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Are cash upgrades available prior to checkin?

Their operations are well-managed, and breakfast is enjoyable. I think as Diamond, I get it on the house. I like the Cairns property.

These are always suitable precursors before launching into the red, given that we are nervous travelers.

You would hope not, and I may take some license in my comment. Regardless, the spice bar is hit and miss—it is still better than whatever is on offer in Sydney, though.

Let’s be cynical. The Giovernement backed QF when QR first applied for additional flight slots - this is the quid pro quo. This is how it works, it’s not formally administered, nor is entry to the Chairman's Lounge, where we have student members.

Could be yesterdays ?

Of course, possibly a third!

I am unsure how long the Australian taxpayer will tolerate this free shuttle service.

You don't appear to skip many meals......

Not for too much longer https://www.emirates.com/media-centre/emirates-to-build-new-us-950-million-engineering-facility/

Even if he could, I highly doubt ol soak would be able to fit into it.

Not before time I may add.

What is your assumption regarding the C check cycle? Would they occur every 18-24 months and take up to 21 days to complete?

There must only be a handful of providers. I expect EK must do most of their D checks at home—and the balance in LTP in MNL? MNL must not have great capacity, given that it is space-constrained.

To be honest, I am surprised QF added a 380 to this route. Time will tell of course.

Yes, those are very good points. They underscore the skills required to survive and prosper in the airline business or any business, for that matter.

Maintenance contracts would be subject to negotiation and renegotiation. COVID significantly disrupted these processes, leading to a backlog in maintenance schedules and creating a “queue” for these essential services. and symptomatic of the COVID-19 supply chain issues.

Does QF do any D checks in LAX? I know they use Abu Dhabi

There are 12 350-1000's due between 2026 and 2028, where Qantas understandably has pressed Airbus for supply certainty. The 380s won't be displaced, given that they will be a fixture for the next ten years or so Introducing the Airbus A350-1000s will indeed boost Qantas’s overall fleet...

Yes, I read your article and agree that the pandemic caused significant disruptions for Qantas. It drastically reduced its long-haul fleet, and its various challenges in returning aircraft to service have impacted its capacity. On top of that, the need for heavy maintenance and refurbishments (a...