THE Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) announced on the weekend the safety and maintenance procedures of the entire Qantas fleet of aircraft would be under review over the coming weeks.
The announcement was made in the wake of a third mid-air incident involving the company’s Boeing 767 aircraft and a month after The Leader was alerted to an alleged major maintenance oversight at its Tamworth heavy maintenance facility which resulted in work to the fuel lines in five of its Dash 8 aircraft being rechecked after being serviced by a Tamworth engineer.
Two of the Dash 8s were found to have loose fuel sensor lines while a third was not connected at all.
“The review is across the Qantas fleet and it will look at all safety issues, safety management and safety procedures of the company’s domestic and international operations,” CASA spokesperson Peter Gibson said.
“People in regional areas can rest assured maintenance for domestic operations are also being looked at closely.”
Mr Gibson said the decision to undertake a review was taken by the authority’s chief executive, Bruce Byron, after talks with Qantas.