Qantas have been ordered to resume flights after it grounded all aircraft over the weekend following an industrial dispute with three unions following rows over restructuring plans including moving some operations to Asia.
The FWA Fair Work Australia ruled Qantas to get its planes back in the sky which experts say is a victory for the airline over the unions.
Planes were grounded by Qantas early Saturday morning as a result of industrial action by union members. This meant 108 planes were grounded leaving thousands of passengers stranded costing the airline $13 million a day.
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Friday, 10 December 2010
Oil Fires Blamed For Airbus Explosion
The first detailed report following a mid-air explosion on board a Qantas Airbus A380 has revealed the most likely cause was a crack in an oil pipe that ignited and caused an explosion. The resulting blast caused pieces of the engine casing and other shrapnel to penetrate the wing of the plane causing structural and system damage.
The report was carried out by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau who have issued a safety recommendation to Qantas and other operators of the Airbus A380 Singapore airlines and Lufthansa, while other airlines do have A380’s in their fleet only these three have the Trent 900 engines which are made by Rolls Royce.
The ATSB also stated the damage was caused by fatigue and even extreme maintenance would have failed to spot the potential danger.
Qantas has made steps to take Rolls Royce to court over damages including the cost of grounded its Airbus fleet while tests were carried out, this is estimated at over $100m.
The report was carried out by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau who have issued a safety recommendation to Qantas and other operators of the Airbus A380 Singapore airlines and Lufthansa, while other airlines do have A380’s in their fleet only these three have the Trent 900 engines which are made by Rolls Royce.
The ATSB also stated the damage was caused by fatigue and even extreme maintenance would have failed to spot the potential danger.
Qantas has made steps to take Rolls Royce to court over damages including the cost of grounded its Airbus fleet while tests were carried out, this is estimated at over $100m.
Friday, 19 November 2010
Qantas Passengers Lucky To Survive
Details are coming to light just how lucky the passengers on the Qantas A80 that had to make an emergency landing at Singapore airport really were. Research into the investigation has revealed that shards of shrapnel had actually punctured the fuel tank.
Experts say it was a miracle the huge super jumbo didn’t explode in the sky and had the fuel leaking from the punctured tank ignited this would have been the outcome. Fairfax media an Australian media company claim they have seen reports showing metal parts of the engine shot through the fuel line and caused major tears in the wing and punctured the fuel tank.
If that wasn’t enough amid this chaos the pilots were faced with multiple system error messages in the cockpit which took an hour to work through. Vice-president of the Australian and International Pilots Association Richard Woodward said the crew had faced an unprecedented number of failures that they wouldn’t have been trained for.
Experts say it was a miracle the huge super jumbo didn’t explode in the sky and had the fuel leaking from the punctured tank ignited this would have been the outcome. Fairfax media an Australian media company claim they have seen reports showing metal parts of the engine shot through the fuel line and caused major tears in the wing and punctured the fuel tank.
If that wasn’t enough amid this chaos the pilots were faced with multiple system error messages in the cockpit which took an hour to work through. Vice-president of the Australian and International Pilots Association Richard Woodward said the crew had faced an unprecedented number of failures that they wouldn’t have been trained for.
Monday, 8 November 2010
More Problems For Qantas
Further problems have been found on Qantas’s fleet of Airbus A380’s after a major engine failure led to an Airbus having to make an emergency landing last week at Singapore airport. Since the incident Qantas has grounded all of its Airbus planes while an investigation takes place.
That investigation has led to more discoveries of faults such as traces of oil where there shouldn’t be after such a short time of service. The CEO of Qantas confirmed that all six Airbus A380’s in his fleet had been inspected and that three engines had been found to be leaking oil.
Other airlines including Singapore airways and Lufthansa also use the same Trent 900 engines in their Airbus’s had originally grounded their planes but after they performed their own checks have now put them back in the sky, despite Qantas’s findings.
That investigation has led to more discoveries of faults such as traces of oil where there shouldn’t be after such a short time of service. The CEO of Qantas confirmed that all six Airbus A380’s in his fleet had been inspected and that three engines had been found to be leaking oil.
Other airlines including Singapore airways and Lufthansa also use the same Trent 900 engines in their Airbus’s had originally grounded their planes but after they performed their own checks have now put them back in the sky, despite Qantas’s findings.
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