Record profit for Qantas Qantas this morning reported a $1.032 billion pre-tax profit for the year to 30 Jun 2007 - up a massive 54% on last year’s result. It was a good result for <acronym title="Qantas (Australia)">QF</acronym> staff too, with each eligible employee granted $1000 in shares and a $...
Jump to postBetter still.... this is the way the A380 will look (note new font for QANTAS).
http://www.qantas.com.au/info/about/company/A380
This was recently posted to frequent flyers: (Link removed... I'll see if I can get a copy of this email on a website.) With this as a an interesting link: <a href="http://www.qantas.com.au/info/about/company/milestones" target=_blank>http://www.qantas.com.au/info/about/company/milestones</a><br><br...
Jump to postHi All, Although it's it's far too long a whitepaper to bother reading, this page is fairly interesting (the diagrams and tables anyway): <a href="http://www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/rb/rb157.html" target=_blank>http://www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/rb/rb157.html</a> It's for mapping of global cities based on Airline...
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Jump to postHi All, Thanks for the kind words. I'm always happy to contribute (as I always was). Not sure how current I'm going to be able to keep my "why rejection" replies given that it won't take long before my finger is off the pulse. That said, I still think I can spot a blemish or two (it sounds crazy whe...
Jump to postHi All, I noticed a thread earlier regarding my whereabouts. Well happy to answer and sticking purely to the whereabouts more so than the screener team discussions. I suppose this is my first post as a non-screener. I had an awesome time on the screening team. The four years was enjoyable, and I rea...
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Hi All, An interesting one.... On the IRS website, publication 17, page 90 (http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p17.pdf): <TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=95% style="border-top: 1pt #28455E solid;border-right: 1pt #1B2E3F solid;border-bottom: 1pt #1B2E3F solid;border-left: 1pt #28455E solid;table-layou...
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http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20974071-661,00.html
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Jump to postI don't think anything could have shocked me this morning more than this terrible news. Unfortunately, I never had the pleasure of meeting Mike, but as part of a screening team, Mike was both a gentleman and a quiet achiever. He screened a lot of photos, and would enter screeners conversations when ...
Jump to postHi All, Wondering if there are any Dublin spotters out there who would be able to help me spot for a few hours while I'm in your wonderful country. The flight details are as per: <a href="http://www.tt.com.au/~stewart/itinerary.html" target=_blank>http://www.tt.com.au/~stewart/itinerary.html</a> Can...
Jump to postHi All, Thanks for all the help. I was surprised that my flight via <acronym title="Zurich (- Kloten) (ZRH / LSZH), Switzerland">ZRH</acronym> was by far the cheapest. Direct flights booked so late, have proven to be expensive. The next cheapest was Air France. To save on about 40 Euro though (and t...
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Nice work there. I guess you can move across to bird watching now.
Hi All, Wow... Europe is really such a confusing place for airline travel compared with simple old Australia. I'm trying to get a flight from any of the London airports to Madrid for the cheapest fare for the dates: LON-<acronym title="Madrid - Barajas (MAD / LEMD), Spain">MAD</acronym> 20/10/06 <ac...
Jump to postI haven't been able to find any prices yet. I'm expecting it to be steep.
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As a Canon DSLR user, I'm looking forward to the release of this:
http://www.biosmagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=4230
Looks great!
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Wondering what everyone's favourite airport is for international travel...
And everyone's worst.
So far, loved Hong Kong. Always quick!
I have a love hate relationship with Heathrow.
[Edited 2006-09-21 06:29:21]
Hi All, The world's busiest routes have just been released (someone on this forum might have beaten me to the punch). Anyway... <a href="http://www.oag.com/oag/website/com/OAG+Data/News/Press+Room/Press+Releases+2006/OAG+reveals+the+worlds+busiest+routes+070906" target=_blank>http://www.oag.com/oag/...
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Jump to postHi Chad, Sorry for putting you through this. I put in a personal comment with my name - happy to put my name to any rejection I make, and stand by it. <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/white.gif" alt="white" border=0> Anyway, as I said in my rejection comment. Awesome shot - but I ...
Jump to postAs impressed with the Aer Lingus website as the cheap fare. Very, very good!!! I'm booked on the following: EI155 <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym>-<acronym title="Dublin (- Collinstown) (DUB / EIDW), Ireland">DUB</acronym> Wed 01/11/06 10:05-11:20 EI184 <...
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Thinking of heading over to Dublin to catch up with some mates. Was wondering if anyone had any tips with regards to spotting in Dublin or better still, if someone was willing to spot with me on a week starting 30/10/06.
Cheers,
Glenn Stewart
I saw it.... but didn't have a chance the head out. Bugger!
Any chance of a copy of it on You Tube as well?
Brendan, HUGE congrats <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/bigthumbsup.gif" alt="bigthumbsup" border=0> You're not only an awesome photographer, but your company is always a pleasure. Looking forward to seeing the next 1,000 and finally heading down to <acronym title="Melbourne - Tul...
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Jump to postHi All, Heading to Europe in Oct/Nov. I'm there for five weeks although 2 will be working in London and 1 will involve a hop across to New York (yes, I'm Australian so distance really isn't something I worry about). Early November I have six days with Mum. I want to visit a few cities with her that ...
Jump to postFor those that don't understand the codes.... Australia was made up of a bunch of English colonies. They finally came together in 1901, but up until they were effectively very separate in terms of government, sport etc. Even today, we have different schooling systems, different number plates. We've ...
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Jump to postWell.... when you live in Australia, you just have to be careful with all those nasties :P
Top 10 most poisonous snakes are Australia. And the only spider to kill a person in under an hour is the Sydney Funnel web.
Dates for <acronym title="Amsterdam - Schiphol (AMS / EHAM), Netherlands">AMS</acronym>.... London Heathrow to Amsterdam Schiphol , Saturday 4 November departing: 08:00 terminal 1 arriving: 10:15 flight no: BD103 Amsterdam Schiphol to London Heathrow , Monday 6 November departing: 21:45 arriving: 22...
Jump to postHi Ed, Yeah, I'd skip Paris as well and do things at a relaxing pace, but my Mum isn't getting any younger and she's never been to Europe, and probably will never go again (I'll be back). If it were just me, I would skip and go to Spain instead. I know it sounds rushed, but passing through Paris my ...
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Jump to post<b>A call out to locals of Paris, Florence and Rome....</b> Of course the main point of this thread is to help my spotting trips <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/smile.gif" alt="Smile"> (Have to have a loose link to Aviation Photography to be valid right?) But thinking of heading across...
Jump to postI've looked at <acronym title="Bloomington / Normal - Central Illinois Regional (BMI / KBMI), USA - Illinois">BMI</acronym>, VLM, <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> and EasyJet. The prices for the first three skyrocket with taxes and end up being about AUD$220 return. EasyJet at this mome...
Jump to postNow for some questions.... Really keen to get to <acronym title="Amsterdam - Schiphol (AMS / EHAM), Netherlands">AMS</acronym>. I think Easyjet out of Gatwick would be easiest (I'll be staying in SE1 London). The Easyjet flights are proving to be the cheapest as well. <b>Easy enough to get to Gatwic...
Jump to postHi All, Sitting at home tonight looking at how to cram as much spotting into a trip as possible. I've had some excellent replies from great friends around the world. <b>Thanks for everyone's help so far</b> This is a continuation of my thread... <i><a href="/discussions/aviation_photography/read.mai...
Jump to postWell done Andy! Always loved your work, and I'm glad there is more to come.
10,000,000.... wow. I think I'm only just ready to break the 2 mill mark myself.
Glenn
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Jump to postIn your current country on choice, this isn't too dissimilar to another phrase:
"I'm So Ronery"
http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/teamamericaworldpolice/imsoronery.htm
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