News Items of Interest
From the Toowoomba Chronicle Thursday September 21 2000
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Toowoomba City Council took the drastic step yesterday
to close the Glynis Nunn-Cearns and John McDonald ovals near their inner city
airport
An independent report cited a high crash risk and two instances of cricket and soccer balls
striking planes flying very low as they came in to land
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Sunday Telegraph 24 Sep '00
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PASSENGERS should be allowed to check if an airline
has a poor safety record before booking tickets, according to former air safety boss
Dick Smith
Mr Smith said non-compliance notices handed out to airlines should be available for
public inspection. "In the US, it's no secret," he said. "But the public aren't allowed
to see them in Australia
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ABC On Line Mon 2 Oct 2000 7:03 AEDT
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Adelaide pilot Jon Johanson will return home
today after completing a solo flight around the world over the North Pole
Jon left Adelaide on May 16 in his homebuilt aircraft on his third round the
world trip flying via the United States - Canada - Europe - the UK and Africa
The replica Southern Cross aircraft will join him on the last leg of his flight from
Noarlunga south of Adelaide to Parafield Airport in Adelaide's north where he is
expected to land about 11:30am ACST today
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Is Light Plane Flying Really Safe?
From a QLD State Government discussion paper
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Unionists have become increasingly concerned existing laws do not adequately
protect workers with up to 100 people being killed at work every year Workplace accidents injure about 8000
It must be at least 95% safer than going to Work!
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