The never-ending saga of Qantas and the rebuilding of a reputation continues and today the process got a boost. While Barack Obama was touring Oz, John Travolta made a surprise appearance on a flight from Sydney to Melbourne. He wasn't a passenger but he was in the business class cabin of the B767.

We know that the Saturday Night Fever star is a world ambassador for the flying kangaroo and actually has a retired Boeing 707 parked in his driveway. We also know that he has been featured as a captain in the in-flight safety announcement. Now, he turns up to present the most frequent flyers with Qantas' top status, Platinum One. Unfortunately, this was a one-off presentation; he was just in town for a 91st birthday bash Qantas decided to throw for the elite status flyers. ]]> jetflyboy 2011-11-17T14:30:01-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/10/24/13955/497

John Travolta might not be any use to KFC, but he does have something that the producers of Pan Am want.

In the pilot episode of the hit ABC show, Long Island's Republic Airport filled in for a Cuba airstrip, and this week it will play Haiti for a scene in an upcoming episode.

The cast and crew will spend three days (October 26-28) shooting night scenes on the airport tarmac, which are to be taking place during a 1960's coup.

They'll also be using a special aircraft for the shoot: John Travolta's Boeing 707. The plane normally sports the Qantas Airlines livery, but, for the scenes, will be covered in a vinyl wrap bearing the Pan Am markings.

The plane was expected to arrive at the airport yesterday, but so far there's been no word on whether or not Travolta delivered it himself.

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Apparently even A-Listers can have trouble getting good service at fast food restaurants.

Despite the fact that there were a number of 4-star London restaurants, like The Ledbury, Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester, and Hix just an hour away, John Travolta decided KFC was the way to go while visiting West Sussex last weekend.

Travolta was in the area to attend an annual Scientology event in East Grinstead Friday when one of his reps called a local KFC and asked if they could book a table for the star and his guests. ]]> cmb 2011-10-20T14:53:49-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/9/27/82837/3631

It’s pretty clear that John Travolta isn’t too shy when it comes to his love for Qantas, but now it sounds like he’s getting himself into an airplane love triangle. Qantas now needs to share Travolta, as the actor just signed a deal to help Bombardier promote some of their latest jets.

He’ll be tasked with showing off the goods when it comes to what the Learjet, Challenger, and Global business jets can offer to passengers—and rich people. The actor-slash-pilot has a couple Bombardier planes in his hangar back at home, and we’re pretty sure he’s spent some significant time in the back of a private jet as well. ]]> kjb 2011-09-27T08:28:37-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/3/23/8443/23520
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What do you call a whole bunch of lions? A pride. What about a group of barracuda fish? A battery, which sounds like it has awesome band name potential ("The Barracuda Battery!"). So then what is the proper term for a plane-ful of flight attendants and other airline staff? A crew, if you know what's good for ya.

According to the Telegraph, some in-flight crew over at Australia's Qantas are pissed at John Travolta for calling them a "team" in a new in-flight safety video. Travolta, who owns a vintage Qantas Boeing 707 and is an official (though special flights-only) pilot with the airline, appeared in the video (shown above) to get passengers' attention for the safety demo. !]]> JetSetCD 2011-03-23T09:28:06-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2010/11/11/141938/51

When Oprah Winfrey announced at the start of her final TV season that she'd be taking all 300 members of her audience on a trip to Australia, flown on a Qantas plane piloted by John Travolta, more people than just those 300 audience member celebrated. In fact, the whole country of Australia is more than a little jazzed about the upcoming visit, and thousands of locals are seeking tickets to the shows while thousands other business apply to be featured on it.

In addition to taking her audience around Sydney, Oprah will sit tight for a week, filming two episodes at the Sydney Opera House. The "Oprah's Ultimate Australian Adventure" episodes will air in January, when Australia is all sunny and summery and the United States is in the midst of the cold, dark winter. Think many viewers will plan an Australian vacation because of it? You betcha.

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If you haven’t been paying attention to the news from down under, Qantas is having a little bit of trouble with some of their big birds—including both the Boeing 747 and Airbus A380. Thankfully through the skills and professionalism of their pilots, Qantas has avoided any potential disasters. With engines kind of blowing up in the air, now doesn’t seem like the best time to party, but despite the bad news, Qantas is going full speed ahead with their 90th anniversary celebration.

The airline is pumped to let everyone know that they’re one of the world’s best airlines, and they’ve set up online slideshows, podcasts, and videos to help Qantas fans take a trip down memory lane. Our only recommendation is to not click on the food and wine slideshow, as the pictures of in-flight dining and vintage menus are just going to make you jealous. ]]> kjb 2010-11-08T15:30:15-05:00 Search Jaunted string http://www.jaunted.com/search/