
A Qantas airline pilot has testified he repeatedly had urges to crash the passenger-laden jumbo jets he was flying — but doctors cleared him to fly anyway.
In a case that is partially reflective of a recent Canadian court action, Bryan Griffin said he once even had to “immobilize” his arm after it had — of [...]
March 24, 2010 | Posted in
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Qantas has been named as the new title sponsor for the Australian Grand Prix.
In the wake of ING’s departure from the sport, it was feared that the Melbourne race would not locate a funding replacement for the Dutch bank.
The 2009 race at Albert Park recorded a controversial $40m loss.
“We greatly value the involvement of all [...]
February 24, 2010 | Posted in
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Who doesn’t dream of one day flying to New Zealand, Aotearoa – Country of the Long White Cloud?
On the other side of the world, opposite of Europe, New Zealand’s North and South Islands stretch over a length of 1600 kilometres.
Among nature lovers New Zealand is considered to be one of the last adventure tour [...]
October 19, 2009 | Posted in
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The international flight attendants’ union is trying to strike a wage deal with Virgin Blue’s long-haul airline, V Australia, whose crews have common-law contracts inferior to those at Qantas.
Officials from the international arm of the Flight Attendants Association of Australia (FAAA) met Virgin executives in Brisbane last week for the first time.
The talks come as [...]
October 12, 2009 | Posted in
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Anxious pilot restrained as Qantas passenger jet landed
THE pilot of a jet carrying 177 passengers was suffering from anxiety and stress when he was restrained from flying his plane as it landed at Melbourne Airport last year.
The captain of the Qantas Boeing 767-300 aircraft reported feeling unwell soon after take-off from Auckland, New Zealand, [...]
October 9, 2009 | Posted in
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