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  1. markis10

    KC-135R Mid Air Collision 12 Mar 2026

    Probably plenty around, not that they use radar during inflight refuelling, optical nigs just like your plane going to the gate. Any separation would be provided by the Hawkeyes/E3s and RAAF wedgetail airborne. The incident involved two KC135s.
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    China eastern as a Qantas platinum

    Generally you will only get access to their own lounge if travelling to Australia, which is PVG only, none at Wuhan.
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    The view or two from my "office"

    Guanzhou South to Shenzhen
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    What I ate today - the food thread

    Lunch in J on my 30min trip to Shenzhen by train
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    The view or two from my "office"

    Time flies
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    The view or two from my "office"

    For the next 30mins
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    Qantas Business Class meals & menus

    Generally lunch is not served on departures before noon.
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    Air NZ cutting 1100 flights due to high aviation fuel price

    Probably a good thing, a lot of the fleet is grounded anyway so its really same same
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    Qantas Business Class meals & menus

    One wonders what would be fitting? Scones and clotted cream perhaps
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    QANTAS to take A380 off MEL-LAX

    No announcement made, changes in GDS
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    Qantas A220-200?

    It’s a special low cost version made for NJS, lol
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    Would you travel Air India?

    Subsidiary Air India Express had a hard landing at HKT today ripping the front wheel of a 7 year old MAX and closing the airport. Coincidently both nose wheels were replaced during maintenance earlier this month...
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    Qantas to start flights from Darwin to Singapore

    Meanwhile https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/260309-czqfcodeshare
  14. markis10

    BNE Intl J lounge - pre security access only Apr - Sep

    That’s pretty quick, since COVID it’s been taking up to a year ie BNE Central/Sofitel
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    BNE Intl J lounge - pre security access only Apr - Sep

    See Lounges - Brisbane Airport
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    Would you travel Air India?

    Nope, never in a million years. They have a tendency for their planes to hit things, suffer from poor servicing and poor crew decisions. Faulty fuel switch, pretty sure that’s not on the MEL so let’s fly…...
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    What I ate today - the food thread

    JL87 HND - CAN this morning
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    Booking backup flights to Europe

    Airfares, the new toilet paper
  19. markis10

    Maintaining and gaining hotel status what would you do?

    Hilton is Ok for non Aus purposes but their footprint is woefully small locally. Marriott have a promo at present that gets you an extra status night for each brand which helps, especially as you get one night at four points flex in addition to your normal generous 1/2 night
  20. markis10

    Middle East Airspace Diversions/Cancellations

    A bunch of QR crew left Sydney Wednesday, they were deadheading, dressed casually.
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