The preliminary report into the 7 October double dive by QF 72 shows that a lot more went wrong with the Airbus A330 than previously disclosed, writes >Ben Sandilands.
Aviation
The blue-sky marketing madness of the F-35
Australia and the Department of Spendthrift Defence, can’t afford this gold plated and unproven wonder, writes Eric L Palmer.
Dick Smith: Please stop asking me about Qantas!
A rather unusual media release from Dick Smith lobbed into journalists’ inboxes this morning…
Phuket it! Where was DFAT and Qantas?
I’ve been one of the several thousand (we think) Australians trapped in Phuket because of the protests which shut the airport.
CASA Qantas audit supressed … QF30 ricochet revealed
The CASA special audit of Qantas has been completed and will be suppressed on the grounds of being ‘commercial in confidence’, writes Ben Sandilands.
Bulkhead blues another blow to Qantas’ reputation
Pressure bulkheads like those in the six temporarily grounded Qantas 737-400s are vital to safe flight. If they break apart the difference in pressure between the cabin interior and the external air pressure will destroy the jet, writes Ben Sandilands.
Rationing the skies
So much for ‘renegade’ air traffic controllers causing chaos in the skies, writes Ben Sandilands.
Media briefs: White House plane detained, Phuket, let’s pun and more
China detains White House media plane: A charter airplane carrying the White House press corps was detained for nearly three hours Friday at Beijing’s international airport not long after President Bush arrived to attend the Olympic Games. The flight crew of the Northwest Airlines 747 had been expecting to park at a VIP terminal, but […]
State of the Planet: Going green Beijing?
How friendly are the Olympics, really?
How safe is Qantas really?
Crikey reader David asks: “Is Qantas’s record as good as we are led to believe? And how are the stats to be compared: deaths, emergency landings per hour flown, per aircraft, per trip?” Ben Sandilands responds.
Tiger and Jetstar in battle of spin
On Friday, Tiger announced it would quit Darwin only a few hours before Jetstar was heaping praise on the NT government. Let’s take a look at what’s really going on, writes Ben Sandilands.
Tiger Airways has no-one to blame but itself
Don’t listen to Tiger Airways’ whingeing, serious questions have to be asked about the airline’s network strategy, writes Martin Kelly, Editor of Travel Trends.
Qantas special investigation just more CASA spin?
The CASA special investigation of Qantas could be seen as a rediscovery of its legal obligations to adequately monitor, audit and enforce compliance with safety regulations. Or it could be seen as more spin, writes Ben Sandilands.
Inside the exploding Qantas 747. Oh dear.
Pictures have arrived of the Qantas 747 with the troublesome oxygen bottle.
AirServices memo fails to shift the blame
The crisis gripping Australian air traffic control has serious safety implications, writes Ben Sandilands.
AirServices Australia memo
CEO Direct — Service interruptionsWednesday, 30 July 2008
The environment we are operating in
Over the next few days there will be further media on the issue of service interruptions, current and future staffing levels and associated issues. It is very important for the management team and I to provide you with a clear position on the central issues […]
The full bottle on the latest Qantas thrill ride
The clues about the cause of the ugly Qantas laundry drop at Manila last Friday are falling into place, writes Ben Sandilands.
ANZ profit plunge precedes another loss in business confidence
Just as investor confidence was being battered for the second day in a row by a surprise from a leading bank, there’s a new forecast of a further downturn in business confidence, writes Glenn Dyer.
Dixon ejects as Qantas jumps for Joyce
The appointment of Alan Joyce, the CEO of Jetstar, as the new Qantas CEO, comes as a shock, writes Ben Sandilands.
ATC emerges as a threat to air safety. Something should be done
Staff shortages are crippling Australian air traffic control. It’s just not safe, writes Ben Sandilands.
Qantas slashes lightly. A bit.
The Qantas-slashes-itself-lightly media event this morning was the vaguest ever given by its management, writes Ben Sandilands.
CASA monitors ATC, calls for radar replay
It would appear that CASA has finally been “pushed” into reviewing TIBA (Traffic Information Broadcast Areas). And they were shocked at the results, writes an air traffic control insider.
Tips and rumours
Further to tips given to Crikey earlier in the year that Ausenco would struggle to complete their Lumwana Copper Project on time, Ausenco have announced to the ASX that the main transformer compound on the site caught fire, further delaying commisioning of the Plant. The project was due for completion 30 June, so was already […]
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CASA in flames
Already in the news after its belated grounding of Torres Strait carrier Aero Tropics on Friday, CASA will be under scrutiny in the Senate this week as well.
