747-300...more problems
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It is true, **** does happen, but it's happening a lot lately. Why? Because Qantas Management is running Qantas Engineering into the ground. Lets hope one of their aircraft don't follow.
How is Qantas Engineering Management doing this? Assuming that they are not totally inept, the plan that they are following includes:-
1) Outsourcing maintenance / only paying for the bare minimum to be done.
2) Banning training / not allowing those that do training (in their own time, with their own money) to use it.
3) No pay rise for LAME's for more than 2 years / not competitve in market place = under-staffed.
4) Insufficient ground time to carry out required maintenance when A/C do have a maintenance period.
5) Insufficient parts to repair the A/C when something fails / MEL lists now reading like a novel.
6) A management team that has no / v. little aviation experience.
Is that why they flew in an LAME from SYD to repair the aircraft's broken window in ADL only to find that he wasn't even licenced on the aircraft? Better fly in an another LAME from MEL to sign off his work! On second thoughts, maybe they are inept!!!
How is Qantas Engineering Management doing this? Assuming that they are not totally inept, the plan that they are following includes:-
1) Outsourcing maintenance / only paying for the bare minimum to be done.
2) Banning training / not allowing those that do training (in their own time, with their own money) to use it.
3) No pay rise for LAME's for more than 2 years / not competitve in market place = under-staffed.
4) Insufficient ground time to carry out required maintenance when A/C do have a maintenance period.
5) Insufficient parts to repair the A/C when something fails / MEL lists now reading like a novel.
6) A management team that has no / v. little aviation experience.
Is that why they flew in an LAME from SYD to repair the aircraft's broken window in ADL only to find that he wasn't even licenced on the aircraft? Better fly in an another LAME from MEL to sign off his work! On second thoughts, maybe they are inept!!!
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You take enough meat off the bones and the skeleton will collapse. I tip my hat everyday to my engr colleges who are working hard through trying times. Just remember no amount of hand ringing after an event (by management trying to pass the buck) will replace timely and thorough effort before I fly. Our engrs are gold and should be treated as such. Give them the resources and not make them the scapegoats.
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Qf 743
What is the latest with these old birds? Do QF have a retirement date for them yet. I have to head to Perth later on in the year and already the Qantas website is showing more A330 services (200s and 300s) flying from Sydney (towards the end of the year at least).
Do QF have a retirement date for them yet.
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WAC has poured a whole new slab of asphalt across the way from natjet/helicopters australia for the exclusive use of Qantas. All the bays are marked for A330's and 743's. Will be interesting to see how they use it, and if they'll have the same trouble getting on bays like the rest of the Perth operators?????
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Will be interesting to see 300+ pax walking across the apron/taxiway from these new bays to the domestic terminal.......
Unless they'll be used just for parking and will be towed to the aerobridges for boarding.
Unless they'll be used just for parking and will be towed to the aerobridges for boarding.
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'went to PER and back on the 743 on the weekend.
This AC was great going to LHR etc in the late 80's/90's.
But unfortunately now.... its a shadow of its former self and is clapped out and very,very tired.
The CCL is chock ablock with HOLD items , the galleys leak, dunnies stink, seats are broken and the carpet threadbare in high wear spots.
If you were a paying punter in Y/C you must be thinking you're on a Pan Am 1970's bus.
Shame on you QF management-the contempt you show for hardworking staff and pax is appalling.
This AC was great going to LHR etc in the late 80's/90's.
But unfortunately now.... its a shadow of its former self and is clapped out and very,very tired.
The CCL is chock ablock with HOLD items , the galleys leak, dunnies stink, seats are broken and the carpet threadbare in high wear spots.
If you were a paying punter in Y/C you must be thinking you're on a Pan Am 1970's bus.
Shame on you QF management-the contempt you show for hardworking staff and pax is appalling.
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'went to PER and back on the 743 on the weekend.
This AC was great going to LHR etc in the late 80's/90's
This AC was great going to LHR etc in the late 80's/90's
The last time I had the pleasure of a 743 was Rome-Singapore back in 2000 (before anyone comments on my age I was 12 back then). From what I can remember even 8 years ago it was very tired looking inside, and if im correct the 743 fleet had the cabin upgrade a few years back. By the way will we see the return of 'Nalanji Dreaming' onto any of the QF fleet (last seen on VH-EBU).
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There could be a new owner for the old clunker sometime soon.
I sincerely hope that it goes to a museum somewhere like LongReach instead of ending up at a bottle shop in the form of 6 packs.
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I think it would look great at the museum in Longreach but you have a point there about some essential parts missing.
How would they get it there?
Perhaps they should start an aviation museum at Avalon....
How would they get it there?
Perhaps they should start an aviation museum at Avalon....
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And the dills wasted more money on covering up the piece of artwork! 
Colourful coke cans for that old girl, can't be too many parts worth picking of it is there?
J
Colourful coke cans for that old girl, can't be too many parts worth picking of it is there?
J
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will we see the return of 'Nalanji Dreaming' onto any of the QF fleet (last seen on VH-EBU).
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Was wondering if this thread still has some life to it.
In the midst of moving house today I saw 4 -300's take off in the space of maybe 4 hours. Correct me if I'm wrong please but they are used exclusively on the PH-SY/ML routes are they not?
Was there some type of problem that required flight testing or did they both have problems out of PH?
Just seemed strange to see 4 (apparent) departures...
In the midst of moving house today I saw 4 -300's take off in the space of maybe 4 hours. Correct me if I'm wrong please but they are used exclusively on the PH-SY/ML routes are they not?
Was there some type of problem that required flight testing or did they both have problems out of PH?
Just seemed strange to see 4 (apparent) departures...