Originally Posted by Teal
QantasLink is 100% owned by Qantas. A tad difficult to hide behind 'the corporate veil' in this situation...
There are none so blind....
The 717 was flown by a contract crew. They dont have QF seniority numbers, it is a completely separate employer, they cannot be members of AIPA (QF pilot union), the operations manual has "National Jet" written on it, the Air Operators Certificate is issued to National Jet. The engineers that maintain it, the parts inventory to support it, the hangar approvals, etc.
Ok, Teal, just to satisfy you, it is Qantas.
For all the other folk out there whose minds are not yet set like concrete, it is a totally contracted-out op, under a Qantas brand. Should you ever fly on a service provided by the group, just listen to the Cabin PA's from cabin crew and pilots. Qantas, Jetstar and Qantaslink DHC8 are identical. 717 are completely different. Why? Refer post by Bloggs.
The jet was hidden from public view by Qantas for days in a Darwin hangar and kept out of the general media until Crikey broke the story on 11 February.
30m from a public access gate where the anoraks and plane spotters take photos? Hidden from public view? Pull the other one.
This now wrinkled jet was flown for Qantaslink by National Jet
Teal, pay attention.
Industry sources say this might cost it more than $100 million
Absolute rubbish. Industry source? Journo at the next desk with a PPL, more like. This one will cost US$100mil because BKK cost US$100mil? The legal people call that sort of piffle 'similar fact evidence,' a label applied to a variety of wooly logic before it gets binned in the 'inadmissible' can.
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John, thanks for taking an interest. I hope you mentioned to Les and his team that we have absolutely no problem with their efforts.