I recall reading that stat too. I don't think they've ever had any loss of life due to an accident. I'm sure they've clipped a few wingtips on various things on the ground over the years. Would seem next to impossible not to, with a near 90 year history.
Ed 300E On 6 November 2010 16:16, LWB250 <lwb...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I may be wrong, but I believe that Qantas is the only major flag carrier > that has never had a major crash. > > Maybe it's time? > > Dan (I hope not) > > > --- On Sat, 11/6/10, OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > From: OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Quantas and Airbus A380 > > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > Date: Saturday, November 6, 2010, 2:42 PM > > *FYI - * > > > > (Reuters) - Australia's Qantas Airways hopes to have its > > grounded fleet of > > six Airbus A380s flying again "within days" following > > urgent checks after an > > engine failure, chief executive Alan Joyce said on > > Saturday. > > > > Joyce said he was optimistic that the world's largest > > passenger plane would > > pass the tests, as two safety incidents on consecutive days > > overshadowed > > lavish celebrations to mark the airline's 90th anniversary > > this month. > > > > The airline grounded its six A380s after an engine failure > > on one of the > > aircraft on Thursday during a flight to Australia, which > > forced it to make > > an emergency landing in Singapore. > > > > It marked the biggest incident to date for the world's > > largest passenger > > plane, which has been in service since 2007. The incident > > forced other > > airlines to recheck their own A380s. > > > > "We are hopeful that within days we will have our A380 > > fleet flying again," > > Joyce said at an event in Sydney to mark the anniversary > > this month of the > > founding of Qantas in 1920. > > > > In a second incident on Friday, a Boeing 747 en route to > > Australia was also > > forced to turn back to Singapore. Joyce said an engine on > > that plane > > produced "smoke and sparks" but called it a "contained > > engine failure" and > > said there were no plans to ground the airline's 747 > > fleet. > > > > "We are not concerned about our 747 fleet," he said. > > > > However, the incidents have cast a shadow over Qantas' > > anniversary > > celebrations, which on Saturday included a visit by > > Hollywood actor John > > Travolta, who is a pilot and an aviation enthusiast. > > > > Travolta piloted his own vintage 707 in old Qantas livery > > for the cameras > > before voicing his personal support for the airline. > > > > "The Qantas brand around the world is very strong," > > Travolta said. > > > > A Qantas spokeswoman told Reuters that although both > > Thursday and Friday's > > incidents involved Rolls-Royce engines they were of > > different types and the > > incidents were distinct. > > > > "They are different aircraft and they are different > > engines. They are very > > different incidents," she said. > > > > Shares in Rolls-Royce, Airbus parent EADS and Qantas all > > lost ground on > > Friday following Thursday's incident. > > > > > http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6A435P20101106?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&rpc=76 > > -- > > OK Don > > 2001 ML320 > > 1992 300D 2.5T > > 1990 300D 2.5T > > 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
