The way we were - Ansett, TAA, Qantas
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Another ''Ansett'' aircraft, VH-CLM, some others here may have been involved with back in the day, operating out of Georgetown Guyana.
Same aircraft undergoing a routine check at JFKNY.
The Crew, most of them, Pilots, Pursers and Engineers on the delivery flight to Guyana, at Anchorage Alaska.
Same aircraft undergoing a routine check at JFKNY.
The Crew, most of them, Pilots, Pursers and Engineers on the delivery flight to Guyana, at Anchorage Alaska.
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That looks like a Bus of the A-300 kind to me. Could it be TAA and not Ansett?
That looks like a Bus of the A-300 kind to me. Could it be TAA and not Ansett?
I am much more interested in who is "Dark Knight"?
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Imagine how I felt, I am used to Brisbane, and like Townsville not a lot of snow here either.
We had a delay out of JFK one morning, nothing wrong with the aircraft, but the fuel in the outer tanks was frozen.
We had a delay out of JFK one morning, nothing wrong with the aircraft, but the fuel in the outer tanks was frozen.
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Hey Townsville Refueller, at least at JFK they knew what they were doing, on that other contract in Vietnam with VH-RMA I spent the whole 12 months I was there trying (in vain) to get them to follow anything resembling normal operations, one day I was refuelling and it was taking forever, went along the side of the tanker knocking on it, it was empty. 
Now we have more of the Crew with VH-CLM thought I would add this one I just found of some of us with the Vietnamese Flight Attendants.
Now we have more of the Crew with VH-CLM thought I would add this one I just found of some of us with the Vietnamese Flight Attendants.
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Although not in the title of this thread there were 2 other Airlines that sadly, very sadly for me and a lot of others, are no longer around. 
Compass Airlines, one of the best places I ever worked, but sadly did not get any photos of our Aircraft, maybe others have some?
This photo is the first group of Engineers, we did the A300-600 course here in BNE with Instructors from Lufthansa.
We then went to Lufthansa in Frankfurt for practical training, and YES before someone asks, on the Airbus A300-600 NOT the Viscount.
Some of us also went to GE in the USA (the Engine Manufacturer) and this was at the GE Flight Test Centre in the Mojave Desert, the A300 in the photo was testing the latest CF6 and the B707 was testing the latest CFM56. Such a sad place, not GE, but the storage you can see part of behind, so many aircraft out of service including some brand new B747s.
The other of course was Southern Cross (some call Compass 2), the only photos I have from there are from the very first flight, a non revenue flight from BNE-TSV-CNS and return for various celebrities, no NOT me I was only on board as at the time I was the only one that could sign for it.
This was on landing CNS, as traditional the fire brigade salute a new type.
And on board during the flight, I can not now remember their names but they were various radio and TV people in BNE and one of the Flight Attendants.
Compass Airlines, one of the best places I ever worked, but sadly did not get any photos of our Aircraft, maybe others have some?
This photo is the first group of Engineers, we did the A300-600 course here in BNE with Instructors from Lufthansa.
We then went to Lufthansa in Frankfurt for practical training, and YES before someone asks, on the Airbus A300-600 NOT the Viscount.
Some of us also went to GE in the USA (the Engine Manufacturer) and this was at the GE Flight Test Centre in the Mojave Desert, the A300 in the photo was testing the latest CF6 and the B707 was testing the latest CFM56. Such a sad place, not GE, but the storage you can see part of behind, so many aircraft out of service including some brand new B747s.
The other of course was Southern Cross (some call Compass 2), the only photos I have from there are from the very first flight, a non revenue flight from BNE-TSV-CNS and return for various celebrities, no NOT me I was only on board as at the time I was the only one that could sign for it.
This was on landing CNS, as traditional the fire brigade salute a new type.
And on board during the flight, I can not now remember their names but they were various radio and TV people in BNE and one of the Flight Attendants.
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Lovely old pics and a fascinating thread, I am loving it so thank you to all who have contributed to date 
I especially appreciated the description of the island arrival in the 727, the 610 feet at 210 knots must have been fun
Just one question re the pic of the fire salute in the previous post, the wing to my untrained eye looks to be that of a DC type? Only reason I say that is the appearance of the flap hinges under the wing as opposed to the fairings of the Airbus.
I especially appreciated the description of the island arrival in the 727, the 610 feet at 210 knots must have been fun
Just one question re the pic of the fire salute in the previous post, the wing to my untrained eye looks to be that of a DC type? Only reason I say that is the appearance of the flap hinges under the wing as opposed to the fairings of the Airbus.
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At Compass we operated the Airbus A300-600, and one Airbus A310, at Southern Cross we operated MD80s.
As I said they are the only photos I have from there, this one is where we did our MD80 practical training, Alaska Airlines in California.
As I said they are the only photos I have from there, this one is where we did our MD80 practical training, Alaska Airlines in California.
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Okay, just having a look to see what else I could find, this one really has me teary eyed, ''the way we were'', video was made after the collapse and even I went to these rallies, ONLY time in my Life.