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$3m collision between Virgin and Jetstar planes at Melbourne Airport blamed on cost cutting
A COLLISION between two aircraft that caused up to $3 million damage at Melbourne Airport could have been far more serious had the impact been a metre closer to a spinning engine, airport sources claim. A direct hit by a reversing Virgin aircraft on to the running auxiliary power unit at the rear of the Jetstar A380 might have caused spinning components to fly out of engine casings and the potential for fire, Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers' Association president Paul Cousins said. (www.heraldsun.com.au) עוד...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Not the Pilot's fault. I was referring to the "ramp rats"...
If my MB.car has the warning system that advises me that the other auto's too close is it over the top that a million dollar aircraft is fitted with just another warning device.---------How embarrassing for the Pilot I hope he was insured .
The ramp rats did the backing up. Wasn't the pilot's doing.
1. Media should check before they publish
2. I'm not a pilot, but I travel enough to know that push back should not have happened, until the area was checked. It only takes a pair of eyes, with a brain behind them, no matter what their pay rate is.
2. I'm not a pilot, but I travel enough to know that push back should not have happened, until the area was checked. It only takes a pair of eyes, with a brain behind them, no matter what their pay rate is.
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And you, Andrew, putting a curse on them wont make it any better.
Hi Andrew, I googled the rego on the 320 (VH-VGR) and I think it's only a few years old so unlikely to be ex-Ansett in this case. Rgds, Paul