Aviation
THE FUTURE
15/04/21 23:21
I am very optimistic about the airline industry's future. Many airlines have used the crisis to reduce staff sizes, optimise dud routes / frequencies and totally reorganise their businesses etc.
They do every time. But this time they are even smarter, and starting from a smarter base, having embraced leasing and outsourcing since the GFC.
When the crisis began none talked about airlines closures, just job losses. That gave me hope. When a company like BA quickly announces a reduction of 6,000 staff, they aren’t planning on closing the doors. Read More…
They do every time. But this time they are even smarter, and starting from a smarter base, having embraced leasing and outsourcing since the GFC.
When the crisis began none talked about airlines closures, just job losses. That gave me hope. When a company like BA quickly announces a reduction of 6,000 staff, they aren’t planning on closing the doors. Read More…
THE JUNIOR PILOT DILEMMA
20/03/19 22:33
The industry has got away with it for too long.
On the front page of the flight manual it says: “This is a two-crew Regular Public Transport (RPT) airliner.”
It doesn’t say “Single-pilot turbo prop with a seat for a ‘paid-passenger’ to sit next to the pilot.”
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On the front page of the flight manual it says: “This is a two-crew Regular Public Transport (RPT) airliner.”
It doesn’t say “Single-pilot turbo prop with a seat for a ‘paid-passenger’ to sit next to the pilot.”
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MH370, ET302 & CHARLIE
15/03/19 22:14
Here’s to Charlie, *clink*, the victims of ET302, MH370 … and us.
Compared to the poor bastards in ET302, and the shocked witnesses who saw a magnificent machine disappear in front their eyes, Charlie was lucky.
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Compared to the poor bastards in ET302, and the shocked witnesses who saw a magnificent machine disappear in front their eyes, Charlie was lucky.
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ETHIOPIAN ET302
14/03/19 21:55
Second Boeing 737 Max
The Airbus mantra is that the if aircraft is not doing what you expect, press the red button on the side-stick and fly manually. It is encoded in the 'GOLDEN RULES' card given to all new Airbus pilots.
Rule #1 is "THE AIRCRAFT CAN BE FLOWN LIKE ANY OTHER AIRCRAFT."
Whoever imagined that Boeing would be the ones to break it? Read More…
The Airbus mantra is that the if aircraft is not doing what you expect, press the red button on the side-stick and fly manually. It is encoded in the 'GOLDEN RULES' card given to all new Airbus pilots.
Rule #1 is "THE AIRCRAFT CAN BE FLOWN LIKE ANY OTHER AIRCRAFT."
Whoever imagined that Boeing would be the ones to break it? Read More…
LION AIR JT610
14/01/19 19:18
737 crashed from 5,000 feet doing 340 knots.
A LION AIR 737MAX crashed in to the sea after takeoff from Jakarta on Monday 20th October, after flying for 13 minutes. Read More…
A LION AIR 737MAX crashed in to the sea after takeoff from Jakarta on Monday 20th October, after flying for 13 minutes. Read More…
AIR ASTANA KC1388
15/11/18 21:45
Loss Of Control After Maintenance
An Air Astana E190 suffered a loss of control event during a ferry flight back to Kazakhstan on Sunday 11th November.
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An Air Astana E190 suffered a loss of control event during a ferry flight back to Kazakhstan on Sunday 11th November.
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UNITED AIRLINES MAYDAY
04/10/18 18:58
What causes low fuel on a long haul flight?
Today a United Airlines 787 flight declared a Mayday upon arrival into Sydney due to low fuel.
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Today a United Airlines 787 flight declared a Mayday upon arrival into Sydney due to low fuel.
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CONTAMINATED AIR IN AIRCRAFT
01/07/18 16:11
"It’s unsafe. This is not all about health…"
… This is also about flight safety. If air crew are incapacitated in flight, everyone is at risk.”
One ‘fumes event’ every 2,000 flights. With 104,000 a day (IATA 2014) that makes 51 cases a day.
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… This is also about flight safety. If air crew are incapacitated in flight, everyone is at risk.”
One ‘fumes event’ every 2,000 flights. With 104,000 a day (IATA 2014) that makes 51 cases a day.
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EMIRATES CREW CHANGES
20/05/18 17:53
Affected EK Ultra Long-Haul Sectors
I've always thought that a flight with Two Captains and Two F.Os is preferable to One Captain, One F.O. and Two Second Officers (who never actually land real aeroplanes). Read More…
I've always thought that a flight with Two Captains and Two F.Os is preferable to One Captain, One F.O. and Two Second Officers (who never actually land real aeroplanes). Read More…
MELBOURNE FOG
23/04/18 17:40
Waking-Up In A Cloud
Melbourne sits at sea-level. Melbourne Airport is 434 feet above it. So if you wake up just under a cloud, they are in it at the airport. Read More…
Melbourne sits at sea-level. Melbourne Airport is 434 feet above it. So if you wake up just under a cloud, they are in it at the airport. Read More…
ROLLS ROYCE TRENT 1000 ENGINE ISSUE
08/12/17 15:19
Grounds Some Boeing 787 Dreamliners
These days, many airlines lease the engines on a ‘power-by-the-hour’ basis, leaving the supply and maintenance to Rolls-Royce. So, for many airlines, it is up to Rolls to fix the problem. Read More…
These days, many airlines lease the engines on a ‘power-by-the-hour’ basis, leaving the supply and maintenance to Rolls-Royce. So, for many airlines, it is up to Rolls to fix the problem. Read More…
BEN SANDILANDS HAS LEFT US
30/10/17 15:31
And Now We Are Really Stuffed
Stricken with cancer, he refused to allow it be publicised:
"... my plan is to fade away when the time comes, and not make a big deal of it ...". Read More…
Stricken with cancer, he refused to allow it be publicised:
"... my plan is to fade away when the time comes, and not make a big deal of it ...". Read More…
THE U.S. BAN IS INSANE
22/03/17 16:16
Consigning Electronic Items To The Cargo Hold Is Dangerous.
Both ICAO and FAA recommend that lithium batteries should NOT be placed in checked baggage. So why is Trump demanding it? Read More…
Both ICAO and FAA recommend that lithium batteries should NOT be placed in checked baggage. So why is Trump demanding it? Read More…
JETLAG - A RAMBLING DISCUSSION
17/08/16 16:49
Trying To Beat The Sun - Jetlag Prevention
People often ask me about passengering on aeroplanes, how to survive the trip and to lessen the effects of jetlag. Here is a rambling discussion on the subject - culled from my Facebooks posts. Read More…
People often ask me about passengering on aeroplanes, how to survive the trip and to lessen the effects of jetlag. Here is a rambling discussion on the subject - culled from my Facebooks posts. Read More…
ENGINEER HIT BY LIGHTNING
15/11/14 15:11
Australia: The Cleanest Third-World Country On The Planet
Ground Engineers use wireless headsets to talk to Pilots. In Perth, Australia they use last century's technology —attaching the Engineer by a wire. Cheap and effective. Until a plane gets hit by lightning when the Engineer is attached.
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Ground Engineers use wireless headsets to talk to Pilots. In Perth, Australia they use last century's technology —attaching the Engineer by a wire. Cheap and effective. Until a plane gets hit by lightning when the Engineer is attached.
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THE AIRBUS A380 IS (NOT) A DUD
18/07/14 14:25
The media campaign is doing the rounds again: 'THE AIRBUS A380 IS A DUD.'
In reality, for a world where the price of oil is back up to $135 a barrel (and above), slots at Heathrow are limited to only two runways, and Pilots are hard to come-by; the A380 is a winner. Provided your marketing department can fill the planes. For the only airline who can do that, if the upstairs is full, everything downstairs is profit, and vice-versa. Read More…
In reality, for a world where the price of oil is back up to $135 a barrel (and above), slots at Heathrow are limited to only two runways, and Pilots are hard to come-by; the A380 is a winner. Provided your marketing department can fill the planes. For the only airline who can do that, if the upstairs is full, everything downstairs is profit, and vice-versa. Read More…
THE WHITE RAT
06/03/14 10:59
Qantas Troubles Reach A Peak
To save Qantas from certain death Alan Joyce had to undertake radical surgery. I outline what I thought he should do.
After his new business plan was released, we examine what he did. Read More…
To save Qantas from certain death Alan Joyce had to undertake radical surgery. I outline what I thought he should do.
After his new business plan was released, we examine what he did. Read More…
A PRINCESS DIANA MOMENT
21/08/11 19:15
From tragedy — an opportunity to teach.
When Princess Diana was killed in the Parisian car crash we had a great opportunity to save hundreds and thousands of lives. Instead we did nothing. Now we have another opportunity after the crash of the ABC Helicopter. Let's not make the same mistake again. Read More…
When Princess Diana was killed in the Parisian car crash we had a great opportunity to save hundreds and thousands of lives. Instead we did nothing. Now we have another opportunity after the crash of the ABC Helicopter. Let's not make the same mistake again. Read More…
QANTAS' ANNUS HORRIBILIS
26/02/11 15:52
Celebrating its 90th year … Qantas has a string of heart-stopping incidents.
Congratulations must go to all the crews, who despite the bad publicity for the brand during their 90th birthday celebrations, stick to the procedure and perform inflight and on ground returns —thereby adding to the media speculation. Read More…
Congratulations must go to all the crews, who despite the bad publicity for the brand during their 90th birthday celebrations, stick to the procedure and perform inflight and on ground returns —thereby adding to the media speculation. Read More…
FIRST OFFICERS UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT
13/12/10 19:15
Paid Passengers
First Officers are members of the crew. They are not meant to be ‘paid-passengers’. It’s about time the public demanded to know just how qualified the people sitting up front really are. Read More…
First Officers are members of the crew. They are not meant to be ‘paid-passengers’. It’s about time the public demanded to know just how qualified the people sitting up front really are. Read More…
FIRE IN THE SKY
02/12/10 19:15
'Fire in the Sky'
Channel Nine's SUNDAY program ran a story on Kapton wiring, entitled 'Fire in the Sky'. This transcript is being reproduced because of its great contribution to aviation safety. Read More…
Channel Nine's SUNDAY program ran a story on Kapton wiring, entitled 'Fire in the Sky'. This transcript is being reproduced because of its great contribution to aviation safety. Read More…
WHY JETS FALL FROM THE SKY
02/12/10 18:58
'REVEALED: WHY JETS FALL FROM THE SKY'.
Fairfax newspapers published a story on Kapton wiring, entitled 'REVEALED: WHY JETS FALL FROM THE SKY'. This transcript is being reproduced because of its great contribution to aviation safety. Read More…
Fairfax newspapers published a story on Kapton wiring, entitled 'REVEALED: WHY JETS FALL FROM THE SKY'. This transcript is being reproduced because of its great contribution to aviation safety. Read More…
DIE BY WIRE
02/12/10 18:13
Die By Wire
BBC Panorama TV ran a story on Kapton wiring. This transcript is being reproduced because of its great contribution to aviation safety. Read More…
BBC Panorama TV ran a story on Kapton wiring. This transcript is being reproduced because of its great contribution to aviation safety. Read More…
ON A WING AND A PRAYER
02/12/10 14:44
Mentioning The Unmentionable
An examination on the beginning of Qantas' demise, and how Kapton wiring is the silent cancer in nearly all airliners. Read More…
An examination on the beginning of Qantas' demise, and how Kapton wiring is the silent cancer in nearly all airliners. Read More…
QF32 SINGAPORE
14/11/10 15:22
When you try to turn an Airbus 380 into a Boeing 747, things happen.
We have seen an email from one of the Qantas Pilots on the QF32 Flight Deck. Read More…
We have seen an email from one of the Qantas Pilots on the QF32 Flight Deck. Read More…
QANTAS A380
06/11/10 16:58
'Parts from a Qantas jet have landed on a school'
The Twitter-world went crazy with reports that a Qantas A380 had crashed into an Indonesian island. Reports were dispelled after a very tense hour. I had just flown the Emirates A380 from Sydney to Dubai, and had just arrived at my home when the first reports came in. Read More…
The Twitter-world went crazy with reports that a Qantas A380 had crashed into an Indonesian island. Reports were dispelled after a very tense hour. I had just flown the Emirates A380 from Sydney to Dubai, and had just arrived at my home when the first reports came in. Read More…
PAID PASSENGERS – AT WHAT COST?
15/10/10 16:48
When a Captain has a heart attack, in an aircraft that may be carrying numerous defects, on the proverbial ‘dark and stormy night’; how well is the cadet F.O. under training going to perform? Read More…
AUSTRALIA'S AVIATION FUTURE
06/03/10 16:09
So, who would be a pilot in the future?
Pilot salaries and conditions have been steadily declining for years, which is why they have been flooding the Middle Eastern airlines that continue to pay higher wages in tax-free environments. Here's what we need to do to retain the talent. Read More…
Pilot salaries and conditions have been steadily declining for years, which is why they have been flooding the Middle Eastern airlines that continue to pay higher wages in tax-free environments. Here's what we need to do to retain the talent. Read More…
WILL THE DREAMLINER EVER FLY?
17/11/09 15:20
The Boeing 787 is delayed again.
Have Boeing chosen the right path? More Flights More Often, in a plastic 767, works well if Heathrow gets a third runway, and oil is cheap.
But Heathrow will never get a third runway, and oil will go back up to $130 a barrel.
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Have Boeing chosen the right path? More Flights More Often, in a plastic 767, works well if Heathrow gets a third runway, and oil is cheap.
But Heathrow will never get a third runway, and oil will go back up to $130 a barrel.
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PACIFIC AIRLINES FAILS
26/01/05 22:27
Orion Air pilots retrenched
On the 26th January 2005 the last flight was flown in S7 RGJ, a Pacific Airlines A321, from Saigon to Hanoi, Vietnam. The Pilots on the associated contract with Orion Air, the company owed money by Pacific Airlines, have now been retrenched. Read More…
On the 26th January 2005 the last flight was flown in S7 RGJ, a Pacific Airlines A321, from Saigon to Hanoi, Vietnam. The Pilots on the associated contract with Orion Air, the company owed money by Pacific Airlines, have now been retrenched. Read More…
REAL TIME 3D DESKTOP VIDEO CONFERENCING
29/09/01 21:25
Aircraft manufacturers should own this new technology
The aviation industry has been decimated, tourism flattened by 9/11. Airport throughput times blown-out because of 100% security screening. The USA policy of sterile flight decks has proven flawed.
Airports that have mistakenly imagined themselves as shopping centres are in for a shock.
Business travel needs a quantum leap. The last one was the birth of the 747 and Concorde generations ago ...
Perhaps the next quantum leap is nowhere near the airport. Coming instead in the form of upgraded video conferencing.
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Airports that have mistakenly imagined themselves as shopping centres are in for a shock.
Business travel needs a quantum leap. The last one was the birth of the 747 and Concorde generations ago ...
Perhaps the next quantum leap is nowhere near the airport. Coming instead in the form of upgraded video conferencing.
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