Virgin Incident at Hobart Airport
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Virgin Incident at Hobart Airport
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/virg...9399a5a2fb60ae
Another Virgin incident in Darwin today too, surprised nothing on Pprune yet
Another Virgin incident in Darwin today too, surprised nothing on Pprune yet
He said the “knock-on” effect to other flights in the Virgin Australia network would be minimal because they had sufficient aircraft to replace the damaged 737s.
A Virgin Australia spokesman... “There was no safety risk during this time and engineers are currently inspecting the aircraft,” he said.
Where do the airlines find these clowns?
At what time was the runway excursion at Darwin, during the middle of the night by any chance? Storm when through Darwin last night at around 11pm with lots of wind, rain and lightning and there happened to be a VA 737 unusually parked up on the ramp early this morning, was still there at midday.
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Mustn't have been VA's day, although it seems the ARFF got a workout!
Not long after the incident on the ground, another Va 737 took off and had to return to Hobart with flap problems. Only 1900m odd LDA at Launceston and 1800m at Hobart with a displaced threshold to add complexity. Literally ran out of parking spaces with two JQ aircraft and 3 VA aircraft on the ground at once.
Feel for the incident crew, everybody makes mistakes, so ease up
Not long after the incident on the ground, another Va 737 took off and had to return to Hobart with flap problems. Only 1900m odd LDA at Launceston and 1800m at Hobart with a displaced threshold to add complexity. Literally ran out of parking spaces with two JQ aircraft and 3 VA aircraft on the ground at once.
Feel for the incident crew, everybody makes mistakes, so ease up
Last edited by MajorLemond; 7th Dec 2016 at 08:50. Reason: Grammar
Worth having a look at the ABC news from Hobart on Iview-must have been a slow news days in the Apple Isle!
Interviewing the UNSW aviation expert for his considered opinion on the cause and outcomes of the incident!
Interviewing the UNSW aviation expert for his considered opinion on the cause and outcomes of the incident!
