Five years ago today this happened – I make no excuse about re-posting it – as it was a day that has lived in my memory. It also makes me wish that I could fly again and gives me such … Continue reading
Category Archives: Aviation
Qatar Airways is in the middle of a marketing binge touting itself, amongst other things, as the biggest operator during the current COVID-19 pandemic and the most popular international carrier to Australia. The airline claims that over 15,000 flights were operated … Continue reading
After a recent Qatar Airways flight 12 passengers tested positive for Covid-19. Qatar AIrways pleaded that it is not the airline’s fault, arguing that all twelve passengers from flight QR203 who tested positive for Covid-19 at Athens Airport, did not … Continue reading
With the economic fall-out of this awful pandemic it was inevitable that Emirates would follow other airlines with a large number of redundancies Yesterday the government-owned airline took the decision to lay off hundreds of employees in the second … Continue reading
These are unprecedented times – everyone knows about, can read about, and is in some way impacted by the coronavirus outbreak that continues to wreak havoc around the world. There is little point in my writing about it – lots … Continue reading
Ukraine International Airlines flight 752 took off at 6.12am on Wednesday 8 January, after nearly an hour’s delay at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport. It gained altitude heading west, reaching nearly 8,000ft, according to flight-tracking data. Minutes after take … Continue reading
The final report on the 2016 crash of flydubai flight 981, a Boeing 737-800 at Rostov-on-Don, Russia, was issued last week by Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC). In summary the report said the primary cause was the incorrect aircraft configuration … Continue reading
Last night ABC Australia released the following investigation on its 60 Minutes prime time investigative reporting program. Do watch. The 60 minutes report does not tell us anything new. But it does bring the story together highlighting short cuts and … Continue reading
Some random thoughts on the Boeing 737 Max program after the crashes of Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines. Perhaps the most obvious comment is that Boeing is simply too big to fail. Defence contracts, the 787 and 777X programs, will … Continue reading