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Tag Archives: fatigue
Episode 180: A380s, Qantas, Emirates and more
Strewth, it’s the first Australia Desk of 2012 and the boys are off the beach, back in the office and bringing you more aviation news from Down Under. Qantas receives their 12th A380 and it’s been named Phyllis Arnott in … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged A330, A380, Bali, crack, crash, Emirates, fatigue, Hawaii, Hong Kong, hot air balloon, Jetstar, London, Melbourne, New Zealand, Phyllis Arnott, pilots, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Thailand, wing skin
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Episode 149: Alice has a Bone Yard
Once again the boys are trying to present a short OzDesk episode (yeah right, as if!) so they’re going to race through a few items before getting to an item they want to cover in more detail. The RAAF has … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged A330, Alice Springs, APAS, Australia, automation, boarding, check-in, F111, fares, fatigue, frequent flyers, international, Jetstar, market share, Perth, pilots, Point Cook, profit, Qantas, RAAF, RAAF Museum, Singapore, strike, Sydney, Tiger Airways, Tom Vincent, Virgin Australia
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Episode 145: A grab bag of news items and its David’s birthday
The boys are back after Easter and there’s a few news topics to cover: Two guys have flown a single engined aircraft from the USA to Australia, replicating Sir Charles Kingsford Smith’s flight as part of a fund raiser for … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 787, A4, A4K, ATC, Australia, Bali, CASA, Europe, fatigue, fund raising, Orion, P3, P3K2, Qantas, RFDS, RNZAF, Shanghai, Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, Skyhawk, Strategic Airlines, Tiger Airways, traffic, USA, weather
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Episode 56: Aircrew Fatigue is a Major Factor (Launch of Plane Crazy Down Under)
This week’s stories include: The captain of the Emirates A340 that had a tail strike relates his story and yes, fatigue was a factor. The first of the RAAF’s F/A-18F Super Hornets has rolled off the assembly line. Tiger Airways … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged A320, A340, Emirates, F/A-18F, fatigue, launch, Melbourne, PCDU, Plane Crazy Down Under, RAAF, Super Hornet, Tiger Airways
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Episode 53: More A330 Issues for Jetstar
Grant continues to have sound issues and the weather is crappy but the boys keep it together long enough to get some stories out: ATSB determines that a dodgy circuit was responsible for an inflight shut down of a Jetstar … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged A330, A340, ATSB, commissions, dispute, Emirates, engine failure, fatigue, Flight Centre, Jetstar, limits, Melbourne, pilots, Singapore Airlines, tail strike
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