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Title: Qantas Passenger: 'I Was Sure We Were Going to Die'
Post by: saborion2 on 2008.07.28, 03:37:38
Is anyone thinking about flying very soon???

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QuoteQantas Passenger: 'I Was Sure We Were Going to Die'

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,391526,00.html


Does "Qantas" (like SwissAir) use OS/2 for "maintenance" et cetera, et cetera...? Wasn't this a "scary" experience? Should the crew not be "congratulated" for doing things by the "book"! 8)

Regards.

SAB
Title: Re: Qantas Passenger: 'I Was Sure We Were Going to Die'
Post by: Paul Smedley on 2008.07.28, 06:36:23
Quote from: saborion2 on 2008.07.28, 03:37:38
Is anyone thinking about flying very soon???

Re:

QuoteQantas Passenger: 'I Was Sure We Were Going to Die'

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,391526,00.html


Does "Qantas" (like SwissAir) use OS/2 for "maintenance" et cetera, et cetera...? Wasn't this a "scary" experience? Should the crew not be "congratulated" for doing things by the "book"! 8)


Some years ago, Qantas used OS/2 on their checkin terminals in Sydney airport - circa 2000.....
Title: Re: Qantas Passenger: 'I Was Sure We Were Going to Die'
Post by: saborion2 on 2008.07.28, 07:35:07
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Quote from: Paul Smedley on 2008.07.28, 06:36:23

Some years ago, Qantas used OS/2 on their checkin terminals in Sydney airport - circa 2000.....


Quite interestingly, there are "international standards" for the integrity of aircraft components as well as "international standards" for Office Productivity Suites (Open Document Format Standards - ODF); but, I just cannot say if I have even come across "international standards" for an Operating System such as OS/2. Perhaps, there should be a movement within the OS/2 World Foundation towards such a standardization process as in this way there can be "universal" as well as "lifetime" access to aircraft maintenance and other data across all platforms.

Kindest regards.

SAB.