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Decided a short trip to Denver was in order and am writing this sitting in the Admirals lounge in the eagles nest at LAX. Lounge is small but functional. Flew over QF and had very good service and a nice seat. Checked in to a hotel for the day for a quick snooze at the H hotel, a one block...

QF12 delayed out of LAX today/tonight (depending on where you are), if it doesn't go No. 11 tomorrow is cancelled. Just keeping an eye on it this week as due out myself end of the week on 11.

Two QF lounge invites if anyone wants to message me their name and membership number. Expire March 7.

Court blocks Jetblue from buying Spirit. https://www.npr.org/2024/01/17/1225142915/jetblue-spirit-merger-blocked

News on a MAX problem, missing bolts? https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/12/28/business/boeing-737-max-loose-bolt/index.html

Was going through some of dear old Dad's things and must say I don't remember the Captain's Club, but this card was with an F ticket from Sydney to Jakarta and details of a private jet from there to Bangka Island. Hoping someone can fill in some details about the Captain's Club to refresh my...

New route announced, Perth to Paris.

While not news to most of us here. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-05/asx-markets-business-live-updates-june-5-2023/102439636

New local carrier in WA and as far north as Darwin. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-17/new-regional-wa-airline-nexus-announced/102357348

Today's SMH, I wish they (QF) hadn't reinstated him and it seems he doesn't like QF anyway. Few clubs in Australia are quite as exclusive or shrouded in mystique as Qantas’ invite-only Chairman’s Lounge. While the airline cultivates this by keeping schtum about who gets in, the lounge tends to...

Currently sitting in the Sydney Int QF first lounge waiting for QF11, J class boarding pass in hand. Thinking about doing a trip report as I go or do it when I return. So might be a bit ad hoc. On arrival at LAX it’s off to Alamo to collect the rental car. The plan is first night Palm Springs...

NASA saves a classic. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-s-retired-sofia-aircraft-finds-new-home-at-arizona-museum

A sad day, Merhan Karimi Nasseri has died. https://www.npr.org/2022/11/12/1136307777/the-terminal-movie-merhan-karimi-nasseri-dies-paris-airport

Needed to make a change to a booking for the end of the month. Was originally two people Sydney return to Adelaide. Wanted to change one person to Darwin other to Adelaide different dates and then return to Sydney on the original flight. After reading the horror stories here I made sure I had...

Something not to be missed if you're a train spotter in Sydney. 3801 (steam loco) will cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge at 9.15am after going through the Sydney underground. Will arrive travel the North Shore line arriving Hornsby 10.41am. Depart Hornsby 10.55am hauled back via Strathfield with...

QF putting on a brave Christmas face in Sydney this week, this hall would normally be filled with people. Merry Christmas everyone. Matt

The US FAA is going to track launching and returning spacecraft via air traffic control which is an interesting next step. Also interesting is the FAA need for a new "Space Safety Office". FAA Opens Houston Space Safety Office to Increase Oversight of Texas and New Mexico Operations...

Slattery Auctions have a 757 for sale, I think I'll hold out as heard Mr Trumps hasn't been used for quite a while and it too may be on the block. https://www.slatteryauctions.com.au/product/1767/997485/2017-man-4-wd-off-road-expedition-vehicle-trailer/1985-boeing-757-200-freighter

Paul is now driving trains for Pacific National, well from North Sydney anyway. https://www.afr.com/street-talk/paul-scurrah-back-in-the-driver-s-seat-this-time-at-pacific-national-20210315-p57apm

More than the right stuff, they don’t make them like they used to. I have to add my 1 degree of separation having a doctor friend, now deceased Colonel in the USAF who attended to Chuck after some of his testing. He said Chuck might be staggering around temp blinded with blood shot eyes or even...