Runway Change on Departure

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A Runway Change, particularly once the aircraft has begun to move under it’s own power, can be a profound change to implement on the flight deck. If you sit on the flight deck in cruise, look around and consider the worst sequence of runway change – say from a long runway away from terrain and [...]

New V Australia TV campaign: Flygirls

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V Australia launch their new “Flygirl” campaign tonight on Australian television, marking the commencement of their first major brand and product marketing campaign. The style of campaign was already a success in the USA when it was launched on billboards across California. The campaign moves away from the successful ‘Hamish and Andy’ advertisements that were [...]

First look at V Australia’s Boeing 777 Simulator

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On Tuesday 23rd December 2008, two of the first V Australia flight crew, Dave Kienzle and (flight.org’s very own) Ken Pascoe managed a starring role in a children’s TV show they both rate quite highly. Every day they sneak out of the simulator for a reported ‘coffee break’ just before 4pm – yet don’t return [...]