QF1 Delayed departure out of Sydney 14th June

[Ollie Menkens]

Zac i agree with you

that seems fair enough all aircraft are have the pretty much the same chance of breaking down


i just do not like the A380 myself so yeh

[Patrick Malseed]

Hi Ollie,
Did not intend to come over harsh on you.
Have you flown on the A380? If not you might change your opinion. I have flown on Emirates, Singapore and Qantas airframes and it is a nice aircraft to travel on. Very quiet and very stable. Sure the aircraft has had an interesting life since launch what with the wing cleat issue and so on.
Regards

Patrick

[Ollie Menkens]

yes i have been on one before and i have flown the emirates a380 training simulator in dubai as well

[Ian Gains]

We all have favourite aircraft to look at, photograph & travel on but maybe just bear in mind if it wasn't for the 747 & now the A380, all passengers would be paying considerably more $ to enjoy the freedom to travel the way we can if we so wish.
Personally, with the world's population increasing the way it is; with more & more Chinese people having a higher disposable income; & with limited movements available at many of the worlds key airports, I see a big future for the A380. Yes, it will never be for all airlines, but for certain main trunk routes, it is the best 'tool' for the job.

[Fred C]

I am disappointed that no-one noticed that it did a test flight. QFA6007.

[Patrick Malseed]

I still haven't found out the reason why it went tech and another airframe had to be brought in to do the trip.
I noticed in the "source" that an airframe did a test flight but did not make the connection that it was the same bird.

[Sarah C]

QF12 diverted to BNE this morning with a 'fuel pump issue'. Aircraft was OQA. Was that the same one that caused issues on Saturday?

[Fred C]

Ok the reason why it went tech Patrick. There was a scheduled check of the RAT. The ground equipment that drives the RAT for the testing failed. No aircraft fault there. The aircraft then went for a test flight to check the RAT. A very unusual and expensive occurrence, but it enabled the aircraft to return to service sooner rather than waiting for another RAT tester.

It was OQA. It is the same aircraft that diverted to BNE but for a completely unrelated issue, it was a fuel pump issue as Sarah alluded to.

Does this satisfy your curiosity?

[Mick F]

Sounds like rumours with no data to back it up.

Aircraft break Ollie. Can't help that.

Mick

[Paul S.]

What !! there was a RAT on the plane, QANTAS need Samuel L Jackson not John Travolta