Australian investigators have determined that a brake fire on a QantasLink De Havilland Dash 8-200, which triggered an evacuation, resulted from greater braking on landing, and was ultimately traced ...
Only after the Dash 8 reached its cruise altitude did the pilots identify a mismatch in the fuel data. The fuel on departure had been some 20% less than they believed, invalidating the take-off and ...
A Qantas passenger has described her terror after a mid-flight mechanical issue forced an emergency landing with full safety procedures in Townsville. The woman, who ...
The woman, who does not wish to be identified, said that they were at least 30 minutes into the Mount Isa-bound flight aboard a Qantas Dash 8-Q400 when it turned around over Hughenden and flew back ...