John Heaton Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 These are pics of part of the Qantas and Jetstar aircraft parked up at Avalon - Qantas maintenance depot for the Covid duration. It reminds me of how pictures of Tanks lined up in preparation for D-Day in England - all like soldiers on Parade. Joking aside - this situation is getting serious for the airlines - and other parts of Australia are being used for storing the aircraft - Brisbane is chocker with Virgin - and Alice Springs with Singapore airlines It is reported that it will cost around $10000 for maintenance each month - and $50000 to get ready for flight again. 98da1c92840a180bc031096e61133155.wdp.jxr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Clarke Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Huge layoffs and redundancies also being announced for many airlines and also many will not be there any more after all this stuff goes away. I also expect there to be a demand for realistic airlines in all traffic addons which if left current will have huge amounts of generated flights by non existent airlines. We can say goodbye to what we used to know as "normal" and will have to see what the new normal looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigeaglefire Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 the fallout is quite incomprehensible at this stage, & the job losses are heartbreaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbcdesign Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 8 hours ago, Jon Clarke said: Huge layoffs and redundancies also being announced for many airlines and also many will not be there any more after all this stuff goes away. I also expect there to be a demand for realistic airlines in all traffic addons which if left current will have huge amounts of generated flights by non existent airlines. We can say goodbye to what we used to know as "normal" and will have to see what the new normal looks like. Yes its going to be a very different world when we come through this mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Badger Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Same at Bournemouth (EGHH) with British Airways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodger Pettichord Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Hard to understand that we are living in legendary times. One day at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Lars Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 I've just read that Argentina decided to close its airspace until september. Seriously, to what benefit? Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian St Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 I didn't know Singapore Airlines were parking up at Alice Springs? It makes sense though I suppose, dry conditions for plane storage, just like Victorville and others in Arizona. I'd like to see a picture of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Heaton Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share Posted May 3, 2020 44 minutes ago, Ian St said: I didn't know Singapore Airlines were parking up at Alice Springs? It makes sense though I suppose, dry conditions for plane storage, just like Victorville and others in Arizona. I'd like to see a picture of that. Here you are Ian - 4 380s already and more if you care to Google https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-28/during-coronavirus-pandemic-planes-parked-in-alice-springs/12189856 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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