boeingwest
6th Apr 2006, 01:55
Hi folks,
just wanting to see if anyone has heard the fate of the newly re-registered 6 x 717's you lot have? I know a few are offline now and are operational spares, and a few are still flying, but where are they going?
I did hear a few months back they were destined for Hong Kong for a new startup low cost carrier and JQ Australia was to supply the initial aircraft and tech crew for this (same as Nat Jet does for QF), but I suspect this is bull:mad:. There are a few boys at Nat Jet that were so impressed by the JQ operation during their line training that they put in applications, and were hoping to get hired and take their endorsement to honkers for a year (the so called length of the 'mystery contract') and then come home to oz and get a free bus endorsement. HA! All those years on the 146... fumes have taken their toll. Me, well if they had direct entry command, then maybe then they would get my application... Anyway cheers! :ok:
just wanting to see if anyone has heard the fate of the newly re-registered 6 x 717's you lot have? I know a few are offline now and are operational spares, and a few are still flying, but where are they going?
I did hear a few months back they were destined for Hong Kong for a new startup low cost carrier and JQ Australia was to supply the initial aircraft and tech crew for this (same as Nat Jet does for QF), but I suspect this is bull:mad:. There are a few boys at Nat Jet that were so impressed by the JQ operation during their line training that they put in applications, and were hoping to get hired and take their endorsement to honkers for a year (the so called length of the 'mystery contract') and then come home to oz and get a free bus endorsement. HA! All those years on the 146... fumes have taken their toll. Me, well if they had direct entry command, then maybe then they would get my application... Anyway cheers! :ok: