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A report into the loss of a China Airlines 747-400 at Hong Kong's Kai Tak in 1993 has blamed pilot error as the cause, finding that there was confusion between the pilot and copilot an instant after the aircraft touched down, causing the 747 to run off the runway into Kowloon Bay. Investigations into the accident found that there were no mechanical faults with either the five month old aircraft or its engines, and that the crew flew a correct approach. The captain reportedly commented immediately after the accident that the aircraft's brakes had not responded well.
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Sydney Noise Winners Andlosers
Sydney noise winners andlosers: one of the problems associated with the current debate over aircraft noise levels around Sydney following the opening of the ‘third’ runway has been the inaccuracy of predictions as to which suburbs would be affected and in what way. Whose senior members preside over electorates which benefit from the east-west runway remaining shut. On the question of insulating the homes and schools worst affected by noise, that too is turning into a non-event according to the Shadow Minister for Tourism and Aviation, Senator pening today as was happening one, two or three years ago – nothing! Food for thought.
North Korea Opens Up
North Korea opens up: North Korea has traditionally maintained a very much ‘closed skies’ policy regarding its airspace, but has now promised to open up access for civil aircraft. Some suburbs are much worse off than predicted (and worse off than they were before the opening) while others have shown a marked improvement. The worst hit is Marrickville, which had 6,970 residents badly affected by noise before the new runway opened. Estimates put the post-opening figure at 8,000 but the actual number has been recorded as 13,050. Hunters Hill has also suffered badly with just 210 affected before and 4,650 after. The estimate was put at 2,800. Other losing suburbs include Annandale (from Warwick Parer. According to Senator Parer: “Sydney schools operating under aircraft flightpaths are the latest victims of the Keating government’s growing list of broken promises. It is now apparent that the government cannot complete the insulation of these schools as promised by the end of the first term this year. It is also apparent the Federal Government is dragging the chain in relation to the promise to insulate from all countries to land or overfly. North Korea has previously had limited arrangements only with Thailand, China and Russia, but a surprise breakthrough occurred last December when it presented the offer to allow foreign aircraft to pass through its airspace at an International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) meeting in Canada.
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