Will you fly Qantas again?

 I've been reading with interest all the media coverage of the Qantas problems, here's the latest online

Another Qantas plane has been grounded with engine failure.

The flight was due to leave Sydney for London at 6.05pm (AEDT) yesterday, but passengers were pulled off the plane after a loud noise emanated from the engine while they were taxiing towards the runway, News Limited reports.

The flight was later cancelled.

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Earlier yesterday, passengers watched as Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce held a media conference to assure the public the company is now "100 percent confident" A380 planes are safe.

To prove the point, Mr Joyce flew the Singapore leg on the first A380 plane to return to service since the fleet was grounded three weeks ago when an engine exploded on a flight from Singapore.

But while passengers on the A380 flight to London got away on time, passengers on board flight QF1 to London via Bangkok were pulled off their flight because of an engine fault.

"The aircraft was taxiing to the runway and the pilot had an indication of an issue with one of the engines, and following procedures it returned to the bay," a Qantas spokesman told News Limited.

The passengers disembarked at about 7pm and were given meal vouchers while engineers examined the engine, but at 9pm they were told the flight was cancelled.

It is expected to leave at 9am today.

AAP

http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/another-qantas-plane-has-engine-failure-20101128-18bq7.html

Are they problems? I remember a few years ago Garuda seemed to be in the news constantly with problem after problem. At the time I had a friend who was a travel agent and she told me I would be surprised at how many planes are delayed or turned around because of mechanical problems and at the time the media were just catapulting it to front page news.  I tend to think the same thing is happening now with Qantas.  It was reported a few weeks ago that a Qantas plane was turned around because it hit a flock of birds,  does that really warrant reporting? Another news report mentioned how a Qantas plane was struck by lightening, seriously?  A few years ago my MIL was on an Air NZ flight that was struck by lightening and had to make an emergency landing in Auckland, this event didn't seem newsworthy.

I'm a Qantas frequent flyer and I intend to keep flying Qantas, hell I'll even take a walk on the wild side and fly on the A380 again.  Would you?