| Adrian B |
8th June 2011 02:47 PM |
Tiger Under Investigation for Incident in YMML
From The Age
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A Tiger Airways flight is under investigation by Australia's safety watchdog after flying too low into Melbourne Airport last night.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau says the aircraft "descended to a level below the lowest safe altitude" during an instrument approach.
The Airbus A320 had flown from Brisbane, the incident occurring at 9.02pm as it approached Melbourne Airport.
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It's not known at this stage how far the aircraft breached the minimum safe altitude on approach, or whether the automatic electronic warnings of low altitude were triggered in the cockpit.
There were no injuries, the bureau said.
Tiger Airways has been contacted for comment.
It's the latest safety drama to beset the low cost airline, after the Civil Aviation Safety Authority challenged the airline in March to "show cause" why its licence to fly should not be revoked.
The airline's chiefs have been quizzed about the matter by senators as part of a parliamentary inquiry into airline safety and pilot training.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/travel/trav...#ixzz1OemJ6v1W
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