Comments on: AirAsia X flight radar vectored to Melbourne after Sydney data entry error

By: John Harrison

John Harrison — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 08:56:19 +0000

The more I read and hear about Air Asia (and Air Asia X) the more I know I would never never fly on them.
As other people have said, why isn’t the various Aviation Dept’s clamped down on these guys. Better to double check them now, rather than after they have serious accident. It just leave me wondering.

By: Grant

Grant — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 07:17:38 +0000

That’s why my family and I only fly QANTAS, safety is always first!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 11 Sep 2016 04:04:17 +0000

You get what you pay for.

By: walter

walter — Sat, 10 Sep 2016 03:10:29 +0000

Sadly humans only learn after the fact.
The gate is always closed after the horse has bolted!
We shall never learn, what price do we put on safety?

Our regulator is in turmoil itself no one is steering the ship anymore!!

By: Elliot

Elliot — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 11:12:45 +0000

Not just Asia X.

Emirates writes off an aircraft in Dubai.

And in 2009 they nearly lost another aircraft departing Melbourne, as it destroyed ground equipment during take-off.

Or a similar incident at Johannesburg in 2004.

And in 2012 an A380 engine explodes over Sydney.

But then we mustn’t criticize a major ally of Qantas, must we?

By: Amit Singh

Amit Singh — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 05:19:34 +0000

AirAsia unfortunately has a poor corporate culture where Safety is just a requirement to be fulfilled for the Civil Aviation Authority. Total disregard of Safety and Safety Management Systems. They had 3 tails strikes on A-320 in 6 months. As per ICAO and DCA Malaysia, its a serious incident since there is substantial damage to aircraft. AirAsia carries out internal investigation and closes it, no need to involve DCA Malaysia which is supposed to Investigate.
Tail strike on A-320 is rare, the last incident had a double tail strike on the same landing. How bizarre!!
The maverick style percolates down to the employees.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 23:53:07 +0000

Agree 100% Steve!

The airmanship on display at Sydney, rivals that of the Asiana 777 Pilots? at SFO, for its total incompetence!

But interestingly do not recall the US regulator limit or ban Asiana operations either?

More a case of both Governments not wanting to upset Malaysia and S Korea me thinks!

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 21:51:11 +0000

Why on earth was Tiger grounded for the same or far less serious incidents and yet Air Asia has not even had a slap on the wrist.

Agreed the regulator needs to grow some balls

By: John

John — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 13:35:34 +0000

How many times do they have to be reported its not just this time but 21 July 2016 loss of separation at Gold Coast. Then we should not leave out Scoot and the effort of flying below glide slope into Perth and heaven help Tiger with 2 minimum safe altitude breaches in 1 month.
I guess all will be ok until we have one hit terrain hopefully not in a populated area but at some point it’s going to happen. The public will then want blood and I bet it will not be the cheap airlines that the pressure is put on but the ATSB.

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 10:58:35 +0000

The regulator needs to grow some teeth and ban this mob from flying in Australian airspace