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QANTAS FREIGHT B747 FREIGHTER OPERATIONS Qantas Freight Enterprises has agreed to a six-year wet lease extension on three Boeing 747-400 Freighter aircraft leased from Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc. The dedicated freighter fleet is used to operate a mix of scheduled and charter services and support Qantas passenger aircraft belly hold capacity to key cargo destinations around the globe.

Seems we ll have some new paints soon ...

Nopers,
I checked with the Engineers last time we had one through here,
Qantas Branding has refused to allow Atlas aircraft to be painted in QF colours.

I think it is mainly because our safety record

Hi Mike

Whose safety record? They really do get above themselves sometimes I think - Qantas that is.

John

I guess you can afford to when you have the best safety record in the world
85 years without a major accident

Something they want to protect, i can understand that.

So the one in Bankok doesn't count?

Haha
I knew you would ask this
No, it doesnt, as Qantas paid a shiatload of money to fix the airframe, so it was called a incident,
Not a accident as the airframe wasnt written off
No one was injured, except for day old chicks in the front haul.

This is also the reason why no one without a asic is allowed in the cockpit, as the FO has his Girlfriend of a few days in the cockpit and she can be heard screaming on the black box recording

Tricky, but like i said, no Major Accidents

I know all this as i work for Qantas and have a interest in it

Yeah Mike, just stirring.

I love Qantas as much as anyone here. There is nothing like seeing that big red tail come taxying in, - especially when you're overseas and the airport is filled with strange tails.

I heared about 100 mill to fix it? Was it the origional "Longreach"? I can't remember

John

It was very expensive

Yeap, the old VH-OJB, still going strong