Aviation Forum / Country Specific / Australian Group / July 2009

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<http://www.watoday.com.au/travel/travel-news/pilot-error-blamed-for-runway-misha
p-20090412-a418.html>
Pilot error blamed for runway mishap
Geoffrey Thomas

** Yesterday  -  a Tiger Airways A320 turned back to Melbourne when only 1
hour out from Perth  -  so taking 180 pax on a six hour, unexpected joy
flight.
Meanwhile, rellies and friends waiting in Perth had no clue if the plane had

Jetstar ponders second Darwin airport
Jetstar has revealed it will consider establishing a second airport in
Darwin following the collapse of talks over the funding and development
of the city’s existing international airport (Travel Today, yesterday).

Be aware of the following SCAM-like details of Tiger Airways
"Australia" bookings:
* They have changed their charges.  You will now be charged $5 PER
PERSON PER FLIGHT, if you use a Credit Card.  An Australian-issed VISA

Qantas flying under the radar of air safety
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
*Pretty serious if found to be true .
Australian aircraft engineers have accused the air safety watchdog for

Is stuffed, narrow and miserable part of the plan for the Qantas
Cityflyer fleet?
July 5, 2009 – 7:58 am, by Ben Sandilands
There are a few puzzles to consider as the Qantas Cityflyer fleet, which

.... and one of results in all so called "modern western countries" is:
http://www.dadsindistress.asn.au/stories_andrew.html
In loving memory of Andrew T. Renouf
May he rest In peace

Flight Diverted After Passenger Gets Naked
Suspect In Federal Custody
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A passenger stripped naked during a US Airways
flight and resisted a flight attendant's efforts to cover him with a

**  At Coolangatta Airport, this morning:
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25722017-952,00.html
.....   Phil

SAN'A, Yemen -- A Yemenia Air plane going from the Arabian Peninsula
country of Yemen to the Comoros Islands has crashed in the Indian Ocean,
a Yemen airport official said Tuesday.
The official said Tuesday that most of the passengers on the Airbus 310

British Airways staff agrees to work for free
LONDON - British Airways has said 800 workers have volunteered to work
for nothing for up to a month, following the airline's request to cut costs.
The BBC says another 4,000 employees are taking unpaid leave, while