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Well done Qantas. You have had me as a customer for my entire life and I never intend to change that. And it has 4 engines. Great article. Waiting for the print version of your fine new version of the mag.

Does anyone remember the Boeing assisted repairs to a B involved in a takeoff collision at Sydney? Wayne Easy to critique at your keyboard.

Job well done by the crew. The Qantas crew on the actual flight were remarkable having spoken to a passenger who was on that flight. I look forward to flying on her one day. Never let the accountants change that. If ever there was an aircraft that was really going to be safe, I knew it would be Nancy-Bird after all that meticulous work.

To add to the experience, there was Richard De Crespigny leading his crew into action at Dubai for the final leg and he was very quick to point out into the flight that he had a special relationship with this aircraft most on the flight would not have known what he was talking about and that she was as tough and strong as old boots my words.

To top it all off, the air bridge at LHR failed to engage and Captain De Crespigny came down to great us at the door as we finally emerged after an extended delay. He has no doubt been congratulated and patted on the back thousands of times for the heroic work that day including his crew of course also, but it was my turn next in line to offer my humble congratulations, small words indeed.

Great to be Qantas! Absolutelyamazing feat of accomplishment — of engineering, collaboration, project management. I am so proud of Qantas! I will continue tofly the A whenever I can, especially after reading this superb article of an over-engineered plane.

I flew the A upstairs from Doha to Sydney only 10 days ago, and love the aircraft! I have a signed copy of Richards book. I have read it 6 times, over and over, an enthralling story. Get the book folks, its worth reading. Kudos to the flight crew for keeping their nerve — otherwise I would have grown up without a father. Vh-tja comments made me read the full accident report. Given this taxi back down the runway accident happened before the Tenerife catastrophe it seems lessons did not get learnt to avoid that runway collision.

Thanks again Gerard for this insightful and full report. It shows the depth of teamwork required to design, build, certify, operate and repair the most complex machinery in high risk environments and deliver a level of service and safety that is unimaginable and the envy of other industries.

In the US in , one hospitalization has the same risk of accidental death as 70, one-hour commercial flights. After 4 hard years of work my next book on resilience comes out in September and providing culling the word count by half has not done too much damage, I hope it will show and give pride to the culture, systems, processes, people and human factors of the people who work in extraordinary teams to make aviation and other HROs safe. We must not discount the essential need for intrepid leaders who make decisions most others fear, and who set the culture that permeates the entire business.

Passengers would want and deserve nothing less. I wish to mention also the outstanding contribution of the entire cabin crew, the excellent CRM and communication between the pilots and the cabin crew, as well as the efforts of the cabin crew who cared for the passengers and performed their safety duties during the unfolding emergency and subsequent safe disembarkation of the passengers at Singapore Changi Airport.

This is no easy task either, particularly when you talk about an aircraft the size of the A, with two large cabins, twenty three cabin crew and about people on board. It is during moments like this that the thorough training, professionalism and skills of crew come to the forefront of everybodies thinking and actions. It reflects the great training and safety culture this Company has displayed, trained and practised throughout its entire operational life.

Qantas is just another airline. Would rather fly that other Australian flag carrier Virgin anyday. Always felt uncomfortable on the but never on that brute. Both the post mortem on the incident, death defying, has me deciding to Re-engage with QF as a lifetime gold client.

Also I do congratulate Both Airbus and Qantas, more for the companionship during repairs and rebuild, a lesson to us all in these troubled times, pull together, work together, that there were tears proves the reality of that old the fashioned work effort endures.

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Exclusive digital content. Glossy, high quality printed magazines. Daily news updates delivered right to your inbox. Aviation podcasts where we delve deeper into the stories that matter. Our insightful monthly current affairs report. You can always rely on us to keep you in the know. Her story tells us of the rich aviation legacy this nation enjoys and which Qantas draws upon today. Nancy-Bird was a pioneer of women pilots in Australia - the first woman to command a commercial aircraft and the founder of the Australian Women's Pilots Association.

She began learning to fly in , when she was just 17 years old, and was taught by one of the world's greatest aviators, Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. She graduated in She showed us the potential for talented Australian women and the extraordinary influence that one bright individual can exert - and most of all, the sheer joy of flying," Mr Dixon added.

Over 50 technicians from Airbus, Qantas and Singapore Engineering were involved. All engines were removed and replaced with modified units.

The w ork that was undertaken involved 87, hours of repair work on the aircraft itself. A o ne month sea voyage rwas equired to move the jacks and related equipment to Singapore. The a ircraft received a repaint where necessary by Singapore Airlines - April Rejected take-offs were carried out at Singapore - April 14, Test flown after the repairs were completed at Singapore as QF - April 15 - 16 - 18 - 19, Arrived Sydney on completion of the ferry flight to a water cannon welcome - April 22, Captains Richard de Crespigny and David Evans, flight crew from original flight were guests on this ferry flight.

The c abin crew who were aboard the original QF32 flight and were onboard this ferry flight included :. Paul Wason along with 16 of the original cabin crew. To view and download accident report click ' HERE '.

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