8:35AM
Fire forces Australia jet to land
Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 8:35AM
An Australian passenger plane with 203 people on board has been forced into an emergency landing after a fire broke out in the cockpit.
The Airbus A330, operated by Jetstar, was flying from Japan to Australia when a window in the cockpit caught fire.
The pilots managed to put out the fire before landing in Guam. Jetstar said all of those on board were unharmed.
A similar model of the Airbus, operated by Air France, crashed on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris last week.
All 228 passengers died in that incident.
The Jetstar plane was four hours into its flight to the Gold Coast in Queensland when the fire broke out.
Anyone else think this trend is worrying?
tagged A330, Airbus, Jetstar in Current Affairs
A330, Airbus, Jetstar in Current Affairs
Reader Comments (2)
wouldn't want to worry since the H1N1 declared war and dengue still kills. we human beings are vulnerable to anything that move and breathes. between flying and driving on Malaysian road, my pilot friend says flying is still safest .
Statistically speaking he is right when you look at the incident rate. But when you factor in the mortality rate if something do happen, you might reconsider. But saying that, I would still fly.