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Two Qantas pilots suspended for not deploying the landing gear

Sydney, Australia - The occurrence on October 26 on flight QF458

Two pilots of the Australian airline Qantas have been suspended following October 26 occurrence when they failed to deploy landing gear of their Boeing 767/300 while landing in Sydney after a flight from Melbourne. The ATSB (Australian Transportation Safety Board) defined this event as "A serious incident" and opened an inquiry. The fact: at about 700 feet of altitude during the descent an onboard...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1110883
Rome, Italy, 11/04/2009 13:56
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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