Would you fly Qantas again?

[gotheforce]

I've just had a mate give me a first hand account on what happened on that dreaded Qantas flight on Tuesday. And it definitely sounded pretty scary. Not something that I want to go through EVER!

As you probably know, Qantas has been having a bad spate of events lately, whether they claim it's their fault or not. But I don't like the sounds of part of a plane exploding mid air, or a plane going into a nosedive and plunging 3000 feet in 20 secs.... twice!

People may say that the media is picking on them now, but then again, these stuff did happen and you can't avoid reading it!

I know I'm now thinking twice about flying our national air carrier, and will be more than happy to pay the extras to fly on Singapore Airlines or Emirates (and support the force!) now. I've still got a return ticket on Qantas to London in december, but not too sure if I want to continue with it. You may say what are the odds of it happening to you, but that's what my friend said and it did happen to him..

How about you? Would you fly Qantas again?

[fulvio sammut]

I'll have that ticket if it's going free and spare!

[NTT]

It's QANTAS' fault for going el cheapo on their maintenance. This is the sort of thing, along with the plane that had the hole in the fuselage, the mechanics and engineers they started sacking were warning would happen.

But they still have the best safety record of any airline in the world, so yes i would fly QANTAS.

[pruc]

ide fly qantas over anything.
even if the maitenance is the problem they have the best pilots hence the best record in the world.

[The EnForcer]

I don't believe there is any need to be concerned about Qantas. Yes they have had a few incidents recently but quite a few of them would never have even made it to the news had there not been pay and work issues with the engineering/maintenance staff. How many of these incidents happen everyday with other airlines? (Apart from the obvious that is)

Besides, I'm pretty sure that all the alternative airlines have overseas maintenance carried out.

Qantas' safety record is still pretty exceptional.

[brokendown gunfighter]

ide fly qantas over anything.
even if the maitenance is the problem they have the best pilots hence the best record in the world.

even the best pilots in the world cant fly a plane if the engines pack up

[Darren]

even the best pilots in the world cant fly a plane if the engines pack up

that would really depend on your definition of flying...

[Flamethrower]

That is true Gunny however they may be able to put them on the ground without killing everyone on board.

Who is to say that if the same thing had happened on another airline Australia wouldn't have a new crater in the North West.

Any muppet can take off and land one of those planes when everything is going as it should. The fact a well trained pilot is there when things go wrong on Qantas is a reassuring thing to know.

[Badger]

even the best pilots in the world cant fly a plane if the engines pack up

Not entirely true gunny when I first learnt to fly I did it in aircraft without engines.

if you ever get the chance flying large gliders is very relaxing.

Mind you my nickname at the Squadron was airbourne hazzard............. maybe you were right on the money.

[.X.]

Majority of Qantas pilots have been trained by the RAAF plus have 12 years of RAAF experience.

Thats good enough for me.

[eleypinkbit]

I'd still fly with Qantas - they still have a pretty good safety record.
But it goes to show, when they tell you to keep your seat belts buckled while you're in your seat - there's a damn good reason for it!

[blueandblack]

Probably would. The management and board need to remember that in-house maintenance costs less than dead passengers and aircraft.

[force addict]

never had a problem with QANTAS. good people, good service. been flying with them for about... 13 years and never a hiccup.

[Happy]

even the best pilots in the world cant fly a plane if the engines pack up

yes they can ... years ago a British Airways flight had all four engines die when they went through volcanic ash high up .. the pilot went into a nose dive, managed to clear one engine enough to restart it and continued on to land safely .. so I think your slightly incorrect!

Qantas and BA are still IMHO the best pilots in the world to put your faith in.

[brokendown gunfighter]

yes they can ... years ago a British Airways flight had all four engines die when they went through volcanic ash high up .. the pilot went into a nose dive, managed to clear one engine enough to restart it and continued on to land safely .. so I think your slightly incorrect!

Qantas and BA are still IMHO the best pilots in the world to put your faith in.

actually all engines eventually restarted

the point I was making is that no matter how skilled the pilot may be,a poorly maintained aircraft is an accident waiting to happen
Qantas appear to have some problems in that department