The way we were - Ansett, TAA, Qantas
601, A320 mate. Got a fuselage and motors sitting here ready to start service but somethings missing.
Sorry, shirt wings.
Nitpicker, thanks, just contacted them and it turns out they have them in stock.
Which is kind of weird really.......
Sorry, shirt wings.
Nitpicker, thanks, just contacted them and it turns out they have them in stock.
Which is kind of weird really.......
I don't. My AN wings are in full view, among others, stuck on a plaque (you can get blank plaques in trophy shops). Pre- 'that year' ones of course. Most 'memorabilia' on sale these days seems to be post-'war' stuff.
And now, one of Australia's airlines is named after a person who hasn't had sex, another is rated 'One Star', and QANTAS is looking dodgy. Who'd 'a thunk it?
And now, one of Australia's airlines is named after a person who hasn't had sex, another is rated 'One Star', and QANTAS is looking dodgy. Who'd 'a thunk it?
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And what happened to IPEC? I remember vaguely they had a couple DC9s and Argosy freighters. Did they just fizzle out after '89?
That DC9 operation ended sadly when the DC9s were sold literally from under us to the USA.
I always thought that was the end of IPEC (Air Freight), however someone is suggesting it is part of Toll now?
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I always thought that was the end of IPEC (Air Freight), however someone is suggesting it is part of Toll now?
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Just been searching to try to find out?
And this was when the new *&^%$#@! owners suddenly sold the DC9s and I, and many others were out of work again.
Really stupid (sad) thing was they were very good aircraft, IPC and IPF, yet they apparently never flew in the USA, just sat in one of the graveyards.
IPEC was purchased from Mayne Nickless in 1998 by Toll Holdings and renamed Toll IPEC.
Really stupid (sad) thing was they were very good aircraft, IPC and IPF, yet they apparently never flew in the USA, just sat in one of the graveyards.
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Sorry, I just remembered TOLL took over IPEC, although after minimal research it appears that this is only road freight.
I thought the name died with the DC9s, but yes it seems the name lives on in road freight, but sadly no longer adorns any aircraft.
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Despite the best efforts of the Moorabbin museum and others, both
were broken up.
As I recall they only picked up a few grand scrap ... ?
I can recall quite vividly watching the chomper from the hangar at EN ... like a hot knife through butter ...
were broken up.
As I recall they only picked up a few grand scrap ... ?
I can recall quite vividly watching the chomper from the hangar at EN ... like a hot knife through butter ...
Tragic isn't the word for it. The Argosies were despatched with what seemed to me like indecent haste at a time when the proposed National Air & Space Museum of Australia (NASMA) had an IPEC staff member on their board.
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From memory, the 2 x DC9s were finally operated by Australasian Jet (??), who also operated a B727 200F based in Perth.
The DC9s were puchased by Evergreen International which purchased them from the leasor/owner. Again from memory Australian Jet wanted to keep them.
It was a while ago and I no longer have the records but that is the way I remember it.
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The DC9s were puchased by Evergreen International which purchased them from the leasor/owner. Again from memory Australian Jet wanted to keep them.
It was a while ago and I no longer have the records but that is the way I remember it.
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the 2 x DC9s were finally operated by Australasian Jet
Unless you mean, which I do not think you do?, they were the final operator as that is true, because technically all the years I looked after them here in Queensland, and flew everywhere with them, it was Australasian Jet that operated them and I worked for, just had IPEC colours on them.
Nobody operated them after they were sold to Evergreen, they went to the USA and never flew again as far as I know, certainly NOT in Australia.
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it was Australasian Jet that operated them and I worked for
Both IPC and IPF left Australia (forever) to the USA in 1999, and have been stored unused since 2006.
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Argosy "Queen of the Skies"
JT, surely you jest?? I know I am somewhat biased toward the venerable C130 John, but to call the Argosy a "Queen of the Skies" does not really compute with my recollections of the aeroplane.
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Never had anything to do with the Argosy, however I have heard them being called different things to that, like ''what a c@@t of a way to get 4 Darts into the air" 