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The luggage over-limit thing can understand but inflight service so CMI meh? From ST Forum: http://www.straitstimes.com/premium/forum-...-times-20121109 90 mins to get hot drink on Qantas - after asking three times Published on Nov 09, 2012 LAST Saturday, I flew home on Qantas from Melbourne with my four-year-old child. I had a single piece of luggage, which exceeded the 23kg individual weight limit, but was within the limit for two. I had no problems about the luggage weight in earlier legs until the Saturday flight. The Qantas ground staff insisted that I pay an overweight charge. When I tried to explain, referring to the flexibility I was given on the earlier flights, he replied that he would charge me for those legs as well if I did not comply. I had to scramble to find another bag to repack, and meet the 23kg limit. Customer service on board the flight was poor too. I asked three times for a cup of hot chocolate for my child at meal time. It came 1 1/2 hours later, when hot chocolate was served to all. As a premium airline, does Qantas not know how to care for the needs of the young? Syndee Yap (Ms)

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how does one stop work for 60 secs? who would be able to tell the difference? seriously though....Qantas had so many problems recently that even if cheaper i also would not consider flying with them. ----- Qantas CEO says unions 'out of touch' Posted: 20 July 2011 1506 hrs A Qantas plane SYDNEY: Qantas chief Alan Joyce on Wednesday accused labour unions of standing in the way of change at the airline, as he signalled greater industry consolidation, with a focus on Asia, was the way forward. The Australian carrier, which is engaged in prolonged talks with pilots and engineers on contracts, will next month announce a strategic plan designed to revive its loss-making international business and expand its Asia markets. "We are now in negotiations with a number of unions," Joyce said. "But some union leaders are simply out of touch and trying to block our use of new business models." The chief executive said the Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers' Association (ALAEA) needed to understand that new technologies required changed work practices. "But our maintenance and repair costs are among the least efficient and most expensive in the world," he said in a speech to the Australian Pacific Aviation Outlook Summit. "So it's time to catch up. We don't repair our cars the same way we did 40 years ago. We can't repair our planes the same way either. We can - and we will - be safer, smarter and more efficient." The ALAEA, whose members are due to stop work for 60 seconds on Friday as part of an ongoing dispute over wages and conditions, reacted furiously to Joyce's comments. "Right now I would like to direct all members to walk straight off the job and walk into Alan Joyce's office," union secretary Steve Purvinas said in an open letter on the union's website. "To tell him to stop destroying the business that was founded 90 years ago by two pilots and an engineer. To remind him that without Qantas International, he will not have any other associated businesses." But Purvinas called on engineers not to walk off the job, saying Joyce's comments were "clearly trying to incite us into doing something stupid". Qantas is also facing its first industrial action by pilots in 45 years as they demand a new clause in their contracts to stop the airline from potentially outsourcing pilots to cheaper bases in Asia. Joyce said the competitive challenges airlines faced made major change essential, including greater engagement in Asia, particularly China. Qantas' budget subsidiary Jetstar was already Asia's largest and fastest growing low-fare network and Joyce said management saw "continuing opportunities for the Jetstar model". Joyce said while Qantas was one of the world's top aviation companies, its success was "far from guaranteed". "We come from a relatively small home market, that is not a major global destination. We have no global hub ports. And we're not backed by government," Joyce said. "To secure our future, we must face up to the new global realities, seize new opportunities, and make the external and internal changes that will enable us to compete effectively." - AFP/fa

After SGX's bid for ASX was rejected by their politicians on patriotic rhetoric, wonder if we shld show the same 'patriotism' towards SIA? http://business.asiaone.com/Business/News/...513-278616.html

Is it just me or do we keep getting near misses news from Qantas?? I'm personally not ever flying this airline again. Qantas plane lands after cockpit fire AFP | Thu, Mar 24 2011 There were 'no ill effects or injuries' experienced by passengers and crew on the Manila-Sydney flight. Qantas plane lands after cockpit fire The plane was en route from Manila to Sydney on Wednesday afternoon when an electrical fault caused smoke and small flames near the left-hand windscreen of the cockpit. The pilots used an extinguisher to douse the fire and diverted to Cairns, in tropical north Queensland. "There were no ill effects or injuries experienced by any of the 147 passengers or 11 crew, and all passengers were accommodated on other domestic services to complete their journey to Sydney," Qantas said in a statement. A passenger told The Sydney Morning Herald that the incident was "truly scary". "There was a burning smell in the cabin that was very strong, and then the captain came over the loudspeaker and explained an electrical problem meant there was a serious risk of fire," he said. "Later he explained flames had come back for a second time and they'd had to use a fire extinguisher in the cockpit." Qantas has endured a string of dramatic incidents in the past few months. Last November it temporarily suspended flights of its Airbus A380 superjumbos after an engine on one exploded after taking off from Singapore, damaging the plane. Then in January, a flight bound for New York made an unscheduled stop in Fiji after the Boeing 747 developed a problem with a fuel valve supplying one of its engines. Soon after, another Boeing 747 suffered mid-air mechanical trouble soon after taking off from Bangkok and was forced to return to the Thai capital.

SYDNEY: A Qantas Boeing 747 had to turn back to Johannesburg after one of its engines suffered a bird strike, the airline said Wednesday, the latest in a string of incidents to beset the Australian carrier. Qantas said the plane's number two engine lost power after sucking in a bird shortly after takeoff late Tuesday, with damaged turbines forcing an unplanned landing. There were 171 passengers on board. "The aircraft is being worked on by engineers," a Qantas spokesman told AFP. "It's just a bit of damage to some of the turbine blades, it's not a huge thing." One of Qantas' smaller Boeing 717s was hit by lightning on a regional flight between the Australian destinations of Alice Springs and Darwin hours earlier, causing "minor damage" to the exterior. The incidents follow the return to Sydney of a Qantas Boeing 747 bound for Buenos Aires on Monday after it suffered an electrical fault which caused smoke to pour into the cockpit. Qantas has been plagued with mechanical issues since grounding its fleet of Airbus A380s after an engine exploded on one of the superjumbos on November 4, forcing an emergency landing in Singapore. A Boeing 747 had to turn back to Singapore with a sparking engine the following day, and a Melbourne-bound Boeing 767 returned to the west coast city of Perth with engine vibration a week later. Qantas said Wednesday it hoped to have the A380 back in service "as soon as possible" but declined to give a timeframe for it. "We are working with Rolls-Royce to identify which engines need replacement components, or to be replaced altogether, as part of our inspection process," the spokesman said, referring to the engine manufacturer. Qantas experienced bird strikes two or three times a year and it was a "pretty rare occurrence", he added. A US Airways Airbus A320 ditched in New York's Hudson River last January after a bird strike on both of its engines, in an incident widely known as the "Miracle on the Hudson" because there was no loss of life. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp...1093986/1/.html

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Just in on Bloomberg. Qantas QF32 (A380) had engine problem (suspected engine explosion) and witnesses on ground heard explosions. It was reported to have crashed in Batam but official report says it is dumping fuel over Indonesia before attempting an emergency landing in Singapore. ETA 45 mins

wtf http://www.theage.com.au/world/plane-explo...1104-17f40.html A plane has exploded over Batam, Indonesia, en route to Singapore, according to Indonesian media reports and there are fears it may have been a Qantas jet. The reports of the explosion, which occurred at 9.15am local time (1.15pm Australian time), are sketchy and the type of plane unconfirmed. But local media are speculating that some of the debris was from a Qantas jet. Advertisement: Story continues below Kompas reported on its website that it "was suspected that a Qantas plane exploded in the air near Batam". "The big explosion happened near Hang Nadim airport," the report continued, adding the plane was heading to Singapore. It provided no sourcing for the report. An eyewitness, Hana, told Metro TV, that she saw a plane that was on fire overhead before hearing a loud explosion. Parts of the plane have reportedly landed in heavily populated areas in Batam and near the airport, including near a shopping centre. Batam, in the Riau Islands, is just south of Singapore. Comment was being sought from local transport authorities and Qantas. More to come

Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp.../364483/1/.html Qantas jet forced to turn back after hydraulic leak Posted: 02 August 2008 1609 hrs SYDNEY: A Qantas 767 was forced to return to Sydney on Saturday after taking off when the pilot detected a hydraulic leak, the airline said, denying reports the jet made an emergency landing. In the third safety scare involving Qantas aircraft in just over a week, the airline said the Manila-bound flight with 200 passengers on board landed at Sydney Airport about 3:00pm after the problem was detected. "It landed without incident after the captain became aware that the aircraft had a hydraulic leak," a Qantas spokeswoman told AFP. "It was not an emergency landing." The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Sky News Australia and Australian Associated Press all reported the incident involved an emergency landing. On July 25, a Qantas Boeing 747-400 en route to Melbourne from Hong Kong was forced to make an emergency landing in Manila after it developed a large hole in its fuselage. Then last Monday, a Qantas 737-800 was forced to return to Adelaide after a landing gear door failed to retract. Qantas said passengers were never in danger in the latest incident. - AFP/so

Someone must have been was looking after this flight, thankfully the pilots landed the plane safely and there were no injuries. Must have been a hellish experience for the passengers. ----------------------------------------------- Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp.../362710/1/.html MANILA - A Qantas Boeing 747 flying to Melbourne made an emergency landing in Manila on Friday after a dramatic mid-air rupture that left a "gaping hole" in its fuselage, officials and passengers said. Stunned passengers reported how the jumbo, which had taken off from London and stopped in Hong Kong, plunged 20,000 feet (6,000 metres) in what one said was an "absolutely terrifying" ordeal. An urgent investigation is underway into what punched a hole of about three metres (10 feet) in diameter into the fuselage near the right wing. A Qantas spokeswoman said the plane, carrying 346 passengers and 19 crew, was now undergoing an inspection on the ground in Manila, where luggage could be clearly seen jutting out of the hole. "There was a terrific boom, and bits of wood and debris just flew forward into first (class) and the oxygen masks dropped down," June Kane, a passenger from Melbourne, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. "We were told that one of the rear doors, a hole had blown into it, but I've since looked at the plane and there's a gigantic gaping hole in the plane." "It was absolutely terrifying, but I have to say everyone was very calm," she added, speaking from the Philippine capital. Qantas chief executive officer Geoff Dixon said initial inspections showed the aircraft had sustained a hole in its fuselage, and it was being inspected by engineers. He said the flight crew performed emergency procedures after oxygen masks were deployed and there were no reports of any injuries. In a statement, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau said the plane had been flying at 29,000 feet when the crew were forced into an emergency descent after a section of the fuselage separated and resulted in rapid decompression of the cabin. It said the crew descended the aircraft to 10,000 feet "in accordance with established procedures" and diverted the plane safely to Manila. The Bureau said it was sending four investigators to Manila to assist local authorities with the investigation. Qantas flight QF30, which took off from Hong Kong at 9:00am (0100 GMT), had been due to arrive in Melbourne at 1145 GMT, according to the Qantas website. Passenger June Kane said the problem had appeared to centre on the baggage compartment of the plane. "I'm looking at the plane now and just forward of the wing, there's a gaping hole from the wing to the underbody," she said. "It's about two metres by four metres and there's baggage hanging out so you assume that there's a few bags that may have gone missing. Passengers praised the crew for landing the plane safely. "We heard a very large bang, the oxygen masks came out. But the crew was very calm and everything was fine," said Phil Rescall, a 40-year-old man from England travelling to Australia for work. "The shock came when many got off the plane and saw the hole," he told AFP. "You see the hole and you realise we were very lucky. "Some people were crying, some people were pretty shaken when they saw the hole." "The crew were terrific, they did a great job," another passenger, Brendan McClements, said. "Everyone gave them a round of applause as we landed." Qantas said the 747-400 was not the one that was used to fly Pope Benedict XVI out of Australia earlier this month after his visit to Sydney. - AFP/jk/ir