Qantas is a troubled airline. Once a Qantas aircraft technician even told me that Singapore Airlines have a far superior maintenance schedule for their aircraft.

This person claims that he tells his family to avoid flying on Qantas ( but flies on it himself since he gets free flights)

These days Han airlines ( SIA, Cathay,China Eastern) and Middle Eastern airlines (Emirates,Qatar) are far better than Western Airlines ( American, British, Lufthansa, KLM,Qantas).

Please don’t post off-topic hearsay like this here. This article isn’t about maintenance, it’s about a manufacturing fault and the incredible work by the pilots to avert a colossal aviation disaster. Qantas continues to have an unblemished record of safety. Running airlines cost-effectively is a continually growing challenge. There is always a place for scrutiny of airlines’ maintenance and safety practices, but introducing it out of context and basing entirely on a comment from an unidentified individual is not a helpful contribution to this discussion.

Despite this, Qantas is consistently rated one of the top 3 safest airlines in the world every year.

Ah yeah, China Eastern..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Eastern_Airlines_Flight_...

Meanwhile Lufthansa had their last fatal crash in 1993. For British it was in 1976.