Blackadder
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Heavy maintenance in Australia? Well, A380s are not, 747s I thought so (except maybe some done in Asia?). I suppose Xenophon would be advocating the creation of a heavy maintenance base in Australia for ultra long haul aircraft, including the A380. That would be quite something..
Date | Flight No | From | Via | To | Registration | Type | Configuration | Notes |
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02/01/2012 | QF6021 | Sydney | Xiamen | VH-OEJ | 747-400 | 14F/66J/40W/187Y |
Date | Flight No | From | Via | To | Registration | Type | Configuration | Notes |
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13/12/2011 | QF6021 | Sydney | Xiamen | VH-OEH | 747-400 | 14F/66J/40W/187Y |
As well as the A380s, 747s and 767s are done overseas when it comes to major work, usually in China in the case of the 747s!
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Qantas also shut down its RB211 maintenance facility a few years back, so this is now off shored.
So what kind of work is done in Australia, if at all? What's done at Avalon, if it still exists?
I think there's a A330 base in Brisbane, right?
The joke in this story is Joyce telling us we need to protect qantas' regional network. Here has already given that network to Jetstar, so there is not much left to protect. Jetstar is a qantas competitor as evidenced by the 82% flying not qantas out of Australia including Jetstar passengers. A clear message from Joyce about the relationship between jetstar and qantas.
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Could AJ or another CEO do death by 1000 cuts to QF, whilst propping up another airline to get around the QF Sale Act?
Xenophon and others seem to think that Qantas is a state owned enterprise...
Xenophon and others seem to think that Qantas is a state owned enterprise...
He must think QF is the new "one arm bandit" of the sky - maybe since Wilkie's come along he's lost some airtime and so he needs to jump on another bandwagon to blow his overrated & undersized trumpet
SA & TAS have a horrible track record of electing & therefore, inflicting these funny little senators on the rest of us:shock:
Now,now.At least Tasmanian Senator Jocelyn Newman brought little Campbell into this world.
That certainly seems like the plan at present!
I am all for ensuring the Domestic staff, pilots, maintenance etc stay in Australia - after all they are protected by the requirement to have an Australian AOC.
But the International ops (and this is both Jetstar and Qantas) compete in a very open market against competitors that are often state funded and much lower cost operating bases. The group needs to be able to do everything it can to compete, or we will end up like the Australian commercial shipping industry - plenty of cargo and ports but nay a ship with an Aussie flag.
Exactly. If the competitors were not at such an advantage, Australian airlines (and companies in general) have no choice.
I hope it doesnt get up because Xenophon has no idea and Joyce continues to embarass the senator in these publicly shown enquiries.
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I don't think Xenophon has too much of a clue nevertheless he has the right to be concerned about the actions and intentions of the Qantas CEO and board.