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Special Qantas investigation launched         


Author: Sylvia Else
Date: Aug 3, 2008 01:04

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24120969-5001028,00.html

"We completed an audit in June ... and we've found no evidence of any
problems or shortcomings within the airline."

What - none at all?

The perfect airline doesn't exist. If no problems are found at all, it's
because you didn't look hard enough.

Sylvia.
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Re: Special Qantas investigation launched         


Author: Rob
Date: Aug 3, 2008 03:55

Sylvia Else wrote:
> http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24120969-5001028,00.html
>
>
> "We completed an audit in June ... and we've found no evidence of any
> problems or shortcomings within the airline."
>
> What - none at all?
>
> The perfect airline doesn't exist. If no problems are found at all, it's
> because you didn't look hard enough.
>
> Sylvia.

THE aviation watchdog has formed a special team to investigate Qantas
amid growing public concern the airline's safety standards may have slipped.

It was the third Qantas plane in just over a week to make an emergency
landing because of a mid-air fault.
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Re: Special Qantas investigation launched         


Author: RMK
Date: Aug 3, 2008 04:34

"Rob" mine.com> wrote in message
news:48958e8d$1_4@news.peopletelecom.com.au...
> Sylvia Else wrote:
>> "We completed an audit in June ... and we've found no evidence of any
>> problems or shortcomings within the airline."
>>
>> What - none at all?
>>
>> The perfect airline doesn't exist. If no problems are found at all, it's
>> because you didn't look hard enough.
>>
>> Sylvia.
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Re: Special Qantas investigation launched         


Author: BernieFlyer
Date: Aug 3, 2008 04:46

RMK wrote:
>
> "Rob" mine.com> wrote in message
> news:48958e8d$1_4@news.peopletelecom.com.au...
>> Sylvia Else wrote:
>
>>> "We completed an audit in June ... and we've found no evidence of any
>>> problems or shortcomings within the airline."
>>>
>>> What - none at all?
>>>
>>> The perfect airline doesn't exist. If no problems are found at all,
>>> it's because you didn't look hard enough.
>>>
>>> Sylvia.
>
>
>> THE aviation watchdog has formed a special team to investigate Qantas ...
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Re: Special Qantas investigation launched         


Author: The Old Bloke
Date: Aug 3, 2008 06:03

"BernieFlyer" gmail.com> wrote in message
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> RMK wrote:
>>
>> "Rob" mine.com> wrote in message
>> news:48958e8d$1_4@news.peopletelecom.com.au...
>>> Sylvia Else wrote:
>>
>>>> "We completed an audit in June ... and we've found no evidence of any
>>>> problems or shortcomings within the airline."
>>>>
>>>> What - none at all?
>>>>
>>>> The perfect airline doesn't exist. If no problems are found at all,
>>>> it's because you didn't look hard enough.
>>>>
>>>> Sylvia.
>>
>> ...
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Re: Special Qantas investigation launched         


Author: Sr20goer
Date: Aug 3, 2008 14:50

"RMK" bigpond.com> wrote in message
news:489597df$0$1024$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
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> "Rob" mine.com> wrote in message
> news:48958e8d$1_4@news.peopletelecom.com.au...
>> Sylvia Else wrote:
>
>>> "We completed an audit in June ... and we've found no evidence of any
>>> problems or shortcomings within the airline."
>>>
>>> What - none at all?
>>>
>>> The perfect airline doesn't exist. If no problems are found at all, it's
>>> because you didn't look hard enough.
>>>
>>> Sylvia.
>
>
>> THE aviation watchdog has formed a special team to investigate Qantas ...
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Re: Special Qantas investigation launched         


Date: Aug 3, 2008 15:01

On Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:03:58 GMT, "The Old Bloke"
microsft.com> wrote:
>. On smaller airlines we found aircraft with
>massive corrosion that CASA had passed.

Huh?

OzOne of the three twins

I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace.
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Re: Special Qantas investigation launched         


Author: Pits
Date: Aug 3, 2008 18:05

On Aug 4, 5:50 am, "Sr20goer" live.com.au> wrote:
> "RMK" bigpond.com> wrote in message
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> news:489597df$0$1024$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
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>
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>
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>> "Rob" mine.com> wrote in message
>>news:48958e8d$1_4@news.peopletelecom.com.au...
>>> Sylvia Else wrote:
>
>>>> "We completed an audit in June ... and we've found no evidence of any
>>>> problems or shortcomings within the airline."
>
>>>> What - none at all?
>
>>>> The perfect airline doesn't exist. If no problems are found at all, it's ...
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Re: Special Qantas investigation launched         


Author: Sr20goer
Date: Aug 4, 2008 01:48

"Pits" gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Aug 4, 5:50 am, "Sr20goer" live.com.au> wrote:
> "RMK" bigpond.com> wrote in message
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> news:489597df$0$1024$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
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>
BIG SNIP
> It has come at a good time for our submission to the Senate Enquiry as we
> made the very point that the balance of effort is skewed and lo, along
> comes
> QF to reinforce our submission.
> Brian

Brian in your submission does the term affordable safety get a
mention ?
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Re: Special Qantas investigation launched         


Author: Snapper
Date: Aug 4, 2008 02:01

BernieFlyer wrote...
>> If the media cared to follow Air New Zealand, Virgin, Cathay, Singapore
>> Airlines, etc., or any of the regional airlines, they would find the same incidents
>> going on on a daily basis!!
>
>
> SPOT ON!!!

What about "go arounds"? How often do these occur?
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