Qantas planes collide
Two Qantas passenger jets have had an accident on the ground in near Melbourne according to reports.
Two Boeing 747's were damaged whilst being towed at the Avalon airport, which is Qantas' maintaince base which is located outside of Melbourne.
Ironically, one of the jets was the same jet that was involved in a mid-air explosion in July over the Phillipines. A major hole was ripped in the fuselage during that incident.
Local TV reports have shown footage of one of the jets with the nose caved in, allegedly after hitting the left hand wing of the other plane.
Qantas has said that maintenance staff involved have been suspended in light of the situation.
This accident is the latest in a string of unforunate events that affected Qantas, which is bringing their safety record into question.
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Forty injured in Qantas jet
Forty injured in Qantas jet
A Qantas aircraft made an emergency landing in Western Australia after 40 people were injured following a “sudden change in altitude”.
The Airbus A330-300, flying from Singapore to Perth with 313 people on board, landed at Learmonth Airport in Exmouth after making a mayday call.
Qantas, which operates the route on a code-share with BA, said there was no sign yet as to what caused the altitude change. Emergency services, including medical personnel, met the aircraft on landing.
A number of those injured suffered fractures and lacerations, Qantas said. Ten people with severe injuries were taken to hospital.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service has sent two aircraft to Exmouth to help transport the injured to the state capital Perth, around 1,100km (700 miles) south of the town, if necessary.
The police later said Qantas was sending two planes to bring the rest of the passengers to Perth.
A Qantas aircraft made an emergency landing in Western Australia after 40 people were injured following a “sudden change in altitude”.
The Airbus A330-300, flying from Singapore to Perth with 313 people on board, landed at Learmonth Airport in Exmouth after making a mayday call.
Qantas, which operates the route on a code-share with BA, said there was no sign yet as to what caused the altitude change. Emergency services, including medical personnel, met the aircraft on landing.
A number of those injured suffered fractures and lacerations, Qantas said. Ten people with severe injuries were taken to hospital.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service has sent two aircraft to Exmouth to help transport the injured to the state capital Perth, around 1,100km (700 miles) south of the town, if necessary.
The police later said Qantas was sending two planes to bring the rest of the passengers to Perth.
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