrier were to be sold out to SAS. Don't get ...

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BNE-SYD On QF374

Hey Johann, Just for something completely different and sticking to the widebody theme, why not request QF374 to SYD? It's a codeshare with JAL and you'd fly onboard a JAL B747! Haven't flown it myself (yet!) but the flight is available on the QF web site as an option for travel between BNE and SYD....

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RE:I Like To Fly

The carrier for which I work recently stopped loading pre-take off orange juice for the Y/C pax as a cost saving measure. We still offer hot towels in all classes. It seems that airline managers these days have to balance the demands of the marketing department which wants to attract pax with lots o...

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RE: Air Disaster 4

There was mention of a fourth volume of Air Disasters some time ago but nothing more to my knowledge since. The latest info from Australian Aviation mag in Australia doesn't mention A.D.4. Macarthur Job has written a series entitled "Air Crash" which focusses on air accidents in Australia. It is an ...

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RE: What Religious Belief Do You Have?

Raised in the Anglican faith and continue with this denomination although I am well aware of the 'baggage' that many Christian denominations carry, including mine! But hey change can only happen if one sticks around and works on it. I don't see any reason to defect. Whenever I am in HKG I endeavour ...

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DC-8 In LAX Museum?

Some years ago I recall seeing a photo on a DC-8 in the previous United airlines tricolour stripes livery which was preserved at a museum somewhere in Los Angeles. Can anyone please enlighten me as to where this plane was located and if in fact it is still there. Many thanks in anticipation. Sincere...

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RE: Aloha's Aging 737-200s

Just last week I had the pleasure of flying onboard an Hawaiian Air DC-9-51 (N420EA) and Aloha's B737-2T4 (N807AL) on the HNL-ITO-HNL route. Okay from a purely observational point of view the exteriors of both types were immaculate. Clean, good paint work and no obvious oil stains on the engines/ fu...

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VH-OJH Is Back On Line

No one was seriously hurt during this overrun incident at BKK which occurred during heavy rain. The aircraft ended up on part of a golf course, which if you ever have the opportunity of visiting BKK, has fairways BETWEEN two parallel runways and obviously at the end of one strip! Hence the upperdeck...

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Short Or Long Fuselage?

Hey Carioca Canuck, in reference to your mention of the Pacific Western Hercs, do you know if these were the early model aircraft or later stretched fuselage planes? (I have a Revell kit of an early, short fuselage Hercules and intend painting it in the Pacific Western colour scheme. Mind you I'm st...

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Ansett Tried It Too...

Down Under, Ansett Australia refers to its Airbus A320s as "Skystars". As far as I know they are the only carrier to give this type that name. While most aviation fans here use the Airbus model number, within Ansett circles the plane is still called Skystar. "Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome aboard Ans...

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RE: Impulse Drop Fares To $66 For Web Only Bookings

Personally I wish Impulse well. While Ansett and Qantas will continue to dominate the domestic market I believe there is room for smaller carriers to fill the low cost niche, providing cheaper air travel for those who would not normally be able to afford to fly. Of course the result is that the majo...

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RE: 747SP

Haven't had time to read all the replies to this topic as my computer seems to be taking forever to download each reply. Read American 767's note that only QF was flying the 747SP with RR engines. Saudia in fact is another carrier which chose this engine type for its SPs. The two QF planes are 'aliv...

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RE: To AF Cabin Crew - My Condolences

From all around the world the messages come in. I'm a member of Qantas' cabin crew and arrived in SIN (Singapore) last night and heard the terrible news. To all at AF you have my deepest sympathy and condolences at this time. The aviation community is like a very big family and all the members feel ...

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Down Under We Call 'em Aerobridges!

Read with interest the above replies to RL757PVD's query. 'Jetway' and 'Jetbridge' are, I gather, very much American terms. In Australia we refer to the connecting walkways from the terminal to the aircraft as "aerobridges" and interestingly enough the same name is used in Singapore, Bangkok and in ...

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VH-OJB,VH-OJC And VH-EBU

Crosscheck is right in reference to OJB and OJC being configured for the European market. These aircraft, dubbed "Kangaroo" config have a smaller J/C cabin (65seats) compared with the "Pacific" config'd 744s (79 seats). Aircraft do however shuffle around the network and just last week I worked on bo...

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Watched It Land!

I happened to be on the shuttle bus from the International terminal in SYD to the domestic terminal when the Canadi>n B763 flew across Kingsford Smith Drive for the inaugural return to Australia. A beautiful sight. The a/c had the green tail and maple leaf design and 'Canadian' titles ahead of the s...

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RE: Virgin?

I am no expert but Virgin has quite a few so called "hand-me-downs" from Qantas, Air New Zealand and other carriers. It wouldn't surprise me if some of SIA's 743s go to Virgin as short term equipment until newer aircraft come on line. As for SIA leasing 744s to Virgin, perhaps they don't have any to...

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RE: Best And Worst DC-10 Paint Jobs?

Air Pacific of Fiji leased a DC-10 several years ago and flew it in their then "flying fruit tingles" c/s. (Fruit Tingles were/are? an Aussie candy.) The plane had diagonal bands of colours, dark blue on the fin and aft fuselage. Red forward of that, then orange and yellow. The forward part of the f...

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CO Equipment Used To Cns?

Al, good to hear that CO ("Air Mike") is still flying into CNS. For some reason I had thought that the service had been discontinued. Does the fact that it's still operating mean that CO's all-pax B727's are continuing to grace the North Queensland skies or has some other equipment been placed on th...

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Which Kiwi?

There was a carrier called Kiwi in the US and another by the same name in NZ. Both have left the skies and sadly I didn't have a chance to fly with either. The NZ airline was a low cost carrier which operated across the pond (ie between NZ and the Aussie east coast). There is a book titled "Dogfight...

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You're Definitely NOT Alone Copper1!

Having just read these replies it's clear you're not alone Copper1. Many of us arrived after the piston reign and have grown up in the turboprop or jet eras. My early recollections are of Viscounts and F-27s, quickly replaced by DC-9s and B727-100s. As the years passed and jets became the norm, I de...

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RE: Memories On-board A 747SP

When I started flying eleven years ago the B747SP was the pride of the Pacific, being the only type at the time which could span the Ocean, nonstop from Australia to the US west coast. My memories are of the small crew rest bunk area fitted to the aft centre cabin. In those days smoking was allowed ...

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RE: Braniff Concorde

I'm surprised to learn that the Braniff Concorde flights never eventuated as commented upon by AA737-823. I have a copy of Braniff's magazine, Flying Colors Vol8 No1 which features on the front cover a touched up photo of a Concorde in Braniff colours over some mountainous desert area. While I reali...

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I'd Take Your Place On A 727!

Over here in the land Down Under all our pax B727's have been phased out of service. It's only when they have gone that one really misses them, well I do! There was nothing quite like sitting in the forward part of the plane at take off and listening hard for the sound of the engines. Magnificent si...

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RE: Require ID Of AR B737-200

LV-ZSW was very definitely wearing Aerolineas Argentinas colours, not Austral. Perhaps Bacardi182 some of the ex-BA aircraft are being painted in Austral's colours, but not all of them.

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Just Be Nice To Everyone!

What did the passenger do to deserve 'visine' in the drink in the first place? Personally I wouldn't and couldn't do that to anyone. If a passenger is perceived by the crew to be getting out of hand or is indeed being rude or obnoxious in perhaps demanding drinks, then there is a policy of 'Duty of ...

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With You In Spirit

Thanks for the info TAA_Airbus. Unfortunately being on the East coast I won't be able to join you at PER airport on the day. Hopefully the media will find it newsworthy, though I wonder if they would bother airing it over here. We can live in hope! Shall be with you in Spirit on the day. Cheers, Mic...

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RE: Require ID Of AR B737-200

Spacepope and Gregg, you are brilliant! Many thanks indeed for the info. I am very grateful Gregg for the additional info re the AR B737 fleet! Thank you, thank you, thank you....... Michael.

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RE: What Airliner Is The Longest In Length?

I don't have the paperwork or figures in front of me, but did I read somewhere that the B777-300 is a tad longer than the B747? Shall be interested in hearing a more enlightened answer too! M.

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Require ID Of AR B737-200

G'day all, I've just returned from a trip to Argentina and while there flew onboard Aerolineas Argentinas (AR) B737-200, LV-ZSW from Jorge Newbery Aeroparque (AEP) to Iguazu Falls (IGR). Being seated at the back, I boarded and disembarked via the aft doorway so wasn't able to check the manufacturer'...

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RE: Ads On Airline Storage Bins

The very idea sounds extremely tacky to me, it's bad enough seeing some of the advertising already found on the exteriors of some airliners. I fear that the incorporation of advertising inside the aircraft cabin would only make it more difficult for pax to find exit and safety placarding should an e...

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We Cook Food In Ovens Onboard.

So good of you to join the forum Sweetness. Bacardi182 is probably right in one way in that aircraft are not usually equipped with stoves, well at least those I´ve ever flown in. Still there are fan forced ovens on most airliners and one can cook in these. Of course for reasons of time in preparatio...

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...And The BAe 146/RJ

The Russians were so often 'accused' of copying the designs from the west as 'evidenced' by the IL62 (VC10ski), TU 144 (Concordski), the TU154 copied directly from the B727 and Trident, etc, etc. Now the "west" has realised its revenge with the BAe 146/RJ series which were so obviously copied direct...

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RE: Schedualed 707 Service

I believe Interair of South Africa had a B707 in scheduled service very recently and it may still be flying. I work as a flight attendant for an Australian airline and I met a pax who had gone to Africa specifically to fly onboard the B707 which was flying from Johannesburg to Entebbe via some other...

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RE: Flight No 666

Further to TAA_Airbus' comment, Qantas doesn't have flights numbered 13 or 666, however they still have row 13 in the upper deck seating of the B744 and B743 aircraft so Aussies can't be too superstitious!M.

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A "longreach" Named 'Longreach'

Tailscraper, just to let you know, yes indeed all the QF B744s are given the name "LONGREACH". Most of the earlier deliveries also carried the name of an Australian city or town, though sadly the current manangement don't seem to be continuing that tradition. Anyway one of the B747-438s is named 'Lo...

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RE: What Is The Best Aviation Song?

"I Still Call Australia Home"....Qantas Advertisement! Okay so it's a tenuous link. How about "Up, up and away"? It's funny, you know, how music can bring back memories. I made my first jet flight in an Ansett DC-9, twenty-seven years ago and the boarding music was an instrumental version of, "I cou...

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RE: Qantas Flight Report: Sydney-Buenos Aires

I am so very pleased your trip to Australia went so well Sebastian.
...And I can't wait to see more of Argentina!!! Cheers,
Michael.

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RE: Ansett Or Qantas?

Thanks PerthWA I'm with you, but then Macair SAAB probably knows I'm biased towards the flying kangaroo. In truth you'll find good F/As on Qantas and Ansett, unfortunately in any business which recruits large numbers of staff, there are characters who get through the selection process and shouldn't ...

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RE: Do Any Mercure A/c Still Exist?

AF-A319 and Montenegro, thank you both very much for your replies. Now I know that at least TWO Mercures are still in existence I shall look forward to hopefully seeing one of them, maybe both! I'll check the museum web site next (and keep the school French dictionary handy!) Thank you for sowing th...

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