Originally Posted by
Ken Borough
Didn't Aer Lingus also do a fair bit of maintenance on QF’s Classics in the late 1980s/early 1990s?
Eh, no. Qantas leased an Air lingus 747/200, and sent our lads over to pick her up. The Gingerbeer had writers cramp half way through the flight, with Tech Logs covering the floor, as they filed off his desk, hold item's, Trans Quals, you name it, she had it, and as Weipa came into sight, they almost wept with relief. When our Engineers looked her over, they were gobsmacked, and one remarked, thank God they are like ×#%$%# old Holdens, because this baby is a wreck. She was returned later, fit as a flea, but it cured Qantas of any liason for quite some time.