Qantas and John Travolta
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Travolta to continue links to Qantas - People - www.theage.com.au
This article quotes him describing his qualifications as well as the time he puts into flying to keep up those qualifications.
No idea if he'll pilot for Oprah's audience.
This article quotes him describing his qualifications as well as the time he puts into flying to keep up those qualifications.
No idea if he'll pilot for Oprah's audience.
Travolta to continue links to Qantas - People - The Age - Business, World & Breaking News | Melbourne, Australia
This article quotes him describing his qualifications as well as the time he puts into flying to keep up those qualifications.
This article quotes him describing his qualifications as well as the time he puts into flying to keep up those qualifications.
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When he first struck the deal there was some chatter about the possibility of him doing a line flight or two. I don't know whether it was even feesible due to his licensing and regulatory issues but it never occurred. In the early days he was coming out annually to stay current in the sim.
By all accounts JT is quite up front about his role as an ambassador and the differences between what he does and what QF drivers do day in, day out.
By all accounts JT is quite up front about his role as an ambassador and the differences between what he does and what QF drivers do day in, day out.
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the whole thing is a wank job..... and their fearless leader oprah is leading the charge....go get em tiger...Exactly how does aus. think this will booost their tourism ? I mean, who the hell cares ?
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He most definitely does not line fly.
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I believe somebody said that he has some 744 sim time
I've got to say that I'm quite amazed at the response this is getting now in PPRUNE world. This is not a new thing. I remember discussing this during my type conversion onto the 744 back in 2006 and JT had done his training a few years prior to that! I'm not sure if it's the tall poppy thing or just ignorance but some of the comments here on PPRUNE just defy logic.
I'm not sure if it's the tall poppy thing or just ignorance but some of the comments here on PPRUNE just defy logic.
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Keg is right.
It is a huge PR deal they've landed.Oprah is a big big deal over there.
Who gives a toss whether JT flies the damn thing?I dont care if he jumps in and just taxis it to the terminal with the cameras rolling.It makes the news, it sells Australia as a tourism destination.
If it gets backsides on seats from the USA , that is great thing for all of our jobs that depend on just that.
He will get more airtime than anyone else here who is whinging about it.
It is a huge PR deal they've landed.Oprah is a big big deal over there.
Who gives a toss whether JT flies the damn thing?I dont care if he jumps in and just taxis it to the terminal with the cameras rolling.It makes the news, it sells Australia as a tourism destination.
If it gets backsides on seats from the USA , that is great thing for all of our jobs that depend on just that.
He will get more airtime than anyone else here who is whinging about it.
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One of the reports I read was 3 million. One of the other reports suggest that we (Australia, QF) have had gotten that much and more out of the deal thus far in free 'advertising'.
Money well spent.
Money well spent.
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Oprah saying the word "Australia" on her show has got to be worth 3 mil alone. "Oprah Australia" is currently the third drop down option after typing "Oprah" into google.