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  1. 6th April 2010, 01:54 PM #1
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    Qantas, your thoughts

    Does not looks good to me

    Today:
    A QANTAS plane has been forced down shortly after take-off after experiencing a surge in one of its engines.

    Yesterday:
    a Qantas plane flying to Los Angeles was grounded in Melbourne after cracks started to appear in its cockpit window.

    Last Friday:
    an engine fault grounded a flight out of Brisbane.

    Last Wednesday:
    a Qantas A380 superjumbo suffered two tyre blowouts on landing in Sydney, due to a problem with its brakes.

    Tuesday of last week, an engine surge forced a Singapore-bound flight to return to Sydney Airport.
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    I wonder where they are getting serviced?

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    Doesn't look good. But they are still my preference.
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    Does Toyota have a hand in this?
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    thats what happens when you dont pay maintenance workers and then outsource it to somewhere cheaper in a foreign country.
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  7. 6th April 2010, 02:33 PM #7
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    Several years ago IIRC when there was a strike amongst the aircraft engineers. One of the representatives was interviewed and he did state that if Quantas outsources their maintaince (sp) overseas then there would be an increase in incidences. Seems to me that prediction may have come true.
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    From my experience in aviation I would say that there is nothing to worry about - seems fairly routine. Aircraft are machines and like all machines develop issues. Ideally the maintenance programs detect major issues before they develop and how the airline deals with them.

    I would rather turn around or not take off as a precaution rather than push on.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blknight.aus View Post
    thats what happens when you dont pay maintenance workers and then outsource it to somewhere cheaper in a foreign country.
    Exactly, one the envy of the aviation world for their safety record, now on the downhill decline- bring back local maintenance.
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    I followed with interest the media reports regarding the delayed flight to the US out of Brisbane the other day where passengers were forced to wait a day for their flight. Why dont United get media coverage when they regularly cancel flights to the US?
    It seems that QANTAS bashing is a media sport of sorts.

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