There are warnings that Christmas travel could be disrupted as Jetstar pilots consider taking industrial action. The Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP) announced it applied to the Fair Work Commission to hold a vote among Jetstar pilots about taking protected industrial action after a breakdown in pay negotiations and rostering. If agreed to by…
A water bombing helicopter has crashed while assisting bushfire firefighting efforts in the Australian state of Queensland. Just before 2:00pm AEST the helicopter reportedly lost power. The experienced pilot, who is in his 70s, was attempting to make an emergency landing, managed to make a heavy landing before the helicopter flipped on it’s side. The…
The Guardian Australia is reporting that a Sydney airport worker may loose the sight in one eye after he was gouged by a Peregrine Falcon living in a Qantas hangar. Peregrine Falcons have been living in the hangar for more than 20 years and are a protected species. The falcons are also the world’s fastest…
Qantas has announced it will inspect 33 of it’s 737NG aircraft by the end of the week after a structural crack was found in a 737NG during a scheduled inspection. The inspection came after the FAA ordered inspections for pickle fork cracks on 737NGs within 7 days for those aircraft that have operated more than…
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released it’s final report into the sounding of a cabin altitude alarm onboard a Tigerair 737-8FE on 12 July 2018. The TT229 crew consisted of a trainee First Officer (pilot flying) and training Captain. The crew followed the start engine checklist and turned off the air conditioning packs…
Paul Sant, a former baggage handler that made hoax calls to ATC and aircraft around Melbourne Airport in October 2016, has been sentenced. Mr Sant has previously pleaded guilty to three charges; endangering the safety of an aircraft in flight, transmitting a false mayday call knowing it was likely to endanger the safety of another…
The Cathay Pacific group has fired 2 cabin crew over the sabotage of oxygen bottles onboard a Cathay Dragon flight. The bottles are used by cabin crew in the event of depressurisation in order to move around the cabin. The firings come after it was discovered a portable oxygen bottle on a Cathay Dragon KA730…
The airline has introduced an infant icon on the seat map while booking fares online. The icon shows up when the seat is taken by children between 8 days and 2 years old. The feature is only available for those booking individual domestic fares through the JAL website, and excludes awards fares. However, the system…
Al Haynes, the Captain of United 232, has died. United 232 was a Denver-Chicago flight on July 19 1989. The tail mounted number 2 engine suffered a catastrophic failure while flying over Iowa. The failure took out all of the DC-10’s hydraulic lines. The crew managed to control the aircraft using asymmetrical thrust. The crew…
A Regional Express (Rex) aircraft reportedly suffered an engine fire Thursday night. Passenger Vicky Hodges posted on social media, “I hav (sic) just had the most terrifying experience of my life from home from Sydney on REX ZL139. Engine blew up just out of Moruya so flew 40 minutes on 1 engine. The wonderful pilots…
Virgin Australia has announced it is cutting 750 jobs after posting a full year loss of $349 million. The loss compares to a $681 million loss last year. It’s the seventh straight loss for the airline. The underlying loss before tax was $71.2 million. The loss has been put down to rising fuel and foreign…
The Victorian Court of Appeal has increased the sentence of Fariq Aqbal Omar, a former Malaysia Airlines flight attendant that was jailed for importation of heroin into Australia. The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) lodged an appeal after Mr Omar was sentenced to 5 years and 6 months earlier this year. The Court of…