...! The publicity thing is amazingly negative. I have had lots of Jetstar flights and nearly all away on time with no cancellations. This has been over the period since they started even with those tricky B717s. Most VB ones have also been pretty good too though my experience has been poor on service from VB. More delays on the "full service airline", Qantas in my experience. Soon (May)to ...

... Gosh Yagu, give us a break. The B717 seems to fit any number of rows but ... should be in hiding. The Impulse/QFlink/Jetstar B717 proved not to be as reliable as people ... fly in no matter DC9, MD or B717. -- Bernie www.acst.com.au "Yagu" ..... http://www.hawaiianair.com/Services/Pages/b717.aspx and http://www.airtran.com/aircraft/boeing_717_seating_configuration....

Gosh Yagu, give us a break. The B717 seems to fit any number of rows but who... should be in hiding. The Impulse/QFlink/Jetstar B717 proved not to be as reliable as people ... to fly in no matter DC9, MD or B717. -- Bernie www.acst.com.au "Yagu" <nospam@... Stealth.. http://www.hawaiianair.com/Services/Pages/b717.aspx and http://www.airtran.com/aircraft/boeing_717_seating_configuration....

here are two different configs Stealth.. http://www.hawaiianair.com/Services/Pages/b717.aspx and http://www.airtran.com/aircraft/boeing_717_seating_configuration.aspx with a bit of luck QF's/Nationals config would be 24/25 enough to fit you and Monsieur Pits <grins> As for Boags...ughhhh... Yagu "Stealth Pilot" <notransponder@aeroplanes.com.au> wrote in message news:...

GB wrote: Between the lines, that statement on the web page reads like "We're wet-leasing some B717s to NJS" ThatÂ’s pretty much spot on. NatJet have frantically put pilots through for the last six months training these new crews. TheyÂ’ll be based in Cairns, Perth and Darwin. As a side-note, the crews are bonded for three years for their endorsement training and an FO will ...

...any such thing as an 'old' B717 yet. They (if you limit the...are a pretty new type. The B717 was 'born' (first flight) in ... liked 'em. They became a B717 operator when they acquired Impulse, ... driven to church on Sundays, B717s. I don't know what ... possible to have an 'old' B717 yet. The despatch reliability has ..."We're wet-leasing some B717s to NJS" GB -- "Most police ...

...+1000, "BernieFlyer" <bsamms@westnet.com.au> wrote: I agree, they were excellent in Australian service and very popular with passengers. I always liked flying on them. The B717 had some interesting problems in early ops here though, with uncommanded engine shutdowns and glass cockpit failures. Hopefully these are behind them now. The DC9 had extendable stairs front and back...

...13:24 +1000, "BernieFlyer" <bsamms@westnet.com.au> wrote: I agree, they were excellent in Australian service and very popular with passengers. I always liked flying on them. The B717 had some interesting problems in early ops here though, with uncommanded engine shutdowns and glass cockpit failures. Hopefully these are behind them now. The DC9 had extendable stairs front and back ...

...were excellent in Australian service and very popular with passengers. I always liked flying on them. The B717 had some interesting problems in early ops here though, with uncommanded engine shutdowns and glass cockpit failures....netspeed.com.au... I have been very fortunate to fly on DC-9's and the B717. I was even more fortunate to fly on one of the first Boeing 717 flights in Australia...

... being assessed. "QantasLink entered into an agreement with NJS in 2005 to operate the airline's B717 services, and we are pleased that this partnership will be extended by five years and include the ... 15 years. He said QantasLink was also commencing a program with NJS and Rolls-Royce to increase B717 engine thrust from 18,500 lbs to 21,000 lbs per engine, which will improve passenger-...