Tuesday, November 06, 2007

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Now on to Aviation

A Jetstar plane from Christchurch, which came within 13 metres of the
ground during an aborted landing in July, has rejected claims it
covered up the incident to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau,
reported news website Stuff.co.nz.

The landing was aborted due to the thick fog surrounding Melbourne
Airport and while it was reported to the ATSB, details that would have
called for an extensive investigation were not included in the report.

According to a report released by the ATSB, the jet set off two ground-
proximity alerts during the first failed landing.

The pilot was forced to resume manual control after the Airbus jet
continued to fall below 60m and then to 13m of the ground before
ascending. The flight was then diverted to an Avalon airport in
Geelong.

It was only when airline magazine, Aviation Business, reported a
breach in flight safety regulations that a full inquiry into the
incident was carried out nearly two months after the event.

A statement from Chief Executive of Jetstar, Alan Joyce, said he
"recognises that its subsequent communication with the ATSB on this
matter could have been improved" however the airline has denied any
intentional cover up of the matter.

An internal investigation was carried out by Jetstar in August,
however the ATSB have claimed that they were not provided with
Jetstar's findings despite its attempts to contact the airline in
September.

The ATSB have stated that they will be conducting an investigation
into the training and information that flight crew receive as well as
the procedures on company reporting and aircraft operations.