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Qantas jet a a rust-bucket
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 1:50 pm
by jasonjag
Qantas jet a a rust-bucket
July 26, 2008 11:00am
THE Qantas plane forced to make an emergency landing yesterday after a massive hole tore through its side had been plagued by a history of corrosion.
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0 ... 48,00.html
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 5:05 pm
by missnoisy
Media is full of speculation and sensationalism when it comes to incidences like this. Whatever the reason for the incident, I applaud the flight crew for their handling and managing to land the aircraft safely.
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 6:12 pm
by d3funct.q45
I hate the media... especially Perthnow
"The aircraft are getting a bit old and the engineers have been on strike so they might be flying with lower maintenance standards," one insider said.
An insider told you this?!!? My dog could have told me that.
Where are the FACTS - what happened to NEWS reporting agencies giving us FACTS??
Oxygen Cylinder
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 6:47 pm
by jasonjag
d3funct.q45 wrote:I hate the media... especially Perthnow
"The aircraft are getting a bit old and the engineers have been on strike so they might be flying with lower maintenance standards," one insider said.
An insider told you this?!!? My dog could have told me that.
Where are the FACTS - what happened to NEWS reporting agencies giving us FACTS??
I agree with you on where is a real news reporter. all news sources are unreliable in acurate reports.
# Latest report by Air Saftey Investigators prelimery report has discovered one oxygen cylinder is missing, not yet detirmined if that was the cause, Qantas reports they are checking every B747 Oxygen cylinders, etc. 1840
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 9:44 pm
by robbage
Watch ACA or TT. That's where all the real news is
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:31 am
by auntys_eyes
d3funct.q45 wrote:I hate the media... especially Perthnow
(SNIP)
Where are the FACTS - what happened to NEWS reporting agencies giving us FACTS??
Please see my response in this thread:
http://warsug.info/viewtopic.php?t=4618
Re: Oxygen Cylinder
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:32 am
by auntys_eyes
jasonjag wrote:I agree with you on where is a real news reporter. all news sources are unreliable in acurate reports.
Please see my response in this thread:
http://warsug.info/viewtopic.php?t=4618
airlines 'warned about oxygen problems'
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 1:55 pm
by jasonjag
Qantas emergency: airlines 'warned about oxygen problems'
Article from: News.com
By staff writers and wires
July 28, 2008 08:28am
Qantas flight drops 6000, makes emergency landing
Airlines had been warned about oxygen cylinders
Oxygen cylinder missing from QF30
US authorities ordered airlines to check on-board oxygen cylinders just months before a huge hole was torn in a Qantas jumbo jet in mid-air, nearly causing a disaster, according to a report today.
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0 ... 49,00.html