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# 1	C130 down NE Cooma Started 23rd Jan 2020 by pinkpanther1 Last post 13:13 by junior.VH-LFA	The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions	46 replies	31.2k views
	Reports of a US registered C130 down near Cooma. SAR choppers heading out now. From NSWRFS: The NSW Rural Fire Service is investigating reports of a serious incident involving an aircraft in southern NSW this afternoon. Contact was lost with a Large Air Tanker which was working in the Snowy Monaro area. Local ground crews indicate the air... Read More
# 2	Ukrainian Aircraft down in Iran Started 8th Jan 2020 by Tokyo Geoff Last post 14:02 by grity	Rumours & News	575 replies	1.5M views
	ISNA are reporting as per title. Read More
# 3	Large Air Tanker (C130) Bomber 134/N134CG Down in Australia Started 23rd Jan 2020 by logansi Last post 15:15 by nevillestyke	Rumours & News	18 replies	10.7k views
	Sounds like a LAT working in Southern NSW has crashed, appears to be N134CG https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N134CG Read More
# 4	Delta emergency @ LAX, dumps fuel on school playground. Started 14th Jan 2020 by bnt Last post 19:47 by Spooky 2	Rumours & News	243 replies	118.3k views
	[url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-14/plane-dumps-fuel-on-students-on-school-playground-en-route-to-lax-officials-say]LA Times report[/url]: [QUOTE]An airplane returning to Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday morning dropped jet fuel onto a school playground, striking several students at Park Avenue Elementary School in... Read More
# 5	SA CAA calibration aircraft crash near George Started 23rd Jan 2020 by GordonR_Cape Last post 15:14 by GordonR_Cape	African Aviation	2 replies	91 views
	https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/fears-for-three-crew-members-as-plane-goes-missing-near-george-20200123 The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has lost contact with its flight inspe... Read More
# 6	Avoiding VFR into IMC accidients Started 21st Jan 2020 by no_one Last post 13:44 by knackered IV	The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions	43 replies	5.5k views
	Hi all, It seems that every few weeks there is another GA accident in Australia where the likely cause is a planned VFR flight into either night conditions or IMC. I don't have the data analysis to support this but I suspect that the accident rate is getting worse. It seems to me that the concept of "dont fly in IMC as a VFR pilot" is about as eff... Read More
# 7	NYT: How Boeing’s Responsibility in a Deadly Crash ‘Got Buried’ Started 20th Jan 2020 by slfool Last post 15:00 by Twitter	Rumours & News	78 replies	23.0k views
	[QUOTE]After a Boeing 737 crashed near Amsterdam more than a decade ago, the Dutch investigators focused blame on the pilots for failing to react properly when an automated system malfunctioned and caused the plane to plummet into a field, killing nine people.The fault was hardly the crew’s alone, however. Decisions by Boeing, including risky desig... Read More
# 8	Gowair Started 23rd Jan 2020 by wowzz Last post 14:59 by BRUpax	Airlines, Airports & Routes	1 replies	94 views
	My summer flight from DSA to ALC, that should have been operated by TUI, is now scheduled to be operated by Gowair. I presume the change is due to the ongoing Max problems. Apart from the fact that Gowair are a Spanish company, with two A320s, I can find virtually no information about them. Can anyone shed any more light on the company, or ind... Read More
# 9	Flybe in trouble ? Started 12th Jan 2020 by Nil further Last post 02:33 by bean	Rumours & News	250 replies	135.9k views
	If this is true https://www.google.com/amp/s/news.sky.com/story/amp/regional-airline-flybe-in-frantic-bid-to-stave-off-collapse-11907407 Doesnt look good Read More
# 10	Good news if you're gay and were kicked out because of it (UK). Started 22nd Jan 2020 by NutLoose Last post 15:09 by Mil-26Man	Military Aviation	22 replies	4.8k views
	If you lost any medals because of it, you are about to get them reinstated. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-51203327 Read More
# 11	Caption Competition Mk II Started 17th Dec 2019 by Buster Hyman Last post 14:21 by ShyTorque	Military Aviation	725 replies	50.5k views
	[QUOTE=Kiltrash;10642121]Not a Caption. Buster has gone missing; he has had the call from Goodison Park[/QUOTE] Couldn't do much worse than the last 6! :mad: Anyway...many thanks Kilty. Always an honour. Seeing we're on a theme...
# 12	Boeing Shelves NMA Started 23rd Jan 2020 by b1lanc Last post 14:58 by procede	Rumours & News	1 replies	622 views
	Not surprising - wonder if the clean sheet includes a 'new' Max? “Since the first clean sheet of paper was taken to it, things have changed a bit … the competitive playing field is a little different,” per Calhoun - quite the understatement.
# 13	Boeing, and FAA oversight Started 10th Jan 2020 by blind pew Last post 00:47 by OldnGrounded	Rumours & News	193 replies	67.4k views
	https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51058929 From previously redacted Boeing internal comms. Would you put your family on a Max.......NO. Designed by clowns overseen by monkeys...bit harsh. Read More
# 14	British Airways A350 Hard Landing at Tel Aviv Started 22nd Jan 2020 by Farrell Last post 12:29 by Uplinker	Rumours & News	20 replies	9.3k views
	Ouch. https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/international-airlines-group-iag/british-airways/airbus-a350-1000-damaged-during-hard-landing-at-tel-aviv-airport/ Read More
# 15	Buying Water Bombers For Australia? Started 16th Jan 2020 by Sunfish Last post 08:31 by Fris B. Fairing	Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific	102 replies	17.8k views
	There appears to be some debate about Australia buying its own dedicated water bomber aircraft as a result of the current bushfire emergency.What say you? Read More
# 16	Boeing announces MAX production has been stopped Started 21st Jan 2020 by grizzled Last post 15:58 by WillFlyForCheese	Rumours & News	26 replies	12.8k views
	https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/21/business/boeing-737-max-production-halt/index.html The impact on the US economy will be hard to predict at this point but certainly some major Boeing suppliers (such as Spirit in Wichita) could be in very... Read More
# 17	Online check-in fee Started 22nd Jan 2020 by davidjohnson6 Last post 12:52 by MDS	Airlines, Airports & Routes	13 replies	1.9k views
	20 years ago, check-in meant queuing up to be issued a boarding card. Since then, airlines have changed behaviour so that people are more likely to check in on the web and be processed without having to interact with a check-in desk I know Monarch experimented with having a fee for online checkin (airport checkin was free) - presumably on the gr... Read More
# 18	New Software Issues Found on the MAX Started 18th Jan 2020 by Lake1952 Last post 10:30 by RomeoTangoFoxtrotMike	Tech Log	59 replies	17.3k views
	Not sure where we are supposed to be keeping up to date on MAX developments. This is the first I have heard that Boeing rewrote the entire software for the flight control computer, not just the MCAS code. Several carriers have now pushed MAX return back to June.
# 19	"Booking Out" and the AIP Started 20th Jan 2020 by ZG862 Last post 12:56 by ZG862	Private Flying	31 replies	2k views
	Hi there, I've always been told by instructors that if I need to book out by phone rather than over the radio at an aerodrome, this information would always be found in the AIP. I've just taken a look for a few (Aberdeen, Wellesbourne, Gloucestershire, Coventry) and can't find anything specific. Section 2.20 "Airport Regulation" sort of covers i... Read More
# 20	777X set for January 23rd first flight Started 21st Jan 2020 by SeenItAll Last post 03:41 by Airbubba	Rumours & News	19 replies	6.4k views
	https://www.yahoo.com/news/first-flight-boeings-777x-set-thursday-sources-184505744.html[h1]First flight of Boeing's 777X set for Thursday: sources[/h1]Luc OLINGA January 21, 2020, 1:45 PM ESTNew York (AFP) - Following months of de... Read More
# 21	QF72 Captain Started 20th Jan 2020 by A320ECAM Last post 03:11 by Capn Rex Havoc	Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific	33 replies	7.8k views
	Where is he now? A330 suffered two inflight upsets during cruise from Singa to Perth. Read More
# 22	Box Hill TAFE drops Aviation Diploma Started 8th Jan 2020 by kaz3g Last post 07:30 by djpil	The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions	156 replies	26.4k views
	Does anyone have a copy of the article in the Australian they can send me please? kaz at gvclc. Org. Au thank you. Read More
# 23	Delta gives out 2 months pay bonus Started 21st Jan 2020 by oriental flyer Last post 15:02 by cxorcist	Fragrant Harbour	14 replies	2.9k views
	Delta has announced that 90,000 staff will receive a bonus representing 2 months salary in a 1.6 billion handout to be paid on Valentine’s Day The only employees excluded form the profit-sharing plan are the company's officers, directors and general managers, although they are set to receive their own performance-base... Read More
# 24	Boeng Bashing Started 21st Jan 2020 by EPHD75 Last post 04:04 by 568	Rumours & News	14 replies	5.9k views
	Mods: Why do you allow constant Boeing bashing by low post members? Enough is enough. Many of our members earn their livings on Boeing aircraft. Enough!! Read More
# 25	F-35s to Red Flag Started 23rd Jan 2020 by Chris Kebab Last post 15:22 by Asturias56	Military Aviation	2 replies	606 views
	What a disappointing and frustrating start to the det, all diverted to Lajes, https://theaviationist.com/2020/01/22/raf-f-35b-lightnings-bound-to-nellis-afb-for-their-first-red-flag-exercise-di... Read More