05-14-2016, 03:58 PM
Ben is 100% spot on
Loading incidents are nothing new at Jetstar. Since 2004 there have lots of incidents involving incorrectly loaded containers, out of trim aircraft, Oleo's extended and aircraft damaged by GSE (tears in the fuselage). There has been several A320 takeoff's in which the nose has remained heavy and not wanted to lift off and others where the tail has almost struck the runway due to the aircraft being tail heavy and nose light, opposite to the pilots paperwork. I've observed ground crew doing things that would make your hair turn silver. But that is the low cost model that has been accepted by the airline as well as the Regulator. CAsA are scared to confront JQ due to the power of the QF Group, so incidents like these don't surprise me, and neither will they cease IMHO.
As for the ATsB, well they have the capacity to investigate these incidents independently and issue a transparent report, but to date they have treadles cautiously around anything involving the Rat. Hoody knows this political game well, he worked in the upper echelons of Fort Fumble and he knows how precious the Rat is to the politicians. Whether his approach now change is a different story, one that only time will tell.
One thing is certain - when it comes to aviation standards the bar has always been set extremely low. The Jetstar model has always skirted with the bottom of the barrel. Fatigued international flight and cabin crews, the desire to shove Indian cadets with 20 hours into the R/H seat, muppets on ramp with minimal experience loading aircraft, outsourcing load
control/JOC functions to third world countries, JQ management will stop at nothing to turn a quick buck and earn their executives fat bonuses.
I've said it before and I will say it again - it's all fun and games until somebody gets hurt. CAsA has a role to play in all of this, and it is not doing it very well at all.
Tick tock Miniscule
Loading incidents are nothing new at Jetstar. Since 2004 there have lots of incidents involving incorrectly loaded containers, out of trim aircraft, Oleo's extended and aircraft damaged by GSE (tears in the fuselage). There has been several A320 takeoff's in which the nose has remained heavy and not wanted to lift off and others where the tail has almost struck the runway due to the aircraft being tail heavy and nose light, opposite to the pilots paperwork. I've observed ground crew doing things that would make your hair turn silver. But that is the low cost model that has been accepted by the airline as well as the Regulator. CAsA are scared to confront JQ due to the power of the QF Group, so incidents like these don't surprise me, and neither will they cease IMHO.
As for the ATsB, well they have the capacity to investigate these incidents independently and issue a transparent report, but to date they have treadles cautiously around anything involving the Rat. Hoody knows this political game well, he worked in the upper echelons of Fort Fumble and he knows how precious the Rat is to the politicians. Whether his approach now change is a different story, one that only time will tell.
One thing is certain - when it comes to aviation standards the bar has always been set extremely low. The Jetstar model has always skirted with the bottom of the barrel. Fatigued international flight and cabin crews, the desire to shove Indian cadets with 20 hours into the R/H seat, muppets on ramp with minimal experience loading aircraft, outsourcing load
control/JOC functions to third world countries, JQ management will stop at nothing to turn a quick buck and earn their executives fat bonuses.
I've said it before and I will say it again - it's all fun and games until somebody gets hurt. CAsA has a role to play in all of this, and it is not doing it very well at all.
Tick tock Miniscule