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Old 25th November 2016, 10:53 AM
Brian Noldt Brian Noldt is offline
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Default Fuel Shortage At Melbourne Airport
It is being reported that there is a fuel shortage happening now at Melbourne Airport.
The shortage is due to the rejection of a shipment of fuel that did not meet quality controls.

What happens to the rejected fuel?

ABC story here:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-2...-delay/8057456
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Old 25th November 2016, 11:01 AM
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Weed killer?
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Old 25th November 2016, 11:57 AM
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Moonshine !!!
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Old 25th November 2016, 01:07 PM
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Not the day to take your A380 to Melbourne for a refuel.

It was reportedly an entire ship load.
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Old 25th November 2016, 06:14 PM
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Etihad MEL-AUH approaching Sydney now for fuel before continuing. 2 EYs at once on the ground.

Here comes Jetstar 1 MEL-HNL too...
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Old 26th November 2016, 01:18 PM
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The jet fuel can be re-refined. I don't know if it can then be sold as jet fuel. When avgas is rejected it can be blended and sold as vehicle petrol. Diesel maybe?
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Old 28th November 2016, 09:55 AM
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They will have to get it back from Melbourne airport to Altona. Reverse fuel line run?
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Old 28th November 2016, 04:06 PM
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The (many) trucks supplying MEL can take it back!
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Old 29th November 2016, 09:26 AM
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It doesn't get the fuel to Melbourne airport via trucks.
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Old 29th November 2016, 10:03 AM
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Quite a proportion of Jet A1 is trucked in from Yarraville which at present is not connected to the JUHI feed from Altona.
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