Aviation Forum / Country Specific / Australian Group / October 2005

Qantas have announced they will launch Jetstar International, and are
talking to Boeing and Airbus.
Also they have a massive order for the full service airline, where the hell
are they going to get this sort of cash, and repay it, and at the same time

"Nighttime" pictures of the DC10 (N601GC) from Gemini Air Cargo under
http://decker.antoine.free.fr

A380 to Visit Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne
Sydney, 28 October 2005
Qantas announced today that the world's largest passenger aircraft - the
Airbus A380 - would visit Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne between 11 and

B777 adds to Air NZ's growth plan
Steve Creedy
28oct05
AIR New Zealand takes another significant step in its international

Jal the worlds 3rd largest Airline will join the Oneworld Alliance.

Yes send 1000's of jobs overseas for cheap work, and lets just hope one of
your Aircraft don't fall out of the sky because of this cheap labour.
Remember the old saying, pay peanuts, and you get monkee's.
I wish Dixon would elaborate on what work practises he wants changed so the

Ah bliss.  For the first time in years (literally) there was a decent steady
cross-wind for my flying pleasure.  'Twas the usual parachute ops in the
venerable HJP (C206), BKN at FL130-140, 30C on the ground and a steady
WEW-NW wind all day.

http://www.lange-flugzeugbau.de/english/menu/menu-akt.htm
Nite Nite from the top poster.
Mal
www.mals.net

Yesterday I was traveling through Sydney airport (domestic) and
noticed they weren't using the more traditional tow motor when the
aircraft was being pushed back. Instead they had another vehicle that
attached around one of the main landing gears. It got my interest due

Hey All,
   Im sure that most of you already know about the incident at Melbourne
International Airport this afternoon. If you do not know about it, please
feel free to take a look at some information I have put up aswell as some

Gadget and Ginger arrive in Antarctica
Australia's Antarctic science support aircraft have arrived on the
frozen continent in preparation for the upcoming research season in
Antarctica.

Any body know anything about the Air Luxor A330 that seems to be permamently
parked as Kingford Smith ? Care to share ?

Guys & Gals - Any ideas appreciated....  Thanks in advance from a
Weekend Warrior..... reply here or direct.
A couple of the PA28 Series 2 Archers I hire now and again are missing
their wheel spats.  I'm told that the spats have become too expensive to

Dixon says that Aircraft Maintenance costs him $70 to $80 per hour if done
by Aussie QF Engineers, but in China, he can get the same work for $7 to $8
an hour, bit of a difference, but you would wonder how good the work would
be at those prices.

17m Frequent Flyer Points
Updated: 10:32, Monday October 24, 2005
An Australian man has pleaded guilty to racking up 17.6 million frequent
flyer points without ever taking a flight.