Chris, did you mean to say in the first line under "Flying into an uncertain future": "Qantas Airbus A380's would normally be kept...in Victorville"?Wow, up to 3 years and the cost for maintaining them won't be paltry. If they don't come back in service, I doubt we'll have a send-off like the 747...

As a long time user of the golden triangle (and SYD/PER, MEL/PER and vv for the A322 Business experience), I'll be waiting to see what they decide - not keen on C2C on B738's :o. If they use 738's then I'll keep plying QF on the PER route

Great article Chris - well researched and written. Certainly I knew little of the Qantas side of why they didn't - now I do. The top item of my bucket list that I ticked off - BA1, 15 August 2002, 9A. Still got the ticket and BP (one of my prized travel possessions). Like others above, the memori...

Sounds like they have listened and acted (finally). Now looking forward to an international holiday by myself, because the cost of bringing in my wife and 2 kids are prohibitive ;-)I'm ready to try that "Virgin Australia Flamingo" - but will it be good enough for David to change his drink of choi...

I can't wait to go supersonic again. It's been too long (13 Aug 2002). Bring on Hydrogen as the fuel.