Comments on: Flying on Qantas next week? You might want to read this

By: Ben@Crikey

Ben@Crikey — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

By way of an update most of the stop work meetings were canceled yesterday because of a legal risk that the licensed engineer's union would have been compelled to identify a management leak.

There is a fear in at least some at CASA that a crash could result from maintenance errors or backlogs in this situation, a fear that exceeds the fear of displeasing Qantas. The last time such fear was apparent in CASA was in April 2001 when it discovered an Ansett 767 had flown multiple sectors with inoperable emergency slides and had not rectified cracks that were apparent in other 767s in a load bearing component in the top of the pylons attaching each engine to the wing.

By: Glenn

Glenn — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

Leaving for London Friday, tried to cancel Qantas but they will only give a credit, canceling anyway.
Bastards I won’t use them again except to use the credit up.
Too many problems cropping up to take the chance.

By: Glenn

Glenn — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

From the Age June 9th, imagine what the defects total is now, I’m now on Malaysian, to London , I didn’t feel I had any choice really after reading various reports and hearing of the problems that have occurred so far within the fleet.

“A pay dispute between Qantas and its engineers has led to more aircraft flying with “allowable defects,” minor technical problems with which planes are allowed to fly for a limited time.

The Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA) said before the current round of overtime bans by engineers, there were 750 allowable defects among Qantas’ 130-strong fleet of aircraft.

“Over a three-week period that’s risen to 1,810 which is more than double, which is I guess going to continue heading north unless (Qantas) come to the table next week with something and we can reach a solution,” ALAEA federal secretary Steve Purvinas said on Monday.

Mr Purvinas told ABC Radio some of the defects carried a time limit so some aircraft might have to be grounded.

“If they don’t have enough engineers to repair those defects that are reaching their final days … well then they will have problems and have to remove some aircraft out of service I dare say,” he said “

By: Ned Kelly

Ned Kelly — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

The operational levels of CASA COULD have a difference of views to those of CASA senior management on this one. Recent events suggest CASA senior management may instruct operations to back off prior to investigating - if a complaint is received from a high level.

The CASA Senate Enquiry Terms of Reference

"to consider ways to strengthen CASA's relations with industry AND ensure CASA meets community expectations of a firm safety regulator. "

By: Claire Purcell

Claire Purcell — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000

QF story for u