Qantas has confirmed that one of it’s Boeing 747s flying from London to Thailand was forced to use a back-up system after losing electrical power.
Flight QF2, carrying more than 300 passengers, was 15 minutes away from landing in Bangkok on Monday when it lost all electrical power and was forced to use its back-up batteries.
The plane landed safely in Bangkok.
Civil Aviation Safety Authority spokesman Peter Gibson says his organisation will investigate what he has described as a “highly unusual” incident.
“Aircraft have many power backup systems so it’s very uncommon to lose them all“.
The incident comes as Qantas engineers are engaged in industrial action over pay increases and working conditions.
[Story edited from ABC News]
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So a plane loses all it’s electrical systems at the same time engineers are in dispute with the company.
Coincidence?
Oh I’m sure of it, but personally … and of course this is a completely independent view … I’d fly with these guys.