The A320 has zero wow factor. It's definitely a Honda Accord or a Toyota Camry. Good, solid aircraft, but nothing to get excited about. Speaking of getting excited....the decor in the Perth business lounge was beautiful. It's wonderful to see you flying again.
@@AlonsoRules true. I bag the A320 in jest as it's obviously a very good aircraft. still, there's something special about an international flight on a wide body :)
Great video mate - those views of the big pit coming in to land were amazing. Once the people's republic of western australia reopens to the world I hope to visit Kalgorlie.
I have Flown The a320 So many Times. Mainly with SAA. It was a regular on the JNB to DAR Route as well as Other Reigonal Flights in Southern Africa. I have flown in them in both Economy and Business Class. It is Stellar
Thanks Paul for another lively, informative description of an aviation trip, this time in a Qantas A320, with video footage of culinary delights in the departure lounge, through to the spooling up of engines on take off, to the flying over of agricultural land with green and yellow fields (canola flowering) below and then descending into Kalgoorlie over a goldmine which yielded 14 tonnes of gold last year. Fascinating and interesting, well done. The joys of flying!
I am always very happy that you usually have a window seat. I can admire the beauty of your country, Australia without having left Switzerland. Thank you, Paul, for sharing your awesome video with us.
Lovely Video! So nice to see Qantas Rocking the Airbus, i've seen too many of their B737s here in Brisbane ... Also, thought i'd mention that i spotted this beauty a few days ago, flying from Brisbane - Perth! I'll be uploading that video soon btw. Other that that, beautiful stuff!
Visiting my daughter and family in Kalgoorlie, I transferred at Perth to a smallish Jetstar plane, it was early morning and breakfast was served. I thoroughly enjoyed reliving the flight as I watch your wonderful video, brought back wonderful memories, thank you for the experience.
Paul. as a Western Australian, you have my express permission to make as many jokes about us as you like. We deserve it! And yes, the FIFO phenomenon is an odd one. It's strange having such a large percentage of your city donning high vis vests and migrating back and forth every few weeks. It brings in the money and Canberra loves that about us. But those FIFO employees tend to burn out after a few years, owing huge amounts to banks as they need to finance loans they took out when they were earning insane amounts of money.
Cheers. Yeah I'm a little nervous about making Perth jokes. I've found they tend to have a bit of a complex and are easily offended. And what you say is true about the FIFOs. Sometimes they take our massive loans once they realise how much money they'll make but after a few years the fifo lifestyle is just not sustainable.
@@AlonsoRules oh absolutely. I see them at work. With a huge income it's tempting to get a huge mortgage and live a lavish lifestyle but it certainly takes an emotional toll. Then you get the 'garden handcuffs' and can't stop working so hard because you've got 3Mil worth of mortgages...etc
Not entirely true, many FIFO organizations are moving away from traditional FIFO rosters for rosters that achieve a work/life balance. I am on a 4/3 (days) roster which is fantastic, I could do this for many years. Most staff I work with do 8/6, another very friendly roster. The mining organizations have realized burnout and worker retention is critical to ongoing operations. We are lucky with the current resource boom, however risks of lower commodity prices have been offset by organizations paying realistic wages, not the astronomically high wages we saw in the last IO boom.
Great to see a QantasLink A320 your flying on! I live in perth and whenever plane spotting I will see plenty of them. Pretty great little aircraft and would highly recommend for small regional flights, but not long ones, get the 737 for that! Anyway, loved the video man and hope you have a nice time in Kalgoorlie!
Enjoyable video thanks! I've noticed on the newer A320 aircraft the safety card, magazine, & sick bags are in a bin at the top of the seat back. This gives a little more room for the knees.
Good review … though I take offence at your ‘meh’ comment about the A320. 😝 She looks so good in the QantasLink livery! 😍 (So much prettier than a 737! 😜)
Great video, I actually flew that aircraft in 2019 from Perth to Broome. If you get the chance to go to Broome I HIGHLY suggest it, approach in is incredible and overall and amazing place to visit, definitely need to stay there for a few days though to seen all the incredible things to do. I love the sound of the A320's engine spooling up with that hum like at 6:08. Keep up the great work. Can't wait to see the Fokker 100 video aswell, and yes I flew the Fokker 100 from Broome-Perth on my way back.
Paul as always another superb vlog ! The videography was really good The seating / leg “room” is like Air canada Rouge ! Non existent ! I’m surprised you fit
Good vid, I have to resort to watching you tube videos of other people flying as, because of the Covid, I haven't been or can't see myself being able to get on a plane for quite a while now.
Thanks for the great vid as always. Neat little aircraft and as you say, now dramas for a 45 minute flight! Good call out about the mine, its sheer size is mind boggling. Safe travels mate.
I've always wanted to see this route by you. The QantasLink A320 is not known by many people so thank you for sharing this report. Did you just do the 2 flights or did you go anywhere else within WA?
Yes take care over there! Lockdowns suck although there's probably no alternative with low vaccine rates. It's lockdown or your health system will be overran like it is, well, everywhere else in the world. I think Aussies and Kiwis don't realise how bad Covid actually is (especially Delta).
The a320 to me is a lot nicer in terms of noise, when I last took one it was so quiet compared to a 737 that I took in the USA, unless it’s to do with the newer cabins of newer a320s?
Hi, Love the Video, I really miss Australia and I love watching the views, I cannot wait to get the chance to fly back, hopefully in the near future to see our relatives. Hope to get a chance to visit WA especially Kalgoorlie as we have relatives there also. The A320 aircraft, In my opinion its a great aircraft, Have not flown on what to date though I have flown on the smaller A319 from QR, pretty much same story, No IFE in Economy class, I had to make do with my smartphone, at least that was in 2017 and it was a 5 hour flight from my home SEZ-DOH-SEZ, as there were conflicts between Qatar and UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt at the time hence the flight had to fly over Oman. That was my only negative, I love the A320 family aircraft overall but QR could have updated their A319 at least.
I've flown numerous times on the Qantas A320 and I don't like them. They are dated (no IFE and power plugs as you mentioned) and the legroom is atrocious - much worse than any other in the Qantas fleet in my opinion. I actually also found them louder than VA's 737s which is a surprise. Last one I sat in the seat sank so deeply it felt like I almost fell through. But I will give the aircraft points for the air vents!
Oh and also I love the intro so much I started this channel called Lucas Nichol because I want to be like you but because of Covid in New South Wales lockdown I can’t go anywhere so I’ll make gaming videos for now
Perth is the nearest city to my antipodes so I’d like to visit. Also I’m fascinated with mining towns and have visited a few here in the USA. Maybe a future trip?
Another awesome video. Personally I prefer the A320 over the 737 so it was great to see it. Once our country reopens again, I'll have to do WA flights over the mines and Kimberly regions!
Nice video thanks Paul. We flew Brisbane to Perth on one of WA's rare openings last month before driving to Kalgoorlie and then down to the coast. It was interesting to see the view from your plane. And yes, the Business lounge was very comfortable.
@@PaulStewartAviation The Qlink A320 has flown Perth to Melbourne on a rare few occasions. Virgin Australia Regional also operates a fleet of A320s, some of these are former Ansett frames. I believe Network expansion with A320s is going to become more common, as Network have set up bases in Darwin and Brisbane, this is a Qantas ploy to undercut Mainline and eventually replace older 737s I believe and at the same time pay pilots abysmally as Network salaries are much to be desired for an A320.
@@PaulStewartAviation It seems to be true. Perth used to have a lot more 737s based here. Once upon a time the handful of f100s they had used to service mine sites only. Now we have f100s and A320s servicing quite a few towns. About 7 to 10 Boeing 717s were based out of Perth with Cobham to service the towns alongside the 737s. Their pilots were paid a lot more than Network. Now all 717s are gone and 737s slowly dwindling. A320 Network first officers start around 90k base after year's of training and hour building. It is an insult to be flying an A320 on that sort of salary. All the contractors are bought up and there respective lower eba's are played off against each other. Meanwhile Qantas mainline keeps contracting. Look at Alliance e190s in Darwin and Adelaide. Horrendous pilot salaries and already reducing 737 flights.
There's something about that takeoff sound from an A320... brings back all the memories of going on an exciting adventure as a kid!! Will never get old!
Hahahahahahaha... The swallowing fly bit! Gold! The lounge looks VERY similar to Brisbane. I flew on a similar Jetstar Asia A320, legroom is tight even for me at 170cm.
Yeh it's all the new QF lounge design which I think is really nice. I was looking forward for Sydney's upgrade. Yeah anything longer than an hour or two would be a struggle in something with such little leg room.
Great video Paul, loved the vision out the window. I can't go anywhere at the moment, so I do love watching the whole experience from the bag drop, lounge, through to the other end. Thankyou!
You'll be glad to know we have implemented the IFE (In-flight Entertainment) system to all our a320s, with the F100s to follow suit soon hopefully. You do need your own Personal devices but at least it's an improvement haha.
Glad it bought back good memories. Yeah I get similar memories when I walk past chemists in shopping centres as I get a wiff of the perfumes. Reminds me of duty free haha.
About the only time you’ll see these QantasLink A320’s on the east coast of Australia is when they’re in Melbourne at the Jetstar hangar for maintenance.✈️
Very interesting and an enjoyable video. I wasn't aware that Qantas got in the A320 on their fleet with Qantas colours. Looks great to see the flights and the views. Thanks for sharing this Paul!
So interesting facts for you Paul - these aircraft used to operate in JQ livery with JQ crew back in ~2014-2015 using JQ crew who were MEL based and would do 3 day stints in WA for FIFO flights. These ended up being replaced for a couple of years with B738s until Network Aviation had their own flight crew trained to operate the A320s. They were then repainted in QFLink livery and transferred out of the JQ fleet to Network for the FIFO runs. I've done many of these in both the JQ and QFLink livery to various mines and countless F100s (as I think I mentioned to you on FB haha).
I don’t believe so, up until 2011 Network Aviation was an independent charter airline and then Qantas purchased them, similar to how VA purchased Skywest to form VARA. So the F100s and A320s that run around in QFLink livery across WA are all operated by Network Aviation, but as a fully owned subsidiary of QF, as opposed to say Alliance that runs QF services under wet lease.
Amazing views of Perth, along the flight path and of the open cut mines as you were landing. I love the little wing tips, they're so small! Oh how I miss being on a plane (maybe not long haul 😂🤣), thanks for sharing Paul 😊
Did a lot of flying in Europe with British Airways, mostly through Heathrow on the A319/320. Also done a bit of flying within Australia with Qantas on their 737-800/A330 (PER is my home port) My honest opinion? A320 has it all over the 737, But my favorite is still the 747-400 Longreach. Spent a few hours in one of those.
Amazing video mate! The montage was really out of this world giving unmatched ground view throught your flight. Thank you for sharing your travels with such quality!
Great video as usual Paul. Love the look of the lounge in Perth, even the ‘planky things’😂😂. Apparently being lower to the ground is partially what has led to the 737 Max’s problems. The newer, larger engines wouldn’t fit under the wing so needed to be slung further forward, upsetting the aerodynamics and requiring the use of the MCAS. So while I agree it looks better, the A320 still has more options for fitting larger upgraded engines. I guess that is the difference of 20 years in aircraft design.
Great video that mind was awesome personally I like the A320 have flown with EasyJet from my local London/Luton have also flown on various 737 little to choose between them.👍
Wow this brought back happy memories - I literally sat in the same seat you did in the Qantas lounge in 2018 when we flew back from Aus to Singapore on Qantas. We flew to Learmouth on the F-100 on Qantas Link. Awesome trip LOVE Australia such a brilliant place - fantastic people. Best wishes from the UK.
Awesome flight & review Paul, I wonder if it's only me but I enjoy flights more when it's turbulant, had an awesome flight from Perth to Alice Springs back in 2008 after the Red Bull Air Race, we hit massive sink just after rotating & the plane dropped 50 feet then levelled out, pegged the throttles and zoomed up after regaining speed, the whole 4 hour flight was crazy dodging thunder storms all the way & I loved it! That was on a 737 which I love. I think maybe I like the Turbulence because I learnt to fly in Gliders so you feel every bump ha ha. Cheers for another great video!
Hi Paul. What an amazing part of the world. Great views. I’ve flown on JQ A320s a few times and although the flights themselves were always perfectly fine, I certainly have no particular fondness for or feelings of sentimentality towards the A320. To be fair, I don’t love the 737 either though 😂 #widebodiesarelife
Great video. Thanks Paul. I have flown that route many times in my sim (MSFS2020) in the Qantaslink A320 but in the NEO variant. Was very cool to see it in real life. Another link I have with Kalgoorlie was as a 12 year kid, I was luck enough to take my first flight in a plane with my younger brother from Perth to Kal in a MMA F28. It cost $12 each and we didn't even leave the terminal. Just waited for the return flight.
@@ashleyw8116 …with decisions like that, no wonders their operating costs were out of control. Having never ‘chanced it with Ansett’ I didn’t know they had A320s, learnt something new today.
Loved the views over the open cut gold mine...too lazy to calculate what 14tons of gold is worth today...though it does explain the statistics you gave on the size of that mine...A320’s always lived up to their name for me with “Bus” being the key word...utilitarian efficient design that results in an air “Bus in the sky”...and usually my knees against the seat in front!
You managed to get a departure from RWY24. That's notable in itself - the normal run for SW winds is 21 for departures and 21/24 for arrivals, unless works in progress or abnormally strong crosswinds.
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The A320 has zero wow factor. It's definitely a Honda Accord or a Toyota Camry. Good, solid aircraft, but nothing to get excited about. Speaking of getting excited....the decor in the Perth business lounge was beautiful. It's wonderful to see you flying again.
haha I agree!
Then you have its cousin the A321 being used for trans Atlantic flights, which used to be the domain of 747's, L10-11's and DC-10s. How times change.
@@AlonsoRules true. I bag the A320 in jest as it's obviously a very good aircraft. still, there's something special about an international flight on a wide body :)
Wow still has the JetStar seats !
Great video mate - those views of the big pit coming in to land were amazing. Once the people's republic of western australia reopens to the world I hope to visit Kalgorlie.
Cheers Dennis! If I'm still working there I'll show you around the sights!
@@PaulStewartAviation Me too! We’ve only had 30+ days of no community transmission in SA so I can understand Mark McGowan’s hesitancy. 😳🤯😝
We have a pool going in the office on when we think WA will open to SA, $5 for entry and winner takes all
@@braggabouttravel862 SA are doing pretty well but it's just NSW and VIC that are a bit of a disaster.
People's republic of western Australia I love it Dennis but being a Perth man I love it keep up the good work boys
Thanks Paul. Glad to see you out and about.
Cheers
I have Flown The a320 So many Times. Mainly with SAA. It was a regular on the JNB to DAR Route as well as Other Reigonal Flights in Southern Africa. I have flown in them in both Economy and Business Class. It is Stellar
Love watching your videos thank you for sharing it's such a pleasure 🙏😊
Cheers Duane
Thanks Paul for another lively, informative description of an aviation trip, this time in a Qantas A320, with video footage of culinary delights in the departure lounge, through to the spooling up of engines on take off, to the flying over of agricultural land with green and yellow fields (canola flowering) below and then descending into Kalgoorlie over a goldmine which yielded 14 tonnes of gold last year. Fascinating and interesting, well done. The joys of flying!
Another enjoyable video Paul! The Swan River looks lovely this time of the year! Nice plane too!
Many thanks!
I am always very happy that you usually have a window seat. I can admire the beauty of your country, Australia without having left Switzerland.
Thank you, Paul, for sharing your awesome video with us.
Cheers Frederick
Lovely Video! So nice to see Qantas Rocking the Airbus, i've seen too many of their B737s here in Brisbane ... Also, thought i'd mention that i spotted this beauty a few days ago, flying from Brisbane - Perth! I'll be uploading that video soon btw. Other that that, beautiful stuff!
Visiting my daughter and family in Kalgoorlie, I transferred at Perth to a smallish Jetstar plane, it was early morning and breakfast was served. I thoroughly enjoyed reliving the flight as I watch your wonderful video, brought back wonderful memories, thank you for the experience.
Paul. as a Western Australian, you have my express permission to make as many jokes about us as you like. We deserve it! And yes, the FIFO phenomenon is an odd one. It's strange having such a large percentage of your city donning high vis vests and migrating back and forth every few weeks. It brings in the money and Canberra loves that about us. But those FIFO employees tend to burn out after a few years, owing huge amounts to banks as they need to finance loans they took out when they were earning insane amounts of money.
Cheers. Yeah I'm a little nervous about making Perth jokes. I've found they tend to have a bit of a complex and are easily offended.
And what you say is true about the FIFOs. Sometimes they take our massive loans once they realise how much money they'll make but after a few years the fifo lifestyle is just not sustainable.
FIFO is brutal on the mind and when you have kids, they only see you 50% of the time
@@AlonsoRules oh absolutely. I see them at work. With a huge income it's tempting to get a huge mortgage and live a lavish lifestyle but it certainly takes an emotional toll. Then you get the 'garden handcuffs' and can't stop working so hard because you've got 3Mil worth of mortgages...etc
Not entirely true, many FIFO organizations are moving away from traditional FIFO rosters for rosters that achieve a work/life balance. I am on a 4/3 (days) roster which is fantastic, I could do this for many years. Most staff I work with do 8/6, another very friendly roster. The mining organizations have realized burnout and worker retention is critical to ongoing operations. We are lucky with the current resource boom, however risks of lower commodity prices have been offset by organizations paying realistic wages, not the astronomically high wages we saw in the last IO boom.
Great to see a QantasLink A320 your flying on! I live in perth and whenever plane spotting I will see plenty of them. Pretty great little aircraft and would highly recommend for small regional flights, but not long ones, get the 737 for that! Anyway, loved the video man and hope you have a nice time in Kalgoorlie!
Cheers mate
So QantasLink are selling flights on this A320 which is the same as a Jetstar Plane yet you pay Qantas prices instead of Jetstar prices
Enjoyable video thanks! I've noticed on the newer A320 aircraft the safety card, magazine, & sick bags are in a bin at the top of the seat back. This gives a little more room for the knees.
Mate great to see you back doing these videos, hopefully next year we can all get back to more travel and international travel more importantly.
Cheers Rob
its always something that 737s have lots of entertainment and a320s dont
Good review … though I take offence at your ‘meh’ comment about the A320. 😝 She looks so good in the QantasLink livery! 😍
(So much prettier than a 737! 😜)
Haha
Great video, I actually flew that aircraft in 2019 from Perth to Broome. If you get the chance to go to Broome I HIGHLY suggest it, approach in is incredible and overall and amazing place to visit, definitely need to stay there for a few days though to seen all the incredible things to do. I love the sound of the A320's engine spooling up with that hum like at 6:08. Keep up the great work. Can't wait to see the Fokker 100 video aswell, and yes I flew the Fokker 100 from Broome-Perth on my way back.
Damn! Wish I was crew onboard this flight - been keen to meet you and chat aviation!
I’m working in KGI so I’ll be sure to be on more flights in the near future :)
Sorry to repeat myself…….the best UA-camr ever! Cheers from Sweden!❤️
Cheers Hans :)
Paul as always another superb vlog !
The videography was really good
The seating / leg “room” is like Air canada Rouge ! Non existent ! I’m surprised you fit
Glad you enjoyed it
Good vid, I have to resort to watching you tube videos of other people flying as, because of the Covid, I haven't been or can't see myself being able to get on a plane for quite a while now.
A320 maybe the Honda Civic of airliners, but at least it has fantastic engine noise on takeoff!
Thanks for the great vid as always. Neat little aircraft and as you say, now dramas for a 45 minute flight! Good call out about the mine, its sheer size is mind boggling. Safe travels mate.
Cheers mate
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Came up to the part where you are at the Qantas terminal sad they are selling it in sydney
I've always wanted to see this route by you. The QantasLink A320 is not known by many people so thank you for sharing this report. Did you just do the 2 flights or did you go anywhere else within WA?
Hope you enjoyed it. I'll fly the opposite direction in the Fokker 100 shortly.
Nice to see you Paul, please think of us here in New Zealand in full lockdown which many are not happy about. Uncertain times.
Yes take care over there! Lockdowns suck although there's probably no alternative with low vaccine rates. It's lockdown or your health system will be overran like it is, well, everywhere else in the world. I think Aussies and Kiwis don't realise how bad Covid actually is (especially Delta).
The a320 to me is a lot nicer in terms of noise, when I last took one it was so quiet compared to a 737 that I took in the USA, unless it’s to do with the newer cabins of newer a320s?
That is a superb approach into Kalgoorlie !
Definitely a tad claustrophobic in that 320 !
At least there were only a few passengers.😂
I know right, I was lucky that there was a late wind change as we were heading to land in the opposite direction :)
Hi, Love the Video, I really miss Australia and I love watching the views, I cannot wait to get the chance to fly back, hopefully in the near future to see our relatives. Hope to get a chance to visit WA especially Kalgoorlie as we have relatives there also. The A320 aircraft, In my opinion its a great aircraft, Have not flown on what to date though I have flown on the smaller A319 from QR, pretty much same story, No IFE in Economy class, I had to make do with my smartphone, at least that was in 2017 and it was a 5 hour flight from my home SEZ-DOH-SEZ, as there were conflicts between Qatar and UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt at the time hence the flight had to fly over Oman. That was my only negative, I love the A320 family aircraft overall but QR could have updated their A319 at least.
Mate that sensational video
Cheers Sean
@@PaulStewartAviation you're welcome mate.
I've flown numerous times on the Qantas A320 and I don't like them. They are dated (no IFE and power plugs as you mentioned) and the legroom is atrocious - much worse than any other in the Qantas fleet in my opinion. I actually also found them louder than VA's 737s which is a surprise. Last one I sat in the seat sank so deeply it felt like I almost fell through. But I will give the aircraft points for the air vents!
I wish you wouldn't fast forward the take off and landings. I like hearing the sounds of the engines and watching the plane.
Hello Paul; ( G'Day Mate )
As always a very meticulous vid. I thoroughly enjoyed this video.
All the best Shaun of NYC
G'day Shaun!
I love the A320, I’ve flown on easyJets A320 and A320N as well as British airways, SAS, Air France and United
Oh and also I love the intro so much I started this channel called Lucas Nichol because I want to be like you but because of Covid in New South Wales lockdown I can’t go anywhere so I’ll make gaming videos for now
Why do you need flight entertainment if the flight is 40 minutes long? I prefer the Boeing 787. I don’t know why?
Qantas Link A320, not Qantas. Don't confuse this with mainline. Change the video title.
Fair comment. Fixed. :)
@@PaulStewartAviation thanks!
Nice one 👍
Perth is the nearest city to my antipodes so I’d like to visit. Also I’m fascinated with mining towns and have visited a few here in the USA. Maybe a future trip?
Great review. Thanks !
Cheers Matt
Another awesome video. Personally I prefer the A320 over the 737 so it was great to see it. Once our country reopens again, I'll have to do WA flights over the mines and Kimberly regions!
You will be able to see the Qantas A320s on the East Coast. Brisbane have seen JQX operating a flight from the West Coast
Paul thx for uploading this I just want to meet u while ur in Perth and keep up the great work.
Glad you enjoyed it
Omg I can’t see any of these on my flight tracking up they must be really really hey Paul Stuart Love your content
Finally in Perth!!!
Are you only doing this flight (PER-KGI return) or are you going to do more flights within Western Australia.
hey mate, I'll do more. :)
"And sometimes swallow flies in front of planes..." I wondered when we were going to see that after you mentioned it in Longreach haha
Nice video thanks Paul. We flew Brisbane to Perth on one of WA's rare openings last month before driving to Kalgoorlie and then down to the coast. It was interesting to see the view from your plane. And yes, the Business lounge was very comfortable.
Certainly not rare in W.A all operated by Network Aviation, they are all former Jetstar A320s
You're right, they're common in WA but rare elsewhere. Even with all of my flying I had not seen one before I flew into PER a few weeks ago.
@@PaulStewartAviation The Qlink A320 has flown Perth to Melbourne on a rare few occasions.
Virgin Australia Regional also operates a fleet of A320s, some of these are former Ansett frames.
I believe Network expansion with A320s is going to become more common, as Network have set up bases in Darwin and Brisbane, this is a Qantas ploy to undercut Mainline and eventually replace older 737s I believe and at the same time pay pilots abysmally as Network salaries are much to be desired for an A320.
Interesting. I see that they have recently added the A320 to PER-DRW. It's a pity if what you says is true. :(
@@PaulStewartAviation It seems to be true. Perth used to have a lot more 737s based here. Once upon a time the handful of f100s they had used to service mine sites only. Now we have f100s and A320s servicing quite a few towns. About 7 to 10 Boeing 717s were based out of Perth with Cobham to service the towns alongside the 737s. Their pilots were paid a lot more than Network. Now all 717s are gone and 737s slowly dwindling.
A320 Network first officers start around 90k base after year's of training and hour building. It is an insult to be flying an A320 on that sort of salary.
All the contractors are bought up and there respective lower eba's are played off against each other. Meanwhile Qantas mainline keeps contracting. Look at Alliance e190s in Darwin and Adelaide. Horrendous pilot salaries and already reducing 737 flights.
Jetstar are seriously the most uncomfortable planes to fly on in Australia!
There's something about that takeoff sound from an A320... brings back all the memories of going on an exciting adventure as a kid!! Will never get old!
yes I also get memories from those JQ A320 takeoffs as a kid!
As a Jetstar plane, it was fine but not for Qantas and with a Qantas price tag.
Pre Covid Perth hey, what no one in terminal
That leg room is criminal.
Hopefully the ones used in longer flights is a bit more.
I’m afraid not. 😬 Theyre flying these from per to drw now and that would be a struggle 😬
This is just old jetstar cabin in Qantas livery 😂
Hi Paul thanks for another video do you know old that airplane was?
Hi Jason, nah I'd have to check Air Fleets
@@PaulStewartAviation Thanks
Hahahahahahaha... The swallowing fly bit! Gold! The lounge looks VERY similar to Brisbane. I flew on a similar Jetstar Asia A320, legroom is tight even for me at 170cm.
Yeh it's all the new QF lounge design which I think is really nice. I was looking forward for Sydney's upgrade.
Yeah anything longer than an hour or two would be a struggle in something with such little leg room.
Great video Paul, loved the vision out the window. I can't go anywhere at the moment, so I do love watching the whole experience from the bag drop, lounge, through to the other end. Thankyou!
Glad you enjoyed it
Paul you should fly to Exmouth in wa love for you to do it
You'll be glad to know we have implemented the IFE (In-flight Entertainment) system to all our a320s, with the F100s to follow suit soon hopefully. You do need your own Personal devices but at least it's an improvement haha.
I heard it was coming so it’s good to know it’s fitted to all of the A320s now :)
Good video, you are a great travel convincer
Great video! Is this the first Qantas A320 trip report?
Cheers mate
Paul this reminds of the good ole days. Makes me warm and fuzzy imagining I’m back in a lounge jetting off somewhere. 👏👏👏
Glad it bought back good memories. Yeah I get similar memories when I walk past chemists in shopping centres as I get a wiff of the perfumes. Reminds me of duty free haha.
Thanks for the video. Really great views on landing! Looking forward to the next one.
Cheers mate. The fokker video should be up in about a week.
About the only time you’ll see these QantasLink A320’s on the east coast of Australia is when they’re in Melbourne at the Jetstar hangar for maintenance.✈️
Yeah I'd never seen one before I flew into PER a few weeks ago.
Thank you Paul. Always enjoyable and entertaining. Perth does look a super airport. ✈✈✈
Cheers Tony
I thought QantasLink had service from all major cities… maybe they don’t have A320s at their eastern hubs
Mainly Dash 8s & 717s
Yep they do but the A320s don't seem to ever head over to the east coast.
That's because the a320s are operated by Network Aviation. Qantaslink East coast operations are Eastern, Sunstate (dash 8s)and National Jet (717s)
Western Australia has the toughest domestic border restriction thanks to Premier Mark McGowan
It's true. It's also the safest state.
Jetstar A320 - Snug as a bug in a rug.
Very interesting and an enjoyable video. I wasn't aware that Qantas got in the A320 on their fleet with Qantas colours. Looks great to see the flights and the views. Thanks for sharing this Paul!
Cheers Sagar!
You mentioned you were in Perth for work. What do you do Paul, that allows you to fly so much?
I work in health
So interesting facts for you Paul - these aircraft used to operate in JQ livery with JQ crew back in ~2014-2015 using JQ crew who were MEL based and would do 3 day stints in WA for FIFO flights. These ended up being replaced for a couple of years with B738s until Network Aviation had their own flight crew trained to operate the A320s. They were then repainted in QFLink livery and transferred out of the JQ fleet to Network for the FIFO runs.
I've done many of these in both the JQ and QFLink livery to various mines and countless F100s (as I think I mentioned to you on FB haha).
Interesting! I'm only now learning about all of these different subsidiaries within QF. All to minimise tax and crew entitlements I'm assuming?
I don’t believe so, up until 2011 Network Aviation was an independent charter airline and then Qantas purchased them, similar to how VA purchased Skywest to form VARA.
So the F100s and A320s that run around in QFLink livery across WA are all operated by Network Aviation, but as a fully owned subsidiary of QF, as opposed to say Alliance that runs QF services under wet lease.
Amazing views of Perth, along the flight path and of the open cut mines as you were landing. I love the little wing tips, they're so small! Oh how I miss being on a plane (maybe not long haul 😂🤣), thanks for sharing Paul 😊
Glad you enjoyed it
Did a lot of flying in Europe with British Airways, mostly through Heathrow on the A319/320. Also done a bit of flying within Australia with Qantas on their 737-800/A330 (PER is my home port) My honest opinion? A320 has it all over the 737, But my favorite is still the 747-400 Longreach. Spent a few hours in one of those.
Definitely can't complain about the 747-400. In fact I'm editing a video onboard one of those as we speak and will be uploading it in coming weeks. :)
@@PaulStewartAviation Look forward to it!
Hope you had a good look around Kalgoorlie. Wonderful town. I grew up there.
I’ll be working here so I’ll definitely be exploring :)
Amazing video mate! The montage was really out of this world giving unmatched ground view throught your flight. Thank you for sharing your travels with such quality!
Glad you enjoyed it Quentin!
Legroom is awful.
grate video Paul hope you are wall and say hi to Dennis from us
Cheers mate!
Great video as usual Paul. Love the look of the lounge in Perth, even the ‘planky things’😂😂.
Apparently being lower to the ground is partially what has led to the 737 Max’s problems. The newer, larger engines wouldn’t fit under the wing so needed to be slung further forward, upsetting the aerodynamics and requiring the use of the MCAS.
So while I agree it looks better, the A320 still has more options for fitting larger upgraded engines. I guess that is the difference of 20 years in aircraft design.
Very happy to see the A320 JQ Asia get a Aussie life .. never made it to HK … but that’s another story 🧐 #QLinkSavedthis320
Thanks Keith
Great video that mind was awesome personally I like the A320 have flown with EasyJet from my local London/Luton have also flown on various 737 little to choose between them.👍
Glad you enjoyed it Ian!
Wow this brought back happy memories - I literally sat in the same seat you did in the Qantas lounge in 2018 when we flew back from Aus to Singapore on Qantas. We flew to Learmouth on the F-100 on Qantas Link. Awesome trip LOVE Australia such a brilliant place - fantastic people. Best wishes from the UK.
Glad you enjoyed it! I've just uploaded my F100 video so that may bright back some more memories.
@@PaulStewartAviation It very much did although we were in the front of the aircraft.
LOVE the quietness of the Airbus in comparison to Boeing
Can't believe that I tracked you mate
cheers Alan
Well written and spoken Paul...
Cheers mate
It's a short flight and mainly FIFO but Qantas as usual providing a poverty spec interior and charging like a wounded bull for tickets.
Damn, the spoil hill is huge, and who doesnt love a big flying bus. They always amaze me.
hmm Kalgoorlie is spelt wrong
Ops fixed
Awesome flight & review Paul, I wonder if it's only me but I enjoy flights more when it's turbulant, had an awesome flight from Perth to Alice Springs back in 2008 after the Red Bull Air Race, we hit massive sink just after rotating & the plane dropped 50 feet then levelled out, pegged the throttles and zoomed up after regaining speed, the whole 4 hour flight was crazy dodging thunder storms all the way & I loved it! That was on a 737 which I love. I think maybe I like the Turbulence because I learnt to fly in Gliders so you feel every bump ha ha. Cheers for another great video!
Glad you enjoyed it Leo!
Are you come from Australia?
Yep
Hi Paul. What an amazing part of the world. Great views. I’ve flown on JQ A320s a few times and although the flights themselves were always perfectly fine, I certainly have no particular fondness for or feelings of sentimentality towards the A320. To be fair, I don’t love the 737 either though 😂 #widebodiesarelife
Cheers Hugh. Yeh wide bodies are better.. haha
Nice to see you in Perth Paul
Nice to be here :)
Great video. Thanks Paul. I have flown that route many times in my sim (MSFS2020) in the Qantaslink A320 but in the NEO variant. Was very cool to see it in real life. Another link I have with Kalgoorlie was as a 12 year kid, I was luck enough to take my first flight in a plane with my younger brother from Perth to Kal in a MMA F28. It cost $12 each and we didn't even leave the terminal. Just waited for the return flight.
Glad you enjoyed it Graeme
Nice one mate!!
CHeers mate
i saw your flight take off
Nice!
The advantage of the A320 over the B737 is the cargo hold is containerised making turnaround faster.
Actually I did hear that too. Less work place injuries for the guys packing.
It’s an option. Not all A320 operators use containers. Ansett is one who didn’t get the container option.
@@ashleyw8116 Ansett?
@@camf7522 Ansett? An Australian airline that flew A320’s. Folded in 2002.
@@ashleyw8116 …with decisions like that, no wonders their operating costs were out of control.
Having never ‘chanced it with Ansett’ I didn’t know they had A320s, learnt something new today.
Loved the views over the open cut gold mine...too lazy to calculate what 14tons of gold is worth today...though it does explain the statistics you gave on the size of that mine...A320’s always lived up to their name for me with “Bus” being the key word...utilitarian efficient design that results in an air “Bus in the sky”...and usually my knees against the seat in front!
Cheers James!
You managed to get a departure from RWY24. That's notable in itself - the normal run for SW winds is 21 for departures and 21/24 for arrivals, unless works in progress or abnormally strong crosswinds.
I was very lucky! I lucked-in getting the approach pass the giant pit too.