Forgive my indulgence, but last year when the Media was having a similar feeding frenzy on JetStar didn't geoff step in and decree, NO MORE!
apparently managers were told in Qantas it didn't matter what it cost, even if it meant pulling aircraft off of Qantas services ,no more stuff ups.
Well bud ,how about spending a few bucks Qantas' way?:confused:

Major delay in Bangkok.
Just prior to pushback the wily old silver haired Captain noticed an impending bleed valve failure. The ramifications were enormous if the problem valve failed. After consulting with the other flight crew using best practice CRM principles the Captain decided to delay the pushback pending further investigation and possible MEL relief. Major Effluent Load due to suspect green nuclear chicken curry and 4 litres of Kloster was just too much and the valve started to twitch. At this point the Captain very gingerly unbuckled his seat belt ( see FAM for procedure) whilst keeping his buttocks firmly clamped and stood. The pressure build up was now at a critical level. The out flow valve was straining under waves of pressure. Three quick steps past the aisle stand and into the flight deck toilet. With the door closed relief was close. Now a new dilemma faced the bold old Captain. How to suck in his copious beer gut, release the Qantas issue belt and drop his strides. The first two attempts gave new meaning to a turtle head and a cold sweat. By the third attempt the desperation was so great that nothing could or would stop the pilot from the waves of convulsion as the bleed/outflow valve failed and the Captain experienced a rapid decompression. The ATP (agony to poo) required a new CDL (contamination down leg) entry in the tech log. There was also an alleged frontal media leak as he passed out with the shear joy of absolute relief.

But, did he "build a nest" ? :E

Qantas flight delayed 15 hours
 

Rudder problems EX LHR as reported in todays online SMH.


Qantas flight delayed 15 hours - Travel - smh.com.au

Loo blue for Qantas
 

August 18, 2008 - 7:32AM
Source: ABC
Another Qantas flight has had a problem - but this time with the toilets.

The aircraft had been flying from Sydney to Perth when it was forced to land in Adelaide last night, so the toilets could be emptied.

The airline says they had not been emptied after the previous flight from Honolulu and some had stopped flushing.

Qantas says the flight arrived an hour late in Perth

... someone mention toilets? ... :E

Oh the humanity!

Maybe they've outsourced toilet servicing to MAS as well?

Hotdog
 

You should see how much busier the ramp guys are these days.

Of course, their supervisor is far too busy to double check that all the servicing is done and there is a poor system in place to ensure this routine stuff is done on all turnarounds and layover aircraft.

And yes, this is not a maintenance function anymore. We do not get involved with water or toilet servicing. Unless someone from ramp comes and tells us of an unserviceability, we have nothing else to do with it.

Your recent snippets keep taking aim of our arguments toward outsourcing of maintenance. We also argued fervently that it is 'systematic' defiencies that have led to these 'incidents' and the poor reliability of the fleet.

These same systematic issues are being voiced by employees in other departments.

LA Classic?
 

Anyone know something of the classic delayed out of LA??

The Auckland-bound plane was late arriving in Los Angeles on an earlier flight from New Zealand because a cowling was damaged during refuelling.
And on arrival, the plane required a change of actuators - gears that control movement.

Double delay adds to Qantas woes - 18 Aug 2008 - Airline news - NZ Herald

Was there an RTO for QF175 in Brisbane yesterday due another tech fault? Better here than 7 hours later I guess:hmm:

Any ideas on what and why?

J

QF**** was delayed by 30 as a passenger wanted to finish there shopping :ugh: