Pacific Blue
Expert witnesses disagree over anti-ice procedure
A disagreement between three expert witnesses on whether anti-icing procedures should have been carried out dominated court proceedings yesterday in Queenstown in the prosecution of a pilot charged
'Don't sink' alarm sounded as plane left Queenstown
An automatic warning, "Don't sink, don't sink", sounded in the cockpit as Pacific Blue Flight 89 took off from Queenstown Airport on June 22, 2010, the Queenstown District Court heard yesterday.
No 'unacceptable' risk found
Pacific Blue's internal investigation into flight 89 from Queenstown to Sydney in June 2010 concluded there was "no evidence" passengers were exposed to an "unacceptable level of risk", Judge Kevin
'We're going to give it a go', passengers told
Airport staff shocked plane took off
Thirty seconds after Pacific Blue flight 89 took off from Queenstown, a Fire Rescue Service member called the control tower, remarking "how big are his gonads?"
Charges laid over take-off
The Civil Aviation Authority has laid charges of "unnecessary endangerment" following a Pacific Blue flight from Queenstown to Sydney last year.
Watchdog to rule soon on airlines' plan
An Australian consumer watchdog is expected to release its decision on the proposed alliance between Air New Zealand and Pacific Blue by the end of the year.
Probe into Pacific Blue flight
Pacific Blue says the pilots of a plane that may have breached flight rules when taking off from Queenstown airport have been stood down.
Turbulent skies
The dynamics of the airline industry regularly change as competitors search for profits, thus affecting services and airports.