Posts Tagged "Qantas"

Qantas, RR and Airbus – What Really Happened ?

It all happened on one fine Thursday. On 4th November, Qantas’ A380 Nancy-Bird Walton ( VH-OQA, MSN014 ) had just departed from Singapore ( IATA : SIN ) to embark the final leg of its journey from London to Sydney as QF32. Just 6 minutes into the flight –...

How Qantas Could Have Managed QF32 Incident Better

I believe that Qantas could have handled the Qantas flight 32 incident a lot better had they used social media. The key reason is, the speed of spreading the word. The other is, it was the exact medium that many people and media used to spread news about this...

Qantas 747 in Engine Issue Following Singapore Departure

A Qantas Boeing 747-400, registered VH-OJD, operating as QF6 from Singapore, SIN to Sydney had an engine malfunction and returned safely to SIN. The flight, QF6, was on its way from Frankfurt to Sydney with a scheduled stopover in Singapore with 431 passengers and crew onboard. The issue had...

Qantas Cancels Orders for 15 787s

Photo by mattdocampo FlightGlobal reports that Qantas Airways has cancelled orders for 15 787-9s and deferred the deliveries of 15 787-8s in a bid to reduce capital expenditure. This is the first major cancellation for the delayed Dreamliner. Qantas was the biggest customer for the 787 and still has...