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West Australian
13 hours ago
- Business
- West Australian
Geraldton-based FIFO airline Shine Aviation caught up ATSB fuel exhaustion investigation
Workers at Mid West copper and gold mines are being flown on a plane that is currently the subject of a probe by the national transport safety investigator. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is looking into why one of Shine Aviation's propeller-powered aircraft — registration code VH-PGO — almost had a disastrous landing at Meekatharra Airport on June 5. 'During the approach, the pilot received multiple fuel flow warnings on the number two engine followed by associated engine surging and aircraft yaw,' The ATSB stated. Yaw is the left-to-right movement of a plane's nose. 'The pilot conducted initial actions and secured the engine. The post-flight inspection revealed the engine had lost power due to fuel starvation,' according to the ATSB. 'Engineers replaced an O-ring on the right inboard fuel cap as a precaution.' Flight data shows the 10-seater plane was back in the air about five hours after the incident, but it is unclear if any passengers were on board. The plane has since made multiple trips from Shine's Geraldton base to the Golden Grove and Mt Magnet landing strips. The Golden Grove copper mine is run by 29Metals and Ramelius Resources operates the Mt Magnet gold mine. Ramelius declined to comment, while 29Metals and Shine did not respond to requests for comment. Shine, which is owned by Geraldton local John Gooch, will likely have to wait until the final quarter of this year to find out the results of the ATSB's investigation. Shine's close call is the first mechanical mishap in 2025 involving a small airline running charter flights to mines in WA's outback. This follows a spate of safety incidents last year on planes operated by Perth-based Skippers Aviation. On August 12, an aircraft was flying from IGO's Forrestania nickel operation in the western Goldfields when its brakes failed after touching down at Perth Airport. The runaway plane collided with a hangar resulting in 'minor damage'. Just three days later, a Skippers flight from Perth to Northern Star Resources' Bronzewing gold mine had to turn back not long after take-off and make an emergency landing as smoke engulfed the aircraft's interior. The ATSB found the 'serious' incident was caused by a mechanical failure compounded by a series of flight crew mistakes. Then on October 2, another Skippers plane travelling from Perth to Bronzewing was forced to descend rapidly after suddenly losing cabin pressure. Flight data showed the Dash 8 twin engine turboprop aircraft had to reduce its altitude at a rate of more than 5200 feet per minute, way beyond the typical maximum rate of 2500ft per minute when flying the same plane on the same route. Adding to the string of safety breaches, a Skippers crew member was convicted for vaping during a flight on the Perth to Forrestania route during the year. Skippers trimmed its fleet down from 27 in 2022 to 20 by the latter half of 2024, but a spokesman denied its cost-cutting crusade was jeopardising safety. The airline is owned by the Quinlivan family and led by Stan Quinlivan. Mr Quinlivan's investment portfolio includes the Ocean Beach Hotel and a troop of race horses.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Tour of De Havilland Canada's Special Mission Aircraft
OTTAWA, Ontario, May 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Members of the media are invited to attend the Skyservice Business Aviation Hangar at the Ottawa airport for a tour of De Havilland Canada's Special Mission Aircraft. The event will include a walk-through of a waterbomber aircraft and special configuration Dash 8, highlighting De Havilland Canada's capabilities in designing and delivering specialized aircraft solutions for a range of mission profiles. Date: Thursday, May 29, 2025Time: 08:30 am – 12:00 pm(ET)Location: Skyservice Hangar, Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International AirportAddress: 350 Comet Pvt. Ottawa. Entrance to static is from the back parking lot on Airbus Private. Photo Opportunity: Tour of the De Havilland Canada Special Mission Aircraft Interview opportunities with spokespersons and subject matter experts Media RSVP:Please confirm your attendance by contacting Jody Moseley at communications@ Note: Valid press credentials will be required for in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Tour of De Havilland Canada's Special Mission Aircraft
OTTAWA, Ontario, May 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Members of the media are invited to attend the Skyservice Business Aviation Hangar at the Ottawa airport for a tour of De Havilland Canada's Special Mission Aircraft. The event will include a walk-through of a waterbomber aircraft and special configuration Dash 8, highlighting De Havilland Canada's capabilities in designing and delivering specialized aircraft solutions for a range of mission profiles. Date: Thursday, May 29, 2025Time: 08:30 am – 12:00 pm(ET)Location: Skyservice Hangar, Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International AirportAddress: 350 Comet Pvt. Ottawa. Entrance to static is from the back parking lot on Airbus Private. Photo Opportunity: Tour of the De Havilland Canada Special Mission Aircraft Interview opportunities with spokespersons and subject matter experts Media RSVP:Please confirm your attendance by contacting Jody Moseley at communications@ Note: Valid press credentials will be required for in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
09-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Wild Qantas footage of hair raising landing
The pilot of a Qantas plane is being commended for a hair-raising landing at Brisbane Airport as cyclonic winds rocked the small Qantas Link craft. YouTuber Julia Flights captured the footage against gloomy skies on Saturday, about 12 hours after Tropical Cyclone Alfred had been downgraded to a tropical low and reached mainland Queensland. 'Happy to fly with that pilot any day,' one commenter said. 'That is a pilot who is confident in (their) ability. That was a hard approach executed very well,' said another. Footage shows a Qantas plane struggling to land at Brisbane Airport as winds from Cyclone Alfred topped 100km/h. The video shows the 'Dash 8' turboprop Qantas Link flight drifting toward the runway as wind smacks Julia Flights' microphone. The plane pitches uncomfortably and the nose dips a few metres above the runway. As the plane touches down, the right wing rises far above the left, before all three wheels safely hit the bitumen. The aircraft had no passengers on board, and was one of the first planes to be relocated to Brisbane for passenger flights to resume. The plane had come from safekeeping in Tamworth. Qantas and Jetstar flights in and out of Brisbane were cancelled effective mid-afternoon Thursday as the cyclone inched closer to Queensland. Domestic and international flights resumed from 6am Sunday, about 24 hours after the (downgraded) tropical low hit mainland Queensland. In a statement Sunday morning, Qantas said while all Brisbane flights were scheduled to go ahead on Sunday, strong winds meant some planes could not be moved from their places of safekeeping, so some evening flight schedules would change. 'We are expected to progressively rebuild our schedules throughout the day,' Qantas spokesperson said. 'With forecast winds easing, from this evening we expect to be able to safely return aircraft that were moved out of the expected path of the cyclone to Brisbane and the Gold Coast airports to support the restart on Sunday,' the spokesperson said. 'Teams across the business are working to get customers in and out of southeast Queensland and northern NSW as safely and as quickly as possible and continue to work closely with the state and federal government and the relevant local airport authorities.' The same as Qantas, Virgin cancelled all flights to and from Brisbane, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast and Byron Bay on Friday and Saturday. Multiple Virgin flights from Brisbane - to Sydney and Melbourne - have been cancelled on Sunday. Joint Virgin and Link Airways flights to Bundaberg, Tamworth, Biloela and Dubbo have also been scrapped. A host of morning Virgin flights into the Gold Coast were canned. Virgin Australia flights shared by the likes of Singapore Airlines, Etihad, Qatar and Hawaiian airlines via Sydney and Melbourne have also been cancelled. Flights at the Sunshine Coast are pretty much back to normal. A Jetstar flight from Auckland is the only definite casualty on Sunday, as the morning flight was cancelled. A Jetstar flight from, and then to Melbourne on Sunday afternoon, has been delayed. Three Sydney flights to Byron Bay on Sunday have been scrapped. Those planes were due to take passengers back out of the Ballina Byron Gateway Airport too.
