John Bartels was the Captain on board QF30 when it suffered an explosive depressurisation enroute from Hong Kong to Melbourne on July 25, 2008 – forcing the diversion of his 747-400 into Manilla. John Bartels is know to the aus.aviation Usenet community as JB, and was an active and highly respected community member until he [...]
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Metar to Twitter – Free service
Some time back we set up a number of Twitter accounts that would automate the hourly posting of … [Read More...]
Merry Christmas from @flightorg and @FlightPodcast
From all of the contributors at flight.org, we would like to wish you all the best of the holiday … [Read More...]
Make a Donation to Virgin Australia’s Movember Team
One of my fellow pilots was diagnosed and treated for Prostate Cancer about two years ago. … [Read More...]
Tax Time : Crew Allowances
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Southwest. What’s said in the cockpit stays in the…
In March of this year, a Southwest pilot inadvertently broadcast a homophobic tirade of foul mouthed … [Read More...]
[Video] Qantas – Our National Outsourcer
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