i had a look at this too. $5 is nothing to me, but i am not going to pay to speak my mind on a forum. bugger that!

all the 762s are P and W JT9.

AA 2000: Qantas Leases British Airways 767s
By Edward James/Singapore

SINGAPORE (February 23, 2000) – Qantas has leased seven, nearly new, 229-seat Boeing 767-300s from 25% equity partner British Airways for A$650 million over seven years, to meet expanded services within Australia and to Singapore.

While Qantas executives declined to comment on lease details, sources at AA 2000 confirmed the amount and term of the lease from BA.

Analysts see the lease as a cost-effective solution to a capacity shortage. A new 767-300 has a list price of A$180 million.

The aircraft are the first part of a rapid fleet build up to meet increases in demand in Asia.

The BA 767-300s will be used on domestic routes only, releasing some Qantas’ 767-300s for extra services from Brisbane and Perth to Singapore.

The airline has also issued requests to both Airbus and Boeing for the 300-seat A340-500 or Boeing 777-200LR, which are capable of flying from Sydney to Dallas non-stop.

While this is the third time the request has been issued over the past two years, analysts close to the deal say that Qantas will buy this time.

Both Airbus and Boeing have confirmed here that they have responded to Qantas, and airline sources say that a decision will be made in two months on a type, with final contracts being signed by year-end.

Qantas is looking for an initial 10 aircraft, with a total list price of up to A$2.50 billion.

The 777-200LR is considered the frontrunner as it is wider, faster and more economical than the A340-500.

On a non-stop flight from Dallas to Sydney the 777 would arrive at least 35 minutes ahead of the A340, claims Boeing.

Last year Qantas’ archrival Singapore Airlines dumped the A340 for more 777s, after passenger complaints.

Qantas’ oneworld alliance partners – BA, American Airlines and Cathay Pacific – all have large fleets of Boeing 777s.

on behalf of the captain and his crew we would like to welcome you aboard.

kick back, relax and enjoy the ride.

Originally posted by greekdude1
So I’m guessing threads that involve, “what is your favourite livery” or “what is your favourite aircraft,” that generally involve the posting of pics, which will amount to a lot more than 3 or 4, should be blackballed now? For the record, I just got a new computer and am on broadband now, so yes, it flies. However, prior to that, I was using my brother’s computer (very slow) with dial up (slower yet). And yes, it would take a few seconds, as kev mentioned, to open up some of those threads with a few pics on them. I never once thought, “geez, this sucks, we should post fewer pics.” I just dealt with it. Can we not alter the way we post threads/pics, please? I’m telling you this much, because I got a new computer and as soon as I get some updated software for my 4 year old scanner, I’m going to be posting my own pics like nuts!

i didnt say to not make threads like this, i said to put a few less pics in them. or you could resize the photo that your going to sue.

it’s just considerate to other people who are not using broadband. we like to read the threads and see the pics but i dont want to sit here for 3 or 4 minutes for it to open as it d/l ex amount of pic. or post a link to the pic if its on airliners.net if there are lots of pics in the thread.

🙂

hey mate. can you post a few less pics on your threads. it’e becoming very hard to open these pages!

🙁

Japan Airlines.