QR... talk talk and talk
 

Does anybody know the lastest news about QR's new baby, the A346? Rumors have it that it had a hydrolic problem just before leaving for Doha.

Multiple design faults....

Initially:

1) Autobrake and anti skid swithed itself off on touch down --> Fixed

2) IFE screens went dead when TO power was set --> Fixed

3) Resonating noise in business class cabin coming from Hydraulic lines --> Identified as a problem with hydraulic lines being too long --> Fixed

Two weeks later, the QR team returned to TLS

1) During the test flight the hydraulic lines caused severe vibrations again in Buss Class cabin. The seats where not in place but the famous bar was --> vibration too bad for acceptance!

Airplane is now still in TLS, airbus engineers are working on it! QR engineering team was congratulated by Airbus since they where the first team to discover/identify the problem, which is an existing one on all A340-600s flying.

QR is known at Airbus to be one of the toughest ( if not the toughest) customers when it comes to accepting an airplane and rightfully so apparently!

I see, that explains the three engine failures then!!:)

QR 515, hi mate! Whats happening with the F/Os who agreed to go on 340? Are they delayed until further notice?
Cheers.

The 346 now possibly delayed until mid to late September. Crewing have been asked to prepare all new (shadow) rosters on AB6/332/333 alternatives for the routes planned on the 346.

A300Man-2005, hi there.
Yap we've noticed that. Looks like September is gonna be a tough month.
Vell, vut tu du?:ugh: :ugh:

Crews are being trained back on the A330, at least most of them.

A330 roster will be a total mess in september/october

september is next testflight...god knows what will happen then

Negative, A330 Captains September roster will be one of the best (no early arrivals/late departures, requested days-off all approved, flights request are back to normal).

When it comes to the F/Os roster, tough luck due to the shortage in numbers.

NA, hi there.
good for you guys! Why do we always have to drag the carriage out of the scrap heap? 86 BH with those nice triangle flights something like MAN DOH BAH DOH plus 4 stby. Good money though but tough. Gosh, are we still that short?
Vat tu du? :ugh:

is that our fault too
 

and as smart as u sayinu are do u think its possible to discover that any way before it happened,,, i dont think so ,but iam sure u will blame us for any thing ,we welcome every body,but u dont have to stab us from the back if u working with us , say some thing in the meetings with the management ,or u scared , they well not cut your ......

sorry u are mes.....ble in doha

A day flight "MAN DOH BAH DOH", so what ?. Just do your job my friend.

NA, willco Sir. What doesn't kill us only makes us stronger!:ok:

newsflash! i was trained onto the 346 and i just finished my 330 training again and now what are they gonna do???? sending me for 340 training once again. Apparently, our first bird is coming on the 9th! fingers crossed! and its the second 346 (AGB) coming before the 1st one!

also in other news, QR are set to announce an order of more than 50 aircraft in the next couple of months. maybe its firming up the 350's or going for the 787? time will tell!