Agreed people, not happy about it, the repurcussions on safety and cabin morale will mean QF 'jettison' customers as well...
However, i think the ground work has already been done on this one... CASA approved 1:50 for Ansett, and its regionals, the cause was fought and won by Kendells (RIP), because they saw the cost benefit, but never implemented it on the CRJ. It had implications for YT and AN mainline. So it will be approved. Their arguement was that JAA (the Europeans) had opperated 1 in 50 for years, and there was no documented proof that it slowed down an evacuation. It is myunderstanding that CASA covered their @rse by stipulating that 1:50 was approved, but each emergency exit must be armed. Can anyone confirm this???
