Qantas Nervous About Safety Woes

WONG:
And Qantas has suffered a hard hit since the incident last week in which one of its fleet suffered a blow in the side of the aircraft forcing an emergency landing in the Philippines. Now investigators are trying to find the cause of the blow. Let's take a look.
STORY:
Qantas Chief Executive Geoff Dixon's final four months before handing over to his successor has hit an unwelcome spot of turbulence. He's having to defend the Australian airline's safety record after a hole was blown in the fuselage of one of its planes mid-flight. An exploding oxygen bottle is thought the most likely cause.

[Geoff Dixon, Qantas CEO]:
"There is every chance that what happened to the aircraft, the trauma suffered by the aircraft, would have interfered with other systems. I mean, we know that happened but we'll look at there if there is anything wrong. We believe everything in that aircraft was in good shape when it took off."

The Boeing 747 suffered cabin pressure loss as the hole was ripped in its fuselage on a flight from Hong Kong to Melbourne.

The plane made an emergency landing in the Philippines where all 365 passengers and crew get off safely.

One oxygen cylinder is missing and the discovery of fragments and parts in the hold is adding weight to the investigators' suspicions that it exploded.

[Neville Blyth, Australian Transport Bureau]:
"We're looking at the size, form and nature of the hull breach. We're looking at the fact that there was not a cylinder in that location. We're examining the fracture mechanism of the valve and handle pieces that were recovered from the cabin."

Qantas is checking the oxygen cylinders on its entire fleet of Boeing 747s in the wake of Friday's drama.

The firm, with 225 aircrafts around the world, has a reputation stretching back nearly 90 years as one of the industry's safest, a record its bosses say they're anxious to maintain.

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[jamwithmates123]

the reson is because of where the aircraft has its safety checks. Before all the planes were inspected for safety in Australia, but now, to save money, they have the checks done in Malaysia, and since that recent change, a bad thing has happedned. It's so sad to see there reputation ruined.

[HaloWarsFreak]

Too many problems with them at that time.