ATSB opens Virgin Australia F100 crew incapacitation investigation

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has opened an investigation into a cabin crew incapacitation event involving a Virgin Australia Regional Fokker F100. The jet, VH-FNU (c/n 11373), was operating flight 1896 between Newman Airport and Perth in Western Australia on December 27, 2021, with five crew members and seven passengers. During the cruise at 34,000ft, a cabin crew member began to feel unwell and was treated with portable oxygen. The pilots subsequently climbed to 35,000ft. According to investigators, a