Ready for Take-Off (TV show)

[TheInsider]

Just found this hanging around on Facebook and hadn't seen anything here as yet:

Channel 9 have teamed up with Qantas to go behind the scenes of the airline with new eight part observational documentary series Ready For Take-Off which will premiere on the network on Friday, October 30 at 7.30pm.Every year Qantas transports over 50 million passengers, from locations as diverse as Kununurra in the Australian Outback to London’s bustling Heathrow, with a workforce of 30,000 to ensure they have a smooth trip.

Ready For Take-Off goes where no TV show has gone before – behind the restricted lines of the airport terminal, onto the tarmac, and into the nerve centre of the whole global operation to find out what it takes to keep 160,000 passengers a day moving.

The series follows the dedicated staff at the heart of Qantas who work around the clock and behind the scenes to keep the carrier in the air: pilots, cabin crew, engineers, trainers, caterers, ground staff and customer service managers. Ready For Take-Off is told through their eyes, with viewers getting a front-row seat in areas normally off-limits for one of the world’s great airlines.

Watch as the crisis room comes alive when major weather events threaten to ground Qantas. Join the First Class hosts who fend off screaming fans as A-list celebrities land for a whirlwind tour. Go behind the curtain to discover what First Class is all about. And explore deep within the aircraft to see where the cabin crew sleep during long-haul flights.

Walk in the shoes of the managers who trek 20,000 steps a day fighting the madness that is the departures hall, and get a sense of just how big a job it is to service an Airbus A380 engine.
Cameras will be given unprecedented all-areas access, from the workers who empty raw sewage from the aircraft to the Integrated Operations Centre (IOC) in Sydney: the 24-hour, state-of-the-art hub at the heart of the international Qantas network.

With over 200 staff, the IOC brings teams from all departments together in one room, and is the first port of call for any unfolding problem on any Qantas flight anywhere in the world.
Fasten your seat belt, secure your tray table, put your chair in the upright position – and get ready to see Qantas like you’ve never seen it before.

Channel 9: Ready For Take-Off Premieres on October 30 at 7.30pm | Memorable TV

 

[TonyHancock]

I must admit I quite like these sort of shows. There have been a few in the UK with the most recent being a three part series on VS.

 

[TheInsider]

I reckon it will be very interesting to see what sort of story line Qantas will be pushing (if any). As Qantas has full production rights and the final say as to what is going to be aired. So I reckon it will be completely different to the Tiger Airways show a few years ago.

 

[Princess Fiona]

Just found this hanging around on Facebook and hadn't seen anything here as yet:



Channel 9: Ready For Take-Off Premieres on October 30 at 7.30pm | Memorable TV

Will be setting up my FOXTEL to record it.
Really looking forward to this show

 

[eastwest101]

This will be a very dull, anodyne and 'nice' observational series, don't expect and surprises or interesting content and you won't be disappointed. Expect something along the lines of Bondi Vet. Its cheap unimaginative local content for Nine paid for by QF shareholders.

 

[Red Roo]

Cameras have been rolling across our domestic and international network over the past few months.

The odds of an AFFer being on screen, even for a split second, are pretty high...

 

[TonyHancock]

........don't expect and surprises or interesting content....

Looks like we will be surprised.

The odds of an AFFer being on screen, even for a split second, are pretty high...

 

[pjm99au]

I saw this being filmed in the Melbourne J lounge.

Enjoyed the scenario being acted out where it seems a WP or J passenger (it was in the business lounge) was being told their fare category was not eligible for fly forward.

 

[Buzzard]

I'll have to set my PVR to record the series. Could be interesting

I especially like this bit, taken from #1 Ready For Take-Off goes where no TV show has gone before

 

[eastwest101]

I wonder if they will take the camera crew out to observe some priority boarding happening at the gates? Could be interesting!

 

[Limewood]

The odds of an AFFer being on screen, even for a split second, are pretty high...

Now I know why they were following me...

 

[JessicaTam]

Will be setting up my FOXTEL to record it.
Really looking forward to this show

Ditto. Twice.

 

[Mattg]

I saw this being filmed in the Melbourne J lounge.

Enjoyed the scenario being acted out where it seems a WP or J passenger (it was in the business lounge) was being told their fare category was not eligible for fly forward.

Did the WP/J passenger turn around and say "but Virgin lets me take an earlier flight!"?

 

[funkyr]

I saw the promo for this today on board a domestic A330 flight. Looks really interesting! Cant wait to watch it. They had short clips of how incidents are dealt with in baggage handling & boarding as well as clips on engine maintenance etc.

 

[TheInsider]

That's the promo video.
Show starts 7:30pm on Friday.

https://www.facebook.com/Qantas/videos/10153184699927686

 

[Red Roo]

I saw this being filmed in the Melbourne J lounge.

Enjoyed the scenario being acted out where it seems a WP or J passenger (it was in the business lounge) was being told their fare category was not eligible for fly forward.

That wasn’t acting. It was a real passenger, interacting with real Qantas staff, and in real time. :shock:

Expect to see more of the same…trust me, this show isn’t going to be all warm and fuzzy!

 

[get me outta here]

I'm concerned that more plebs, I mean people will want to fly F ...

 

[PaulST]

Can't wait! This would be the first show on Ch9 I've actually looked forward to, sat down and watched in quite a few years!

Was it Ch9 who did the woeful documentary on QF32? Air Crash Investigators have since done a proper doco on the same event, thankfully. The Ch9/7 or 10 doco was horrendous!

 

[opusman]

Enjoyed the scenario being acted out where it seems a WP or J passenger (it was in the business lounge) was being told their fare category was not eligible for fly forward.

Now everyone will know that loyalty means nothing, it's all about the moolah.

 

[Cool Cat Phil]

I'm busy on Friday night...... But I've already got the show programed to record.

Im already looking forward to sitting down with a cold one watching the first episode sometime over the weekend .