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Old 29th Jul 2012, 10:30
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Found what I was looking for. It was Qantas.

Could have resulted in a ditching!!

As the aircraft was not fitted with an aircraft communications addressing and reporting system (ACARS), the operator's flight dispatch section attempted to contact the crew via high frequency (HF) radio but the attempts were unsuccessful. At 0845, a message from the operator about the 0825 TTF was provided to the crew by air traffic services. As the aircraft had flown past the PSD and fuel was not carried to divert to an alternate airport, the crew decided to continue the flight to Perth. The aircraft made an uneventful landing at 0938.
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