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Qantas is the largest Australian commercial flight company. QANTAS stands for Queensland And Northern Territory Aerial Services

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9 Jul, 2015

Low-flying pilot was tired, ill

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Investigators release a report stating that the pilot who flew too low on a landing at Melbourne was tired, hungry and also had a cold. Qantas has promised to review its protocols and training after the report.

While backup systems worked as they should have, including the intervention by the first officer and the automated warning from the on-board computer, we certainly don’t take this incident lightly