Uh oh. V Australia is now officially not about to order more Boeing 777s, either -300ERs, which it already has in service, or ultra long range -200LRs.
Earlier today even some finger-on-pulse sources in Qantas were of the view that V Australia is poised to acquire enough Boeing 777-200LRs to launch non-stop flights between Sydney and [...]
Tag Archives: Airbus A345
V Australia looks at VVVery long range 777s, BUT ISN’T GETTING ANY JUST YET
November 6, 2009 – 5:45 pm
Emirates flight EK 407 and the need for airlines to be accountable for their accidents
April 2, 2009 – 8:31 am
When one of your jets with 225 passengers on board bashes its way off the end of the runway at Melbourne Airport and collects an ILS antenna which is 150 cms tall with its tail some sort of detailed explanation to the public must be made.
Yet according to the foreign media all that has been [...]
Emirates flight EK 407 was the most dangerous non fatal accident to a jet airliner in Australia
March 23, 2009 – 2:42 pm
ATSB air accident investigators could know as soon as this afternoon what sort of incident they are dealing with after an Emirates A345 with more than 230 people on board was severely damaged on taking off from Melbourne Airport on Friday night.
Was it badly flown? Did one or more cargo containers break loose during the [...]
Emirates leaves Melbourne at an altitude of 150 cms
March 21, 2009 – 3:54 pm
Last night’s serious incident involving an Emirates A345 departing Melbourne for Dubai as flight EK 407 has caused some very striking images to be posted on the industry site Pprune.org and in the general media.
The jet rotated to an abnormally nose high attitude causing what is known as a ‘tail strike.’ There are reports of [...]
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