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https://www.smh.com.au/national/qantas-bans-passenger-for-seven-years-over-touching-allegation-20240126-p5f0b6.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2023/03/22/how-hard-is-it-land-plane/ So have you ever had the fantasy that you could land the plane in an emergency? Did this article change your mind? It will be interesting to hear from our pilots how realistic they consider this story actually is...

I've never been to LHI, so can someone tell me the effect of closing these parts of the island?

Make sure you have your certificate on hand.

Multiple paramedic crews are on scene at what the Queensland Ambulance Service is describing as a “major incident” involving two helicopters. https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/helicopters-crash-on-gold-coast-20230102-p5c9ws.html...

As noted above two General QC passes expire 04 Dec to give away. Please PM name and QFF number. If multiple requests preference given to subscribers/long term posters.

Apparently there will soon be a change in domain names that will see the end of: .com.au .net.au .org.au internet addresses and businesses with these addresses will need to reregister for the .au address. Will we need to reset all of our bookmarks after a certain time? Any date on when AFF...

An interesting way to approach a shortage of flight crew.

It's an interesting boast. I wonder if any other large countries with multiple airports can say the same?

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/airplane-evacuation-slide-history-cmd/index.html Nearly all of us want to try them, in a simulated emergency. Not the real thing. Here is how they're made and their history.

Looks like the new Holiday Inn at 22 Synnot Street Werribee is having a soft opening. Holiday Inn Werribee Interestingly enough no mention of Werribee Farm, aka the sewerage farm which is only 3.5 km away.

So someone does love the QF A380s in the desert. Ok, I'm now now longer excited about flying on them again.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/qantas-charges-man-1-billion-for-extra-leg-room-130443637.html This is how QF will get back in the black, and fund new planes. :)

A long read from The Guardian about how the airline industry is facing COVID-19 and its very existence. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/29/inside-the-airline-industry-meltdown-coronavirus-pandemic

Thanks to the pilots who answered the question about currency. Now while they're important, pilots aren't the only people on the plane. So how long from the time they walk off the plane do flight attendants have until they need retraining? There's also the various engineers etc. How long do...

Currently sitting on taxi way awaiting clearance to go to terminal. Advised because of security breach at INT terminal unable to come in. Ongoing 15 minutes so far. No time for going to bay.

On offer x2 QF Lounge Passes - expiry x2 is 04 Feb 20. These are standard lounge passes and cannot be used at domestic J lounges or TBIT, preference given to: Active members with 50+ posts, preferably with NB or PS status. Please do not send PM, I will not respond just indicate interest and...

The Washington Post article talks about USA airlines and members going on end of year mileage runs questioning their worth. https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2019/12/26/mileage-runs-are-last-minute-dashes-airline-status-are-they-worth-it/ One thing that stands out from an Australian...

https://www.3aw.com.au/breaking-pilot-trapped-in-moorabbin-airport-plane-crash/

So he found a small cat, checked in and the substituted the fat cat for boarding. When you're running a con it always helps not to boast about it on Facebook. The owner has now lost his Aeroflot miles and had his account closed. But it appears that other companies are offering free travel for...