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Old 24th Jul 2012, 03:55
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He was talking to Fran Kelly this morning on RN Breakfast (24 Jul), did quite a good job and gave quite a bit of credit to his flight and cabin crew, and the aeroplane itself, for the safe outcome.

He does come across slightly 'hyped' in my opinion; sounds like he's worked up answers to expected questions that are designed to whet the appetites of the book-reading public, but - strangely enough - he's trying to promote his book!

I was at a RAAF squadron with him years ago, for a while, and found him to be a decent bloke. Good luck to him - while perhaps the publicity is a tad over the top (Australian Magazine front page and feature article, radio interviews, TV shows etc), I think perhaps the airline are kicking in to push it too, seeing as it's got all the elements you'd think they'd love to promote - experienced, dedicated crew under extreme pressure handling things well.

He sells books, QANTAS maximises good publicity after all the recent bad.
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