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Old Mar 9, 2009, 5:49 pm
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A380 (Nancy) hit by catering truck

UPDATE:
Nancy (OQA) was hit by a catering truck but the small damage was fixed very quickly and is already back in service

Poor Nancy :-(
She's having a hard time

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Old Mar 9, 2009, 7:21 pm
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I flew on OQA last week; heading home on QF94 this evening - saw one of the three parked at LAX as I came in from SFO but could not make out the rego.
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Old Mar 9, 2009, 7:27 pm
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OQA was parked in the hanger next to Gate 2 at Syd DOM yesterday morning.
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Old Mar 9, 2009, 7:50 pm
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... was there Friday Morning as well before being towed to Gate 9 at T1 and flying me to LAX.
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Old Mar 9, 2009, 10:44 pm
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Originally Posted by moa999
OQA was parked in the hanger next to Gate 2 at Syd DOM yesterday morning.
Was still there this morning around 8:30am
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Old Mar 9, 2009, 10:52 pm
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Poor Nancy.. Highlights though that a new aircraft type isn't all flat beds and great economy
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Old Mar 9, 2009, 11:16 pm
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Have to wonder how a Catering Truck driver can not see a A380....
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Old Mar 9, 2009, 11:35 pm
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[QUOTE]Have to wonder how a Catering Truck driver can not see a A380/QUOTE]
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Old Mar 10, 2009, 12:14 am
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Originally Posted by Blackadder1402
Have to wonder how a Catering Truck driver can not see a A380....
Perhaps he mistook it for a hangar.
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Old Mar 10, 2009, 2:04 am
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it's hard to see out of a camel head...
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Old Mar 10, 2009, 3:25 am
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Originally Posted by VH-RMD
it's hard to see out of a camel head...
That is VERY funny
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Old Mar 10, 2009, 4:27 am
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Originally Posted by bugayev
Perhaps he mistook it for a hangar.
or it was too white. Snow blindness is a big OHS issue on the tarmac.
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Old Mar 10, 2009, 5:57 am
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Originally Posted by DownUnderFlyer
or it was too white. Snow blindness is a big OHS issue on the tarmac.
Would have to be something along the lines of snowblindness, surely they would have seen the position of it while en-route compared to the hangars
Good to hear only very minor damage
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