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Category Archives: Commentary
Is it time for “Italian Jokes” instead of “Irish Jokes”?
Many of you may have grown up with “Irish Jokes” (like the one about the Irish schoolboy who ate his lunch money). Here in Australia, they’re about New Zealanders (called “Kiwi Jokes”) and in the USA they were “Polish Jokes”. … Continue reading
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Tagged alitalia, Australia, bankrupt, insane, Irish, Italian, kiwi, New Zealand, Polish, strike
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Freaky ADIRU Behaviour Near Perth
As some of you may be aware, on October 7th 2008 a QANTAS A330 traveling from Singapore to Perth was about 154km west of Learmouth, West Australia when it entered a rapid descent, causing unsecured items & people to float … Continue reading
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Tagged 777, a330, adiru, incident, learmouth, malaysian airlines, Qantas, safety
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Yup, more accidents this year
Yes, there have been more light aircraft accidents in 2008. Sadly, the author of this article appears to be trying to link the rise in Recreational Aviation to the increase, throwing in comments about maintenance being done by non-CASA certified … Continue reading
Two more light aircraft accidents :(
Two more light aircraft accidents have occurred in Australia, taking the total since Christmas Eve to 4. The first involved a light plane hitting a concrete tank then crashing. The two men on board were injured and some additional information … Continue reading
Christmas Aviation Accidents in Australia
Seems a couple of light aircraft have gone down in Australia this Christmas. Both involved C172 aircraft, the first one carrying two men and reports say low cloud & rain may have contributed. The second one had a single pilot … Continue reading
Hypocritical Australian Government wants to filter the Internet
Please excuse the non-aviation related post, but the hypocritical government here in Australia wants to implement an Internet filter to “protect the kiddies.” This despite our prime minister having recently told the Chinese government to suck it up and not … Continue reading
Dinner Flights
Here in Melbourne we have at least one DC-3 based out at Essendon airport (YMEN) that’s operated by Short Stop Jet Charter. They have it available for winery tours, joy flights and dinner flights. It’s not uncommon to hear it … Continue reading
Reducing the load helps smooth out the system
I’ve been posting some comments on a couple of stories from Dan Webb’s ‘Things in the Sky’ blog. He’s noted that the transport statistics for August 2008 show the on-time arrivals improved and mishandled baggage rates reduced and that he’s … Continue reading
Chapter 11, the airlines and incompetance
Is it just me or do other people out there think that all the Chapter 11 section of the bankruptcy law in the USA is doing is to preserve outdated, inept and clueless airline management? It amazes me how airlines … Continue reading
First Air to Ground Filming?
Europa Film Treasures have made available some footage from the Austrian Film Archive showing Wilbur Wright demonstrating their aircraft in France. In addition to some low approaches and a landing, the 1909 silent movie film also includes a section where … Continue reading →