QF in BKK, Grammar Lessons and OZ attitude to Sport & Beer (Merged)
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QF in BKK, Grammar Lessons and OZ attitude to Sport & Beer (Merged)
QANTAS safety is very impressive, particularly the B747-400 that trundled off the runway at Bangkok a few years ago.......
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Oh crap i thought i put it in the Airlines, Airports & Routes section.
Yeah that Bangkok incident was caused by pilot error. The first officer had his wife in the cockpit and wanted to prove he could land it tough conditions. Im pretty sure he got sacked as well.
Did you hear about the door opening when they were on approach at about 7,000ft.
Anyway i think Air New Zealand's service is good and that has shown, this year being their biggest profit ever.
Yeah that Bangkok incident was caused by pilot error. The first officer had his wife in the cockpit and wanted to prove he could land it tough conditions. Im pretty sure he got sacked as well.
Did you hear about the door opening when they were on approach at about 7,000ft.
Anyway i think Air New Zealand's service is good and that has shown, this year being their biggest profit ever.
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Lordy, lordy, not this thread again and from someone who thinks "there" is just fine to replace "their" and "they're" in any circumstances. What grade?
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A BA crew were eating down at the Thai room at Patpong and then went to a show and then a massage.
Apparently a few of the BA crew got food poisoning but they don't know if it was from dinner or the show.
Apparently a few of the BA crew got food poisoning but they don't know if it was from dinner or the show.
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Lordy, lordy, not this thread again and from someone who thinks "there" is just fine to replace "their" and "they're" in any circumstances. What grade?
I think that we are fighting a losing battle! People are bound to say-
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PaulBoeing- please don't be insulted, but it is hard reading your post and understanding what you are trying to say without having to read it a second time because of your free interchange of spelling of 'their' and 'they're'. It's not just a typo, it's carelessness and it is harder to understand.
Qantas, fine airline that it is, has the fortune of flying in the best weather known in the world, apart from maybe South African Airways. A major cause of accidents is bad weather. There is nothing miraculously clever about Qantas safety figures, and nothing to brag about. For a fairly small airline, it is up there in the first rank, but Virgin have never had an accident either. For instance, far larger airlines like United, BA, AA, Lufthansa, Northwest etc have operations that absolutely dwarf Qantas, and very, very rare accidents, so who can say that their operations, in vastly more difficult weather conditions than Qantas normally experiences, are any 'worse' or unsafer?
And why did you get sacked because of the Bangkok incident?
As for favourite airlines, I think I like the one that pays me and lets me play with their toys every so often.
Qantas, fine airline that it is, has the fortune of flying in the best weather known in the world, apart from maybe South African Airways. A major cause of accidents is bad weather. There is nothing miraculously clever about Qantas safety figures, and nothing to brag about. For a fairly small airline, it is up there in the first rank, but Virgin have never had an accident either. For instance, far larger airlines like United, BA, AA, Lufthansa, Northwest etc have operations that absolutely dwarf Qantas, and very, very rare accidents, so who can say that their operations, in vastly more difficult weather conditions than Qantas normally experiences, are any 'worse' or unsafer?
And why did you get sacked because of the Bangkok incident?
As for favourite airlines, I think I like the one that pays me and lets me play with their toys every so often.
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rainboe mate i must be wrong but i thought qantas flew to europe and north america and have done so for years.and if you think thats not flying in lousy weather try landing in a place like cairns just before a cyclone arrives.****e weather is not only in europe.
btw this is not an english lit tutorial.
btw this is not an english lit tutorial.
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PaulBoeing- please don't be insulted, but it is hard reading your post and understanding what you are trying to say without having to read it a second time because of your free interchange of spelling of 'their' and 'they're'. It's not just a typo, it's carelessness and it is harder to understand.
rainboe mate i must be wrong but i thought qantas flew to europe and north america and have done so for years.and if you think thats not flying in lousy weather try landing in a place like cairns just before a cyclone arrives.****e weather is not only in europe.
"Qantas and its subsidiaries operate a total of 213 aircraft." 115 Being Jet's for Qantas (not including JetStar).
Also mate about spelling, its not Rainboe its Rainbow.
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"Also mate about spelling, its not Rainboe its Rainbow."
Sorry mate. Rainboe is Boeing's proprietary name for their rain repellant used on aircraft windshields.
Sorry mate. Rainboe is Boeing's proprietary name for their rain repellant used on aircraft windshields.
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QANTAS has been flying jets for almost 50 years! They've never had a hull loss. When Virgin get to the same record, give me a call & I'll join the party.
Ask anyone on Dunnunda & they'll tell you I'm no fan of the flying rat but, credit where credit is due. Maintenance in Oz was second to none up until recently but, as beancounters the world over have discovered, it costs a lot more than some management types are willing to pay.
BTW...what does "unsafer" mean???
QANTAS has been flying jets for almost 50 years! They've never had a hull loss. When Virgin get to the same record, give me a call & I'll join the party.
Ask anyone on Dunnunda & they'll tell you I'm no fan of the flying rat but, credit where credit is due. Maintenance in Oz was second to none up until recently but, as beancounters the world over have discovered, it costs a lot more than some management types are willing to pay.
it is hard reading your post and understanding what you are trying to say
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Ask anyone on Dunnunda & they'll tell you I'm no fan of the flying rat but, credit where credit is due.
Give the bloke a gong for his fairness and objectivity.
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rain repellant? that makes it even more funny.
Thats what im talking about!
Rainboe. Even if you think they might have easier conditions to fly in (which they don't) they haven't had one bloody loss! Virgin formed in 1984 and only have 38 aircraft. Most airlines that size haven't lost one either. But Qantas having 115 jets over 50 years and not one crash. I think thats a great achievement and good on them!
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QANTAS has been flying jets for almost 50 years! They've never had a hull loss. When Virgin get to the same record, give me a call & I'll join the party.
QANTAS has been flying jets for almost 50 years! They've never had a hull loss. When Virgin get to the same record, give me a call & I'll join the party.
Rainboe. Even if you think they might have easier conditions to fly in (which they don't) they haven't had one bloody loss! Virgin formed in 1984 and only have 38 aircraft. Most airlines that size haven't lost one either. But Qantas having 115 jets over 50 years and not one crash. I think thats a great achievement and good on them!
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PaulBoeing you quote: "To right Qantas pilots do have to land in tough conditions and have done so for many years", is this the spiders, snakes or drop bears?
My fav, any that get me to my destination, on time and in one piece
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Well the spelling is actually 'Rainboe' that I want chaps, but you don't understand why. It is not actually anything to do with 'Rainbow'.
I take it you're students, but if you write to employers like you write here, I'm afraid your response will be 'so long Sucker!'. Somewhere along the line, the education system of the English speaking Western world seems to have let go rather sadly, and your contributions here demonstrate that sometimes, even the ignorant will not take any education. Do you really think I was giving an English Literature lesson? I don't know where to begin.
Well the Bangkok was a pretty close try. My understanding at the time was that the hull was repaired to flying condition at great expense, and flown back to Sydney after the accident. I was led to believe at the time, this was in order for it not to be declared 'a hull loss'. The word was it never flew again. So did this repaired wreck carry passengers again or not? If it never flew passengers again, then academically I suppose it doesn't count as a hull loss in that it actually got airborne again physically, but it's a bit of a crook, isn't it? And if it ever did carry passengers again, not me please! I saw it at Bangkok and I would not like to fly in that plane, thankyou! So I think that is one thing to crow about that is really not worth mentioning anymore.
Bad luck about the rugby chaps- it's only a game. And the cricket. Losing is good for the soul now and then.
I take it you're students, but if you write to employers like you write here, I'm afraid your response will be 'so long Sucker!'. Somewhere along the line, the education system of the English speaking Western world seems to have let go rather sadly, and your contributions here demonstrate that sometimes, even the ignorant will not take any education. Do you really think I was giving an English Literature lesson? I don't know where to begin.
QANTAS has been flying jets for almost 50 years! They've never had a hull loss. When Virgin get to the same record, give me a call & I'll join the party.
Bad luck about the rugby chaps- it's only a game. And the cricket. Losing is good for the soul now and then.
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well Rainboe what is it... rain repellent or something?
Theres no chance you will even make the finals in the RWC, lets say you do win the RWC and everyone can quote me on this i will leave these forums forever if England win the 2007 RWC.
And for the cricket who won the world cup again?
Bad luck about the rugby chaps- it's only a game. And the cricket. Losing is good for the soul now and then.
And for the cricket who won the world cup again?
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The best team will win, and good luck to them! Watching will be enough pleasure. If England win, it will be 'well done chaps!'. The difference in attitudes with us up here is: if England lose, it will still be 'well done chaps!' It's not some severe blow to our manhood, or national pride, or desperation to rub the other side's face in the dirt like attitudes 'Dannunda' are- I've seen the TV advertising and comment before sports games down there and there's something I really don't like about it.
Instead of firing off postings about airlines while you're a student, why don't you take ten minutes to appreciate the subtle differences between: there, their, they're and your, you're? That alone could mean the difference with getting a job. You'll thank me in the end!
Instead of firing off postings about airlines while you're a student, why don't you take ten minutes to appreciate the subtle differences between: there, their, they're and your, you're? That alone could mean the difference with getting a job. You'll thank me in the end!
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why don't you get a life and leave me alone. Your so pathetic telling where im going to go in life dont you have better things to do with your time?
Judging by how much time you spend on here you've probably don't have a social life or a job. You need to get out and go spray some rain repellent on planes.
Judging by how much time you spend on here you've probably don't have a social life or a job. You need to get out and go spray some rain repellent on planes.