Editorial Use Only Consent Required for Commercial Use and Book Publications Mandatory Credit Photo by James CroucherNewspix Rex Features 1247279c John Travolta in the cockpit of his private Boeing 707 aircraft at Sydney Airport before taking Qantas 90th birthday competition winners for a flight John Travolta celebrating Qantas 90th birthday Sydney Australia 09 Nov 2010 Actor John Travolta arrived in Sydney to celebrate Qantas 90th birthday party yesterday but he spent the day defending its safety record Travolta the Aussie flagship carriers roving international ambassador since 2002 was guest of honour at the celebrations for thousands of staff family and friends at the Qantas jet base next to Sydneys domestic terminal He held a press conference to mark the occasion but journalists were warned by Qantas communications directors not to ask Travolta a pilot himself about its midair debacles of the past two days The Grease star refused to talk about the A380s RollsRoyce engines only saying Qantas would survive its latest safety hiccup The Qantas brand is very strong around the world They have strong integrity service and safety he said
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