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A TRADITION OF ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE
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Qantas holds regulatory approval from
the Australian Civil Aviation Safety
Authority (CASA), the United States
Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA), the European Joint
Airworthiness Authority and many
other foreign regulatory authorities.
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Qantas is subject to regular reviews
by CASA and by the regulatory
authorities from other countries
including the United States, Japan
and Europe.
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Approximately 12.5 percent of
Qantas maintenance work is
contracted out compared with an
industry average of about 30 percent.
Qantas contracts out work to
companies that maintain the highest
standards, usually the original
equipment manufacturers.
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Total expenditure on core airline
engineering and maintenance
activities during the 1999/2000
financial year was up more than
eight percent on the previous year
and more than 30 percent on the
amount expended when the company
was listed in 1995/96.
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As well as servicing the Qantas fleet,
Qantas engineering and maintenance
undertakes more than $120 million
worth of outside customer business
annually, some 11 percent of its
productive work.
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During the 1999/2000 financial year,
Qantas commissioned a completely
new facility for seals and bearings
work at its Mascot Jet Base, setting
a new industry benchmark.
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The airline began installing a new
Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning
System (EGPWS) in its core fleet of
Boeing 737, 767 and 747 aircraft as
part of the company’s commitment to
maintaining and enhancing air safety.
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Qantas increased its Engineering
and Maintenance division staff by
114 people during the financial
year and is building further its staff
numbers in operational and support
areas within the division. The
division currently employs more
than 5,500 staff.
QANTAS OPERATES ONE OF THE
LARGEST AND MOST SOPHISTICATED
ENGINEERING AND MAINTENANCE
FACILITIES IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC
REGION TO SUPPORT THE
AIRLINE’S FLEET.
LEFT: HEAVY
MAINTENANCE
FACILITY – SYDNEY
ABOVE: BOEING 747
FLIGHT SIMULATOR
ABOVE RIGHT:
A NEW FACILITY
FOR SEALS
AND BEARINGS
MAINTENANCE
OPENED IN SYDNEY
IN JULY 2000
RIGHT: ENGINE LINE
MAINTENANCE
FACILITY