Not sure if someone already posted this, as the story appeared on the BBC website early this morning.
Qantas flight 1737 from Melbourne to Launceston was involved in an incident when a passenger attempted to gain flight deck access armed with two small wooden stakes. Two flight attendants received wounds.
Full story:
By: Super Nimrod - 9th October 2008 at 19:57
There more …..Laptops on wireless being investigated
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10536660 😮
By: J Boyle - 8th October 2008 at 22:08
No CAT….control system blamed…
Just when you thought it was CAT or an “air pocket”…
Now the Australian Transport Safety Bureau authorities are suspecting a control system problem..
Here’s an article from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer newspaper’s aerospace blog site…
By: Ship 741 - 7th October 2008 at 20:28
Anyone know if QANTAS has Dispatchers with Joint Responsibility or an in house Meteorology Department? I’m wondering why the Captain had no prior warning that the possibility for severe turbulence existed in this area. Often, a good Airline Meteorologist will be on top of such a situation BEFORE it happens.
By: LERX - 7th October 2008 at 19:24
Was this what is known to laymen like myself as an “air pocket”.
Also, I note the euphemism “sudden change of altitude”, which sounds bland & un-threatening. I’ll bet the passengers on board will have something to say about such euphemisms.
I always keep my seat-belt on.
By: Newforest - 7th October 2008 at 16:14
Understand that the incident was caused by CAT which would have been at altitude and the fasten seat sign would probably not have been on. What don’t passengers understand about ‘keep seatbelts fastened loosely?’
By: mongu - 31st May 2003 at 00:40
Probably evil european monster paedophile terror sticks, attacking brave heroic medal-deserving sky cops knowing the Sun :rolleyes:
By: A330Crazy - 30th May 2003 at 20:41
Apparently they were chop sticks, this is According to the Sun
By: mongu - 30th May 2003 at 18:42
Looks like some lone nutter. These things will happen from time to time I suppose.
By: Hand87_5 - 30th May 2003 at 13:54
Thanks god , nothing too bad happened.
By: EGNM - 30th May 2003 at 13:46
thanks for that steve – another tragedy averted
By: steve rowell - 30th May 2003 at 03:57
Qantaslink QF1737 a boeing 717 was about ten minutes out of melbourne to launceston,when a 40 year old man armed with two wooden stakes,tried to force entry into the cockpit.He was restrained by 2 cabin crew plus two passengers.
In the ensuing struggle a 29 year old female flight attendant,and a 40 year old male f/a recieved stab wounds to the head.
Federal police told reporters he intended to force the crew to crash the plane,they dont believe it was an act of terrorism.
“sorry I couldn’t post it as it was breaking,my computer was down”
By: EGNM - 30th May 2003 at 00:05
cheers for the news Mongu – getting a bit too common all this!
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